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Rising selection · No. 9 in The Rising 100

Puru Rastogi

Co-Founder & CEO · Mowito

Country
India
City
Bengaluru
Industry
Robotics
Stage
seed
Region
India
Rising rank
No. 9

Biography

Co-founder and CEO of Mowito, a physical AI startup teaching factory robot arms to pick and manipulate objects by demonstration rather than code.

Mowito

Puru Rastogi works as co-founder & ceo at Mowito, a robotics company based in Bengaluru at the seed stage.

Why they're rising

Raised $3M pre-seed led by Version One Ventures with angels including Soumith Chintala; expanding to the US market, addressing a large industrial automation opportunity.

What we verified

Confirmed co-founder/CEO across LinkedIn and multiple press pieces; strong recent $3M pre-seed with credible VC and notable angel backing, clear momentum.

Sources

  1. Economic Times
  2. Version One Ventures
  3. Inc42
  4. Dealroom