Company record
TacnIQ
Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool
TacnIQ.ai builds a tactile foundation model that lets machines and robots interpret touch. tacniq.ai
Funding
- $1.5 million Pre-seed, announced September 22, 2026. Led by In Group Holdings. The $1.5 million is part of a $3 million pre-seed round. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: TacnIQ.ai (PR Newswire), EE Times Asia.
Of the 31 Pre-seed rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, TacnIQ's $1.5 million is the 28th largest; their median is $3.3 million.
Whether AI names TacnIQ
- On the Physical AI map: named or cited in 0 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 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 1). See the map. AI named or cited 36 of the 53 companies on the map in that sample; TacnIQ was not one of them. AI names these companies 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).
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Week by week
Answers that named or cited TacnIQ 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 | 0 of 48 |
| October 12, 2026 | 0 of 53 |
| October 19, 2026 | 0 of 54 |
| October 26, 2026 | 1 of 55 |
| November 2, 2026 | 0 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.
Closest rounds in the roster for September 21–26, 2026: Ekai ($1.7 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Palma.ai ($1.8 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Azulene Labs ($3.4 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Beagle Labs ($4.1 million Pre-seed, September 22, 2026), F13 ($5 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Feather ($7.6 million Pre-seed, September 24, 2026).