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mimic

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mimicrobotics.com

Physical AI platform combining dexterous humanoid-style robotic hands with foundation manipulation models; operators wear proprietary data-capture gloves on live factory floors to generate training data without disrupting production; imitation-learned models enable in-context skill transfer and real-time self-correction on new tasks; hardware-agnostic; hand end-effector attaches to any off-the-shelf robot arm. ETH Zurich spinout, team of 25.

HeadquartersZurich, CH
Founded2024
Corporate funding$19M
Team11-50
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersStefan Weirich (CEO), Elvis Nava (CTO), Stephan-Daniel Gravert (CPO), Benedek Forrai (Founding Engineer)
Regions servedEU
Countries deployedCH
Service footprintHQ Zurich CH; ETH Zurich spinout; active pilot deployments in European manufacturing and automotive sectors
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemanufacturing

Mimic Dexterous Hand

  • AI-driven dexterous robotic hand (fixed or mobile mount) trained via foundation manipulation models from proprietary operator data-capture gloves worn on live factory floors

    Vendor-described capability

    Claim source
  • Deployable in under 1 hour per task scenario; applicable to manufacturing, logistics, and retail manipulation

    Vendor-described capability

    Claim source
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordElaiaSpeedinvestFounderful1st Kind10X Founders2100 VenturesSequoia Scout Fund
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-11-03Raised $16M seed led by Elaia and Speedinvest (total funding >$20M); confirmed active pilots with Fortune 500 manufacturers, global automotive brands, and logistics providers across EuropeGlobeNewswire
2024-05-01Raised $2.5M pre-seed led by Founderful with another.vc and Tiny.vc; launched AI-driven humanoid robotic hands as ETH Zurich spin-offStartupticker
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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ETH robotics spinout Mimic raises $16m seed led by Elaia and SpeedinvestSifted · retrieved 2026-07-05
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mimic robotics raises $16 million to deploy frontier physical AI across industriesGlobeNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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ETH spinoff mimic robotics banks $2.5M to develop the first AI-driven collaborative robotStartupticker · retrieved 2026-07-05
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mimic: Dexterous Robotic Handsmimic · retrieved 2026-07-05