Company record
The Bot Company
Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool
The Bot Company is a San Francisco startup building a helpful robot intended for every home. bot.co
Funding
- $150 million, round type not disclosed, announced May 13, 2024. Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Nabeel Hyatt (Spark Capital), Patrick and John Collison and Quiet Capital (no lead named). Announced by founder Kyle Vogt at launch. In March 2025 Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources, a further $150 million led by Greenoaks; the company has not announced it, so it is not listed as a round. Sources: techcrunch.com.
Whether AI names The Bot Company
- On the Physical AI map: named or cited in 1 of 49 answers to Presspool's Physical AI questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 0 of 8, Claude 0 of 8, Perplexity 0 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 0 of 8, Google AI Mode 1 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 1). See the map. Of the 53 companies on the map, The Bot Company ranked joint 24th by answers naming or citing it in that sample. The other companies AI names most on Physical AI questions: Figure (38 of 49), Physical Intelligence (28 of 49), Skild AI (27 of 49), Agility Robotics (26 of 49) and Unitree (26 of 49). Most often named in the same answers: 1X (1), Bedrock Robotics (1), Figure (1), Generalist AI (1), Physical Intelligence (1).
Week by week
Answers that named or cited The Bot Company in each weekly sample of Presspool's Physical AI questions, by the Monday of the sample week. A row is added every week.
| Week of | Physical AI |
|---|---|
| September 21, 2026 | 0 of 38 |
| October 5, 2026 | 2 of 48 |
| October 12, 2026 | 0 of 53 |
| October 19, 2026 | 1 of 54 |
| October 26, 2026 | 0 of 55 |
| November 2, 2026 | 1 of 49 |
Related records
Also on the Physical AI map: 1X, AeiROBOT, AgiBot, Agile Robots, Agility Robotics, Aleph, Apptronik, ASI, Astribot, Bedrock Robotics, Booster Robotics, Clone Robotics and 40 more on the map.