GoKawiilXDOF nears $1.2B Series B led by 8VC just months after $70M Series A
XDOF, a startup founded by UC Berkeley researchers Philipp Wu and Fred Shentu that supplies teleoperation data for training robots, is reportedly in late-stage talks for a Series B round valuing it at roughly $1.2 billion, led by 8VC. The company raised a $70 million Series A only in June, but investors approached it again after its annualized revenue climbed toward $50 million. The final size of the raise and whether it includes new capital in the valuation remain unconfirmed, and terms could still shift.
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XDOF's rapid jump in valuation signals intense investor appetite for companies that supply real-world data to train robots, an area seen as the physical-world equivalent of the datasets that powered large language models. Its positioning as a data-supply backbone for robotics labs mirrors the role Scale AI played in the LLM boom, suggesting investors expect a similar surge in demand as robotics companies scramble for training data they can't easily collect themselves.
- XDOF is in talks for a Series B at about $1.2 billion valuation, led by 8VC.
- The round comes less than three months after its $70 million Series A.
- Investors compare XDOF's role in robotics data to Scale AI's role in AI training data.
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