Mbodi AI
YC X25 ↗New York City, US · Founded 2024 · 6 employees · 11 known investors
Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change. The company targets manufacturers and production facilities that need flexible automation that adapts in real-time to changing conditions and scales across robot fleets.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X25)
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Xavier (Tianhao) Chiin𝕏Founder
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Sebastian Peraltain𝕏Founder
Investors · 11
AIN VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M
BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K
Imagination CapitalNew York · $100K – $150K
Mozilla Ventures
MyAsiaVCSeattlevia Aabhas Khanna · inferred
Tomahawk.VCPfäffikon SZ · $250K – $2M
TRACSonoma · $250K – $2M
TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Franciscovia Fred Campbell · inferred
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
ZAKA VCSan Francisco
Olive Tree CapitalreportedBoston
In the news
- Meet Mbodi, Automate’s 2026 Startup Challenge winner | Association for Advancing Automationautomate.org · 2026
- Y Combinator P25 Startup Mbodi AI Builds Robotics Team - Startup Fortunestartupfortune.com · 2026
- Mbodi will show how it can train a robot using AI agents at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2025
- Mbodi AI 🤖angelsround.com · 2025
- 10 Most Exciting AI Agent Startups at YC Demo Day Spring Cohort 2025 - Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com · 2025
- Mbodi AI- Embodied AI for Industrial Roboticsycombinator.com · 2025
- Mbodi AI launches on Y Combinator, developing embodied AI for industrial robotstherobotreport.com · 2025
- Mbodi AI - A New Paradigm for AI Robotics and Our Partnership with ABBmbodi.ai · 2024
