# GrayMatter Robotics: mobile robotics company

Canonical ID: `ac08131b-376d-4fd8-a204-7563b2db60c9`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** [Ariyan Kabir](/people/ariyan-kabir.md)
- **CTO:** [Brual Shah](/people/brual-shah.md)
- **Chief Scientist:** [Satyandra K. Gupta](/people/satyandra-k-gupta.md)
- **Business model:** Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS)
- **Patents:** 10 (company-reported)
- **Surface area processed:** 7.5 million sq ft (company-reported, as of June 2024)
- **Total funding:** [$69.1M (Seed $4.1M + Series A $20M + Series B $45M)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Headquarters:** Carson, California, USA
- **Series B lead:** [Wellington Management](/investors/wellington-management.md) (June 2024)
- **AFWERX Phase II:** Canopy sanding system for Air Force (Jan 2026)
- **Awards:** RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award; Fast Company Most Innovative 2025
- **Hero image candidate:** https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1878662/GrayMatter_Scan_and_Sand.jpg (source: press kit)

- **Slug:** graymatter-robotics
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2020
- **HQ:** Carson, California, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 69100000
- **Category:** [Warehouse & Logistics Robotics](/amr)

## Models

- [ScanAndSand](/models/graymatter-scan-and-sand.md) (amr) (id: `4a8d3a5b-fa9e-4e71-b66d-febf5d305fc1`)

## Current leadership (6)

- [Ariyan Kabir](/people/ariyan-kabir.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Ariyan Kabir](/people/ariyan-kabir.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Brual Shah](/people/brual-shah.md) CTO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Brual Shah](/people/brual-shah.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Satyandra K. Gupta](/people/satyandra-k-gupta.md) Chief Scientist & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Satyandra K. Gupta](/people/satyandra-k-gupta.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [GrayMatter Robotics x AFWERX (Canopy Sanding)](/partnerships/graymatter-robotics-x-afwerx-canopy-sanding.md) with AFWERX (U.S. Air Force) _development_
- [GrayMatter Robotics x 3M (Abrasives Strategic Partnership)](/partnerships/graymatter-robotics-x-3m-abrasives-strategic-partnership.md) with 3M Ventures _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is GrayMatter Robotics?

GrayMatter Robotics is a Carson, California-based AI robotics company that builds smart robotic cells for high-mix surface finishing — sanding, polishing, buffing, grinding, and coating — using its proprietary GMR-AI platform to enable industrial robots to self-program and adapt to any part geometry. Founded in 2020 by USC Viterbi roboticists, the company offers its ScanAndSand system through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model to aerospace, defense, marine, specialty vehicle, and general manufacturing customers across North America.

### What does GrayMatter Robotics make?

GrayMatter Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: ScanAndSand (GrayMatter Robotics builds physical robots).

### Is GrayMatter Robotics publicly traded?

No. GrayMatter Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in GrayMatter Robotics?

GrayMatter Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $69M in disclosed funding.

### Where is GrayMatter Robotics headquartered?

GrayMatter Robotics is headquartered in Carson, California, USA.

### How much funding has GrayMatter Robotics raised?

GrayMatter Robotics has raised approximately $69M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Who owns GrayMatter Robotics?

GrayMatter Robotics is privately held and venture-backed ($69M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does GrayMatter Robotics operate robots?

GrayMatter Robotics 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.


## Sources (4)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/graymatter-robotics-raises-45m-series-b-ease-programming-manufacturers/
2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-raises-20m-series-a-to-fuel-continued-growth-and-expansion-301606236.html
3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graymatter-robotics-unveils-100-000-square-foot-ai-robotics-innovation-center-in-carson-302592147.html
4. https://factory.graymatter-robotics.com/press/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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