Company

Rapid Robotics

San Francisco-based factory-automation company that built turnkey robotic work cells for machine tending, palletizing, packing, and kitting across…

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Founded: 2019
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Status: active

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rapid Robotics: $36.7M raised. 1 source back the record.

Funding

$36.7M

Overview

San Francisco-based factory-automation company that built turnkey robotic work cells for machine tending, palletizing, packing, and kitting across manufacturing industries. Founded by Kretchmer and co-founder Ruddick Lawrence, Rapid Robotics developed a robotic machine operator designed to help manufacturers avoid offshoring by deploying affordable automation. The company raised 6.7M led by Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global.

Verified record

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

Valuation of record

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$220M (reported, approximate)as of Aug 2021

Priced roundSeries A post-money

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Key facts

San Francisco, CA, United States

Founded

2019

Focus

Factory automation with turnkey robotic work cells for machine tending, palletizing, picking and packing

Technology

Robot arms combined with operating software

Stage

Assets acquired by Germany's RobCo in September 2025; ceased operating as an independent company

Co-founders

Kretchmer, Ruddick Lawrence

Fundingsee investors →

6.7M (Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global)

Products

Robotic work cells (machine tending, palletizing, packing)

Data & sources

Web sources

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Rapid Robotics on the deployment map

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Relationships

KKleiner PerkinsInvestor TTiger Global ManagementInvestor

Current leadership (1)

Kimberley Losey CEOsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Rapid Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Rapid Robotics in third-party press

Rapid Robotics raises 6.7M for its AI-powered industrial robots

Aug 18, 2021

Peers

75 peers across 1 segment. Every Rapid Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

industrial robot(75)

33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%

Financial state

Total funding: $36.7M
Reporting basis: private_reported
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Funding rounds (1)

Series A2021-08-18
$37M(reported) · $220M post
Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global Management

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Acquisitions (1)

acquired by RobCoasset purchase2024-01-01

Timeline

Every recorded move in Rapid Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Acquired byAcquired by RobCo
2024-01-01
Acquired by RobCo (asset_purchase)
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2021-08-18
Series A raising $36700000

Recent activity

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Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250909601076/en/

Common questions

What is Rapid Robotics?

What does Rapid Robotics make?

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

Is Rapid Robotics publicly traded?

Rapid Robotics is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Germany's RobCo in September 2025 on the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Rapid Robotics?

Kimberley Losey is the ceo of Rapid Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Rapid Robotics?

Rapid Robotics has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Germany's RobCo in September 2025 (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

Where is Rapid Robotics headquartered?

Rapid Robotics is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

How much funding has Rapid Robotics raised?

Rapid Robotics has raised approximately $37M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Rapid Robotics?

Rapid Robotics is owned by Germany's RobCo in September 2025, per the DEPLOY registry.

Is Rapid Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Rapid Robotics ranks in roughly the top 37% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Rapid Robotics founded?

Rapid Robotics was founded in 2019.

Is Rapid Robotics safe?

Rapid 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.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

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.