Japan’s TechnoPro acquires Udupi-based Robosoft for Rs 805 crore

Udupi-based Robosoft Technologies, a digital transformation solutions firm that counts Apple as its client, has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company to the Japanese firm Technopro Holdings for the total cost of Rs 805 crore.

Robosoft was founded by Rohith Bhat in 1996 in Udupi, a small town in Karnataka and mainly known for the Krishna temple and its cuisine. With Apple as its first customer, Robosoft set out to create software solutions. Since then it has developed device drivers, games, video editing software, and imaging software for demanding clients across the globe.

Robosoft will continue to be led by its current management team, headed by chief executive officer Ravi Teja Bommireddipalli who is also being elevated to managing director and CEO.