Sources: Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup Genki Robotics, co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a ~$1B valuation

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TLDR

  • Genki Robotics, Andy Rubin’s Tokyo humanoid robotics startup, reached a ~$1B valuation after its Series A.

Key Facts

  • Genki Robotics is a humanoid robotics company co-founded by Android creator Andy Rubin.
  • The company is based in Tokyo.
  • It raised a ~$50M seed round in 2025.
  • A subsequent Series A pushed its valuation to approximately $1 billion.

Why It Matters

  • Genki Robotics joins a small group of humanoid robotics startups crossing the $1B valuation mark.
  • Andy Rubin’s involvement connects the company to his history building Android at Google.

Lucinda Shen / Axios · 2026-04-21 · Read the original

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