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TechCrunch · United States · Skild AI raises $1.4bn at $14bn valuation to build a general-purpose robot brain
Reports Skild AI as the most-funded pure-software robotics startup ever at this stage, led by SoftBank, with Nvidia, Bezos Expeditions, Macquarie Group, Samsung, LG, Schneider Electric and Salesforce Ventures also investing. Notes the strategic composition: hardware OEMs investing in the software brain suggests a platform play, not a vertical integration.
“Skild AI hits a $14B valuation as SoftBank, Nvidia and Bezos back its bid to build a general-purpose robot brain.”