Mind Robotics Announces $400M in New Funding to Expand Industrial Robotics Deployment
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Mind Robotics has secured $400 million in funding led by Kleiner Perkins, raising total investment to over $1 billion.
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Mind Robotics has secured $400 million in funding led by Kleiner Perkins, raising total investment to over $1 billion. This capital will enhance the deployment of AI-powered robots in manufacturing, leveraging partnerships with Rivian for real-world applications.
Key Points
- Funding round includes participation from notable investors like Meritech Capital and Redpoint Ventures.
- Mind Robotics aims to automate complex manufacturing tasks using advanced robotics technology.
- The company has previously raised $115 million in seed funding and $500 million in Series A.
- Palladyne IQ software enhances robotic performance with AI-driven reasoning capabilities.
- Mind Robotics is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and focuses on scalable industrial solutions.
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~3 min readMind Robotics Announces $400M in New Funding to Expand Industrial Robotics Deployment
Kleiner Perkins leads Mind Robotics' next round of financing to scale deployment of AI-powered robots in live manufacturing environments.
Mind Robotics today announced a $400 million financing led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing total investment in Mind Robotics to more than $1 billion. This financing included participation from new investors including Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SV Angel, Incharge Capital, A-Star Capital, and Garuda Ventures as well as existing investors including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse, Prysm Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and Greenoaks. This follows a seed financing of $115M in late 2025 and a Series A of $500M in March 2026.
Mind Robotics is building the world's leading industrial robotics platform, combining foundation models, robust hardware, and deployment infrastructure to automate dexterous, reasoning-intensive manufacturing tasks at scale. The company operates with Rivian as a key partner and shareholder, providing a live, high-volume manufacturing environment for model training and deployment.
"We are excited about the technology and product roadmap we are developing at Mind, with a focus on scaled deployments," said RJ Scaringe, Founder of Mind Robotics. "We are proud to have Kleiner Perkins and our full investor coalition behind us."
"Robotics is the ultimate frontier," said Ilya Fushman, Partner at Kleiner Perkins. "It is poised to become one of the biggest markets, and advances in models and hardware are coming together to make this possible. Mind Robotics has unique access to all the ingredients required to make general-purpose robotics work in real-world manufacturing, and we're thrilled to lead this round."
About Mind Robotics: Mind Robotics is an AI-enabled industrial robotics company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Founded by RJ Scaringe in 2025, Mind Robotics is building the full-stack platform of foundation models, purpose-built robotics, and deployment infrastructure to automate industrial and manufacturing tasks at scale. Mind Robotics is powered by a rapidly growing team with deep expertise spanning AI, robotics, and industrial manufacturing.
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