Skild AI triples valuation to $14 billion as SoftBank leads $1.4 billion robotics software bet

Skild AI Valuation Soars to $14 Billion

Skild AI has completed a massive funding round that catapults the robotics startup into the upper echelons of AI-focused companies. The Pittsburgh-based firm raised $1.4 billion in a Series C round led by SoftBank Group, with participation from Nvidia Corp through its NVentures arm, Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions, Macquarie Group, and 1789 Capital1

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. Strategic investors including Samsung, LG Technology Ventures, Schneider Electric, CommonSpirit Health, Salesforce Ventures, Lightspeed, and Sequoia Capital also participated in the round3

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. The investment values Skild AI at more than $14 billion, representing a remarkable tripling of its valuation in just seven months from the $4.5 billion it achieved during its Series B round last summer1

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Rapid Revenue Growth Signals Market Demand

The robotics software maker has demonstrated impressive commercial traction since its 2023 founding. According to CEO and co-founder Deepak Pathak, Skild AI grew from zero to approximately $30 million in revenue in just a few months during 2025, with the company reporting exponential growth3

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. The company has now raised over $1.83 billion in total funding since its inception3

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. This funding round came in approximately $400 million higher than initially expected when reports first emerged about a month ago4

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. The deployment of Skild AI's technology spans multiple sectors including security and facility inspection, last-mile and point-to-point delivery, warehouses, manufacturing, data centers, and construction tasks3

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Foundation Models for Robots Break Training Barriers

Skild AI's core innovation addresses one of the most significant hurdles in robot adoption: the extensive training required for robots to learn each new task. The company builds what it calls the "Skild Brain," marketed as the industry's first unified robotics foundation model with an omni-bodied AI brain capable of controlling any robot without prior knowledge of their exact body form3

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. This general-purpose software for robots can be retrofitted to various robot types including quadrupeds, humanoids, tabletop arms, and mobile manipulators without requiring extensive fine-tuning1

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Robot-Agnostic Architecture Enables Learning From Humans

The technical approach behind Skild AI's foundation models for robots represents a departure from traditional robotics software development. The company created a simulated environment with more than 100,000 robot form factors during training, allowing the Skild Brain to learn to operate each one4

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. This robot-agnostic architecture enables the model to learn from videos of humans performing tasks on the web rather than requiring specific robot footage, which is often scarce for specialized robot designs4

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. The model continues learning after deployment, analyzing data from the host robot's sensors to identify and correct mistakes. Pathak explained that "the Skild Brain can control robots it has never trained on, adapting in real time to extreme changes in form or environments. The model is forced to adapt rather than memorize -- much like intelligence in nature"3

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Investment Reflects Growing Robotics Startup Momentum

The substantial backing from SoftBank Group aligns with the venture capital firm's broader AI investment strategy, which has made robotics a major focus. SoftBank recently inked a deal to acquire ABB Ltd.'s robotics business for $5.4 billion4

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. The funding round comes during a particularly strong period for robotics startup investment. Overall, robotics startups raised $13.8 billion in funding in 2025, up from $7.8 billion in 2024 and even surpassing the $13.1 billion raised during the peak venture funding year of 20213

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. Skild AI plans to use the proceeds to upgrade its model training infrastructure and finance research initiatives exploring new model architectures and robot data collection methods4

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. Looking ahead, the company plans to deploy robotics in consumer homes, with enterprise tasks serving as the first application3

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. Demo videos showcase robots powered by the software watering plants, climbing down stairs, and performing household chores like cleaning, loading dishwashers, and making eggs, as well as navigating slippery terrain3

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