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Philon
Philon is building open-source general-purpose robots designed to perform unsafe, repetitive, or boring tasks. The company treats software as the primary bottleneck for general-purpose robotics and is developing large-scale egocentric training data via their SEA (Spatial Everyday Activities) dataset; described as the largest curated egocentric dataset of people performing everyday tasks. Founder Alexandros Petkos has nearly a decade of experience building humanoid and dynamic robots. Philon's open-source approach targets broad applicability across both industrial and consumer environments.
HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2025
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team2-10
Deployments0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersAlexandros Petkos (Founder)
Regions servedUS
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Funding history
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Seed
Round sourceInvestors on recordY Combinator
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2025-10-01Selected for Y Combinator Fall 2025 batch; released SEA (Spatial Everyday Activities) egocentric dataset for general-purpose robot foundation model trainingY Combinator
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