Flexion Robotics, a robotics software company, has raised $50 million in Series A funding. The investment round was led by Prosus Ventures and included participation from DST Global Partners, NVentures, Redalpine, and Moonfire Ventures.
Flexion focuses on developing the intelligence layer for humanoid robots. The company uses simulation-first reinforcement learning to enable robots to gain extensive experience in virtual environments. This method allows robots to accumulate thousands of hours of training each day, which is significantly more than what can be achieved through human teleoperation. The approach aims to accelerate robot learning, lower costs, and improve the ability of robots to generalize their skills in real-world settings.
The company was founded by Nikita Rudin and David Hoeller, who previously worked on NVIDIA’s Isaac Lab platform for simulation-based reinforcement learning. Flexion has already demonstrated that its simulation-trained locomotion models can be successfully deployed on physical humanoid robots.
“Our mission is simple but ambitious: to power the intelligence stack for humanoid robots, so they can work alongside humans, not depend on them,” said Nikita Rudin, CEO & Co-Founder of Fleixon Robotics. “We’re not building the body. We’re building the brain. This is a hard problem. But the right kind of hard.”
Sandeep Bakshi, Head of European Investments at Prosus Ventures, commented on Flexion’s team: “The founding team consists of top experts in simulation-based robotics training,” he said. “Nikita and David pioneered the field at ETH Zurich in 2022 and later at NVIDIA, building Isaac Lab, the leading platform for simulation-based reinforcement learning. Isaac Lab is foundational to modern robot learning and used by robotics companies worldwide. Flexion’s team is among the most qualified globally to advance this field.”
Prosus Ventures stated it will support Flexion as it works to expand its platform and scale globally.
