IIT Madras-incubated startup Solinas Integrity raises $5.5 million in Series A1 funding to expand its robotics-driven solutions for water infrastructure inspection and maintenance across India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
Solinas Integrity, an IIT Madras-incubated robotics and climate technology company based at the IIT Madras Research Park, has raised $5.5 million in a Series A1 round that it says will help it expand across India and push overseas. The financing was led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and co-led by Mela Ventures, with participation from the Luthra Group. Existing backers, including SBI Ventures through the SVL-SME Fund, also added to their positions, while Rainmatter and 8X Ventures Fund I remained involved.
The new funding comes after Solinas’s earlier Series A in May 2024, which was led by SBI Ventures through the SVL-SME Fund, also known as Neev II. Kumbhat Advisors, led by Akash Sethia, acted as exclusive financial adviser on the deal. The company said the money will be used to deepen its presence in current markets, win business in more states and municipal corporations and build a footprint in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Founded by Divanshu Kumar and Moinak Banerjee in 2018, Solinas develops robotics and artificial intelligence systems that inspect, clean and digitise underground water and wastewater infrastructure. The company says its technology is designed to address leakages, contamination and the elimination of manual scavenging, a hazardous form of sanitation work that remains a persistent problem in parts of India. Kumar said the company is also looking at opportunities in oil and gas and defence.
Hero Enterprise chairman Sunil Kant Munjal said the investment reflects a belief in businesses that strengthen water security, worker safety and the resilience of cities. Mela Ventures managing partner Krishnakumar Natarajan said traditional maintenance of water networks is slow, dangerous and expensive because operators often have little visibility below ground. Solinas is targeting revenue of ₹100 crore by the 2028 financial year.
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