How Destro AI closed its $8M seed round with Papermark

Destro AI builds the intelligence layer for warehouse robotics. Instead of building another robot, the Brooklyn-based team built two AI systems that make the robots warehouses already run work together:

• MothershipOS, the shared mind outside the robot body, decides which robot does which task, where, when and how
• VisionOS, on-robot intelligence trained on human demonstrations, lets robots perceive, grasp and handle real-world objects

Less than a year after founding, Destro AI was live in production with large third-party logistics providers, including production pilots with Yusen Logistics in the Americas.

In September 2026, Destro AI announced an $8M seed round co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures, with participation from CoFound Partners. Founder and CEO Manthan Pawar ran the raise with Papermark, a secure, modern way to share a deck and a data room with investors.

• $8M+ seed round
• Co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures
• Live in production with leading logistics operators less than a year after founding
• Fundraising run on Papermark

"We used Papermark to close our $8.37M round, and I've referred many founders to use it!" - Manthan Pawar, Founder and CEO, Destro AI

Why the deck had to work on its own

Destro AI's pitch is a contrarian one. In Manthan's words:

"Everyone is building capable robots. We believe the next breakthrough won't come from another robot. It will come from the intelligence layer." - Manthan Pawar

A thesis like that has to land the moment an investor opens the deck, often before the first call. For a seed round, the founder needs to know:

1. Who actually opened the deck after an intro or a follow-up
2. Which slides held attention, and where investors dropped off
3. When to follow up, while the deck is still fresh
4. That sensitive material stays controlled once diligence starts

How Papermark fits a seed raise

With Papermark, a founder shares the deck as a link instead of an attachment, so every view is tracked and access can be changed at any time.

• Page-by-page analytics. See which slides each investor read and how long they spent on each one.
• Real-time tracking. Know the moment an investor opens the deck, and follow up while it matters.
• A data room for diligence. Move interested investors into a data room with the model, customer proof and legal documents in one place.
• Control over every link. Ask for an email, set expiry dates, or switch off access once a conversation ends.

What happened

• Destro AI announced an $8M seed round, co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures
• The new funding goes into deploying the platform across enterprise warehouses and growing the engineering and research teams
• Manthan closed the round with Papermark and has referred many founders to it since

The short summary

Fundraising - Destro AI used Papermark to share its deck and close an $8M seed round co-led by Base10 Partners and Bonfire Ventures.