Formant
Founded 2017 · 39 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors
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Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production. It serves enterprises deploying robots and autonomous machines, offering fleet management, telemetry, and monitoring across multi-vendor hardware.
Founders & leadership
Formant was founded in 2017 by Jeff Linnell.
Investors · 11
Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$21M disclosed across 1 round · 2023
- $21MraisedOct 2023 · 2 sources
BMW i Ventures (lead), Ericsson, Goodyear Ventures, GS Futures, Hillsven, Holman, Intel Capital, Pelion Ventures, PICUS Capital, SignalFire, Thursday Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Formant went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Formant do?
- Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production. It serves enterprises deploying robots and autonomous machines, offering fleet management, telemetry, and monitoring across multi-vendor hardware.
- Who founded Formant?
- Formant was founded by Jeff Linnell in 2017.
- Who are Formant's investors?
- Formant's investors include SignalFire, BMW i Ventures, Goodyear Ventures, GS Futures, Hillsven, Intel Capital, Pelion Ventures, PICUS CAPITAL and 1 more.
- How much funding has Formant raised?
- Formant has disclosed $21M raised across 1 round.