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OSARO

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Deep reinforcement learning and behavioral cloning for robotic grasping, picking, and manipulation; SightWorks vision platform operates without calibration, 3D sensors, or object modeling; AutoModel integrates NVIDIA GR00T VLA foundation model with human demonstrations to enable real-time adaptation to new products without re-training; deployed for piece picking, robotic bagging, kitting, and depalletization; 150K+ unique SKUs handled; 100,000+ orders fulfilled monthly across five countries; FANUC America partnership (September 2023) for US market; founding year cited as 2014 (Tracxn) with some sources citing 2015.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2014
Corporate funding$96M
Team51-100
Deployments4
Open roles9
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersDerik Pridmore (CEO), Michael Kahane (CTO)
Regions servedNorth America, Asia
Countries deployedUS, JP, KR
Service footprintHQ in San Francisco, CA; deployments across US, Japan, South Korea, and 2 additional countries; FANUC America partnership for US distribution; ISO human-robot collaboration safety standards involvement
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2024-10-31Coupange-commerce fulfillment, AI-adaptive bagging (AutoModel)KRNot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-03-07DAC Roboticswarehouse/3PL integrationUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-06-22Zenni Opticaloptical goods fulfillment center, robotic bagging (Novato, CA)US3Announcement
2022-04-12Konoike Transportlogistics warehouse, fully automated picking (KITIC Innovation Center)JPNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordOctave VenturesKing River CapitalFounders FundAME Cloud VenturesiRobot CorporationAlpha Intelligence CapitalJ17 CapitalTomales Bay Capital
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles9

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Senior Backend Software EngineerEngineering Infrastructure · San FranciscoSoftware EngineerEngineering Infrastructure · San FranciscoMaintenance TechnicianManufacturing · San FranciscoSenior Electrical TechnicianManufacturing · San FranciscoDeployment EngineerOperations · San Francisco or RemoteDirector of FinanceOperations · San FranciscoTechnical Support EngineerOperations · San FranciscoSenior Software Engineering ManagerRobotics Platform · San Francisco
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-03-21Named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2025 alongside Waymo and NVIDIAOSARO
2024-10-31Launched AutoModel: AI system using NVIDIA GR00T VLA enabling robots to adapt to new products in real time; first deployed with Coupang in South KoreaBusiness Wire
2022-06-22Deployed first robotic bagging system with Zenni Optical in Novato, CA: first in industry to combine robot with automated bagging machine for eyewear fulfillmentRobotics 24/7
2021-08-18Raised $30M Series C led by Octave Ventures; total funding reaches $67.5M; planned geographic expansion and ML technology investmentBusiness Wire
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Source ledger

13 unique public sources

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OSARO TechnologyOSARO · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $1,515,100 sold of $3,500,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Raises $30 Million Series C Round Led by Octave VenturesBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $17,324,965 sold of $30,310,000 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Achieves Year-end Milestones, Including Series B Investments from King River Capital, Mark Cuban, and Others (Series B extension tranche)BusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO raises $16M Series B for industrial automation AIThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $10,550,248 sold of $20,021,635 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Advanced Machine Learning Company Osaro Captures $3.3 MillionTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Unveils AutoModel: AI-Powered Order Fulfillment Robots Adapt to New Products in Real TimeBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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DAC Robotics Selects OSARO Mixed-Case Robotic Depal for New Integrated Warehouse Replenishment SystemOSARO · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO and Zenni Optical Deploy Precise Robotic Bagging SystemRobotics 24/7 · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Konoike Transport and OSARO deploy Japan's first fully automated warehouseMobile Robot Guide · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Named to Fast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025OSARO · retrieved 2026-07-05