XDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation
The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.
XDOF, a startup founded by UC Berkeley researchers Philipp Wu and Fred Shentu, is in talks for a Series B round with a valuation of approximately $1.2 billion, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. XDOF collects real-world teleoperation data for training general-purpose robots and was co-founded in 2024. The company was not planning to raise funds again so soon after its $70 million Series A round led by Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux, and Spark Capital, which was reported by TechCrunch in June.
However, XDOF's rapid growth, with annualized revenue nearing $50 million, prompted VCs to approach the startup about a new round. The terms of the deal are still pending and may change. XDOF aims to build data pipelines, collection tools, and annotation systems that help frontier AI labs and robotics companies overcome their data collection challenges.
The startup plans to release the largest collection of high-quality robot training data to date, known as ABC, and partners with UC Berkeley's AI Research lab. XDOF is already working with 20 customers, including several frontier AI labs.
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