Eka Robotics Completes $150 Million Series A Funding at a Valuation of About $1.45 Billion

U.S. embodied AI startup Eka Robotics announced the completion of a $150 million Series A funding round at a post-money valuation of about $1.45 billion, co-led by a16z and F-Prime, with participation from Samsung Next and others. Founded in 2025, the company focuses on developing a VFA model that emphasizes force feedback and a self-developed dexterous gripper, with gripper hardware costs below $1,000 and a rated lifespan of 5 million cycles. Eka Robotics says its robots can complete about 1,500 operations per hour, with a grasp success rate exceeding 95%, and can handle objects weighing no more than 1 kg. It is currently running pilot collaborations with multiple industrial customers.