FasterCapital Accelerates Solar Solution’s Robotic Pharmacy Dispensing Rollout
India & Dubai, UAE - Dec 15, 2025
Solar Solution, a robotics startup transforming pharmacy dispensing, today announced a strategic partnership with FasterCapital through its EquityPilot program to accelerate commercialization and global market entry. The collaboration begins immediately and targets pharmacies across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, combining FasterCapital’s investment and scaling resources with Solar Solution’s gripper- and vacuum-based robotic dispensing platform to reduce wait times, errors and inventory waste.
Market opportunity & problem
The global pharmacy retail market exceeds $1.2 trillion, while the pharma robots market is projected to grow from US$188.6M in 2022 to US$683.4M by 2032 (13.8% CAGR). Pharmacies face long queues, manual errors, repetitive tasks that limit patient care, and inventory inefficiencies. Current automation solutions are fragmented and costly to integrate. Solar Solution addresses this white space by offering a turnkey, scalable robotics platform that reduces labor dependency, improves accuracy, and enables pharmacists to focus on clinical services.
Startup solution & differentiation
Solar Solution delivers automated dispensing with robotic precision using dual gripper arms, vacuum suction, and an advanced vision system for rapid, accurate product identification. The system reduces wait times, eliminates human dispensing errors, and provides real-time inventory reconciliation to minimize stockouts and waste. Designed for easy integration into existing workflows, the platform supports independent, chain and hospital pharmacies, plus distributors and online fulfillment centers. Early pilots demonstrate significant throughput gains and error reduction (pilot metrics available on request). Solar Solution’s modular hardware plus software-as-a-service licensing model and responsive support create a defensible, scalable solution versus legacy automation providers and one-off integrators.
FasterCapital partnership value
Through the EquityPilot program, FasterCapital will provide Solar Solution with growth capital, product development support, go-to-market strategy, engineering resources, and access to a global partner network. FasterCapital’s selective vetting and founder-focused acceleration standardize commercialization playbooks, ensuring rapid pilot deployments and enterprise sales momentum. The collaboration targets accelerated revenue growth and Series A readiness within 12–18 months, blending FasterCapital’s startup scaling expertise with Solar Solution’s robotics IP and industry traction.
Executive quotes
“Harnessing robotics in pharmacy dispensing solves critical cost, safety and access problems across healthcare,” said Hesham Zreik, founder and CEO of FasterCapital. “Solar Solution’s technology and team meet our selection criteria for innovation, market fit and execution and EquityPilot will fast-track their path to scale.”
“Pharmacists should spend time on patients, not bottles,” said Harsh Patel, founder and CEO of Solar Solution. “Partnering with FasterCapital gives us the capital, operational muscle and global channels to deploy automated dispensing across markets faster, prove outcomes at scale, and unlock new revenue for pharmacies while improving patient safety.”
Growth trajectory & future plans
Over the next 12 months Solar Solution will complete commercial pilots with independent and chain pharmacies, finalize regulatory and compliance roadmaps, and launch a managed deployment offering with financing options. The partnership aims to expand into North American and European markets in 2026, pursue distributor agreements, and prepare for a Series A round. Long-term, Solar Solution plans to extend platform capabilities to hospital pharmacies, wholesalers and e-pharmacies to become the standard for automated dispensing ecosystems.
About Solar Solution
Solar Solution, founded by Harsh Patel, builds robotic dispensing systems for pharmacies to increase speed, accuracy and patient care. The company’s modular gripper-and-vacuum platform and vision-led software optimize dispensing workflows, inventory management and pharmacist productivity.
About FasterCapital
FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now #1 venture builder in terms of number of startups that we have helped, money invested and money raised. It supports startups worldwide through various programs, including funding assistance, business development, and technical support. The EquityPilot program is designed to help early-stage startups build scalable solutions with mentorship, strategic guidance, and network support.