From Toyota lab to $1.1B unicorn in 6 months: Walden Robotics raises $300M seed — TFN

Walden Robotics has emerged from stealth with $300 million in seed funding co-led by Toyota and Deviation Capital, valuing the company at $1.1 billion.

Founded by former leaders from Toyota Research Institute, MIT, Stanford and Amazon, Walden is deploying general-purpose AI robots into live factories today rather than showcasing future prototypes.

The company’s robots continuously learn while performing real manufacturing and logistics tasks alongside human workers, with customers already including Toyota.

Walden Robotics has emerged from stealth with $300 million in seed funding, valuing the Cambridge, Massachusetts startup at $1.1 billion.

The round, co-led by Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Invention Partners and Toyota Ventures alongside Deviation Capital, also drew NVIDIA, Boeing, AE Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Prologis Ventures, CoreWeave Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, Colle Capital, Shine Capital, NextView Ventures, Squarepoint Capital, One Madison Group, KAS Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures.