Ashish Lachhwani

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Co-Founder at Maieutic Semiconductors

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Overview

Ashish Lachhwani is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Maieutic Semiconductors, a startup using AI to accelerate chip design. An alumnus of IIT Madras, where he won the Institute Silver Medal, he previously co-founded Steradian Semiconductors, guiding it to a successful acquisition by Renesas. His expertise lies in RF/SoC development and automotive radar.

Ashish is passionate about fostering the next wave of innovation, recently serving as a jury member for the Sangam 2025 conference at his alma mater, IIT Madras. In this role, he evaluated deep-tech startups, focusing on their market differentiation, scalability, and real-world applicability.

Unique fact: Beyond holding 14 US patents, Ashish is also the co-author of a technical book on ultra-low-power radio design published by Springer.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

AI in Chip Design
His current venture, Maieutic Semiconductors, is pioneering a GenAI-first copilot for analog IC design to accelerate development cycles and reduce errors.
Deep-Tech Startups
As a two-time co-founder and a jury member for an IIT Madras innovation summit, he actively evaluates and supports emerging deep-tech companies.
Automotive Imaging Radar
He has extensive experience developing 4D imaging radar technology for autonomous vehicles and ADAS from his leadership role at his prior startup, Steradian.

Media Appearances

Ashish has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Co-Founder at Maieutic Semiconductors
10-2022 - 8-2024
Product Line Director at Renesas Electronics
1-2016 - 10-2022
Founding Director at Steradian Semiconductors
3-2013 - 1-2016
Senior Staff Engineer at Qualcomm
8-2004 - 3-2013
Lead Design Engineer at Texas Instruments

Education

1999 - 2004
Bachelor's degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
1988 - 1999
High school from St. Paul, Indore

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Insights For Selling To Ashish

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ashish is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ashish

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ashish move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Ashish take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Ashish

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