Robotics deeptech startup Neuralzome Cybernetic raises $2.4 million

Bengaluru-based deeptech startup Neuralzome Cybernetic has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the deployment of its autonomous robotics solutions across sectors such as precision agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and logistics.

The round was led by 8X Ventures, with participation from Turbostart, Avinya Ventures, Saka Ventures, Appreciate Capital, Astir Ventures, Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad's Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi), and Heston Castelino. The funds will be used to scale research and development in multi-agent autonomy and vision-based navigation, ramp up manufacturing, and expand operations in North America and Europe, the startup said in a statement.

“We are developing technologies that break the critical barriers preventing the adoption of robots in real-world applications,” said Mohan Sivam, cofounder of Neuralzome. He added that the startup aims to democratise the use of robots in everyday life.


The startup, founded in 2023, is building teachable, no-code AI agents for real-world autonomy to enable quick robot deployment without requiring in-house robotics expertise. It wants to target the Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) model for high-value, labour-intensive sectors like orchard management and commercial landscaping.

The startup said its core platform, NeuralPilot, integrates with its RedPill simulation environment, which creates photorealistic digital twins to train robots in complex scenarios. This approach aims to drastically cut on-field training time and costs.