Investment to expand our product portfolio, says Neekhra
NovorbisItus Pvt Ltd, a Pune-based cleantech startup, has raised Rs.13.35 crore in a seed funding round led by Rainmatter, the investment initiative of Zerodha of Bengaluru and Rockstud Capital, an early-stage fund focused on manufacturing-led companies.
Novorbisltus develops emission control and air purification systems for decentralised pollution sources such as diesel generator (DG) sets and crematoriums, including retrofit solutions for existing infrastructure.
The Startup said it will use the funds to scale its emission control solutions for diesel generators and crematoriums and expand into new product lines.
The fresh capital will be used to scale deployment of its existing solutions, expand its product portfolio to address additional use cases such as emissions reduction in boilers and large industrial facilities, including steel plants, and enable industries to implement on-site carbon capture technologies, it said.
NovorbisItus was founded by Harsh Neekhra, Gagan Tripathi, and Divyank Gupta. The company’s first product was a filter-less Retrofit Emission Control Device (RECD) that can be retrofitted to existing DG sets, enabling companies to meet emission norms without requiring equipment replacement. This was followed by a product for crematoriums called Crematorium Air Purification System (CAPS).
Company CEO Neekhra said on 2 May, “We started NovorbisItus as second year college students in Indore with an idealistic view to fix air pollution at its source and leave clean air for future generations. Over the past few years, we have translated that vision into deployable solutions that are now being used across industrial and commercial settings in India. With this investment, we aim to scale our technology, expand our product portfolio, and accelerate adoption across sectors where emission control has traditionally been limited.”
NovorbisItus’ primary product is an ARAI-certified, filter-less Retrofit Emission Control Device (RECD), designed to reduce particulate matter and other harmful emissions from DG sets. India is estimated to have over 20 lakh DG sets in operation, contributing significantly to particulate emissions, particularly in urban centres such as Delhi-NCR and Mumbai that have witnessed sustained periods of poor air quality in recent years.
The patented system combines electrostatic precipitation (ESP) with an automated cleaning system, delivering high efficiency and minimal maintenance requirements, making it suitable for retrofit applications. The solution enables operators of existing diesel generator sets across industrial and commercial environments to meet CPCB emission norms, including CPCB IV+ standards, without requiring full equipment replacement. Fiinews.com
