Robot Makeractive
1X Technologies
Norwegian-American humanoid robotics company (formerly Halodi Robotics) developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home use, including its NEO consumer robot. The company is backed by OpenAI and EQT Ventures and began full-scale production in 2026.
Palo Alto, USAFounded 2014501-1000 employees
$137M
Total Funding
$10.0B
Valuation
4
Robots
3
Funding Rounds
5
Investors
5.0
Hype Score
Scores
Hype5/10
Momentum4.6/10
Known funding rounds
Series B
Jan 2024$100M
Lead: EQT Ventures
Series A
Mar 2023$24M
Lead: OpenAI Startup Fund
Seed
Jan 2020Undisclosed
The technologies for bringing humanoids to life
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Key people
BØ
Bernt Øivind Børnich
Founder & CEO
AS
Ahmed Sadek
VP, Engineering
TR
Tony Rivers
president and CEO
SS
Samarth Sinha
Not explicitly stated
BB
Bernt Børnich
CEO