Genesis AI

Handheld device Software

Robotics startup developing foundational AI models (GENE-26.5) and robotic manipulation systems, backed by Khosla Ventures with $105M seed funding.

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Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 13
confidence not yet assessed as of 4 Jun 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Tracked signals (12mo): 13. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-06-04; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-06-04; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:signal_count",
  "issued": {
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  },
  "note": "As of 2026-06-04; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

4 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
GENE-26.5 2025 Indoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Product: GENE-26.5. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:gene-26-5

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_product_gene-26-5,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:gene-26-5},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:product:gene-26-5",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Product",
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  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:gene-26-5",
  "issued": {
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        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
High-Throughput Simulator 2025 Indoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Product: High-Throughput Simulator. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:high-throughput-simulator

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_product_high-throughput-simulator,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:high-throughput-simulator},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:product:high-throughput-simulator",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Product",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:high-throughput-simulator",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Human-like Robotic Hand 2025 Indoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Product: Human-like Robotic Hand. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:human-like-robotic-hand

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_product_human-like-robotic-hand,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:human-like-robotic-hand},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:product:human-like-robotic-hand",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Product",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:human-like-robotic-hand",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Multimodal Data Capture Glove 2025 Indoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Product: Multimodal Data Capture Glove. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:multimodal-data-capture-glove

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_product_multimodal-data-capture-glove,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:multimodal-data-capture-glove},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:product:multimodal-data-capture-glove",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Product",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:product:multimodal-data-capture-glove",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

2 deals · $210M disclosed · 13 signals

13 tracked signals latest 4 Jun 2026
DateDealValue / typeEvidenceCitation
1 Jul 2025 Khosla Ventures & Eclipse Investment Partnership $105M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — PARTNERSHIP: Khosla Ventures & Eclipse Investment Partnership. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-partnership

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_deal_2025-07-01-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-partnership},
  note = {As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-partnership",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — PARTNERSHIP",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-partnership",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        7,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
1 Jul 2025 Genesis AI Series Seed Round $105M source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — FUNDING: Genesis AI Series Seed Round. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-funding

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_deal_2025-07-01-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:deal:2025-07-01-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        7,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-07-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

10 people

The largest relationship set is summarized here with a five-item preview.

PersonRoleCitation
Eric Schmidt Investor / Backer
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Person: Eric Schmidt — Investor / Backer. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:eric-schmidt

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_person_eric-schmidt,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:eric-schmidt},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:person:eric-schmidt",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:eric-schmidt",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Hongyi Yu Senior Team Member
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Person: Hongyi Yu — Senior Team Member. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hongyi-yu

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_person_hongyi-yu,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hongyi-yu},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:person:hongyi-yu",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hongyi-yu",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Hugh Perkins Senior Team Member
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Person: Hugh Perkins — Senior Team Member. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hugh-perkins

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_person_hugh-perkins,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hugh-perkins},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:person:hugh-perkins",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:hugh-perkins",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
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    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Jeremy Leibs Senior Team Member
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Person: Jeremy Leibs — Senior Team Member. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:jeremy-leibs

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_person_jeremy-leibs,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:jeremy-leibs},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:person:jeremy-leibs",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:jeremy-leibs",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Rachid El Guerrab Senior Team Member
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI — Person: Rachid El Guerrab — Senior Team Member. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:rachid-el-guerrab

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_person_rachid-el-guerrab,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:rachid-el-guerrab},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:genesis-ai:person:rachid-el-guerrab",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/#fact:genesis-ai:person:rachid-el-guerrab",
  "issued": {
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  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
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}
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Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: Genesis AI

quick report · 6 May 2026 · 10 sources · 2,553 words

Genesis AI is a Palo Alto-based robotics startup developing a universal foundation model (GENE-26.5) for general-purpose robots, custom hardware including a humanoid robotic hand, and simulation tools. Founded in 2025, the company raised $105M in seed funding and remains in R&D phase with no verified commercial deployments to date.

What the full report unlocks
  • Research methods and evidence notes
  • Market implications and peer comparison
  • Risk register and source appendix
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Sources

Searched, not found

  • competitors
  • deployment sites
Cite this dossier

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Genesis AI company dossier. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_genesis-ai_dossier,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Genesis AI company dossier},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Genesis AI company dossier",
  "author": [
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    }
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  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/genesis-ai/",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People10

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • Eric SchmidtInvestor / Backer
  • Hongyi YuSenior Team Member
  • Hugh PerkinsSenior Team Member
  • Jeremy LeibsSenior Team Member
  • Rachid El GuerrabSenior Team Member
  • Théophile GervetCo-Founder
  • Tsun-Hsuan WangCo-Founder
  • Vivian SunVP of Commercial & Strategy
  • Xavier NielInvestor / Backer
  • Zhou XianFounder & CEO

Deals & events2

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

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