1X Technologies Funding Rounds
| Round (date, lead) | Amount ($M) | Post-Money ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Series A2 (2023-03, OpenAI Startup Fund) | 23.5 | |
| Series B (2024-01, EQT Ventures + OpenAI) | 100 | |
| Series C (2025-09, RUMORED, no primary close) | 1,000 | 10,000 |
Updated at 2025-09 (Series C rumored)
1X Technologies NEO: Platform Generations and Consumer Preorder Timeline
| Date / Milestone | Platform | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2014. 1X Technologies founded (as Halodi Robotics) | Pre-NEO | Founded by Bernt Bornich + colleagues in Oslo Norway. Initial focus: wheeled service robots for security + retail |
| 2022-Q1. EVE wheeled humanoid launches commercially | EVE | Wheeled platform with humanoid-style arms; deployed to security operators in Norway + Sweden; ~100 units shipped by end-2023 |
| 2022. Rebrand to 1X Technologies | Brand | Halodi → 1X; signals expansion ambitions beyond Nordic enterprise market |
| 2023-03. OpenAI leads Series A ($23.5M) | EVE production + NEO development | First major US strategic investor; OpenAI gets early access to humanoid platform for agentic AI experiments |
| 2024-01. Samsung NEXT leads Series B ($100M) | NEO Beta development | $100M from Samsung NEXT + ARK + Tiger Global + existing investors; targets manufacturing scale-up for consumer launch |
| 2024-08-13. NEO Beta unveiled at TIME's Best Inventions | NEO Beta | Soft-bodied humanoid (clothing-covered structure); 44 body DoF + 22 hand DoF; 4-hour battery; pricing teased at ~$20K |
| 2025-03. NEO Gamma announced | NEO Gamma (final consumer platform) | Production-targeted NEO platform; integrates Samsung galvanic actuation IP from Series B JV; revealed at 1X's Norway HQ event |
| 2025-10. Public preorders open at neorobot.com | NEO Gamma | $20K starting price disclosed; $200 refundable deposit reservation; US delivery target Q4 2026; per-preorder cap initially set at 1 per household |
| 2025-Q4. Sandvik industrial pilot extended | EVE + NEO Gamma | Sandvik (mining + manufacturing technology) extends 1X pilot to include NEO Gamma in mining-equipment-assembly workflows; Bornich characterizes as 'second use case test bed' |
| 2026 (target). US consumer delivery begins | NEO Gamma | Per Bornich + 1X public commentary: US shipping Q4 2026; manufacturing at Oslo + Texas; initial volume target 1,000+ units in first 12 months of consumer shipping |
| Editorial. Disclosure cadence note | Methodology | 1X publicly reports preorder reservations as 'thousands of preorders' (no specific number) and 'highest preorder rate in consumer robotics' (no comparable peer benchmark disclosed). The plan recommends deferring a preorder-count line chart unless 1X publishes a specific number with cadence updates |
Updated at 2025-Q4
