The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Opentrons: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $120.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Opentrons Labworks Inc is a Brooklyn-based lab automation company developing affordable, AI-enabled liquid-handling robots for life Science research. Founded in 2014 by Nicholas Wagner, Chiu Chau, and Will Canine, the company has raised $238M total funding and deployed 607+ robots in labs since 2015. Opentrons' OT-2 and Flex robots enable automated pipetting and protocol execution at a fraction of the cost of traditional lab automation systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Opentrons on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Opentrons's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Opentrons deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Will Canine Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Chiu Chau Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Will Caninecofounder
- Nicholas Wagnercofounderno longer at company
- Chiu Chaucofounder
Former / Previously (1)
- Nicholas Wagner Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Opentrons.
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)
- Opentrons2 deployments
Recent coverage
Opentrons in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $120.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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)
- Series C2024-08-01
$120M(reported) · $1.2B post
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Opentrons’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2024-08-01Series C raising $120000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Opentrons Flex at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Opentrons Flex at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Opentrons.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Opentrons from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
HighRes and Opentrons Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch Industry's First AI Agent-to-Agent Lab Automation Workflow
HighRes and Opentrons partner on the industry's first AI agent-to-agent lab automation workflow, combining robotic systems with AI orchestration.
Opentrons launches Compliance Ready Software for Flex lab robots
Opentrons launches compliance-ready software enabling 10,000+ deployed lab robots to meet strict FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.
BD and Opentrons Collaborate to Accelerate Single-Cell Multiomics Discoveries
BD and Opentrons partner to integrate robotic liquid-handling capabilities into BD single-cell multiomics instruments.
Opentrons Flex Revolutionizes Lab Automation for All Life Science Experiments
Opentrons launches the Flex lab robot to accelerate bioautomation across thousands of life science experiments with affordable, flexible automation.
Opentrons Releases Next-Gen Lab Robot, Closes 0M Seed Funding Round
Opentrons launched the OT-2 lab robot with 0M seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, making lab automation accessible at a fraction of traditional costs.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/opentrons.md
- RSS feed: /companies/opentrons/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/821fc899-54b5-4b66-84b6-4965c7517d7b
- Revision history: /companies/opentrons/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
New from Opentrons - Introducing the Opentrons Flex High-Throughput NGS Workstation. Seamless end-to-end automation of library preparation, enabling full walk
Totally no-code execution of pipetting tasks, such as sample reformatting, plate prep, dilutions, concentration normalization, cherry picking and more, with a w
The OT-2 Pipetting Robot is a benchtop liquid handler designed to be flexible enough to automate many lab applications. With performance equivalent to robots 10
The Opentrons Flex is a new generation of affordable and easy-to-program liquid-handling lab robot designed to bring advanced lab automation to more researchers
View the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot as it performs many liquid handling functions, including aspirate, drop tip, touch tip, air gap, consolidate, paus
Learn how the DAMP Lab at BU uses their OT-2 pipetting robot to increase their throughput, integrate their LIMS system, and build complicated genetic circuits.
Opentrons sales specialist Nick Crider walks you through the labware and electronic pipettes used with the OT-2 liquid handling robot. One of the great things
Students taking part in the practical course "Methods in Cell Analysis and Laboratory Automation" at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH
Opentrons Flex liquid-handling robot automating pipetting and lab protocols.
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
Opentrons draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +34, 70th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Dimension breakdown
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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 2, 2026