The facts
Genesis AI at a glance.
Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.
- Kind of company
- Robot brainsThe AI software that lets robots see, plan and move.
- Based in
- Offices in Paris and the San Francisco Bay Area (no single HQ stated), United States / France
- Founded
- 2024TechCrunch (founded "last December"), Jul 1, 2025
- Last closed-round valuation
- No confirmed valuation
- Reported valuation
- Reported $3B, in talksabout $3B pre-money (The Next Web, Jul 24, 2026)
- What it has shipped
- Has a model or API
Founders
- Zhou Xian: CEO; PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University (TechCrunch, Jul 1, 2025)
- Théophile Gervet: president; former research scientist at Mistral AI (TechCrunch, Jul 1, 2025)
Bloomberg reported talks to raise about $500M at roughly $3B pre-money, citing people familiar. Jul 23, 2026
The Next Web, Jul 24, 2026
What it has built
Shipped, or not yet.
“Has a model or API” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.
Eno, a wheeled robot
Source2 rounds
Funding, as reported.
Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.
| When | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors named | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | seed | $105 million | Not stated | Eclipse (co-lead), Khosla Ventures (co-lead), Bpifrance, HSG, Eric Schmidt, Xavier Niel, Daniela Rus, Vladlen Koltun | TechCrunch |
| Jul 23, 2026 | in talks (not confirmed) | about $500M | about $3B pre-money | Premji Invest (reportedly in talks to lead), HSG, Northzone | The Next Web |
Our note
Worth knowing.
Our note: Talks figures are from people familiar, per Bloomberg as relayed by TNW; the Bloomberg original was not fetched. Genesis has moved into hardware (robotic hands, wheeled robot), so it overlaps with roboticsverdict.com. TechCrunch (2025) calls its physics engine "proprietary".
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