Mind Robotics

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Location Palo Alto, CA
Founded 2024
Latest Stage Growth
Total Raised $1B+
Website https://www.mindrobotics.ai/
Sector
robotics industrial-robotics ai hardware manufacturing

Investors

Byron Deeter Early (2024)
Mike Volpi Seed ($115M) (2025)
Kleiner Perkins growth (2026)
Bessemer Venture Partners Early (2024)
Index Ventures Seed ($115M) (2025)

Founders

RJ Scaringe Chairman (Rivian CEO)

About

Mind Robotics is a Rivian-spinoff industrial robotics company developing robots with “human-like skills” intended to automate factory operations and broader industrial work 1. The company announced a $400M round on May 13, 2026 led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Volkswagen Group’s venture arm and Salesforce’s venture arm; the new financing follows a $500M Series A in March 2026 (and $115M from Eclipse in 2025), bringing total funding above $1B at a valuation of more than $3B 1. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, who serves as Chairman of Mind Robotics, has said he started the company because he felt other startups were not fully equipped to automate industrial work 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-05-13 Growth $400M Kleiner Perkins Volkswagen Group (venture arm), Salesforce Ventures 1
2026-03-11 Series A $500M Accel, Andreessen Horowitz — 12
2025-11-04 Seed $115M Eclipse — 13

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Sources

  1. TechCrunch, “Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M,” May 13, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/rivian-spinoff-mind-robotics-raises-another-400m/↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. TechCrunch, “Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots,” March 11, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/rivian-mind-robotics-series-a-500m-fund-raise-industrial-ai-powered-robots/ — $500M Series A co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz at ~$2B valuation; March 11, 2026 announcement. ↩

  3. TechCrunch, “Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics,” November 4, 2025. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/rivian-creates-another-spinoff-company-called-mind-robotics/ — $115M seed led by Eclipse; spinoff announced in Rivian Q3 2025 shareholder letter dated November 4, 2025. ↩