Figure AI
Most valuable humanoid startup; general-purpose robots run by its in-house Helix AI, built at its BotQ plant
Scaleup · Pilot · Humanoid startup · San Jose, California, United States · Founded 2022 · figure.ai
Reported Nvidia's reported additional $1B at ~$38B pre-money is unconfirmed by either company as of 2026-10-08.
Profile
Figure builds general-purpose humanoids for factories and homes and develops its own Helix vision-language-action model after ending its OpenAI collaboration. Its $39B Series C made it the highest-valued humanoid startup. It has signed a $3.5B GPU commitment with Nscale to scale model training.
People
- Brett Adcock FounderFounder and Chief Executive Officer@adcock_brettHandle linked from personal site
- Kyle EdelbergChief Engineer
Sources: Figure AI: The robotics company hosted by Melania Trump (CNBC) · Brett Adcock profile (Forbes) · As of . X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.
Leadership on X
What leadership has posted about robotics, AI and tech in the last 30 days.
- Figure showed its Helix 2.5 model doing household tasks with no extra training in 30 rented Bay Area homes it had never seen, and posted four hours of unedited footage.123
- Figure's Index data-collection project kept growing: 86,000 weekly active users on Sep 11, 115,000 and 2.4M video uploads in one week by Sep 18, and 1 million total sign-ups on Oct 2. He says the data will train the next Helix models.456
- He set out four stages of humanoid maturity, beginning with great hardware and a whole-body, AI-first architecture.7
- Figure said it is partnering with NVIDIA on safety, arguing humanoids headed for homes and workplaces must be safe and trusted.8
- Figure retired its F.02 robots, trained them to jump autonomously into a 75-ton electric arc furnace in Finland, and is selling artifacts made from the recovered metal.91011
- He praised Figure's F.04 hands, saying he is bullish on building capable human-like hands.12
- Outside Figure, he launched Hark Pro, an AI agent from his AI lab Hark, and reported 281,165 daily active users 48 hours after launch.131415
Chatter on X
Social posts, not verified facts. What X is saying about this company, rated for how far it can be trusted. Shows the last 14 days, plus anything still unresolved.
Items shown have cleared our internal credibility screen.
- ConfirmedProduct demoFirst seen Oct 4 · Updated Oct 10
Figure melted most of its retired F.02 humanoids in a Finnish steel furnace
Figure says it trained the robots to jump into a 75-ton arc furnace in Imatra, Finland, with Arnold Schwarzenegger involved. The foundry confirmed the event, and a few F.02 units remain in storage.
Why this label- Published by Figure on its own site and X account
- Confirmed by the foundry's spokesperson to Yle
Primary post on X · @Figure_robot, Sep 30Backing: Figure: F.02 Decommission·Yle News·Figure's own post on X, Sep 30
- LikelyFunding / dealRumorFirst seen Oct 7 · Updated Oct 10
Rumor: NVIDIA reportedly discussing another $1B investment in Figure
The Information reports NVIDIA has discussed adding $1B as Figure seeks funding at about a $38B pre-money valuation. Neither company has confirmed it and no deal is agreed.
Reported, not yet confirmed by the company.
Why this label- Single anonymous source, repeated by other outlets
- Specific amount and valuation, but no confirmation or denial
- NVIDIA is already a Series C investor in Figure
Primary post on X · @wlthxyz, Oct 8Reporting: Humanoids Daily summary of The Information report·eWeek
Labels
- Confirmed
- The company, an SEC filing or a major outlet backs it.
- Likely
- A credible first-hand source or named outlet reports it; nothing official yet.
- Unverified
- One source, or a source with a thin track record. Treat as a rumor.
- Disputed
- A credible party contests it.
Last checked Oct 10. Official account @Figure_robot: 0 posts in the last 14 days, last post Sep 30.
Flagship robots
- Figure 03 Humanoid
- Helix AI model
Vision-language-action model for whole-body control - BotQ Factory
In-house humanoid manufacturing facility
Funding and valuation
Latest round
$1B
Series C · Sep 16, 2025
Led by Parkway Venture Capital
Also Brookfield, NVIDIA, Macquarie Capital, Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Salesforce, Qualcomm Ventures.
More than $1B committed
Total raised
about $1.9B
As of Oct 7, 2026
Valuation
$39B
post-money (Series C) · Sep 16, 2025
Hiring signals
Site-specific hiring points to Figure robots working at customer sites.
Medium confidenceOne strong signal (postings naming commercial sites) backed by deployment roles, but the volume is small and no customers are named.
- Open roles
- 94all roles
- Top location
- San Jose · 82%77 of 94 roles
- Top role area
- AI & foundation models19 roles · 24% of 80 engineering & ops
A representative posting
JobWhat this role tells us
A technician posted for a named commercial site may indicate Figure robots are already running, or about to run, at a customer location.
Field Service Technician, Commercial Site Team
Fontana, California, US · Archived copy
What the hiring suggests
- 4 open roles are for commercial site teams, and others are based at sites in Los Angeles, Reno and Fontana, California, which may indicate robots running or about to run at customer locations.
- Posting4 commercial site team roles
- Location1 commercial site role in Los Angeles
- Location1 commercial site role in Reno
- Location1 commercial site role in Fontana
- 7 of the 94 open roles (7.4%) are in field service and deployment, covering robot operators, technicians and deployment engineers.
- Role area7 field service and deployment roles (of 94 open Figure roles)
- Most roles are still in San Jose (77, 81.9%), so this is a small part of Figure's hiring.
- Location77 roles listed in San Jose (of 94 open Figure roles)
Where the roles are · share of 94 open roles (all roles)
- San Jose, California, US82%77 roles
- São Paulo, Brazil8%7 roles
- Mexico City, Mexico6%6 roles
- Asia (no city given)1%1 roles
- Other locations3%3 roles
Show all 7 locations
- San Jose, California, US82%77 roles
- São Paulo, Brazil8%7 roles
- Mexico City, Mexico6%6 roles
- Asia (no city given)1%1 roles
- Fontana, California, US1%1 roles
- Los Angeles, California, US1%1 roles
- Reno, Nevada, US1%1 roles
Locations are where the posting says the job is based, not where the robots are built. A posting that lists several sites is counted once, under the first.
Role mix · 80 engineering & ops roles
Show 7 more areas
Roles are sorted into a fixed list of areas by job title. Percentages are of engineering & ops roles. The other 14 open roles (finance, HR, legal, sales, facilities and similar) are in the total but not shown here.
More postings
- JobShift-based factory hiring at BotQ, Figure's robot factoryProduction Lead (Swing Shift)San Jose, California, US · Archived copy
- JobStaffing for a new data-collection hub in Latin AmericaProject Lead, Data Creators (CDMX)Mexico City, Mexico · Archived copy
- JobAsia-based role hinting at manufacturing partnersFirmware Integration Engineer, AsiaAsia (no city given) · Archived copy
- JobRole at a named customer site, suggesting a live or imminent deploymentHumanoid Robot Operator, Commercial Site Team (LA)Los Angeles, California, US · Archived copy
As of . Scope: all roles. Counts are our reading of public job postings, not company statements.
Scope note All open Figure AI postings, including non-engineering roles.
Caveat. All open Figure roles; a snapshot of open roles, not hires, and the customers are not named. What this does not show
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
NEURA Robotics
Direct competitorBoth are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: NEURA Robotics makes cognitive cobots and the 4NE1 humanoid, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Agile Robots
Direct competitorBoth are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Agile Robots makes industrial cobots and has launched the Agile ONE industrial humanoid, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Agility Robotics
Direct competitorBoth are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Agility Robotics sells the Digit biped for tote moving in logistics and manufacturing, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
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Humanoid (SKL Robotics)
Direct competitorBoth are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Humanoid (SKL Robotics) builds the HMND 01 industrial humanoid in London, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Boston Dynamics
Direct competitorBoth are building humanoids for factory and logistics customers: Boston Dynamics is training the electric Atlas for Hyundai's factories and also sells Spot and Stretch, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Mentee Robotics
Adjacent competitorBoth are building general-purpose humanoids: Mentee Robotics builds a camera-only humanoid and is now owned by Mobileye, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Tesla (Optimus)
Adjacent competitorBoth are building general-purpose humanoids for factory work: Tesla develops Optimus in-house and so far builds it mostly for its own factories, while Figure AI builds general-purpose humanoids run by its own Helix AI model.
Recent news
- — Nvidia reportedly discussed investing another $1B in Figure (unconfirmed) Crypto Briefing Reported
- — Figure commits $3.5B to Nscale for up to 100,000 Nvidia GPUs Forbes
- — Figure closes >$1B Series C at $39B post-money Figure
Suppliers
- Leaderdrive (Suzhou Lvdi) — Harmonic reducers; integrated joint modules (in development)
- NVIDIA — Jetson Thor onboard computer; Isaac Sim, GR00T foundation models
- Qualcomm — Dragonwing IQ10 robotics platform (up to 700 sparse INT8 TOPS)
- LG Energy Solution — Cylindrical cells for robots
Sources
- Figure Exceeds $1B in Series C Funding at $39B Post-Money Valuation (Sep 16, 2025)
- Nvidia discussed investing another $1 billion in Figure AI (Crypto Briefing) (Oct 7, 2026)
- Figure AI Commits $3.5 Billion To Nscale For Up To 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs (Forbes) (Sep 9, 2026)
Confidence: high.