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Its wheeled robot with articulated gripper arms targets families, short-term rental operators, and elder care providers.","status":"private","founded":2024,"hq":"San Francisco, California, USA","hqLat":37.7879363,"hqLng":-122.4075201,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-23T21:22:30.546Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"https://www.bot.co","fundingTotal":"300000000","type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":75,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2024/05/13/kyle-vogt-the-bot-company-startup-funding/","title":"Cruise Cofounder Kyle Vogt Raised $150 Million For Household Robot Startup","sourceName":"Forbes"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/the-bot-company-led-by-kyle-vogt-brings-in-another-150m/","title":"The Bot Company, led by Kyle Vogt, brings in another $150M","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-non-humanoid-robot-startup-funding-data/","title":"The Non-Humanoid Robot Startups Are Rising Too","sourceName":"Crunchbase News"},{"url":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-cruise-ceo-vogts-robotics-startup-valued-2-billion-new-funding-sources-2025-03-21/","date":"2025-03-21","title":"EXCLUSIVE: Former Cruise CEO Vogt's robotics startup valued at $2 billion in new funding, sources say","sourceName":"Reuters"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Funding","value":"$300M total ($150M May 2024 + $150M 2025)"},{"label":"Founders","value":"Kyle Vogt (CEO, ex-Cruise) & Paril Jain (CTO, ex-Tesla AI)"},{"label":"Category","value":"Household / consumer chore robots"},{"label":"March 2025 follow-on funding (primary Reuters)","value":"Reuters (Mar 21 2025) reported exclusively that former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt's household robotics startup raised another funding round that sources said valued the company at about $2 billion. The Robot Report separately covered a follow-on $150 million raise. Treat valuation as source-attributed rumor/reporting, not a company filing ([Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-cruise-ceo-vogts-robotics-startup-valued-2-billion-new-funding-sources-2025-03-21/); [The Robot Report](https://www.therobotreport.com/the-bot-company-led-by-kyle-vogt-brings-in-another-150m/))","sourceUrl":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-cruise-ceo-vogts-robotics-startup-valued-2-billion-new-funding-sources-2025-03-21/"},{"label":"Household non-humanoid positioning (primary TechCrunch)","value":"TechCrunch (Mar 23 2025) described The Bot Company as a stealth robotics startup led by Kyle Vogt developing a general-purpose mobile platform for autonomous household tasks such as cleaning and laundry, after an earlier May 2024 raise. Treat product scope as reported while the company remains in stealth ([TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/23/former-cruise-ceo-kyle-vogts-new-robotics-startup-reportedly-raises-another-150m/))","sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/23/former-cruise-ceo-kyle-vogts-new-robotics-startup-reportedly-raises-another-150m/"}],"aliases":["The Bot Co.","Bot Co","bot.co"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":"Pre-revenue, $4B+ valuation with zero units shipped","litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T09:55:20.801Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T19:03:09.248Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/the-bot-co","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/the-bot-co","name":"The Bot Company","alternateName":["The Bot Co.","Bot Co","bot.co"],"description":"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. 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