Vikas Parekh

Physical AI footprint (8)

The physical AI companies Vikas is connected to that DEPLOY verifies. The full record is one click away.

• Boston Dynamicsverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  One of the most iconic names in robotics, founded 1992 (MIT spinout) and acquired by Hyundai Motor Group in June 2021 at a ~$1.1 billion valuation.

  Acquisition (Hyundai 80% stake) · $880M38 verified deployments · Atlas at Hyundai Metaplant Georgia, USA →2 incidents5 models
• Agility Roboticsverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  American humanoid robotics company best known for Digit, a bipedal warehouse/logistics humanoid.

  IPO · $620M15 verified deployments · Digit v5 at Fremont →1 incident3 models
• Cruiseverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  Autonomous vehicle company founded 2013, acquired by [General motors](/companies/general-motors) in 2016; operated as a largely autonomous GM subsidiary buildin

  Microsoft Strategic Investment · $2B7 verified deployments · Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Phoenix →14 incidents2 models
• Symboticverified→
  Board

  Warehouse-automation company (NASDAQ: SYM; Wilmington MA) whose system pairs SymBot AMRs with vision-guided arms and storage structure; dominant via its [Walmar

  SPAC IPO · $725M4 verified deployments · Symbotic System at Massachusetts →3 models
• Berkshire Greyverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  American AI and robotics company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, developing integrated robotic solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics.

  SPAC merger (go-public) · $413M3 verified deployments · Berkshire Grey System at Minneapolis →1 model
• Dataa Roboticsverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  Dataa Robotics (formerly CloudMinds) is a Chinese robotics company developing cloud-connected humanoid and service robots for healthcare, education, smart manuf

  Series C · $140M1 verified deployment · Cloud Ginger XR-1 at Wuhan, China →1 model
• Didi Autonomous Drivingverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  Autonomous-driving subsidiary of [Didi chuxing](/companies/didi-chuxing) (China's ride-hailing giant); L4 robotaxi stack integrated into Didi's ride-hailing net

  Series D · $281M1 verified deployment · Didi Robotaxi at Guangzhou →1 model
• Brain Corpverified→
  Portfolio company · via SoftBank Vision Fund

  American autonomous technology company developing AI software for commercial floor cleaning robots.

  Other · $125M1 model

and 9 more physical AI companies Vikas is connected to.

Board seats (1)

• Symbotic director

Investor roles (1)

• SoftBank Vision Fund general partner(venture)

Sources (1)

1. https://ir.symbotic.com/