Hiretop · Feb 2026
Profile article summarizing the startup’s research-first approach, physical-world AI focus, and humanoid robot manipulation work.
AI for the physical world
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
General Trajectory is a San Francisco-based, YC W25 applied AI research startup building foundation models for humanoid robots and industrial robotics, with a focus on dexterous manipulation and physical-world automation.
Primary product
A foundation model / reasoning model for humanoid robots and industrial robot manipulation tasks
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Research Services
Sub-industry
Artificial intelligence for robotics / industrial automation
Offices
1 job at General Trajectory
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre Seed · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2025 · Y Combinator
Investors
Research-driven and early-stage, with an open-source-leaning focus on frontier AI for the physical world, humanoid robotics, and long-horizon manipulation problems.
Differentiators
Technology
Competitors
Estimated monthly visits
1.7K
Hiretop · Feb 2026
Profile article summarizing the startup’s research-first approach, physical-world AI focus, and humanoid robot manipulation work.
LinkedIn / General Trajectory · Jan 2026
Company update announcing progress on a dexterous manipulation model for humanoid robots.
Substack · Feb 2025
Early profile listing General Trajectory in the YC W25 cohort and summarizing its industrial robotics vision-language work.
Y Combinator
Launch post describing General Trajectory’s robotics reasoning model, use of chain-of-thought, Isaac Sim rollouts, and logistics automation focus.
Y Combinator
Launch post describing the dexterous manipulation foundation model, up to 63% gains on hard objects, and the open-sourced low-cost teleoperation stack.