AI-enabled non-destructive testing (NDT) robotics startup Octobotics has raised around ₹10 crore in a seed funding round led by Navam Capital, with participation from BYT Capital.
The fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development, strengthen field validation, and support international expansion, the company said. A portion of the funds will also be deployed toward certification processes and scaling operations across India, Singapore, and the Middle East.
Founded in 2020 by Ishan Bhatnagar and Gulshan Kumar, Octobotics builds AI-enabled robotics platforms for non-destructive testing and inspection in asset heavy industries. The startup focuses on inspection use cases in hazardous, confined, and hard-to-access environments, where manual inspection is often risky, time consuming, and prone to error.
Octobotics’ solutions are designed for sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals, power, marine, and railways, enabling asset operators to automate inspection workflows while improving safety and data accuracy. Its product portfolio includes rail inspection systems, automated weld inspection platforms, and specialised NDT tools for elevated and confined inspection zones.
By combining robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, the startup converts inspection data into actionable insights, helping enterprises reduce downtime, improve compliance, and extend asset life cycles.
The company currently serves a growing list of enterprise and government clients, including the Indian Navy, Indian Oil Corporation, BPCL, HPCL, Aarti Industries, GSFC, and Saudi S-Chem. Octobotics reported ₹2 crore in revenue in the last fiscal year, reflecting early commercial traction across multiple industrial verticals.
Investor interest in robotics-led inspection platforms has been rising as industries increasingly look to automate safety critical operations and reduce dependence on manual processes. With this funding, Octobotics aims to deepen its technology stack, expand deployments across global markets, and position itself as a scalable inspection automation partner for asset-intensive enterprises.
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