# The Bot Company: robotics company Canonical ID: `c73251bd-f430-4dcb-b6b4-0c8cf579b463` ## Key facts - **Funding:** [$300M total ($150M May 2024 + $150M 2025)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md)) - **Founders:** Kyle Vogt (CEO, ex-Cruise) & [Paril Jain](/people/paril-jain.md) (CTO, ex-Tesla AI) - **Category:** Household / consumer chore robots - **Slug:** the-bot-co - **Status:** private - **Founded:** 2024 - **HQ:** San Francisco, California, USA - **Valuation of record:** $550M (Company-claimed, as of May 2024; Priced round: [Series A post-money](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2024/05/13/kyle-vogt-the-bot-company-startup-funding/)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md) ## Models - [The Bot Company Home Robot](/models/the-bot-company-home-robot.md) (other) (id: `1c190c7a-78a2-45db-9ce3-923174534551`) ## Current leadership (2) - [Paril Jain](/people/paril-jain.md) CTO & Co-founder (secondary-verified) - [Luke Holoubek](/people/luke-holoubek.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified) ## Supplies to _No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._ _Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._ ## Incidents affecting The Bot Company (1) - [Bot Company sued for secretly testing robots in Airbnbs, damaging properties](/incidents/bot-co-airbnb-robot-testing-property-damage-2026-04.md), 2026-04-12 · Property damage - via [The Bot Company Home Robot](/models/the-bot-company-home-robot.md) _Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents excluded from this view but reachable at their canonical URLs._ ## Common questions ### What is The Bot Company? The Bot Company is a San Francisco-based robotics startup founded in 2024 by former [Cruise](/companies/cruise) CEO Kyle Vogt and former [Tesla](/companies/tesla) AI manager Paril Jain, developing non-humanoid household robots designed to automate everyday chores like cleaning, organizing, and laundry. The company has raised approximately $550 million in total funding across three rounds, reaching a $4 billion-plus valuation as of October 2025, despite having no public prototype or shipped units. Its wheeled robot with articulated gripper arms targets families, short-term rental operators, and elder care providers. ### What does The Bot Company make? The Bot Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: The Bot Company Home Robot (The Bot Company builds physical robots). ### Is The Bot Company publicly traded? No. The Bot Company is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry. ### How can I invest in The Bot Company? The Bot Company is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. ### Where is The Bot Company headquartered? The Bot Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA. ### Who owns The Bot Company? The Bot Company is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors. ### Where does The Bot Company operate robots? The Bot Company is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record. ### Are there any incidents involving The Bot Company? 1 active incident involving The Bot Company is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view. ## Sources (3) 1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2024/05/13/kyle-vogt-the-bot-company-startup-funding/ 2. https://www.therobotreport.com/the-bot-company-led-by-kyle-vogt-brings-in-another-150m/ 3. https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-non-humanoid-robot-startup-funding-data/ ## The verified answers - [How many people have robots killed?](/how-many-people-have-robots-killed.md) - [Robot fatalities on record: every verified fatal event, deduped](/robot-fatalities-on-record.md) - [What happened to Cruise?](/what-happened-to-cruise.md) - [Robot recalls and safety incidents](/robot-recalls-and-safety-incidents.md) - [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md) - [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md) - [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md) - [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md) _API: GET /v1/companies/c73251bd-f430-4dcb-b6b4-0c8cf579b463 · canonical URL: /companies/the-bot-co_