# Gritt: robotics company

Canonical ID: `42374a54-b25b-452a-b818-1bda2a7982d9`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$32.4M](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **CEO:** [Puneet Puri](/people/puneet-puri.md)
- **CTO:** [Vishal Dugar](/people/vishal-dugar.md)
- **Head of AI:** [Anirudh Vemula](/people/anirudh-vemula.md)
- **Head of MechE:** [Felipe Roz](/people/felipe-roz.md)
- **Total funding:** [$32.4M (company-reported)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Series A:** $26M led by [Obvious Ventures](/investors/obvious-ventures.md) (July 2026)
- **Seed investors:** [First Round Capital](/investors/first-round-capital.md), [Climactic](/investors/climactic.md), [Congruent Ventures](/investors/congruent-ventures.md), [VSC Ventures](/investors/vsc-ventures.md)
- **Series A investors:** [Obvious Ventures](/investors/obvious-ventures.md) (lead), [Union Square Ventures](/investors/union-square-ventures.md), [Active Impact Investments](/investors/active-impact-investments.md)
- **DOE Solar Prize:** Round 7 winner (2024) — $500K cash + $75K vouchers
- **Deployments:** 2 systems in field; contracted for 2.8 GW solar panel installation over 18 months
- **Customers:** Top 10 U.S. power construction companies (unnamed)
- **Throughput:** 3,000–4,000 panels/day with Gritt vs. 800 panels/day typical 8-person crew
- **Financial stage:** early

- **Slug:** gritt
- **Founded:** 2022
- **HQ:** San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 32400000

## Models

- [Gritt Solar Construction System](/models/gritt-solar-construction-system.md) (other) (id: `328b00fa-e45f-431e-a297-277d2f775cbc`)

## Current leadership (6)

- [Puneet Puri](/people/puneet-puri.md) CEO & Co-founder (SEC-verified)
- [Vishal Dugar](/people/vishal-dugar.md) CTO & Co-founder (SEC-verified)
- [Anirudh Vemula](/people/anirudh-vemula.md) Head of AI (SEC-verified)
- [Felipe Roz](/people/felipe-roz.md) Head of MechE (SEC-verified)
- [Jorge Aldaco](/people/jorge-aldaco.md) Robot Builder (SEC-verified)
- [Rishav Agarwal](/people/rishav-agarwal.md) Perception Engineer (SEC-verified)

## Founders (2)

- [Puneet Puri](/people/puneet-puri.md) (cofounder)
- [Vishal Dugar](/people/vishal-dugar.md) (cofounder)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Gritt?

Gritt is a physical AI startup building robotic systems for construction site automation, starting with utility-scale solar panel installation. Founded in 2022 by CMU-trained roboticists Puneet Puri (CEO) and Vishal Dugar (CTO), the company attaches AI-controlled robotic arms to existing jobsite equipment like skid steers and forklifts to perform pick-and-place, assembly, and transport tasks with millimeter precision. Gritt exited stealth in July 2026 with $32.4M in total funding, backed by [Obvious Ventures](https://obvious.com), Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and others.

### What does Gritt make?

Gritt has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Gritt Solar Construction System (Gritt builds physical robots).

### Where is Gritt headquartered?

Gritt is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

### How much funding has Gritt raised?

Gritt has raised approximately $32M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Gritt operate robots?

Gritt is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Gritt founded?

Gritt was founded in 2022.


## Sources (1)

1. **Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else** · https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/gritt-exits-stealth-with-34-million-for-robots-to-build-solar-plants-then-everything-else/

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