Genesis AI Raises $105 Million Seed Led by Eclipse and Khosla to Build Universal Robotics AI Model with US and Chinese Investors

Genesis AI, a robotics startup focused on developing artificial intelligence models for robots, has emerged from stealth with a $105 million seed funding round. The round was co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures, featuring both U.S. and Chinese investors, which is notable given the current geopolitical tensions in the tech industry. Genesis AI aims to build a universal robotics foundation model by generating its own synthetic data to train AI systems capable of general-purpose physical tasks. The company’s approach targets the challenge of creating a single foundational AI model that can be applied across various robotic applications. Separately, Julius AI, an AI data analyst startup that uses natural language prompts to analyze data and run predictive models, has raised $10 million in a seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.