XDOF, a UC Berkeley-founded startup that builds teleoperation data pipelines for training general-purpose robots, is in late-stage Series B talks at a $1.2B valuation led by 8VC — just three months after emerging from stealth. The company's rapid growth, with annualized revenue nearing $50 million, prompted VCs to approach it for a new round despite no initial plans to raise again so soon.
Background
XDOF was co-founded by UC Berkeley PhD researcher Philipp Wu and Fred Shentu in 2024, initially building GELLO — a low-cost teleoperation system. The startup raised a $70M Series A in June 2026 from top-tier investors including Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lux, and Spark Capital.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Sep 5, 2026 at 07:36 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10