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01Skild Brain
02Foundation Model
03Reinforcement Learning
Skild AI
PrivatePittsburgh based AI robotics company founded in 2023 by Carnegie Mellon professors Deepak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta. Building a universal foundation model (the 'Skild Brain') to control any robot for any task.
Founded 2023$1.80B raised
About Skild AI
Skild AI is a Pittsburgh-based artificial intelligence company developing a universal foundation model for robotics. Founded by Carnegie Mellon professors Deepak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta, the company is building Skild Brain, a general-purpose AI system designed to provide a shared intelligence layer that can operate across many different types of robots rather than being tied to a single hardware platform. Skild Brain is trained to generalize across perception, reasoning, and physical interaction, enabling robots to learn and perform a wide variety of real-world tasks. Backed by one of the largest funding rounds in robotics AI, Skild AI has emerged as one of the world’s most valuable startups focused on creating foundational intelligence for the next generation of autonomous robots.
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Skild AI History
- 2015 - 2023
Research roots become Skild AI
Skild AI was founded in 2023 by Deepak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta, two professors at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute collaborating on robotics research for nearly a decade. Their key insight came in 2015 with a 1,000x scaling of robotics data, followed by their influential 2017 paper on curiosity-driven learning.
CMUCuriosity-driven learning - July 2024
Skild AI emerges from stealth with a $300M Series A
The company emerged from stealth in July 2024 with a $300 million Series A at $1.5 billion valuation, led by Lightspeed, Coatue, and SoftBank, with participation from Jeff Bezos and Sequoia Capital.
Series AStealth - 2025
Skild Brain expands into factories and logistics
Skild became profitable in 2025 with ~$30 million in revenue. Its Skild Brain is tested across security, delivery, warehouses, manufacturing, and construction. A landmark deal with Nvidia and Foxconn brought the technology into factory environments.
FoxconnFactories - May 2025 - January 2026
Series B and C lift valuation above $14B
In May 2025, Skild raised a $500 million Series B led by SoftBank, pushing valuation to $4.7 billion. A $1.4 billion Series C in January 2026, again led by SoftBank with Nvidia, brought total funding over $1.8 billion and valuation above $14 billion.
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Skild AI is a Pittsburgh-based robotics AI company developing the Skild Brain, a general-purpose foundation model designed as a universal intelligence layer for any robot. Founded by Carnegie Mellon professors Deepak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta, the company is valued at over $14 billion and is one of the most highly funded robotics AI startups in the world.