# Vayu Robotics

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, US
- Website: www.vayurobotics.com
- Total disclosed funding: $13M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 3, 2023)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2022 by Nitish Srivastava, Mahesh Krishnamurthi, Achuta Kadambi, and Anand Gopalan (CEO), Vayu Robotics, Inc. operates as a robotics company that provides autonomous solutions with its technologies such as Vayu Drive, Vayu Sense, and Vayu One. In August 2025, Serve Robotics Inc., a portfolio company of Western Technology Investment, Wavemaker Partners, 7-Ventures, Neo Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, and Delivery Hero Ventures, acquired Vayu Robotics, Inc. from Alumni Ventures Group, Khosla Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, and ReMY Investors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company's goal is to develop a fundamental structure for robotics that will be employed in the next generation of artificial intelligence for vision and motion. The company plans to create intelligent solutions that boost human productivity while focusing safety and sustainability. Additionaaly, the firm was founded by a collection of engineers, technologists, and business leaders with industry experience in developing and commercializing advanced automotive sensing, autonomous vehicles, and robotics technologies. The acquisitions aim to enable Serve Robotics to integrate Vayu Robotics' intelligence technology into its delivery robots and expand operational features.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 3, 2023, $13M — Khosla Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, ReMY Investors
- Seed, Mar 17, 2023 — Alumni Ventures Group

## Investors

- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Seed
- Khosla Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/khosla-ventures) — Seed
- Lockheed Martin Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lockheed-martin-ventures) — Seed
- ReMY Investors — Seed