Formant

Formant

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://formant.ai

Last Round

Series A

Oct 11, 2023

Total Funding Raised

$45M

Company Overview

Formant is a cloud-based robotics platform that enables businesses to manage, monitor, and analyze fleets of autonomous devices. The company provides a single platform for data collection, teleoperation, and observability, helping robotics companies and enterprises to deploy, scale, and manage their fleets effectively. Founded in 2017 by Jeff Linnell, who previously served as Head of Robotics at Google X, Formant aims to unify machines, AI models, and enterprise systems to accelerate the adoption of physical AI and automation. The platform is designed for enterprise-level clients and has seen significant growth, powering tens of thousands of robots across various industries. Formant has raised over $45 million in funding from investors including BMW i Ventures, Intel Capital, and SignalFire.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Industrial Robotics, Fleet Management, Platform-as-a-Service, Logistics Software

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting, Freemium

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

robot fleet managementrobot operations platformRobOpscloud robotics platformrobot data platformteleoperationremote robot controlrobot observabilityrobotics-as-a-serviceRaaSrobot performance analyticssingle pane of glassmission controlheterogeneous fleet managementrobotics APIrobotics SDKnatural language for robots

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CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Formant Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series AOct 11, 2023
Series AJan 5, 2022
SeedDec 18, 2018

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  • Dec 23, 2025

    Works with enterprise customers paying $500,000+ ARR.

  • Oct 11, 2023

    $21M round completed.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range36
Year Founded2017
Last FundingOct 11, 2023

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