# Rapyuta Robotics Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/rapyuta-robotics-co

- Industry: Industrial Machinery
- Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
- Website: www.rapyuta-robotics.com
- Total disclosed funding: $28M
- Latest round: Series B (Feb 17, 2020)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. operates and provides a cloud robotics platform that utilizes control technology and artificial intelligence technology. Gajan Mohanarajah (CEO) and Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy (CFO) are the co-founders of the company. In September 2023, Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. raised venture funding from JA Mitsui Leasing. As of 2023, the company’s customers include Askul, Sg Logistics, Konoike Group, Nippon Express, and others.

 The company offers the PA-AMR (Platform for Autonomous Mobile Robots), a robotic system with integration that improves productivity in picking operations, reduces workers' workload, and helps with labour shortages. It is available in a variety of sizes, including the PA-AMR XL and demo versions. The platform allows organizations to create, deliver, monitor, and grow robotics applications. Rapyuta also provides rapyuta.io, a cloud robotics platform that enables cloud-based collective management of industrial robots such as AMRs, autonomous forklifts, and robot arms. Logistics, manufacturing, construction, service robots, and healthcare are among the industries served by the company.

 The organization plans to use the September 2023 funding to accelerate efforts in robot services.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Feb 17, 2020, $5.9M — Yaskawa Electric Corporation, Monoful Venture Partners
- Series A, Jul 30, 2018, $9.4M — Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment, SBI Investment, Sony Innovation Fund, JMTC Capital
- Series A, Sep 5, 2016, $9.7M — SBI Investment
- Seed, Jan 26, 2015, $3M — V-Cube, Inc., SBI Investment, Cyberdyne, Inc., Fuji Creative Corporation

## Investors

- V-Cube, Inc. — Seed
- SBI Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sbi-investment) — Seed, Series A
- Cyberdyne, Inc. — Seed
- Fuji Creative Corporation — Seed
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sumitomo-mitsui-trust-investment) — Series A
- Sony Innovation Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sony-innovation-fund) — Series A
- JMTC Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jmtc-capital) — Series A
- Yaskawa Electric Corporation — Series B
- Monoful Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/monoful-venture-partners) — Series B