The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Origin: $20.0M raised. 6 sources back the record.
Overview
San Francisco physical AI company building general-purpose robots for interior construction. Its OG-1 robot, run by its Construction Action Model, autonomously finishes drywall by applying compound, sanding and priming walls.
Reality check
OG-1 wall finishing (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
OG-1 autonomously applies compound, sands and primes walls on a three-wheeled base with a 360-degree view, working up to 14 feet high with real-time force control.
Speed and deployments (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
Company says its robots work at three times human speed with human-level quality; first robots reached New York job sites within 10 months of founding.
Customer pilots (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
Pilots planned with two of the largest US drywall finishing contractors, plus pilots in Germany, Sweden, France and Saudi Arabia.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Origin on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yogesh Ghaturle Co-founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Yogesh Ghaturlecofounder
- Tushar Makkarcofounder
- Ashish Dagacofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Origin.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Origin in third-party press
Mentioned on (8+)
Registry pages whose text names Origin.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (4)
People (3)
About 102 more pages name Origin and were not checked here.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $20.0M
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Funding rounds (1)
- Funding to stealth exit2026-10-15
$20M
Investors: Accel (co_lead), Zacua Ventures (co_lead), Unilazer Ventures, Schema Ventures, Z21, ISAI, Imad Ventures
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdOct 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (6)
- https://origin.tech/blog/origin-emerges-from-stealth-with-20-million · 2026-10-15
- https://www.business-standard.com/companies/start-ups/construction-robot-startup-origin-raises-20-mn-to-automate-interior-work-126101501678_1.html · 2026-10-15
- https://entrackr.com/news/construction-robotics-startup-origin-raises-20-mn-led-by-accel-zacua-ventures-12680062 · 2026-10-15
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/10/15/this-robot-finishes-drywall-3x-faster-than-humans-now-it-has-20-million-to-learn-more-trades/ · 2026-10-15
- https://zacuaventures.com/why-we-invested-in-origin-bringing-physical-ai-to-construction/ · 2026-10-15
- https://x.com/readalgorithmic/status/2111206301346963503 · 2026-10-16
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Methodology: Unreviewed · 6 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-17
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-17
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Origin.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Origin from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Spider-Man 2099 has a Día de Muertos secret in his origin story
Mexico City's iconic Day of the Dead celebrations are inspirational, and in fact helped to inspire a lesser known version of a famed Marvel superhero, writes Alan Chazaro. The…
Startup Funding News Today, October 16, 2026: Ramp, Abby Care, Origin, North.cloud, Mueon & More
Venture capital continues to pour into fintech, AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, healthcare, and physical AI over the past 24 hours, with Ramp leading global…
Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket
NASA to Help Unlock Mysteries of Mars’ Moons in Upcoming Mission
NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on…
EU-UK TCA: Getting Made in Europe Rules Right
Debunking ACEA’s proposal concerning EU electric vehicle exports to the United Kingdom The EU-UK TCA rules of origin requirements are the most concrete local content rules for…
Billionaire Jeff Bezos: ‘Success is not villainy’
Speaking from Blue Origin’s factory floor in Florida, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos offered an unapologetic defense of free enterprise, declaring that "success is not villainy." For…
Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a…
How Origin Forensics Maps Crash Sites with Skylark Nx RTK
By using Skylark Nx RTK and Emlid rovers, forensic consulting firm Origin Forensics has enhanced its crash reconstruction capabilities, enabling targeted data collection and…
UPS invests $50 million and expands Mexico air freight network
The service is intended to improve predictability, reduce border-related delays and provide visibility from origin to destination, helping manufacturers maintain production…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/origin-tech.md
- RSS feed: /companies/origin-tech/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/aa23796a-75ce-48e1-9ec6-e380d2c04173
- Revision history: /companies/origin-tech/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Origin 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.
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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 19, 2026