United States · Humanoid · privateSummary
Apollo targets case picking, palletisation and machine tending. $403M Series A led by Google (Mar 2025), extended $520M (Feb 2026). Pilots with Mercedes-Benz and GXO.
Notable
Spun out of the Human Centered Robotics Lab at UT Austin after years of research before taking commercial capital.
Key facts
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2016
Role
builder
Category
Humanoid
Sector
Humanoid
Status
private
Employees
~200
CEO
Jeff Cardenas
Founders
Jeff Cardenas, Nick Paine
Funding
$520M (Feb 2026, Dealroom)
Valuation
~$5B (Feb 2026)
Robots tracked — ranked across 48 companies · ranks #13
Components tracked — ranked across 8 companies
Peers — same category & country
China
Norway
GermanyCapital
Funding
$520M (Feb 2026, Dealroom)
Valuation
~$5B (Feb 2026)
Status
private
Employees
~200
Investors
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