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Genesis AI

Simulator-first robot learning.

HQ
Paris and Palo Alto
Founded
Dec 2024
Web
genesis.ai
Camps
Physical AI World models

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What it does

Genesis pairs its open physics simulator with real-robot data to train a general robot model, and in 2026 went full-stack with its own human-shaped hand. It emerged from stealth in July 2025 with $105M from Eclipse and Khosla.

Camp membership over time

  1. dates not recorded
    Physical AI and robotics
    Simulation-plus-real data robot model; own hand since 2026.
    Sources Genesis AI emerges from stealth with $105M to build universal robotics foundation model 2025-07-01 · Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full stack, demo shows TechCrunch 2026-05-06
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    World models (secondary)
    Genesis physics simulator as the data engine.
    Sources Genesis AI emerges from stealth with $105M to build universal robotics foundation model 2025-07-01

Capital

AmountKindValuationDateInvestorsSource
$105Mseed Jul 2025 Eclipse, Khosla Ventures, Bpifrance, HSG, Eric Schmidt, Xavier Niel Genesis AI

People

TGThéophile GervetCo-founder
ZXZhou XianCo-founder and CEO

General sources

Genesis AI emerges from stealth with $105M to build universal robotics foundation model 2025-07-01