Machenta has raised a $40 million seed round to develop a robot foundation model that can learn new physical tasks from a single demonstration without additional training. The company aims to shorten the process of teaching robots new jobs, which typically involves extensive data collection and model retraining. This capital will be used to scale their model and expand their team.

Total raised
Undisclosed
tracked to date
Latest round
Seed
Oct 27, 2026
Known investors
2
led by Creandum
Press coverage
7
outlets tracked

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Funding history

  1. 1
    $40 millionSeedOct 27, 2026

    Led by Creandum

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Founder

Edward Johns
Edward Johns
CEO and cofounder

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  • CCreandumLead investorVC firm
  • UUnion Square VenturesVC firm

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