Mind Robotics

Current leadership (1)

• RJ Scaringe Founded and chaired byreported, not verified

Founders (1)

• RJ Scaringe

Safety record

No incidents on record for Mind Robotics.

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Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Funding rounds (3)

• Series B2026-05-14

  $400M(reported)

  Investors: Kleiner Perkins (lead), Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, SV Angel, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Eclipse Ventures, Prysm Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Greenoaks Capital

• Series A2026-03-11

  $500M(reported)

  Investors: Accel (co_lead), Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (co_lead), Eclipse Ventures, Prysm Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Greenoaks Capital

• Seed2025-11-01

  $115M(reported)

  Investors: Eclipse Ventures (lead)

Sources (9)

1. Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M · https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/rivian-spinoff-mind-robotics-raises-another-400m/ ↗ · 2026-05-13
2. Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots · https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/rivian-mind-robotics-series-a-500m-fund-raise-industrial-ai-powered-robots/ ↗ · 2026-03-11
3. Rivian creates Mind Robotics as a spinoff company to focus on advancing industrial AI · https://www.robotics247.com/article/rivian_creates_mind_robotics_as_a_spinoff_company_to_focus_on_advancing_industrial_ai ↗ · 2025-11-18
4. Rivian spinout Mind Robotics lands $400M to push AI robots onto factory floors · https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/13/rivian-spinout-mind-robotics-lands-400m-push-ai-robots-onto-factory-floors/ ↗ · 2026-05-13
5. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/rivian-creates-another-spinoff-company-called-mind-robotics/ ↗
6. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260311414783/en/Mind-Robotics-Announces-$500M-Financing-to-Support-Deployment-of-AI-Powered-Robots-at-Industrial-Scale ↗
7. https://www.therobotreport.com/mind-robotics-raises-series-a-develop-ai-driven-industrial-automation/ ↗
8. https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/99921-mind-robotics-develops-ai-driven-platform-to-automate-complex-factory-tasks-at-rivian ↗
9. https://www.mindrobotics.com/ ↗

Common questions

What is Mind Robotics?

American industrial robotics and physical-AI startup spun out of Rivian in November 2025 (internal code name 'Project Synapse'), headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Founded and chaired by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe; Rivian is a shareholder and operating partner, with Mind Robotics using Rivian's high-volume factory floors as a live training and deployment environment. Builds AI foundation models, purpose-built industrial robots, and the fleet software needed to run them in production. Focuses explicitly on industrial automation rather than humanoid form factors, framing the moat as continuous real-world manipulation data from Rivian's plants. As of May 2026 has raised approximately $1 billion across three rounds (Nov 2025 seed ~$115M led by Eclipse; March 2026 Series A $500M co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz; May 2026 $400M led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Volkswagen and Salesforce venture arms), reaching a $3.4 billion valuation. Scaringe has stated publicly that Mind Robotics expects to have a substantial number of robots deployed by the end of 2026; specific named-site deployments have not been publicly confirmed and are not part of this verified record.

Where is Mind Robotics based?

Mind Robotics is based in Palo Alto, California, US.

When was Mind Robotics founded?

Mind Robotics was founded in 2025.

What does Mind Robotics make?

Mind Robotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Mind Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

Is Mind Robotics safe?

Mind Robotics 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.