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Sources: Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup Genki Robotics, co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a ~1B valuation; it raised a ~50M seed in 2025 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
Lucinda Shen / Axios: Sources: Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup Genki Robotics, co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a ~1B valuation; it raised a ~50M seed in 2025 — Genki Robotics, a h
Lucinda Shen / Axios: Sources: Tokyo-based humanoid robotics startup Genki Robotics, co-founded by Andy Rubin, raised a Series A at a ~1B valuation; it raised a ~50M seed in 2025 — Genki Robotics, a humanoid robotics company co-founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, is valued at about $1 billion following its recent Series A, Axios Pro has learned.
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Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-26