The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dyna Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $143.5M raised. 7 sources back the record.
Overview
Redwood City-based startup building commercial-grade dexterous automation with low-cost robots. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs Lindon Gao and York Yang (who previously sold Caper AI to Instacart for $350M) alongside former Google DeepMind research scientist Jason Ma. Raised $144M total ($120M Series A in September 2025 led by Robostrategy and CRV).
On August 10, 2026, Dyna unveiled DYNA-2, a World-Action Model pre-trained on over 1 million hours of human egocentric video, demonstrating the first human-to-robot scaling law for robotics. Its wheeled dual-arm robot 'Sophy Swiftfold' is deployed at Monster Laundry in Sacramento — the first laundromat in North America to use a production AI folding robot.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
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Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
1
Web sources
4
7 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Dyna Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Oct 2025. Explore where Dyna Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Dyna Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Lindon Gao Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- York Yang Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Jason Ma Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Lindon Gaocofounderfounded 2023-01-01
later founded Caper AI
- York Yangcofounderfounded 2023-01-01
- Jason Macofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dyna Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Dyna Robotics1 deployment
Brains developed (2)
Recent coverage
Dyna Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $143.5M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
Dyna Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $144M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A2025-09-15
$120M · $720M post
Investors: RoboStrategy (lead), CRV (follow), First Round Capital (follow), NVentures (NVIDIA) (strategic), Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (strategic), Salesforce Ventures (strategic), Samsung Next (strategic), LG Technology Ventures (strategic)
- Seed2025-03-25
$24M · $94M post
Investors: CRV (lead), First Round Capital (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Dyna Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-09-15Series A raising $120000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2025-03-25Seed raising $23500000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdMay 28, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 1, 2025
Sophy Swiftfold at Sacramento, California, USA
Sources (7)
- Dyna Robotics corporate · https://dyna.co/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dyna-robotics-unveils-dyna-1-the-first-commercial-ready-robot-foundation-model-offering-fully-autonomous-round-the-clock-dexterity-302441437.html
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dyna-robotics-raises-120-million-to-advance-robotic-foundation-models-on-the-path-to-physical-artificial-general-intelligence-302556817.html
- https://www.therobotreport.com/dyna-robotics-closes-120m-funding-round-to-scale-robotics-foundation-model/
- https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/dyna-robotics-debuts-dyna-1-foundation-model-powering-robots/
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/09/16/dyna-robotics-raises-120-million-to-advance-robotic-foundation-models-on-path-to-physical-artificial-general-intelligence/94453/
- https://evertiq.com/news/2025-09-22-dyna-secures-120-million-to-advance-robotic-foundation-models
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Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dyna Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dyna Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
One Million Hours and One Demonstration: Two Days at Actuate 26
August 18-19, 2026 - Fort Mason, San Francisco On Tuesday morning, Jason Ma of Dyna Robotics described a foundation model pre-trained on one million hours of human video - roughly…
Dyna Robotics introduces DYNA-2 robot model trained on human video
Dyna Robotics has introduced DYNA-2, a robotics foundation model trained on more than 1 million hours of egocentric human video, as the company seeks to reduce the amount of…
Dyna-2: A 1-Million-Hour Scaling Law for World-Action Models
Dyna Robotics' technical blog post detailing DYNA-2, their world-action model pre-trained on 1M+ hours of human video, with scaling laws, architecture details, and benchmark…
Dyna Robotics unveils DYNA-2 World-Action Model, demonstrating first true scaling law in robotics powered entirely by human data
Dyna Robotics announced DYNA-2, a world-action model pre-trained on 1M+ hours of human egocentric video, demonstrating the first human-to-robot scaling law for robotics. The model…
CES 2026: Dyna Robotics - Turning the Impossible Task of Folding into Reality
Dyna Robotics drew attention at CES 2026 with its laundry-folding robot, demonstrating autonomous folding capabilities that were previously considered impractical.
Dyna Robotics closes 20M funding round to scale robotics foundation model
Dyna Robotics raised 20M in Series A funding led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, NVIDIA NVentures, Amazon Industrial…
Dyna Robotics: Funding, Team & Investors
Dyna Robotics raised $120M Series A in September 2025, bringing total funding to $144M. Led by Robostrategy, CRV, First Round Capital. Building commercial-grade dexterous…
Dyna Robotics Raises $23.5 Million to Commercialize Embodied AI with Low-Cost Robots
Dyna Robotics raised $23.5M to commercialize embodied AI with low-cost robots. Founded by repeat founders Lindon Gao and York Yang (who sold Caper AI for $350M) and former…
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- REST API: /v1/companies/e8e5b8ae-9a98-4db9-a264-250301629063
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
Dyna Robotics' DYNA-robot at CES 2026 demonstrating autonomous towel folding and textile handling. The demo highlights precise gripping, reliable cloth manipulation, and repeatable folding performance powered by vision,
We are excited to share that Dyna Robotics has raised $120 million in our Series A to push the frontier of general purpose high performance robots. This round
🦖 Dynasaur at CoRL 2025! 🦖 Our booth was buzzing as researchers put our robot, Dynasaur, to the test. In this timelapse, you’ll see Dynasaur fold continuous
Dyna Robotics is building commercial-grade AI robots designed for real-world automation at scale. In this video, we explore how DYNA-1 is transforming industrie
DYNA is building general-purpose robots that power the future of the physical economy. They build high-performance, general-purpose robots designed to scale acr
This pitch is part of our invite-only Founders You Should Know startup showcase. Apply to attend one of our shows person: https://forms.gle/YM73r9KUCQMTjvn97.
Learn more about the 2025 Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards: https://nebius.com/robotics-physical-ai-awards AI founders can partner with Nebius through the
In December 2025, Jason Ma, Co-Founder of Dyna Robotics, presented at the Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley 2025, discussing the development of robust robot found
Dyna Robotics is moving away from the VLA approach and choosing WAM—World Action Models—instead. How does Dr.Ma, Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Dyna Robotics
Dyna Robotics trains DYNA-2 on more than 1 million hours of human video The founders behind Caper AI and a former DeepMind researcher are betting that human vi
Dyna Robotics, a company specializing in foundational robotics models, recently completed a $120 million Series A funding round. The team believes that the ulti
Reality vs attention
Dyna Robotics draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the 30th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +37.5, 8th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $144M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Aug 26, 2026