Solinas Integrity, a Chennai-based deep-tech company incubated at IIT Madras, raises $5.5 million in Series A1 funding. The round is led by Mela Ventures, with participation including Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures, according to reports. The company focuses on using robotics and AI to inspect, clean, and digitise underground water and wastewater infrastructure. Its approach targets how such assets are maintained and managed, aiming to bring digital visibility and operational support to underground systems. The funding is positioned as backing for the company’s technology deployment and growth in its sector, though neither report specifies detailed timelines or planned expansion geographies. Across both outlets, the shared details are the company’s base in Chennai, its IIT Madras incubation background, the total amount raised ($5.5 million), the Series A1 stage, and the involvement of Mela Ventures (as lead) alongside Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures. Both sources also describe Solinas’s core product work around deploying AI-enabled robotics for inspection and cleaning, coupled with digitisation of underground water and sanitation assets.
Solinas Integrity raises $5.5 million in Series A funding for AI robotics in water infrastructure
Solinas Integrity, a Chennai-based deep-tech company incubated at IIT Madras, raises $5.5 million in Series A1 funding. The round is led by Mela Ventures, with participation including Hero Enterprise...
- Solinas Integrity, based in Chennai and incubated at IIT Madras, raises $5.5 million in Series A1 funding.
- Mela Ventures leads the Series A1 round, with participation from Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures.
- The company develops robotics and AI systems for underground water and wastewater infrastructure.
- Its systems inspect, clean, and digitise underground water and sanitation assets.
- Both reports describe the funding stage and amount consistently without naming additional round participants beyond those listed.
The Chennai-based, IIT Madras-incubated deep-tech company deploys robotics and AI to transform India’s underground water and sanitation infrastructure
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