LinkedIn · Mar 2026
Company post announcing a general-purpose robotics hackathon with Google DeepMind, Y Combinator, NASA, and other sponsors.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Innate is a Silicon Valley robotics startup building MARS, a general-purpose personal AI robot, and BASIC, an open, programmable agentic OS for teaching home robots new behaviors. The company emphasizes open-source hardware/software, builder-first workflows, and making robotics approachable for consumers and developers.
Primary product
MARS, an open-source personal AI robot for manipulation and navigation, powered by the BASIC agentic OS
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Robotics Engineering
Sub-industry
Consumer Robotics / Physical AI
Offices
Business model
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Dec 2024 · Y Combinator
Builder-first and degree-agnostic, with a strong emphasis on creativity, technical skill, collaboration, excellence, and shipping open-source robotics systems.
Compensation
No public employee compensation bands were found. The careers page currently shows no active openings, and public recruiting language emphasizes skill, creativity, and drive over degrees.
Pricing
Direct hardware sales / pre-order model with an introductory price around $1,999 and mention of monthly agent credits/usage in launch materials.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$330K estimated annual revenue/ARR (2025, GetLatka)
LinkedIn · Mar 2026
Company post announcing a general-purpose robotics hackathon with Google DeepMind, Y Combinator, NASA, and other sponsors.
Hacker News · Dec 2024
Launch post introducing Innate’s Maurice robot, its cloud-based multi-model brain, the BASIC SDK, open-source direction, and early pricing / pre-orders.
Startup Intros · Dec 2024
Funding announcement describing Innate’s $500K seed/pre-seed round and listing investors including Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Heavybit, and angel investor Lisha Li.
Automate
Interview/article describing Innate’s Palo Alto office, small team, open-source hardware approach, and Mars as a $2,000 teachable robot.