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Sensei

YC S24

Boston, US · Founded 2024 · 2 employees · 9 known investors

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Sensei connects robotics companies with human operators to collect real-world training data at scale. The platform supports the development of robotic systems by sourcing in-the-wild data from a distributed network of operators.

Also known as Sensei Robotics, Inc. · OBO

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceHard TechMarketplaceData EngineeringUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

Sensei was founded in 2024 by Anubhav Guha and John Piotti.

AGAnubhav Guha
Anubhav GuhaCEOAnubhav Guha leads Sensei, a data marketplace for robotics training. He previously worked as Chief Engineer and Program Manager for Aurora Flight Science and Boeing's DARPA AlphaDogfight program, and completed advanced studies in robotics at MIT.
JPJohn Piotti
John PiottiCTOJohn Piotti is an MIT graduate who previously worked as a robotics engineer at Aurora Flight Science and Boeing, and as a full stack developer at UtilityAPI. He is now CTO at Sensei, focused on robotic training data collection.
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Joana RafaelFounder
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Nuno MoutinhoFounder
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Paulo CarreiraFounder
VP
Vasco PortugalFounder

Investors · 9

Lotus Venture Partnerslisted by Lotus Venture PartnersNew York

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Alpha Square GroupreportedNew York

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Bright Pixel CapitalreportedMaia

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LeadX Capital PartnersreportedMunich · $43.2M

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Network VCreportedMenlo Park

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TechstarsreportedBoulder · $220K

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Toyota VenturesreportedLos Altos

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$200M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2017–2026

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Related companies · 6

DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)Silicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment. It serves academic labs, startups, and enterprises developing physical AI systems.
Gecko RoboticsGecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height. The company serves industrial facilities that need to inspect large equipment and infrastructure.
SenseAI VenturesSenseAI is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI application and AI tooling startups, backing founders across sectors including finance, enterprise and consumer software, cybersecurity, manufacturing, healthcare, and media. Based in India, the firm focuses on category-creating AI companies with a founder-first approach and uses a proprietary VDAT evaluation framework.
SBX RoboticsSBX Robotics creates synthetic training images for robot computer vision systems using simulation, enabling companies to generate large labeled datasets from minimal seed imagery at a fraction of traditional annotation costs.
Hebbian RoboticsHebbian Robotics builds open-source SDKs and data-quality infrastructure for Physical AI data pipelines, helping robotics foundation model labs filter, label, and curate large volumes of egocentric video data. Its tools let data teams write quality checks as Python functions with durable execution, observability, and auditability.
Vision LabThe Vision Lab creates high-density action labeling datasets for video and industrial data using proprietary vision language models combined with human annotation. The company serves machine learning teams building computer vision systems across biotech, manufacturing, and other industries.

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Sensei Robotics, Inc.

In the news

🦾 Sensei: Robotics training data, at scale.ycombinator.com · Aug 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Sensei do?
Sensei connects robotics companies with human operators to collect real-world training data at scale. The platform supports the development of robotic systems by sourcing in-the-wild data from a distributed network of operators.
Who founded Sensei?
Sensei was founded by Anubhav Guha, John Piotti in 2024.
Who are Sensei's investors?
Sensei's investors include Calibrate Ventures, Lotus Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Alpha Square Group, Bright Pixel Capital, LeadX Capital Partners, Network VC, Techstars and 1 more.
How much funding has Sensei raised?
Sensei has disclosed $200M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Sensei headquartered?
Sensei is headquartered in Boston, US.