Boris Sofman
FounderFounder & CEO at Bedrock Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBedrock Robotics
About
Boris Sofman is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, a San Francisco-based company developing self-operating heavy machinery through an equipment upfit to affect project cost, schedule, safety, and predictability. He previously spent five years as an engineering executive at Waymo, leading its autonomous trucking efforts and technology teams supporting the Waymo One network. Earlier, he spent ten years at the consumer robotics company Anki, which shipped over 3.7 million devices since 2013 and reached as much as $100 million in annual global revenue.
Founder & CEO at Bedrock Robotics
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8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checksC4 VenturesParis · $500K – $10M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2026Deviation CapitalNew YorkEclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checksEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksGeorgianToronto, Ontario · $25M – $100M checksKearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checksLMNT VenturesMercer IslandNVenturesSanta ClaraPrelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksValor Equity PartnersChicagoXora
Co-founders at Bedrock Robotics
Experience
- Bedrock RoboticsCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- WaymoSr. Director Of Engineering, Head of Trucking2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoDirector of Engineering2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Anki, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2010 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Neato RoboticsRoboticist2007 — 2011
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD, Robotics Institute2005 — 2010
Skills & more
Machine Learning25Robotics54Computer Science6Computer Vision15Algorithms52Artificial Intelligence46Sensors11Image Processing4System Architecture13Software Engineering8Mobile Devices8Software Development3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Boris Sofman?
- Boris Sofman is the co-founder and CEO of Bedrock Robotics, a San Francisco-based company developing self-operating heavy machinery through an equipment upfit to affect project cost, schedule, safety, and predictability. He previously spent five years as an engineering executive at Waymo, leading its autonomous trucking efforts and technology teams supporting the Waymo One network. Earlier, he spent ten years at the consumer robotics company Anki, which shipped over 3.7 million devices since 2013 and reached as much as $100 million in annual global revenue.
- Where does Boris Sofman work?
- Boris Sofman is Founder & CEO of Bedrock Robotics.
- What companies did Boris Sofman found?
- Boris Sofman founded Bedrock Robotics.
- Where did Boris Sofman go to school?
- Boris Sofman studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Ph.D., Robotics); Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Computer Science & Electrical and Computer Engineering).
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