Research area
Robotics foundation model startups
Robot foundation models and general-purpose physical intelligence. We track 12 labs in this area, which have raised $3.92B in disclosed rounds between them; the most valuable is Project Prometheus, at $41B.
12labs
$3.92Bdisclosed raised
$23Breported valuations
| Lab | Topic | Location | Founders from | Founded | Last round | Valuation | Raised | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skild AISkild Brain, an omni-bodied robot foundation model; crossed $100M ARR with 60+ paying cust…site | Robotics & physical AI | Pittsburgh, US | ex-CMU | 2023 | Series C $1.4BJan 14, 2026 · SoftBank | $14B | $1.81B | Product |
| Physical IntelligenceGeneral-purpose robot policies (pi0 and successors) released as open weights.site · in | Robotics & physical AI | San Francisco, US | ex-Google DeepMind, ex-UC Berkeley, ex-Stanford, ex-Stripe | 2024 | Series B $600MNov 20, 2025 | $5.6B | $1B | Open model |
| Generalist AIPhysical AGI: hardware-agnostic cross-embodiment models (GEN-0, GEN-1).site | Robotics & physical AI | San Mateo, US | ex-Google DeepMind, ex-Boston Dynamics | 2024 | Series B extension $200MAug 25, 2026 · 8VC | $3B | $750M | Research only |
| Dyna RoboticsA robotics foundation model for general-purpose manipulation, deployed with commercial cus…site | Robotics & physical AI | Redwood City, US | · | 2024 | Series A $120MSep 15, 2025 · CRV, First Round Capital | $600M | $144M | Partnerships |
| Project PrometheusAI for the physical economy: Jeff Bezos's return to an operating role, launched with $6.2B… | Robotics & physical AI | San Francisco, US | ex-Amazon, ex-Google DeepMind | 2025 | · | $41Best. | · | Stealth |
| GalbotHumanoid and embodied foundation models; over $900M raised. | Robotics & physical AI | Beijing, CN | ex-Peking University | 2023 | · | $3Best. | · | Product |
| Genesis AIA universal robotics foundation model on a proprietary physics simulator; Paris and Palo A…site · in | Robotics & physical AI | Paris, FR | ex-CMU, ex-Mistral | 2024 | Seed $105MJul 1, 2025 · Eclipse, Khosla Ventures | $3Best. | $105M | Research only |
| Rhoda AIFutureVision, a direct video-to-action model, and a bimanual factory platform.site | Robotics & physical AI | San Francisco, US | ex-Stanford | 2025 | · | $1.7Best. | · | Research only |
| EnigmaFoundation models for robots, with the software and interfaces that make robotic systems e… | Robotics & physical AI | Tel Aviv, IL | ex-Microsoft, ex-Unit 8200 | 2025 | Seed $71MJul 27, 2026 · Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital | · | $71M | Research only |
| Grafton SciencesRobot-run factories and labs for biotech; a $42.5M ARPA-H award.site · in | Robotics & physical AI | Redwood City, US | · | 2025 | · | · | · | Research only |
| NoetiveAn industrial AI model for physical industries: a self-improving operational-intelligence …site | Robotics & physical AI | Palo Alto, US | ex-Meta, ex-Netlify | 2025 | Seed $41MSep 16, 2026 · Eclipse | · | $41M | Research only |
| UniversalAGILarge physics models replacing computer-aided engineering. | Robotics & physical AI | San Francisco, US | ex-Anyscale | 2024 | · | · | · | Research only |
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