Eka Robotics Raises $150M at $1.5B Valuation

Eka Robotics raises $150M Series A+ led by a16z.

The round was led by a16z, with participation from F-Prime, Obvious Ventures, E14 Fund.

Eka Robotics develops dexterous robots.

Eka Robotics will use the funds to Scaling its Vision-Force-Action model, expanding robotic capabilities, and speeding up customer deployments.

Eka Robotics focuses on building robots capable of performing various tasks at high speed using their Vision-Force-Action model.

Eka Robotics is based in Cambridge.

The robot picks up 1,500 objects an hour, compared to 600 for a human.

"Eka’s Vision-Force-Action model is the first approach I’ve seen that truly solves manipulation with the generality and throughput needed for deployments," Raghu Raghuram, general partner at a16z; Habib Haddad, founding managing partner at E14 Fund; Shyam Kamadolli, managing director at Fine Structure Ventures. said.

Eka Robotics is positioned competitively in the robotics funding landscape.

The company is led by CEO Pulkit Agrawal.

Company	Eka Robotics
Round	Series A+
Amount	$150M
Lead Investor	a16z
Investors	F-Prime, Obvious Ventures, E14 Fund
Founders	Pulkit Agrawal, Tuomas Haarnoj
Sectors	Robotics