The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mowito: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $3.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryIndustrial Robots
Overview
Mowito builds Physical AI Foundation models for standard industrial robot arms, enabling them to learn tasks from as little as a single demonstration without hardware changes. The company's NeuralPick software platform runs on commodity robot arms for automotive and electronics manufacturing, handling assembly, fastening, wire harness inspection, and glue dispensing with near-100% reliability. Mowito is headquartered in Bengaluru with a go-to-market team in Detroit.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundPre-Seed post-money
Key facts
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3
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Mowito on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Mowito's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Mowito deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Puru Rastogi CEO & Co-founder
- Safar V CTO & Co-founder
- Adityanag Nagesh CBO & Co-founder
Founders (3)
- Puru Rastogino longer at company
- Safar Vno longer at company
- Adityanag Nageshno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mowito.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Mowito2 deployments
Recent coverage
Mowito in third-party press
Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $3.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2026-07-07
$3M · $9M post
Investors: Version One Ventures (lead), All In Capital, Unisol, iSeed, Soumith Chintala, Adarsh Kulkarni, Ashish Kulkarni
Timeline
Every recorded move in Mowito’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundPre-Seed funding round
2026-07-07Pre-Seed raising $3000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 14, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
NeuralPick at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
NeuralPick at Germany, Europe
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Methodology surface for Mowito.Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Mowito from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Announcing Our Investment in Mowito: Physical AI for Robot Arms in Manufacturing
We’re excited to share that Mowito has raised a $3M pre-seed round, led by Version One Ventures, with participation from All In Capital, Unisol, and iSeed, alongside angels…
Robotics startup Mowito raises $3 Mn in pre-seed funding
Bengaluru-based robotics startup Mowito raised $3M in pre-seed funding led by Version One Ventures to build AI models for industrial robot arms.
Mowito uses robotics and AI to speed up warehouses
Indian startup Mowito uses robotics and vision AI to tackle labor shortages and soaring costs in supply chains and manufacturing.
Mowito Co-Founder Puru Rastogi on Revolutionizing Automation with AI-Powered Robots
Interview with Mowito CEO Puru Rastogi on the company's AI-powered vision software for robotic arms and plans for international expansion.
In Conversation with Puru Rastogi, Co-Founder and CEO, Mowito
Mowito develops AI-powered vision software for robotic arms, enabling complex tasks across FMCG, pharmaceuticals, and electronics industries.
How Mowito is Enhancing Flexibility and Efficiency in Warehouses and Factories
Mowito offers software enabling robotic arms to handle diverse items including fresh produce, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, electronics, and cosmetics in dynamic environments.
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- Revision history: /companies/mowito/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Savoye5 models
- Ambi Robotics2 models
- DENSO Corporation2 models
- FANUC Corporation2 models
- Mitsubishi Electric FA2 models
- Plus One Robotics2 models
Video
Here you see the demonstration of Mowito's robot picking a single order. This could be expanded to the same robot fulfilling multiple orders simultaneously.
A video from the collection of experiments we did back in May 2020 on Husarion's ROSbot, when Mowito's navigation stack was going through active development.
Mowito develops Physical AI models for robot arms in manufacturing. Most factory floor work still can't be automated. Not only is it complex, but legacy robo
The video demonstrates the use of Mowito for Floor Cleaning Robots- one of the most common applications of Mowito and mobile robots. If you want to build a flo
Mowito's Auto Fastening Setup -- It can be set up for a new product in less than 5 minutes. 1. Move the arm to the Target position and back. 2. Mowito's co
Shankrith during his summer intern at Mowito, worked on figuring out if the environment is different than the one mapped, and accordingly alert the operator of
This is Mowito's Controller for Auto-fastening in action. In this video, Mowito's controller takes continuous input from an onboard camera, controls a UR10 ro
Mowito, an emerging player in intelligent robotics and automation, showcased its latest innovations at IMTEX 2026, highlighting solutions built to solve complex
Mowito's Physical AI model is agnostic to robot arms, and can even make two different robot arms - Fanuc and UR collaborate on a single task. This was demonst
Reality vs attention
Mowito draws attention at the 4th percentile but verifies reality at the 53rd percentile among industrial_robot robots. Hype Gap -49.8, 27th widest among industrial_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 28, 2026