Skild AI, a Robotics Startup, Secures $1.4B in Funding, Skyrocketing Valuation to $14B
Skild AI, a robotics startup based in Pittsburgh, announced on January 14, 2026, that it has successfully raised a whopping $1.4 billion in a Series C funding round. This round was spearheaded by SoftBank Group, and it has more than tripled Skild AI’s valuation to an impressive $14 billion in a mere seven months.
The funding round witnessed participation from a diverse group of investors. This includes Nvidia’s venture capital arm NVentures, Macquarie Capital, Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions, and 1789 Capital. Strategic investors such as Samsung, LG Technology Ventures, Schneider Electric, CommonSpirit Health, and Salesforce Ventures also joined the round. Meanwhile, existing backers like Lightspeed, Felicis, Coatue, and Sequoia Capital reaffirmed their trust by doubling down on their investments.
Established in 2023, Skild AI is diligently working on developing what it refers to as the “Skild Brain“. This is being touted as the industry’s first unified robotics foundation model. Unlike traditional robotic systems that are tailored to specific designs, Skild’s omni-bodied AI can control any robot without prior knowledge of its exact body form. This includes a wide range of robots such as quadrupeds, humanoids, tabletop arms, and mobile manipulators. The technology leverages in-context learning, enabling robots to adapt in real-time to extreme changes in form or environment.
In 2025, the company scaled from zero to approximately $30 million in revenue within a few months. It is currently deploying systems across various sectors such as security patrols, warehouses, manufacturing floors, data centers, and construction sites. With the new capital, Skild AI plans to scale model training, expand commercial rollouts across enterprise environments, and eventually introduce advanced robotics into consumer homes.
Source: TechCrunch