Mytra
Warehouse storage-and-retrieval robots from the engineer who started Tesla's Optimus team
Startup · Pilot · Robotics leader · Brisbane, California, United States · Founded 2022 · mytra.ai
Included as warehouse storage and retrieval robotics, not a humanoid or general-purpose robot maker. Valuation has not been disclosed.
Profile
Mytra is not a humanoid company: it automates warehouse storage and retrieval with robots that move pallet-sized loads through a dense storage grid. CEO Chris Walti previously started and led Tesla's humanoid (Optimus) team. Customers include a Fortune 100 food company, and in 2025 it signed a deployment 60 times larger than any before and went live in production at a customer site. It raised a $120M Series C in Jan 2026, taking its total above $200M.
People
- Chris Walti FounderCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Previously started and led Tesla's humanoid robot (Optimus) team.
@ChrisWaltiRole confirmed in their X bio - Ahmad Baitalmal FounderCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Sources: Mytra Raises $120M Series C (PR Newswire) · Mytra company and team page · Former Tesla humanoid head launches a robotics startup (TechCrunch) · How Mytra is Transforming the Lifeblood of Our Physical Economy (Eclipse) · As of . X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.
Flagship products
- Mytra storage and retrieval system Autonomous machines
Robots that lift and move pallet-sized loads of up to 3,000 lb in a dense 3D storage grid, run by Mytra's software
Funding and valuation
Latest round
$120M
Series C · Jan 15, 2026
Led by Avenir Growth
Also Kivu Ventures, Liquid 2, D. E. Shaw, Offline Ventures, Eclipse, Greenoaks, Abstract Ventures, Promus Ventures.
Total raised
about $200M
As of Jan 15, 2026
More than $200M raised in total
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
Exotec
Direct competitorBoth sell robot-run storage and order-picking systems to warehouse operators: Exotec makes the Skypod warehouse order-picking robot system, while Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads.
Ocado Group
Direct competitorBoth sell robot-run storage and order-picking systems to warehouse operators: Ocado Group licenses its robot-run Ocado Smart Platform fulfilment systems to grocers, while Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads.
Dexory
Adjacent competitorBoth sell robots into warehouses: Dexory sends robots through warehouses to scan stock and builds a live inventory view, while Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads.
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Contoro Robotics
Adjacent competitorBoth sell robots into warehouses and distribution centers: Contoro Robotics makes Dock Duck, a robot that unloads floor-loaded trailers, while Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads.
Amazon Robotics
Adjacent competitorBoth build robots for warehouse work: Amazon Robotics builds the robots that run Amazon's own warehouses, while Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads.
Recent news
Sources
- Mytra Raises $120M Series C to Scale Operating System for Supply Chain (PR Newswire) (Jan 15, 2026)
- Mytra raises $120 million in Series C funding to advance its AS/RS solution (Modern Materials Handling) (Jan 19, 2026)
- Mytra company and team page (Oct 8, 2026)
- Former Tesla humanoid head launches a robotics startup (TechCrunch) (Jul 23, 2024)
Confidence: high.