- The Bot Company, founded by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million in a funding round led by Greenoaks.
- The startup, launched in May 2023, previously secured $150 million from investors including Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Stripe’s co-founders.
The Bot Company, a robotics startup founded by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised another $150 million in funding, according to a report from Reuters. The investment round was led by Greenoaks, adding to the company’s financial backing as it continues developing household chore-focused robots.
Vogt founded The Bot Company alongside Paril Jain, Tesla’s former AI tech team lead, and Luke Holoubek, a former Cruise software engineer. While Vogt has not commented on the latest funding news, the company’s rapid financial growth highlights strong investor confidence in its mission.
This latest funding round follows an initial $150 million investment in May 2023. Early backers included prominent figures such as former GitHub CEO and investor Nat Friedman, Pioneer founder and investor Daniel Gross, Spark Capital general partner Nabeel Hyatt, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, Stripe co-founder John Collison, and Quiet Capital.
Vogt launched The Bot Company just five months after stepping down as CEO of Cruise, the autonomous vehicle startup he co-founded in 2013. Cruise, which was later acquired by General Motors, faced significant scrutiny following an incident on October 2, in which one of its self-driving cars ran over and dragged a pedestrian 20 feet after the individual had been hit by a human-driven vehicle.
As The Bot Company moves forward with its robotics ambitions, the fresh capital injection positions it to expand its development efforts and push further into the consumer robotics space.
Edited by Harshajit Sarmah
