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Emerging neolabDexterity-first foundation models for robot hands, trained on industrial data
Raised, confirmed$41M2 confirmed rounds
Valuation, confirmed—none disclosed
Valuation, reported—no open report
Founded2024Seoul, KR
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Emerging neolabRobotics foundation-model company founded in 2024 by the founder of Olaworks; $15M seed (Apr 2025) and $26M Seed 2 (Mar 2026), about $41M in total | |
| Field | Robotics and physical AI | |
| Founded | 2024 | |
| Headquarters | Seoul, KROffices in Seoul, Tokyo and San Francisco (listed on the company site as its US HQ). | therobotreport.comchecked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Founders | Jung-hee Ryu, Jinwoo Shin | |
| Website | rlwrld.ai | rlwrld.ai RLWRLD builds dexterity-first foundation models that help robots see, think, learn and use their hands in the real world.checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Careers | rlwrld.ai | rlwrld.aichecked 15 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @RLWRLD_aiLinkedInHugging Face, 21 modelsGitHub, 16 public reposYouTube | How links are checkedchecked 15 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
RLWRLD has raised $41M in rounds confirmed by the company, a regulator or two independent outlets. Status rules: methodology.
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Seed 2 | $26M | — | Headline Asia, Z Venture Capital Corporation, CJ Logistics, Kakao Investment, Lotte Ventures, Hanwha Asset Management, Mirae Asset – Emart Investment Fund I, Hyosung Ventures, Smilegate Investment, T Investment, Hashed Ventures | Confirmed | Pulse 2 RLWRLD, a physical AI company developing robotics foundation models trained directly in real industrial environments, announced it has closed a $26 million Seed 2 funding round, bringing its total seed investment to a…+1 more sourcechecked 15 Nov 2026 |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Seed | $15M | — | Lead: Hashed; Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Global Brain, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, KDDI, ANA Holdings, Mitsui Chemicals, Shimadzu Corporation | Confirmed | PR Newswire (via The Manila Times) RLWRLD, a Physical AI startup building robotics foundation models, today announced a $15 million seed round+1 more sourcechecked 15 Nov 2026 |
Notes on these rounds
- Mar 2026 Seed 2: Amount stated as approximately $26 million; total seed funding approximately $41 million. Hashed Ventures, which led Seed 1, also participated.
- 15 Apr 2025 Seed: The company reports $15 million; TechCrunch gives 21 billion KRW (about $14.8 million). Later described by the company as Seed 1.
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jung-hee Ryu | Founder & CEO | Olaworks (Founder), Future Play (Founder) | Current | |
| Jinwoo ShinXLinkedInScholarSite | Chief Scientist | KAIST (Chair Professor) | Current |
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What it has shipped
| Name | Kind | Date | Open weights | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLDX-1.1 | model | Nov 2026 | Yes | rlwrld.ai RLDX-1.1 is now available. Faster training and inference, improved performance, and smoother actions.checked 15 Nov 2026 |
| RLDX-1 | model | 7 May 2026 | Yes | |
| DexBench | dataset | — | rlwrld.ai A benchmark built on NVIDIA Isaac Lab-Arena to evaluate humanoid dexterous manipulation on real-world industrial tasks.checked 15 Nov 2026 |
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