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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Romotive is a technology company.
Romotive has raised $5.1M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Romotive.
Romotive has raised $5.1M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Romotive builds robotic platforms that integrate with smartphones, utilizing their processing power and sensors. The core product transforms mobile devices into the intelligent brain for small, programmable robots, delivering new functionalities via mobile applications. This approach democratizes sophisticated robotic interactions through familiar consumer technology.
The company was founded in 2011 by Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Peter Seid, and Phu Nguyen. Their insight was to make personal robotics affordable and widespread by leveraging the computational strength of existing smartphones. Keller Rinaudo Cliffton contributed strategic experience from his prior work at Boston Consulting Group.
Romotive's offerings appeal to technology enthusiasts and educators seeking accessible entry points into robotics and programming. The company aims to empower individuals to customize and expand their robotic experiences. Romotive envisions a future where everyday users can easily develop and deploy their own intelligent robotic companions.
Romotive (often stylized as Romotive) was a consumer robotics startup that built a small, affordable personal robot — Romo — which used a smartphone as its “brain” to provide telepresence, autonomous behaviors, and a programmable platform for developers and hobbyists[2][1].
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Sources: Company and press coverage describing Romotive’s Romo product, crowdfunding and accelerator history, and interviews with founders and program writeups[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Romotive has raised $5.1M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Series A in October 2012.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2012 | $5M Series A | Sequoia Capital | — | Announced |
| Nov 24, 2011 | $120K Venture Round | Kickstarter | — | Announced |
Romotive has raised $5.1M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Romotive's investors include Sequoia Capital, Kickstarter.
Key people at Romotive.