CarbonSix

Current leadership (3)

• Tae-yeon Terry Moon Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
• Jehyuk Kim Co-Founder & Co-CEO / CHOreported, not verified
• H.J. Terry Suh CTOreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• Tae-yeon Terry Mooncofounder
• Jehyuk Kimcofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for CarbonSix.

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Peer companies

• DJI7 models
• Boston Dynamics5 models
• ATI Industrial Automation2 models
• Embodied2 models
• EverestLabs2 models
• Forth Engineering2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

low

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Funding rounds (2)

• Series A2026-07-01

  $40M(reported)

  Investors: DSC Investment, LB Investment, IMM Investment, Korea Development Bank, SV Investment, Cortentia, ASQ, Foothill Ventures, Storm Ventures, Zeitgeist Capital, Xquared, CarbonBlack Fund

• Seed2025-04-01

  $4M(reported)

  Investors: Foothill Ventures, Storm Ventures, Zeitgeist Capital, Xquared, CarbonBlack Fund

Sources (2)

1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbonsix-secures-40m-series-a-to-deploy-physical-ai-across-global-manufacturing-302815871.html ↗
2. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/02/south-koreas-carbonsix-secures-40m-in-series-a-funding-to-develop-physical-ai-for-manufacturing/ ↗

Common questions

What is CarbonSix?

South Korean physical AI company developing robotic intelligence software and hardware for factory automation. Founded in 2024, CarbonSix combines AI-powered imitation learning with precision robotic manipulators to automate variable, labor-intensive manufacturing tasks. Its SigmaKit toolkit enables robots to learn directly from human demonstrations, eliminating traditional programming requirements. The company's products are already deployed in commercial manufacturing environments, using a proprietary data flywheel that continuously improves AI models from real-world factory operations. CEO Tae-yeon Terry Moon previously co-founded SUALAB, an industrial AI vision company acquired by Cognex.

Where is CarbonSix based?

CarbonSix is based in Wilmington, DE / South Korea.

When was CarbonSix founded?

CarbonSix was founded in 2024.

What does CarbonSix make?

CarbonSix has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: SigmaKit (CarbonSix builds physical robots).

Where does CarbonSix operate robots?

CarbonSix is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is CarbonSix safe?

CarbonSix has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.