Armatrix, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech robotics startup, has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by pi Ventures.
The round also saw participation from Inuka Capital, Boundless Ventures, Boost VC, Turbostart, and returning investor gradCapital.
The company plans to deploy the capital toward completing the development of its proprietary snake-like flexible robotic arm, strengthening its engineering and R&D teams, and accelerating pilot deployments with industrial customers across high-risk environments.
Founded in 2024 by Vishrant Dave, Prateesh Awasthi, and Ayush Ranjan, Armatrix builds hyper-redundant robotic manipulators designed for inspection and maintenance in hazardous and confined industrial spaces. The founding team, which met during their time at IIT Kanpur, is focused on reducing human exposure in environments where manual inspection remains dangerous and costly.
Armatrix’s technology targets sectors such as shipbuilding, nuclear, oil and gas, and aviation, where inspection of storage tanks, fuel systems, hulls, and reactors often requires human entry into confined spaces. The startup’s robotic arm features high flexibility, modular end-effectors, and AI-based navigation that enables real-time adaptability in complex, unmapped environments.
