{
  "id": 18080205,
  "title": "Peppermint Robotics Bags ₹100 Cr To Scale Its Industrial Robotics Bet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/peppermint-robotics-bags-100-cr-to-scale-its-industrial-robotics-bet",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:55:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc42",
    "slug": "inc42",
    "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/peppermint-robotics-bags-%e2%82%b9100-cr-to-scale-its-industrial-robotics-bet/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peppermint Robotics, a Pune-based startup incubated at IIT Bombay, has secured ₹100 Cr ($10.5 Mn) in a Pre-Series B funding round to expand its industrial robotics business. Founded in 2019, the company develops autonomous robots for cleaning and material handling in commercial and industrial facilities. Led by venture capitalists pi Ventures and Crane Venture Partners, and backed by Asiana Fund, the investment will be used to manufacture more robots, create new models, and strengthen its presence in US and European markets. Peppermint's portfolio now includes floor scrubber-dryers, vacuuming, mopping robots, material-handling units, and automated docking stations. The startup's cleanroom scrubber-dryer has passed qualification testing in an EU GMP Grade C cleanroom, marking a specialized application beyond routine cleaning. Peppermint's operating revenue grew from ₹2.71 Cr in FY23 to ₹6.26 Cr in FY24 and ₹21 Cr in FY25, with a notable surge in revenue last year and nearly sixfold growth between FY24 and FY26. The company's main markets are the US, India, and others, generating nearly half its revenue in the US. Peppermint aims to establish an assembly line in North America, while also expanding its product range to cover outdoor cleaning and material handling beyond floor cleaning. Despite profitability in core operations, the company is yet to achieve profitability overall due to investments in R&D and international expansion. However, Peppermint remains confident in crossing its ₹100 Cr revenue target in the upcoming 12-month period.",
  "summary": "Keeping hospital corridors clean or moving goods across factory floors involves repetitive, physically demanding work. For facility management companies, finding…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}