Scaled Foundations

Scaled Foundations

Develops intelligent robotic systems with AI

Overview

Scaled Foundations develops intelligent robotic systems by combining machine learning, artificial intelligence, and simulation to give robots the ability to sense, reason, and act with human-like adaptability. Their approach lets robots learn from environments, interpret sensory data, make decisions, and execute actions with precision and safety, while extensive simulation enables testing and optimization before real-world deployment. The company aims to make robots more capable, adaptable, safe to interact with humans, and reliable across a variety of applications, ultimately transforming robots from hardware into productive partners that positively impact society.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Scaled Foundations

Simplify's Rating
Why Scaled Foundations is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Robotics & Automation

Industrial & Manufacturing

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$70K

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

  • Accenture will push GRID into manufacturing and logistics accounts immediately after April 2026.
  • Microsoft Pegasus Program participation and NVIDIA GTC 2026 sessions expand enterprise credibility.
  • Seven open roles and a Singapore hire signal active commercialization and international expansion.

What critics are saying

  • Open GRID and NVIDIA partnerships commoditize the software layer, squeezing pricing by 2027.
  • General Robotics reported only 37 employees in April 2026, limiting implementation capacity.
  • If customers standardize on OEM-native stacks, GRID becomes a niche simulation tool.

What makes Scaled Foundations unique

  • Ashish Kapoor, former Microsoft Research aerial robotics lead, founded Scaled Foundations in 2023.
  • GRID unifies simulation, perception, safety, control, and LLM orchestration across 40-plus robot types.
  • Accenture Ventures invested on April 15, 2026, validating enterprise robotics orchestration demand.

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Funding

Total Funding

$70k

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$70k
Scaled Foundations
$1.5M
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$2M
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$2.3M
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$3M
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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -20%

1 year growth

↑ 0%

2 year growth

↑ 5%
Business Wire
Apr 15th, 2026
Accenture invests in General Robotics to advance physical ai-powered robotics in manufacturing and logistics.

Accenture invests in General Robotics to advance physical ai-powered robotics in manufacturing and logistics. Accenture has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in AI-native company General Robotics. NEW YORK-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in AI-native company General Robotics. General Robotics offers general-purpose robotic intelligence that allows organizations to rapidly deploy and continuously adapt robots of any form, with any AI, for any task. With this investment, Accenture and General Robotics will also partner to help manufacturers, logistics companies and clients in other asset-intensive industries advance autonomous operations with physical AI. "Physical AI-powered robotics address issues our clients are facing, such as workforce constraints, challenged factory and warehouse productivity, and continuously rising capital and operational costs," said Prasad Satyavolu, global lead for manufacturing and operations at Accenture. "But often, piloting robotic systems takes too long, is expensive and often not scalable and repeatable across a network of facilities. Our partnership with General Robotics will focus on delivering an enterprise-grade robotics intelligence and orchestration layer that will assist companies in deploying robotic systems safely, efficiently, faster, and at scale. It will help our clients create a much-needed hybrid agentic, physical, and human workforce that supports the competitive future of plant and warehousing locations." Physical AI is essential to scaled robot deployment as it enables simulations of factories and warehouses that adhere to real-world conditions, in which robots learn to do tasks more efficiently. These simulations will also let companies find more effective configurations for their robot fleets before deploying them at the actual sites. General Robotics brings GRID, a unified intelligence platform that connects robots across robotics original equipment manufacturers to deployable, scalable, and adaptable AI. Rather than relying on static programming, the platform focuses on modular, reusable AI skills, cloud-based orchestration, simulation training and sovereignty over data and intellectual property. Accenture brings deep expertise in physical AI and manufacturing, logistics and other asset-intensive industries including utilities, energy, and aerospace. "While robotics hardware and AI models advance at a rapid pace, real-world impact is constrained by the lack of a unified intelligence infrastructure," said Ashish Kapoor, CEO and co-founder, General Robotics. "We're providing the intelligence grid that connects robots, agents and AI models through a single platform designed to speed deployment and adapt as AI advances and robotic tasks become more sophisticated. Partnering with Accenture will allow us to support companies in applying these capabilities at scale and in a way that supports their business priorities." The investment in General Robotics reinforces Accenture's role as an enterprise orchestrator in NVIDIA's physical AI ecosystem. NVIDIA Isaac Sim, an open reference framework for robot simulation built on NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, is integrated into General Robotics's GRID platform. Accenture uses NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, the Mega NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint and the NVIDIA Metropolis platform for the deployment of visual AI agents as part of its Physical AI Orchestrator solution for software-defined factories and warehouses. Terms of this investment were not disclosed. About Accenture Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at accenture.com. About General Robotics General Robotics is an AI research and deployment company building the intelligence grid for physical AI. We bring modular, adaptable intelligence to every robot, across any form, task, or environment. Our mission: making every robot useful, fast. More News From Accenture NEW YORK-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Accenture has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in Replit, an AI-powered software creation platform company... MADRID, Spain-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Accenture has acquired Keepler Data Tech, a Spanish cloud-native AI and data company... NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Accenture has launched Cyber.AI, a new solution powered by Claude, Anthropic's AI model... Accenture. Release Summary Accenture has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in AI-native company General Robotics. Release Versions

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