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Skild AI is a Robotics company, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2023 by Abhinav Gupta, Deepak Pathak. Latest valuation $14B (As of Jan 14, 2026, The Next Web).
Recent changes
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026Skild AI Raises $1.4B at $14B+ for an 'Omni-Bodied' Robot Foundation Model Pulse story
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026Raised $1.4B Series C at a $14B+ valuation Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026First reported valuation: $14B The Next Web
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Felicis Ventures Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: SoftBank Group Skild AI
Earlier changes (9)
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Schneider Electric Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Macquarie Capital Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: 1789 Capital Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Lightspeed Venture Partners Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Bezos Expeditions Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Sequoia Capital Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: LG Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: Coatue Management Skild AI
- Jan 14, 2026Jan 14, 2026New investor: NVentures Skild AI
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Series C | $1.4B | $14B+ | Skild AI |
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 5, 2026RobCo Hits $1B Valuation, Becomes UnicornMunich robotics startup RobCo doubled its valuation to $1 billion in nine months via new investment plus a $40 million employee secondary, backed by Sequoia and Lightspeed.→
- Sep 11, 2026Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data RushMecka AI, which pays crowdsourced workers to record everyday tasks for training humanoid robots, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at close to a $500 million valuation.→
- Aug 27, 2026SoftBank in Talks for Majority Stake in 1X at $6BSoftBank is in talks to buy a majority stake in 1X Technologies, the OpenAI-backed humanoid robot maker, at a $6 billion valuation, extending Masayoshi Son's robotics buying spree following its Boston Dynamics exit.→
- Aug 26, 2026Robotics Startup Generalist Hits $3B ValuationGeneralist, a two-year-old robot foundation-model startup founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, is raising a $200 million extension led by 8VC at a $3 billion valuation, 50% above its $2 billion mark from June.→
- Aug 24, 2026General Intuition Hits $6B Valuation on Robotics PushValor Equity Partners and Point72 are backing General Intuition at a $6 billion valuation as the spatial-reasoning AI startup extends from video-game agents into physical robotics.→
- Jul 27, 2026Enigma Emerges From Stealth With $71M Robot SeedEnigma emerged from stealth with a $71 million seed round to build AI foundation models and simple control interfaces that work across any robot hardware.→
- Jul 23, 2026Kalanick's Atoms Raises $1.7B for Physical AITravis Kalanick's industrial robotics venture Atoms raised $1.7 billion led by Andreessen Horowitz to build AI and robotics systems for mines, factories, and logistics networks.→
- Jul 23, 2026Genesis AI in Talks to Raise $500M at $3B ValuationRobotics foundation-model startup Genesis AI is in talks to raise roughly $500 million at a $3 billion pre-money valuation, less than 13 months after emerging from stealth with a $105 million seed round.→
- Jun 22, 2026Robotics Startups Have Already Raised $18.8B in 2026 -- Smashing Every Prior Annual RecordRobotics startups have raised $18.8 billion globally so far in 2026, according to Crunchbase data -- already eclipsing the $15 billion raised in all of 2025 and the $14.1 billion of the 2021 peak, with half the year still to go. The surge is concentrated in embodied AI and humanoids, headlined by billion-dollar rounds for Saronic, Neura Robotics, Skild AI and others as investors stop treating robotics as a risky hardware bet.→
- Jun 22, 2026Skild AI Raises $1.4B at $14B+ for an 'Omni-Bodied' Robot Foundation ModelSkild AI raised roughly $1.4 billion at a valuation north of $14 billion to build a single 'omni-bodied' AI brain capable of operating any robot for any task. The round is among the year's largest and reflects investor belief that a general robot foundation model -- not bespoke hardware -- is where the durable value sits.→
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Value Add Research
- AI & Technology · Aug 26, 2026Skild AI Valuation 2026: $14B Robot Brain
- AI & Technology · Oct 5, 2026RobCo Valuation 2026: $1B Unicorn in 9 Months
- AI & Technology · Oct 3, 2026General Intuition Valuation 2026: $6.2B, $220M Round
- AI & Technology · Sep 9, 2026XDOF Valuation 2026: $1.2B Series B Talks, 3 Months Out of Stealth
- AI & Technology · Aug 26, 2026Generalist Valuation 2026: $3B Robotics Round Extension
- AI & Technology · Aug 26, 2026Physical Intelligence: $5.6B Now, $11B Round in Talks
- AI & Technology · Aug 19, 2026Rillet Hits $1B After ARR Doubled Every Quarter
- AI & Technology · Jul 28, 2026$1.7B Atoms — Travis Kalanick's New Venture
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What is Skild AI's valuation?
Skild AI's valuation is $14B (As of Jan 14, 2026, The Next Web).
Who are Skild AI's investors?
Skild AI's investors include SoftBank Group, 1789 Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Coatue Management, Felicis Ventures, and 10 more (As of Jan 14, 2026).
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