# Skild AI

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Pittsburgh, US
- Website: www.skild.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $3.2B
- Investors on record: 32

## About

Founded in 2023 by co-founders Deepak Pathak (CEO) and Abhinav Gupta (President ) and based in Pennsylvania, US, Skild AI, Inc. is an AI robotics company focusing on building a foundational model for robots that scales across various applications. In January 2026, Skild AI, Inc. raised USD 1.4 billion in series C funding led by SB Investment Advisers, with participation from Lightspeed Venture partners, Felicis Venture, Mirae Asset Securities, Samsung Electronics, LG Technology Ventures, Coatue Management, CommonSpirit Health, Sequoia Capital, NVentures, Macquarie Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Disruptive, 1789 Capital, Schneider Electric, CommonSpirit, Salesforce Ventures, TF Capital, Andra Capital, Palo Alto Growth Capital, Korea Investment Corporation, Alpha Square Group, Destiny Capital, In-Q-Tel, PA Capital Management. The venture funding values Skild AI, Inc. at USD 14 billion post-money.


 The core product of Skild AI, the Skild Brain, is a scalable robotics foundation model. This model can be generalised across various tasks and hardware configurations. The platform allows developers to create upgraded-level AI algorithms and applications for robots powered by the Skild Brain to simplify the process of building impactful robotics applications through an API. Additionally, the company offers full-stack robotic solutions for tasks like visual inspection, data collection, and patrolling. 

The company will use the January 2026 funding to continue scaling its model training and expanding future deployments of its technology.

## Funding rounds

- Round, Oct 28, 2026, $1.4B
- Series C, Jan 14, 2026, $1.4B — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hong Shan, Korea Investment Corporation, Coatue Management, Felicis Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Bezos Expeditions, Salesforce Ventures, Macquarie Group, SB Investment Advisers, TF Capital, Samsung Electronics, LG Technology Ventures, Alpha Square Group, CommonSpirit Health, SE Ventures, Mirae Asset Securities, Andra Global, Disruptive AI, Destiny Capital, NVentures, 1789 Capital, PA Capital Management
- Series B, Jun 11, 2025, $135M — NVIDIA Corporation, SoftBank Group, Mirae Asset Securities, Samsung Electronics, LG Technology Ventures, Hanwha Corporation
- Series A, May 16, 2024, $300M — CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Hong Shan, General Catalyst Partners, Carnegie Mellon University Endowment Fund, Coatue Management, Felicis Ventures, SV Angel, Bezos Expeditions, SB Investment Advisers, Amazon
- Seed, Jul 12, 2023, $15M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hong Shan

## Investors

- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series C
- Hong Shan — Seed, Series A, Series C
- CRV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crv) — Series A
- Menlo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/menlo-ventures) — Series A
- General Catalyst Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-catalyst-partners) — Series A
- Carnegie Mellon University Endowment Fund — Series A
- Coatue Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coatue-management) — Series A, Series C
- Felicis Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/felicis-ventures) — Series A, Series C
- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Series A
- Bezos Expeditions — Series A, Series C
- SB Investment Advisers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sb-investment-advisers) — Series A, Series C
- Amazon (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amazon) — Series A
- NVIDIA Corporation — Series B
- SoftBank Group — Series B
- Mirae Asset Securities (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mirae-asset-securities) — Series B, Series C
- Samsung Electronics — Series B, Series C
- LG Technology Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lg-technology-ventures) — Series B, Series C
- Hanwha Corporation — Series B
- Korea Investment Corporation — Series C
- In-Q-Tel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/in-q-tel) — Series C
- Salesforce Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/salesforce-ventures) — Series C
- Macquarie Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/macquarie-group) — Series C
- TF Capital — Series C
- Alpha Square Group — Series C
- CommonSpirit Health — Series C
- SE Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/se-ventures) — Series C
- Andra Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andra-global) — Series C
- Disruptive AI (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/disruptive-ai) — Series C
- Destiny Capital — Series C
- NVentures — Series C
- 1789 Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/1789-capital) — Series C
- PA Capital Management — Series C