Why Skild AI matters
Skild AI raised a $1.4 billion Series C led by SoftBank on January 14, 2026, valuing the company above $14 billion, up from $4.5 billion seven months earlier. On September 10, 2026 the company said it had crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue with more than 60 paying customers, ten months after its first commercial deployment. Founded by Carnegie Mellon professors Deepak Pathak and Abhinav Gupta, it deploys with Nvidia and Foxconn.
The numberCrossed $100M in annual recurring revenue on Sept 10, 2026, ten months after its first commercial deployment
On The All Things AI 100
Listed under Robotics and physical AI. AI that drives, walks, and lifts.
Quick answers
- What does Skild AI do?
- Develops the Skild Brain, a general-purpose AI model licensed to control many kinds of robots. Skild AI raised a $1.4 billion Series C led by SoftBank on January 14, 2026, valuing the company above $14 billion, up from $4.5 billion seven months earlier.
- What AI capabilities does Skild AI offer?
- Skild AI offers the Skild Brain, a general-purpose AI model that businesses license to control many kinds of robots. The model supplies shared perception, planning, and motor skills so one controller can operate different robot bodies instead of a custom stack for each machine. Customers use it to add learned robot control to physical automation work.
- Why is Skild AI on The All Things AI 100?
- Skild AI is listed under Robotics and physical AI. AI that drives, walks, and lifts. Crossed $100M in annual recurring revenue on Sept 10, 2026, ten months after its first commercial deployment.
- Where is Skild AI based, and who owns it?
- Skild AI is based in Pittsburgh, PA, was founded in 2023 and is private, Series C.