Kindred builds human-like intelligence in machines and is developing robots-as-a-service for fulfillment and distribution. Its first commercial product, Kindred Sort, is designed to quickly and accurately sort a wide variety of products alongside warehouse staff. The company has begun pilot programs with major global retailers to integrate Kindred Sort in existing fulfillment centers. Kindred intends to use new funding for continued research, development and deployment of its robots-as-a-service. Founded in 2014 and led by George Babu, the company has offices in San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver. The announcement highlights movement toward commercialization, though operating metrics were not disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$28M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2017