Ropedia raises USD 22 million to expand physical AI data infrastructure
Ropedia, a Singapore-based startup building data infrastructure for physical artificial intelligence, has raised USD 22 million in a pre-Series A round, bringing its total funding to USD 30 million, the company said.
The investors were not disclosed. Ropedia said the round was led by venture firms with experience in AI, deep technology, and infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
Founded in 2025, Ropedia collects data on real-world human interactions for robotics and embodied intelligence developers. The company said its wearable devices capture first-person video, depth, motion, and audio, then synchronize and process the information into datasets prepared for AI model training.
Ropedia plans to use the capital to expand data collection in Southeast Asia and North America, grow its teams in Singapore and the US, and increase production of its wearable devices. It also plans to add annotation, quality analytics, and compliance tools to its platform, while expanding R&D on data foundation models and world models that simulate physical environments.
