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Skild AI just closed a $1.4B Series B at $14B valuation. What it is: Pittsburgh-based "robot brain" startup building omni-bodied AI that controls any robot without prior training. • $1.4B raised, SoftBank led • $30M revenue in 2025 (profitable) • 14B+ valuation in 3 years • Bezos, NVIDIA, Sequoia backed How it happened: • Started 2023 with physics simulation training • Built "omni-bodied" learning (adapts to any robot form) • Proved concept with humanoid/dog/arm robots • Landed enterprise pilots (security, warehouses, data centers) • Scaled to $30M ARR before mega-round • Expanded globally (SF, India offices) Takeaway: Train on simulations first, prove with real deployments, then scale fast. Source: Technical.ly Brewed by Startup Beaker.