Roboflow: robot AI company

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Key facts

Headquarters

Des Moines, IA, USA

Founded

2019

Status

private

Type

brain

Data & sources

Press releases

1

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Partnerships

Every company Roboflow has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

3 total2 operating1 just announced

Most-frequent partners

1Google1× joint117 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1110 total
3Standard Bots1× joint

Most recent

Relationships

NNVIDIATechnology partner GGoogleTechnology partnerSStandard BotsCo-developer

Current leadership (2)

Joseph Nelson CEO & Co-founder
Brad Dwyer Co-founder

Founders (2)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Roboflow.

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 →

Recent coverage

Roboflow in third-party press

Turning Visual AI into Enterprise Business Impact - emerj.com

Jul 17, 2026

State of the Union: Local AI Focus - StartupHub.ai

Jul 11, 2026

NVIDIA Factory Operations Blueprint Gives Factories a New AI Brain - NVIDIA Blog

May 31, 2026

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

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.

Partnerships

3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced

Every company Roboflow has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

Most-frequent partners

1Google1× joint117 total
2NVIDIA1× joint1110 total
3Standard Bots1× joint

All 3 partnerships

open in the atlas →

roboflow x nvidia
withNVIDIA1110
technology—
operating
roboflow x google
withGoogle117
technology—
operating
roboflow x Standard Bots
withStandard Bots
technology—
just announced

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://roboflow.com

Common questions

What is Roboflow?

Computer vision development platform enabling Rapid training and deployment of object detection models for robot perception.

What does Roboflow make?

Roboflow has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Roboflow builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Roboflow publicly traded?

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

Who is the CEO of Roboflow?

Joseph Nelson is the ceo of Roboflow, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Roboflow?

Roboflow is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Roboflow headquartered?

Roboflow is headquartered in Des Moines, IA, USA.

Who owns Roboflow?

Roboflow is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Roboflow a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Roboflow ranks in roughly the top 43% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Roboflow founded?

Roboflow was founded in 2019.

Is Roboflow safe?

Roboflow 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 (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: primary-company-ir; Company IR disclosure

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

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REST API: /v1/companies/1985f5aa-f368-499f-815d-bbf9baaeaafd
Revision history: /companies/roboflow/history
Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index

Serious

56/100

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

Not enough verified signal yet to place Roboflow against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 43% of category

vs funding peers-26.9 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

15.05.0LOW

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

16.216.2HIGH

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

Claim Integrity Fleet Reality Operator Repeat All indices

Last computed: Sep 25, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer