# Eka Robotics raises $150 million at $1.45 billion valuation

_Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM EDT · Robotics, Capital · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Eka Robotics closed a $150 million Series A led by a16z and F-Prime, valuing the startup at $1.45 billion post-money, TechCrunch reported. Founded by Pulkit Agrawal and Tuomas Haarnoja, Eka combines a force-sensitive gripper with a model trained through simulated physical interactions.

The system uses contact feedback to adjust how it grasps objects. Eka says it reliably picks up objects more than 95% of the time and is conducting industrial pilots involving pick-and-place and wire manipulation.

Industrial durability remains a constraint: Agrawal says the gripper is rated for 5 million duty cycles, against a goal of 20 million cycles.

## Sources

- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/eka-is-worth-1-45-billion-thanks-to-a-physical-ai-model-that-has-experts-raving/)

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