EINPresswire · Nov 2025
Reported that HABIT secured its first long-term office at 600 Lairport St in El Segundo; also states Michael Trehan is CEO and the company previously operated month-to-month.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
HABIT is a Y Combinator-backed robotics startup that builds conversational robots with a physical presence in the built world, starting with robotic car detailing ('Orange Detail') and neighborhood robotic deployment centers that can greet customers, answer FAQs, and upsell services.
Primary product
Orange Detail — a robotic car detailing service powered by conversational robots and neighborhood deployment centers.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
El Segundo, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Robotics / Physical AI
Offices
0 jobs at HABIT
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Business model
Investors
Small, in-person hard-tech startup culture focused on physical AI, safety, privacy, security, and shipping customer-facing robotics in the real world.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
No
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public job posts emphasize equity/stock incentives plus medical, vision, dental, and flexible PTO; roles are 100% onsite in El Segundo.
Benefits
Pricing
Premium service pricing for robotic car detailing, with a B2B/operator lease or service-fee model for deployment centers.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
About $440K ARR (2025 estimate from GetLatka)
EINPresswire · Nov 2025
Reported that HABIT secured its first long-term office at 600 Lairport St in El Segundo; also states Michael Trehan is CEO and the company previously operated month-to-month.
NFT-TIMES · Jun 2025
Japanese-language report that gumi invested in Habit Robotic and described the company’s AI/robotics-based car-detailing automation.
HireTop · Jun 2025
Startup profile describing HABIT's robotic car-detailing product, YC backing, and the broader neighborhood-services robotics vision.
Startup Intros · Jun 2025
Funding write-up indicating HABIT raised a $500K seed round and listing early investors associated with the company profile.
American Bazaar · May 2025
Launch coverage describing HABIT's first robotic car-detailing service, its founders, and the company’s pitch to automate premium detailing with robotics.