Founder lineage
The Meta diaspora
6 robotics companies were founded by people who came from Meta. Every branch is a verified role plus a verified founding.
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- Dyna Robotics2023
Founded by Jason Ma · ex-Meta
- Skild AI2023
Founded by Deepak Pathak, Abhinav Gupta · ex-Meta
- Mentee Robotics2021
Founded by Lior Wolf · ex-Meta
- Cartken2020
Founded by Jake Stelman · ex-Meta
Founded by Rob Cochran, Josh Merel · ex-Meta
Common questions
How many robotics companies came out of Meta?
6 verified robotics companies were founded by people who previously worked at Meta, according to the DEPLOY registry. They include Dyna Robotics, Skild AI, Mentee Robotics, Cartken, WeRide, Fauna Robotics.
What is a founder-lineage or "diaspora" tree?
It traces where a company's people go next: everyone who held a role at Meta and then founded their own robotics company. It is built only from verified role and founding records in the DEPLOY registry, so every branch links to the person and the company.
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