# The Bot Company: robotics company Canonical ID: `5a32a456-5882-4ec2-a7a2-31fb70b01153` ## Key facts - **Total Funding:** [$552M](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md)) - **Valuation:** [$4B+](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)) - **Founder:** [Kyle Vogt](/people/kyle-vogt.md) (former Cruise CEO) - **Slug:** the-bot-company - **Founded:** 2024 - **HQ:** San Francisco, USA - **Funding total (USD):** 552000000 - **Valuation of record:** $4B (Company-claimed, as of Oct 2025; Priced round: [Series B post-money](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/cruise-founder-kyle-vogt-s-robotics-startup-eyes-4-billion-valuation)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md) ## Models - [Bot Company Home Robot](/models/bot-company-home-robot.md) (other) (id: `2ea2430f-f48e-4519-9a3e-87aae525c12c`) ## Current leadership (3) - [Kyle Vogt](/people/kyle-vogt.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified) - [Paril Jain](/people/paril-jain.md) CTO & Co-founder (secondary-verified) - [Luke Holoubek](/people/luke-holoubek.md) Co-founder & Engineer (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 (2) - [Airbnb host sues The Bot Company for unauthorized robot testing causing property damage](/incidents/bot-company-airbnb-lawsuit-2026-05.md), 2026-05-26 · Property damage - via [Bot Company Home Robot](/models/bot-company-home-robot.md) - [The Bot Company faces class action lawsuit for allegedly not paying contract workers](/incidents/bot-company-worker-class-action-2026-04.md), 2026-04-01 · Other _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? AI-native robotics startup building non-humanoid home robots designed to handle household chores and daily tasks. Co-founded in 2024 by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, former Tesla AI tech lead Paril Jain, and former Cruise engineer Luke Holoubek. The San Francisco-based company is developing robots equipped with a base and grips, powered by AI models that learn to perform new tasks, aiming to give people more time for meaningful pursuits. ### What does The Bot Company make? The Bot Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Bot Company Home Robot (The Bot Company builds physical robots). ### Who competes with The Bot Company? On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to The Bot Company building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, Robotphoenix, Lightwheel. ### Where is The Bot Company headquartered? The Bot Company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. ### How much funding has The Bot Company raised? The Bot Company has raised approximately $552M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry. ### 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? 2 active incidents involving The Bot Company are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view. ## Sources (2) 1. https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-cruise-ceo-vogts-robotics-startup-valued-2-billion-new-funding-sources-2025-03-21/ 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/cruise-founder-kyle-vogt-s-robotics-startup-eyes-4-billion-valuation ## 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) _API: GET /v1/companies/5a32a456-5882-4ec2-a7a2-31fb70b01153 · canonical URL: /companies/the-bot-company_