Our Mission
Our mission is to deliver a fundamental shift in chip design productivity — not by accelerating one step, but by transforming the entire process from System Specification to validated application software.
The Rise AI-Native Platform, driven by a Propose, Evaluate, Decide flow grounded in real tool metrics, delivers what no other approach can: the fastest path from Spec to production-quality RTL, early architectural exploration, early HW/SW validation with RTL accuracy, and verification at 30-100x RTL speeds. Whether starting from a new specification or from existing RTL, only Rise enables design teams to truly shift-left the entire chip design process.
Co-Founder and CEO Badru Agarwala
About Us
Badru Agarwala is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rise Design Automation (RDA).
With a strong track record of 40 years in EDA, he was previously the General Manager of the Calypto Systems Division at Mentor Graphics, now Siemens EDA. He advanced High-Level Synthesis with Catapult and drove innovations in high-level verification and power optimization.
Badru co-founded Axiom Design Automation, where he served as CEO and President until its acquisition by Mentor Graphics in 2012. He also co-founded Silicon Automation Systems (now Sasken Communication) and founded Frontline Design Automation, which was acquired by Avant! Corporation in 1997, where he then served as Vice President of Front End.
His extensive experience continues to shape the future of design and verification.
RISE Partners
Rise Design Automation is part of the Microsoft for Startup Founders Hub
Rise Design Automation is part of the Microsoft for Startup Founders Hub
Rise Design Automation is part of the Microsoft for Startup Founders Hub