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Figure AI

Private
Featured

Humanoid Robotics

Founded 2022San Jose, CA~300 employees
Website

Valuation

~$39B (2025)

Total Funding

$1.7B+

Profit Status

Pre-revenue / early commercial deployment

Employees

~300

About Figure AI

Figure AI is a humanoid robotics company building general-purpose autonomous robots for commercial and home use. Its Figure 02 and Figure 03 humanoids combine dexterous hardware with Helix, an in-house vision-language-action (VLA) model that lets the robots see, reason, and act from natural-language instructions. After ending its OpenAI collaboration to build AI in-house, Figure reached a reported $39B valuation in 2025.

Company History

Founded 2022 by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock. Unveiled Figure 01 humanoid in 2023 and partnered with OpenAI for AI models. Raised $675M Series B at $2.6B (Feb 2024) from Microsoft, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Bezos Expeditions, and Intel Capital. Signed BMW as a commercial partner for deployment in auto manufacturing. Ended the OpenAI partnership in early 2025 to develop AI in-house, unveiling Helix, a vision-language-action model. Launched Figure 03 and the BotQ high-volume manufacturing facility. Reported a ~$39B valuation raise in 2025, making it one of the most valuable robotics startups in the world.

Company Timeline

  • 2022

    Founded by Brett Adcock

  • 2023

    Figure 01 humanoid unveiled; OpenAI partnership announced

  • Feb 2024

    $675M Series B at $2.6B; BMW manufacturing partnership

  • Aug 2024

    Figure 02 unveiled - next-generation humanoid

  • Feb 2025

    Ends OpenAI partnership; unveils Helix in-house VLA model

  • 2025

    Figure 03 and BotQ factory launched; reported ~$39B valuation

Products & Services

Figure 01Figure 02Figure 03Helix (VLA model)BotQ (manufacturing)

Company Details

Focus Area

Humanoid Robotics

Stage

Private

Founded

2022

Headquarters

San Jose, CA

Employees

~300

Financial Overview

Total Funding

$1.7B+

Valuation

~$39B (2025)

Profit Status

Pre-revenue / early commercial deployment

Funding Rounds

  • Series A$70M
    May 2023Parkway Venture Capital, Align Ventures
  • Series B$675M
    Feb 2024Microsoft, OpenAI
  • Series C~$1B (reported)
    2025Parkway Venture Capital, ~$39B valuation

Key Investors

MicrosoftOpenAI (former)NVIDIABezos ExpeditionsIntel CapitalParkway Venture CapitalAlign Ventures

Key People

  • Brett Adcock (Founder & CEO)

Competitive Landscape

Tesla (Optimus)1X TechnologiesAgility RoboticsApptronikBoston Dynamics

Tags

Robotics
Humanoid
Embodied AI
VLA
Hardware