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Hang Ten Systems
Bay Area AI-native services firm that builds, modernises and runs enterprise software and SAP estates with agents.
Hang Ten Systems sells applied AI and transformation work to large enterprises, pairing agentic code generation and a reusable skills library with domain experts and its own forward-deployed engineering team. Named customers include Aramco, Siemens Gamesa, Fresenius and Whirlpool. It was started in 2026 by former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka with Navin Budhiraja, Sanjay Rajagopalan and Tao Liu.
- Type of firm
- Forward-deployed engineering
- Known for
- Forward-deployed AI engineering for large enterprises
- Based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2026
- Employees
- 11 to 50
- Origin
- Started as an AI or data firm
- Funding
- Pre-seed or seed (Seed)
- Total raised
- $85M
- Ownership
- VC-backed
- Status
- Active
- Generalist or specialist
- Generalist
- Own product
- Yes: Hobie
- Delivery model
- Embedded team, Runs it after launch
- Pricing
- Outcome-based
- Founders
- Vishal Sikka, Navin Budhiraja, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Tao Liu
- Website
- hangten.ai
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Funding and deals
- 2026-09: Second seed, $53M, led by Xora Innovation Pte. Ltd. (Temasek-backed early-stage platform)
- 2026-06: Seed, $32M, led by Mayfield
Investors
- Mayfield
- Xora Innovation Pte. Ltd. (Temasek-backed early-stage platform)
- Jerry Yang (individual, joined board)
- Lip-Bu Tan (individual)
- Sanjay Mehrotra (individual)
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