RightHand
Somerville, US · Founded 2015 · 40 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
RightHand Robotics develops an AI-powered robotic piece-picking platform for order fulfillment in e-commerce and supply chain operations. The system combines a compliant gripper mechanism with computer vision to automate warehouse picking tasks at scale.
Also known as RightHand Robotics
Founders & leadership
RightHand was founded in 2015 by Leif Jentoft and Yaro Tenzer.
Investors · 9
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$84.2M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2015–2022
▶$25MraisedApr 2022 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Yaro TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael MountzDirector
- Arunas ChesonisDirector
- Matthew HershensonDirector
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Conor FernandezDirector
- Mark SiegelDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- Sales commissions
- $3M
- Placement agents
- Cowen and Company, LLC
- First sale
- Feb 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$19.1MraisedOct 2021 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Matthew HershensonDirector
- Yaro TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Mark SiegelDirector
- Michael MountzDirector
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Arunas ChesonisDirector
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $19.1M
- Sales commissions
- $1.3M
- Placement agents
- Cowen and Company, LLC
- First sale
- Sep 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6MraisedJul 2020 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Michael MountzDirector
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Mark SiegelDirector
- Yaro TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Matthew HershensonDirector
- Offering amount
- $8M
- Amount sold
- $6M
- First sale
- Jun 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$23MraisedDec 2018 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Mark ValdezDirector
- Mark SiegelDirector
- Michael MountzDirector
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Yaro TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $23M
- Amount sold
- $23M
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$7.8MraisedMar 2017 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Yaroslav TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $8M
- Amount sold
- $7.8M
- First sale
- Mar 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3.3MraisedOct 2015 · 18 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Lael OdhnerExecutive Officer, Director
- Leif JentoftExecutive Officer, Director
- Yaroslav TenzerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $3.3M
- Amount sold
- $3.3M
- First sale
- Sep 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026RightHand Robotics develops autonomous robotic piece-picking technology for order fulfillment. Its core offering, the RightPick system, combines proprietary industrial hardware with machine learning and computer vision to pick and place individual items across a wide range of SKUs. The company describes the system as model-free, meaning it can handle items without pre-existing item models, and states it is designed to run continuously to fill orders around the clock, with cycle times as fast as three seconds.
Around the picking hardware, the company offers RightPick Fleet Management, a software layer providing real-time operational visibility, exception-handling tools, data analysis and reporting, and remote operation and monitoring across a fleet of robots. RightCare is the company's customer support program, covering customers and integrators from initial concept through implementation, and including 24/7 online and phone service, preventative maintenance and ongoing software improvements.
Business model
The company supplies robotic piece-picking hardware and accompanying fleet-management software to warehouse and fulfillment operators, together with an ongoing support and maintenance program (RightCare), and reaches many end users through system integrators and automation partners.
Traction
The company reports that the RightPick system has handled hundreds of thousands of unique SKUs across multiple industry verticals. Named users referenced on its site include apo.com Group and Apotea, and Element Logic is cited as a partner combining its technology and AutoStore with the RightPick system.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Positions itself as a supplier of piece-picking robotics that integrates into existing warehouse automation environments including AutoStore cube storage, AS/RS picking stations, auto baggers, autonomous mobile robots and sorter induction lines.
Emphasizes model-free picking across hundreds of thousands of unique SKUs, ease of integration and operation, 24/7 autonomous running, fast cycle times, and a large accumulated base of operational picking data.
Technology
The RightPick system uses machine learning and AI together with proprietary industrial hardware to perform model-free picking of items, supporting multi-line orders, barcode scanning, subdivided totes and gentle handling of varied goods. The company states it has accumulated over a petabyte of operational data, which supports global fleet intelligence and data-driven performance reporting.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement via demos and sales contact combined with a network of strategic integration partners that deploy RightPick within broader warehouse automation projects; published customer case studies support the sales motion.
Warehouse and distribution operations in e-commerce, pharmaceutical, apparel, health and beauty, and grocery sectors, as well as system integrators building warehouse automation solutions.
Geography
Headquartered in Somerville, United States, with integration partners described as operating in warehouse automation markets globally; referenced customers include European pharmacy and e-commerce operators.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 6
by search overlap
Companies competing with RightHand for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | Phase II | 2016 | $750K |
| National Science Foundation | Phase ISTTR | 2015 | $225K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
In the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- RightHandrighthandrobotics.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does RightHand do?
- RightHand Robotics builds RightPick, an AI-driven robotic piece-picking system for autonomous order fulfillment.
- Who founded RightHand?
- RightHand was founded by Leif Jentoft, Yaro Tenzer in 2015.
- Who are RightHand's investors?
- RightHand's investors include Menlo Ventures, Matrix, Playground Global, F-Prime Capital, Global Brain, Maniv Mobility, Perot Jain, Safar Partners and 1 more.
- How much funding has RightHand raised?
- RightHand has disclosed $84.2M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is RightHand headquartered?
- RightHand is headquartered in Somerville, US.