phospho
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TL;DR
What they do: Hardware + software robotics company building consumer/dev robot products and an open-source robotics platform (phosphobot).
Flagship product: Dodo walking robot (preorders; shipping Fall 2025).
Founded / HQ: Founded 2023; based in Paris (legal: Phospho SAS) with presence between Paris and San Francisco.
Team size: About 6 employees
Funding: Pre-seed round announced Jan 17, 2024; total disclosed funding $1,700,000 USD; lead investor Elaia; investors include Y Combinator, Mehdi Ghissassi, Julien Chaumond, Sébastien Lafond
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Consumer and developer robotics, robot teleoperation, robotics data collection and model training.
Founded
2023
Industry
Robotics
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
1700000.00 USD
Round lists five investors including Y Combinator, Mehdi Ghissassi, Julien Chaumond, and Sébastien Lafond.
Investor Signal
“Lead investor Elaia; participation from Y Combinator and angel/individual investors”