# FrodoBots AI

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/frodobots-ai

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Singapore
- Website: www.frodobots.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $6M
- Latest round: Seed (Feb 13, 2025)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Founded in 2022 and based in Singapore, FrodoBots AI operates as a robotics company that merges robotics, gaming, and artificial intelligence (AI) to address challenges in the development of embodied AI. In February 2025, FrodoBots AI raised USD 6 million in seed funding led by investor Protocol Ventures, with participation from other investors Virtuals Protocol, Sfermion, Tioga Capital, Zee Prime Capital, Fabric Ventures, and Big Brain Holdings. The firm as of February 2025, is led by its co-founders, Michael Chung Yeung Cho and Jonathan Victor.

FrodoBots uses crowdsourced gaming experiences to create real-world robotic datasets, advancing AI models for robotic navigation and manipulation. The company's flagship game, Earth Rovers, allows players to control sidewalk robots in a global scavenger hunt, generating data for AI researchers to refine navigation algorithms. Additionally, Octo Arms, a 3D puzzle game involving robotic arms, contributes to data collection for manipulation models. FrodoBots aims to democratize robotics by offering low-cost robots and incentivizing participation through a tokenomics system. This system supports a distributed network of robots, rewarding contributors and creating a global robotic ecosystem.

The company generates revenue by selling robots, offering AI datasets, and hosting competitions for AI research.

The company plans to utilize the February 2025 funding to accelerate the development of its BitRobot Solana-based embodied AI research network.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Feb 13, 2025, $6M — Protocol Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Zee Prime Capital, Tioga Capital, Sfermion, Big Brain Holdings, Virtuals Protocol

## Investors

- Protocol Ventures — Seed
- Fabric Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fabric-ventures) — Seed
- Zee Prime Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zee-prime-capital) — Seed
- Tioga Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tioga-capital) — Seed
- Sfermion (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sfermion) — Seed
- Big Brain Holdings (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/big-brain-holdings) — Seed
- Virtuals Protocol — Seed