The brief

Analyst view

• $105M seed (July 2025) co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla, backed by Bpifrance and individual investors.
• July 2026 Series A talks for $500M at $3B valuation, a 28x seed markup in 12 months.
• GENE-26.5 unveiled May 2026; Eno wheeled robot with dexterous hands launched June 2026 for late-2026 deployments.

Technical approach

As reported

Foundation Model

GENE-26.5 robotics model

Universal model trained on real-world interaction and physics simulation.

Synthetic Data

Physics simulation engine

Generates high-quality synthetic data, reducing real-world teleoperation costs.

Dexterous Hands

Human-like robotic hands

~20 degrees of freedom per hand for fine manipulation tasks.

Real-world Data

Scalable data collection

Custom tools gather real-world data at scale for continuous improvement.

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