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Peppermint Robotics raises ₹100 Cr in Pre-Series B
By Abha Lohia · Editor ·
Pre-Series BPuneFounded 2019
- Pune-based Peppermint builds self-driving robots that clean floors and also move materials, and sells them in nine countries. pi Ventures and Crane Venture…
- The money will go into more manufacturing, a stronger engineering team and growth abroad, where the US is its biggest market
What happened
- Peppermint raised ₹100 crore in a Pre-Series B round.
- pi Ventures and Crane Venture Partners led it.
- Asiana Fund joined the round.
Why it matters
- Funds manufacturing expansion.
- Strengthens engineering capability.
- Scales international operations.
The business
- Makes autonomous robots for floor cleaning.
- Also builds robots for material transport.
- Operates in nine countries.
- The US is the largest market, then India and western Europe.
The founders
RD
Runal Dahiwade
Co-founder and CEONP
Nityanand Prabhutendolkar
Co-founderMC
Miraj C Vora
Co-founderWho put in money
- pi Ventures Lead
- Crane Venture Partners Lead
- Asiana Fund Participant
In numbers
₹150 CrTotal raised to date · 2026
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Terms in this story
- Funding stage: Startups raise money in steps called funding stages: pre-seed, seed, Series A, B, C and later, ending in a listing or a sale. Each step is larger and asks for more proof. In India, Series A rounds run from a few million dollars to about $15 million, as of November 2026.
- Series B/C: Series B, C, D and later rounds are growth rounds: large cheques for a startup with a proven model that wants to expand, enter new markets or move toward profit and a listing. In India they are usually priced in CCPS and, when foreign investors take part, must follow FEMA pricing rules.
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