What is Skild AI?
General-purpose robotics foundation model company building an omni-bodied robot brain.
- Category
- Robotics foundation models
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- Private; offices in Pittsburgh, San Mateo, and Bengaluru
- Total funding
- More than $2 billion reported after 2026 Series C
- Valuation
- Over $14 billion reported in January 2026
What is Skild AI?
Skild AI is a robotics foundation models company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Skild AI develops a general-purpose robotics foundation model, the Skild Brain, designed to work across humanoids, quadrupeds, arms, mobile manipulators, and industrial robots. The company targets enterprise robotics use cases in security, facilities, warehouses, manufacturing, data centers, construction, and eventually homes.
The company was founded in 2023 and remains private. Its public profile is strongest around Skild Brain and Omni-bodied control, while detailed revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.
As of June 2026, the safest public read is that Skild AI is scaling through enterprise partnerships and capital-intensive product development rather than a self-serve consumer motion.
What does Skild AI offer?
Skild AI's public product set centers on Skild Brain, Omni-bodied control, Simulation training.
- Skild Brain· Robotics foundation model
- Omni-bodied control· Robot learning
- Simulation training· AI training
- Enterprise robotics deployments· Applications
Sources:Skild AI website
How does Skild AI make money?
Foundation-model licensing, robotics partnerships, and enterprise deployments; public pricing is not disclosed.
Foundation-model licensing, robotics partnerships, and enterprise deployments; public pricing is not disclosed. No public list pricing; sold through enterprise/robotics partnerships.
Growth is driven by enterprise adoption, strategic partnerships, and proof that the platform can deliver measurable operational, clinical, scientific, or mission outcomes. Because Skild AI does not publish standard list prices, buyers should treat budget sizing as a custom-contract exercise.
The commercial motion therefore depends on executive sponsorship, security and compliance review, and evidence that the product can integrate into existing workflows rather than replace them all at once.
Who leads Skild AI?
Skild AI is led by Deepak Pathak, Co-founder and CEO.
- Deepak PathakCo-founder and CEOCo-founder · since 2023CMU professor and robotics AI researcher.
- Abhinav GuptaCo-founderCo-founderCMU professor and robotics/computer-vision researcher.
- Lightspeed / SoftBank investorsBoard/backersInvestorsMajor capital providers for scaling.
How do you contact Skild AI's leadership?
Public contact form; no verified personal email pattern found. Use the listed public company route rather than guessed personal inboxes.
Public contact form; no verified personal email pattern foundSources:Skild AI website
How much funding has Skild AI raised?
Skild AI has more than $2 billion reported after 2026 series c and is private.
2024-07: Series A — $300 million, led/backed by Lightspeed, Coatue, SoftBank, Bezos Expeditions ($1.5 billion valuation). 2025-04: Series B — $500 million, led/backed by SoftBank and strategic investors ($4.7 billion valuation). 2026-01: Series C — About $1.4 billion, led/backed by SoftBank Group with Nvidia, Bezos Expeditions and others (Over $14 billion valuation).
The latest public valuation/status marker is Over $14 billion reported in January 2026. Where a valuation is undisclosed, public reporting only supports the financing amount and participating investors.
Funding is best interpreted as capacity for product build-out, hiring, regulatory or deployment work, and longer sales cycles; it should not be read as proof of profitability unless the company has separately disclosed profitability.
How did Skild AI get here?
Skild AI's timeline runs from its 2023 founding through major financing and product milestones.
- 2023Founded from CMU researchSkild AI was founded by robotics researchers.
- 2024Series A unicorn roundThe company raised $300 million for a robotics foundation model.
- 2025Series BSkild AI raised $500 million at a reported $4.7 billion valuation.
- 2025Skild Brain revealedThe company publicly described its omni-bodied robot model.
- 2026Series CSkild AI announced roughly $1.4 billion and more than $2 billion total raised.
Who are Skild AI's competitors?
Skild AI competes with specialized startups and larger platform companies in robotics foundation models.
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