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Jeff Cardenas
Jeff Cardenas is a co-founder of Apptronik. The company’s founding and leadership material provides context for its work in humanoid robotics.
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Apptronik
Builds general-purpose humanoid robots and robotic systems.
01 / THE BUSINESS
How Apptronik creates value.
Builds general-purpose humanoid robots and robotic systems. The research focus is whether customer adoption can support attractive economics after development, delivery and ongoing service costs.
SectorRobotics
Founder coverage3 profiles
Research checkedSep 18, 2026
02 / PEOPLE BEHIND THE COMPANY
Meet the builders.
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Nick Paine
Nick Paine is a co-founder of Apptronik. The company’s founding and leadership material provides context for its work in humanoid robotics.
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Luis Sentis
Luis Sentis is a co-founder of Apptronik. The company’s founding and leadership material provides context for its work in humanoid robotics.
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03 / CAPITAL & OWNERSHIP
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Series A-X extension
Disclosed amount$520MNot disclosedNot disclosedNamed participants: B Capital · Google · Mercedes-Benz · PEAK6 · AT&T Ventures · John Deere · Qatar Investment Authority
The extension brought the total Series A to more than $935M. Do not add the extension to that total again.
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04 / IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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05 / EDITORIAL ANALYSIS
The opportunity. The open questions.
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The case to investigate
- Commercial partnerships, real-world pilots, and production readiness.
- A stronger product position becomes economically meaningful when customers renew, expand and pay enough to cover delivery costs.
Pressure-test the thesis
- Hardware scaling.
- Competitive intensity.
- Customer ROI.
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06 / RESEARCH TRAIL
Go straight to the source.
Company overviewapptronik.comFounding & leadership backgroundapptronik.comSeries A-X extensionapptronik.com · Feb 11, 2026
Research checked Sep 18, 2026. Selected public disclosures, not a complete capitalization table or securities-filing search. Missing information is left unconfirmed. No investment availability or IPO date is implied.