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Eka Robotics
Core neolabVision-Force-Action robot manipulation model with a force-sensitive gripper
Raised, confirmed$150M1 confirmed round
Valuation, confirmed$1.45B20 Oct 2026 post-money
Valuation, reported—no open report
Founded2025Cambridge, MA, US
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Core neolabRobot manipulation foundation-model company founded by an MIT professor and a former Google DeepMind researcher; $150M Series A at $1.45B post-money (Oct 2026). | |
| Field | Robotics and physical AI | |
| Founded | 2025 | siliconangle.com Pulkit Agrawal, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who leads its Improbable AI Lab, started Eka last year with Tuomas Haarnoja.checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA, US | |
| Founders | Pulkit Agrawal, Tuomas Haarnoja | |
| Website | ekarobotics.com | ekarobotics.com We are building intelligence for the physical world in its native language: force.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @EkaRoboticsLinkedIn | How links are checkedchecked 15 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
Eka Robotics has raised $150M in rounds confirmed by the company, a regulator or two independent outlets. Status rules: methodology.
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Series A | $150M | $1.45B post-money | Lead: Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime; Obvious Ventures, E14 Fund, MFV Partners, Bison Ventures, Glasswing Ventures, Samsung NEXT | Confirmed |
Notes on these rounds
- 20 Oct 2026 Series A: Valuation as reported by TechCrunch and shown on the lead investor's portfolio page.
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulkit AgrawalXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder; MIT associate professor | MIT (Associate professor), SafelyYou (Co-founder) | Current | jobs.a16z.com MIT associate professor researching perception, control, robotics and reinforcement learning.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
| Tuomas HaarnojaXLinkedIn | Co-founder | Google DeepMind (Researcher) | Current | jobs.a16z.com Co-created Soft Actor-Critic at Berkeley and later worked at Google DeepMind on humanoid behaviors trained in simulation and deployed on physical robots.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
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