The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies microagi: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $55.0M raised. 7 sources back the record.
Overview
Munich-based physical AI company developing a neutral Data and robotics deployment layer for industrial applications. Atlas platform fine-tunes models on customer operations. $55M seed round — largest German startup seed. Founded by ex-Red Bull F1 engineer.
Reality check
Product (company-claimed)
Atlas platform that fine-tunes robot models on a customer's own operations.
Chief Research Officer (company-claimed, Sep 2026)
Animesh Garg joined, bringing the Usable Robots team.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
Founders (reported, unconfirmed)
Seed (reported, unconfirmed)
Team (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Web sources
7
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microagi on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where microagi's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full microagi deployment record →
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by microagi, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2026-09-29
“At microagi, we have a very simple goal. We want to be the first company that deploys a million robots in the real world.”
Disagree with a status? microagi can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (2)
- Bercan Kilic Founder & CEOSEC-verified
- Nico Nussbaum CTOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Bercan Kilicsolefounded 2025-09-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for microagi.
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)
- microagi2 deployments
Recent coverage
microagi in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every microagi competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $55.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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 (1)
- Seed2026-07-16
$55M(reported) · $220M post
Investors: Hummingbird Ventures (lead), Northzone, LocalGlobe, Village Global, Redalpine
Timeline
Every recorded move in microagi’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-07-16Seed raising $55000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Atlas at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Atlas at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (7)
- https://www.finsmes.com/2026/07/microagi-raises-55m-in-seed-funding.html
- https://pulse2.com/microagi-raises-55-million-seed-funding/
- https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/16/germanys-microagi-raises-55m-in-seed-round-funding/
- https://x.com/microagi/status/2104996102743224405 · 2026-09-29
- https://www.businessinsider.com/microagi-hired-eight-academics-as-robotics-startups-chase-talent-2026-9 · 2026-09-29
- https://www.microagi.ai/articles/seed · 2026-07-16
- https://www.microagi.ai/articles/animesh-garg-chief-research-officer · 2026-09-29
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Methodology: Verified · 7 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for microagi.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning microagi from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
UK And Germany Create Industrial Tech Corridor To Unlock AI And Quantum Growth
Prime Highlights- UK and Germany unveil an Industrial Tech Corridor linking companies to unlock investment, jobs and wider adoption of quantum technologies. Both governments share…
microagi Raises $55 Million Seed Funding To Scale Atlas Robotics Deployment Platform
Pulse 2.0 covers microagi's $55M seed round and the Atlas platform's approach to capturing production edge-case data for factory robot deployment.
microagi raises $55 million seed round to power Europe's robotic reindustrialisation
microagi announces a $55M seed round led by Hummingbird to scale its Atlas data and robotics deployment platform across industrial manufacturers.
microagi Raises $55M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs reports microagi's $55M seed round led by Hummingbird, with the Munich-based company building Atlas, a model-agnostic deployment layer for factory robots.
Microagi nabs $55M to teach factory robots how to work
SiliconANGLE covers microagi's $55M seed round, noting the company provides a data layer to teach existing robotics models to do a better job rather than building robots or AI…
Venture capital & startup funding roundup, July 16, 2026
TechStartups notes microagi's $55M seed round as evidence that 'physical AI' is emerging as a serious venture category.
microagi - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
Crunchbase profile for microagi, noting the Munich-based company's seed round and Atlas robotics deployment platform.
An F1 Engineer Quit Red Bull to Build an Army of Factory Robots
Ex-Red Bull F1 engineer founded microagi in Munich, raising $55M in the largest seed round by a German startup. Hummingbird led the round.
Munich startup founded by two F1 engineers, a WhatsApp entrepreneur, and an Alan Turing researcher just raised $55M in Germany's largest-ever seed round
TechFundingNews profiles microagi's founding team of former F1 engineers and its $55M seed round led by Hummingbird, describing the Atlas platform's approach to industrial…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/microagi.md
- RSS feed: /companies/microagi/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d89edc4b-a31a-44cb-97d6-4125dcbde99f
- Revision history: /companies/microagi/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
Pour donner un corps aux robots industriels et ménagers, les startups ne parient plus sur le matériel, mais sur la capture de nos propres mouvements. En levant
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
microagi draws attention at the 51st percentile but verifies reality at the 36th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +15.6, 98th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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 14, 2026