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1X TechnologiesBuilding NEO: humanoid robots for the home
NEO Price
$20,000
Early Access pre-order
Subscription Option
$499/mo
Alternative to outright purchase
Series C Target
$10B+
From $820M (B)
Total Raised (closed)
~$125M
Pre-Series C
Total raised: ~$125M (pre-Series C) · Latest valuation: $10B+ target (Series C in process)
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Key Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A2 | Mar 2023 | $23.5M | - | OpenAI Startup Fund (lead)Tiger Global |
| Series B | Jan 2024 | $100M | $820M (post) | EQT Ventures (lead)Samsung NEXTTiger Global |
| Series C (in process) | Sep 2025 (announced) | Up to $1B (target) | $10B+ (target) | Status: reportedly in process; not closed as of late Jan 2026 |
| Spec | NEO |
|---|---|
| Type | Home humanoid |
| Generation | Gamma (production-intent) |
| Price | $20,000 (Early Access) |
| Subscription | $499/month option |
| AI | Redwood (1X generalist model) |
| Mobility | Bipedal |
| Target | Consumer / home |
| Status | Pre-orders open; consumer shipments 2026 (US first), other markets from 2027 |
Startup Fund led Series A2
Series B lead
Series B participant
Series A2 & B participant
Founded as Halodi Robotics in Moss, Norway by Bernt Bornich
Series A2 backed by OpenAI Startup Fund
Led by EQT Ventures
Bipedal home humanoid prototype
Production-intent home humanoid; Redwood AI generalist model
1X to test humanoids in 'a few hundred' US homes in 2025
Targeting up to $1B at $10B+ valuation per multiple reports
$20K Early Access (priority delivery 2026) or $499/mo subscription; Tan/Gray/Dark Brown
Deal to send 'home' humanoids to factories and warehouses
First vertically integrated US humanoid robot factory; consumer shipments planned 2026
NEO consumer humanoid robot at $20K. 75 DOF, 22 DOF per hand. Pre-orders open, US delivery 2026. 1X Technologies was founded in 2014, is headquartered in Moss, Norway (US ops: Hayward, CA) and employs ~200.
1X Technologies has raised ~$125M (pre-Series C) in total at a $10B+ target (Series C in process) valuation, based on the funding rounds Sterling tracks.
Sterling groups 1X Technologies in the Humanoid Robots sector, alongside Tesla (Optimus), Figure AI (private), Agility Robotics (private), Apptronik (private), Boston Dynamics (HYUNDAI) and Sanctuary AI (private).
If you are researching 1X Technologies, also look at Tesla (Optimus), Boston Dynamics (HYUNDAI) and UBTECH Robotics (9880.HK). You can compare all of them side by side or browse the full Humanoid Robots sector on Sterling.
