Destro AI Secures $8M in Seed Funding Round

Destro AI, a NYC-based company building the shared intelligence layer for warehouse robotics, has secured $8 million in a seed funding round.

The round was co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures, with participation from CoFound Partners.

The company plans to use the funding to accelerate deployments across enterprise warehouses and expand its engineering and research teams.

What is Destro AI?

Destro AI provides a shared intelligence layer that helps robots, people and enterprise systems work together in warehouse operations.

Its platform is designed to be robot-agnostic, allowing warehouse operators to use different robotics hardware without depending on a single manufacturer or platform.

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Destro’s technology includes MothershipOS, which coordinates multi-robot workflows, and VisionOS, an operating system for robot intelligence trained using human demonstration data.

How Much Funding Has Destro AI Secured?

Destro AI has secured $8 million in its latest Seed funding round.

The company has not provided details about previous funding rounds or its total funding secured.

Who Invested in Destro AI’s Seed Round?

The Seed round was co-led by:

• Base10 Partners
• Bonfire Ventures

CoFound Partners also participated.

Why the Funding Matters

Destro AI will use the funding to accelerate deployment of its platform across enterprise warehouses.

The company will also expand its engineering and research teams as it develops its warehouse robotics technology.

Who founded Destro AI?

Destro AI was founded in 2025 by Manthan Pawar and Soorya Narayanan.

The company is based in New York City.

“Everyone is building capable robots,” said Manthan Pawar, Founder and CEO of Destro AI. “We believe the next breakthrough won’t come from another robot. It will come from the intelligence layer that enables any robot to work together. Customers aren’t buying robots; they’re investing in throughput, reliability, and business outcomes.

“Destro’s human-robot collaboration platform gives us a new level of intelligence and control across these workflows, helping our teams operate more efficiently while continuing to meet the high service expectations of our customers,” said Rick Brunelle, Director of Automation, Yusen Logistics (Americas), Inc.

Market and Business Growth

Destro AI has gained commercial traction less than a year after its founding.

The company is already operating in production with leading global third-party logistics providers, supporting complex warehouse operations.

Destro has also generated commercial revenue and won head-to-head evaluations against larger competitors by focusing on production deployments rather than demonstration environments.

What Happens Next?

Destro AI plans to expand its deployments across enterprise warehouses while continuing to develop its shared intelligence layer for warehouse robotics.

The company aims to help warehouse operators adopt and evolve automation across different hardware platforms as their operational needs change.

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