Puneet Puri is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gritt Robotics, a physical AI company building intelligent robotic systems to accelerate the world's energy infrastructure construction at unprecedented speed and scale.

A serial robotics founder, Puneet earned his MS from Stanford Graduate School of Business and trained at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, where he developed foundational robotics algorithms and pioneered autonomous drone technology for industrial energy systems.

Puneet is a U.S. Department of Energy Solar Prize winner and has been mentored by Stanford's Steve Blank through the Lean Launchpad Program, reflecting his rare blend of deep tech expertise and entrepreneurial discipline.

Prior to Gritt, Puneet founded MotorCortex AI for Automation and Radianx Robotics, building a track record of translating cutting-edge robotics research into real-world commercial applications across the energy and automation sectors.

Gritt has secured contracts to install 2.8 gigawatts of solar panels over 18 months, counts three of the top 10 U.S. power construction companies as clients, and has raised $32.4M in total funding, boosting crew panel installation output by up to 4x.