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Volumes

Techstars '26

Westport, US · Founded 2025 · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Volumes captures spatiotemporal (4D) data of real-world objects and environments in motion to create accurate, licensable datasets for AI laboratories. The company transforms physical reality into ground-truth data that enables AI systems to understand spatial relationships, geometry, temporal dynamics, and physical interactions.

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Founders & leadership

Volumes was founded in 2025 by Chet Ellis and Tyler Raciti.

CEChet Ellis
Chet EllisCEO & Co-FounderChet Ellis studied incongruity and absurdity at Harvard and is co-founder and CEO of Volumes, which captures spatiotemporal data of real-world objects and environments to create datasets for AI systems.
TRTyler Raciti
Tyler RacitiCOO & Co-FounderHe previously worked as a physical AI strategist at Monitor Deloitte, advising on autonomous systems across infrastructure and manufacturing, and has served as a university lecturer on AI.

Investors · 1

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Volumes is a data company focused on physical AI. It states that it transforms the physical world into verified, high-fidelity data intended to expand what AI and robotics systems can perceive, understand and create.

The company positions its data for use cases including robotics, world models, autonomous vehicles and augmented reality.

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Market position

Volumes presents itself as a supplier of data for physical AI, addressing perception and understanding needs in robotics and related spatial computing domains.

Go-to-market

The company orients its data toward robotics, world model, autonomous vehicle and augmented reality applications.

Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 20265

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Frequently asked questions

What does Volumes do?
Volumes builds verified high-fidelity data of the physical world for physical AI and robotics applications.
Who founded Volumes?
Volumes was founded by Chet Ellis, Tyler Raciti in 2025.
Who are Volumes's investors?
Volumes's investors include Techstars.
Where is Volumes headquartered?
Volumes is headquartered in Westport, US.