Company

Minerva Humanoids

www.minervahumanoids.com

San Francisco humanoid robotics company building Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid operated through VR teleoperation for hazardous jobs, with offices in…

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Founded: 2025
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Status: private

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Minerva Humanoids: $10.0M raised. 4 sources back the record.

Funding

$10.0M

Overview

San Francisco humanoid robotics company building Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid operated through VR teleoperation for hazardous jobs, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Sindelfingen, Germany.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

~$10M pre-seed led by General Catalyst; Roger semi-autonomous humanoid for dangerous jobs; paid pilots this fall (company-stated, Oct 2026)

Company-stated (company-stated; also Minerva Humanoids; X/@lukas_m_ziegler): on Oct 6 2026 Minerva Humanoids emerged from stealth with about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures co-leading. Its humanoid, Roger, is semi-autonomous and operated by a specialist through VR teleoperation for hazardous work. Founders are CEO Sandor Felber and CTO Maurice Rahme; the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Sindelfingen, Germany. It cites a showcase at the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence, partnerships with MBZUAI and the University of Waterloo, and exploration of deployments at two of the world's 10 busiest airports, with first paid pilots this fall. Cap: pilot customers and airports unnamed.

Target jobs: onshore and offshore oil and gas, high-voltage power plants, explosive ordnance disposal and hazmat response (company-stated, Oct 2026)

Company-stated (company-stated; also X/@lukas_m_ziegler): Minerva says Roger is designed for hazardous energy operations such as offshore oil rigs and high-voltage power plants, and for public safety work including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and hazardous material response. A trained specialist operates Roger through a VR headset while Minerva Intelligence, the company's in-house AI layer, handles balance, fall recovery and navigation. Minerva says it went from idea to a walking prototype in five months, with its first Roger prototypes manufactured and assembled in Germany, and that the company was founded at the end of 2025. General Catalyst lists Minerva in its portfolio, backed since 2026 (General Catalyst). Cap: no deployment customers named.

Data & sources

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Relationships

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Minerva Humanoids.

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Recent coverage

Minerva Humanoids in third-party press

Minerva Humanoids Emerges from Stealth with $10M in Funding to Develop Robots for Hazardous Work

Oct 6, 2026

Financial state

Total funding: $10.0M

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Funding rounds (1)

Pre-Seed2026-10-06
$10M(reported)
Investors: General Catalyst (lead), Long Journey Ventures (co_lead), Credo Ventures (co_lead)

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Recent activity

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Record createdOct 6, 2026
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Sources (4)

Common questions

What is Minerva Humanoids?

What does Minerva Humanoids make?

Minerva Humanoids has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Minerva Humanoids builds physical robots.

Is Minerva Humanoids publicly traded?

No. Minerva Humanoids is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Minerva Humanoids?

Minerva Humanoids is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $10M in disclosed funding.

Where is Minerva Humanoids headquartered?

Minerva Humanoids is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

How much funding has Minerva Humanoids raised?

Minerva Humanoids has raised approximately $10M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Minerva Humanoids?

Minerva Humanoids is privately held and venture-backed ($10M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Minerva Humanoids a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Minerva Humanoids ranks in roughly the top 17% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Minerva Humanoids founded?

Minerva Humanoids was founded in 2025.

Is Minerva Humanoids safe?

Minerva Humanoids 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.

Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-08

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-08

Sources by quality tier

4: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.