The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Maxinsights: $30.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
Maxinsights collects first-person video of people doing everyday tasks at home and work, recorded by paid contractors with head, wrist and chest cameras, and sells it as training data for robotics foundation models.
Reality check
Data collection scale (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
5,000+ contractors in six countries record first-person video; 2M+ hours collected, about 1.5M model-ready.
Customers (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
More than 30 customers, including frontier AI labs and robotics foundation model developers; eight on recurring contracts.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Yuguang Yuan Co-founder and CEOsecondary-verified
- Kun Wang Co-founder and CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Yuguang Yuancofounder
- Kun Wangcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Maxinsights.
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 →
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Maxinsights.
People (2)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $30.0M
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Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2026-10-22
$30M
Investors: Peak XV Partners (lead), Tola Capital, South Park Commons, INCE Capital, Alumni Ventures Group
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdOct 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- Maxinsights Raises $30 Million In Seed Funding Led By Peak XV To Build Physical AI Data Platform For Robotics · https://pulse2.com/maxinsights-raises-30-million-in-seed-funding-led-by-peak-xv-to-build-physical-ai-data-platform-for-robotics/ · 2026-10-22
- There's Not Enough Robot Training Data. This Startup Plans To Fix That · https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/10/22/theres-not-enough-robot-training-data-this-startup-plans-to-fix-that/ · 2026-10-22
- Maxinsights Raises $30 Mln Seed Funding Led By PeakXV · https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_FWN4681RI:0-maxinsights-raises-30-mln-seed-funding-led-by-peakxv/ · 2026-10-22
Common questions
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Methodology: Unreviewed · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Maxinsights.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/maxinsights.md
- RSS feed: /companies/maxinsights/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/21c96c3c-c14d-48a0-a931-aed48d257db4
- Revision history: /companies/maxinsights/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Maxinsights against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 26, 2026