Grip
YC S26Zürich, CH · Founded 2026 · 4 employees · 4 known investors
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Grip Robotics develops physical-AI grippers that perceive, adapt, and manipulate objects in the waste stream, automating handling tasks in waste management that currently rely on manual labor.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsRobotic Process AutomationSustainabilitySwitzerlandEurope
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S26)
Grip was founded in 2026 by Jonas Gruetter and Stanislaw Piasecki.
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Jonas GruetterinCo-FounderJonas Gruetter is a former robotics researcher with work published at ICRA and prior experience at Gravis Robotics, the Robotic Systems Lab, and Ursa Mining. He is the founder of Grip Robotics, which builds AI-driven grippers to automate object handling in waste management.
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Stanislaw PiaseckiinCo-FounderStanislaw Piasecki is a co-founder of Grip, which builds physical-AI grippers for automating object handling in waste management. He was previously a founding engineer at URSA Mining working on autonomous excavators, and has worked on autonomous interceptor drones at CDDS, autonomous race cars at AMZ, and quadruped robotics at ANYbotics, and holds an MS in Computational Science and Engineering from ETH Zürich.
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SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2021Source ↗
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- What does Grip do?
- Grip Robotics develops physical-AI grippers that perceive, adapt, and manipulate objects in the waste stream, automating handling tasks in waste management that currently rely on manual labor.
- Who founded Grip?
- Grip was founded by Jonas Gruetter, Stanislaw Piasecki in 2026.
- Who are Grip's investors?
- Grip's investors include Y Combinator, Intel Capital, Stride Ventures, YL Ventures.
- Where is Grip headquartered?
- Grip is headquartered in Zürich, CH.