Lucinda Shen / Axios:
Sources: Genki Robotics, a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a valuation of approximately $1 billion; it raised around $50 million in 2025— Genki Robotics, a humanoid robotics company co-founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is valued at approximately $1 billion following its recent Series A round, Axios Pro has learned.
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- Sources: Genki Robotics, a Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a valuation of approximately $1 billion; it raised around $50 million in 2025 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
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