Calibrate Ventures has led a $22m series A in Embodied, a robotics developer co-founded by USC professor Maja Matari.
Embodied, a US-based companion robot developer co-founded by a researcher from University of Southern California (USC), raised $22m in a series A round yesterday featuring spinout-focused investment firm Osage University Partners.
The round was led by Calibrate Ventures and also featured Intel Capital, the corporate venturing arm of semiconductor producer Intel, as well as Jazz Venture Partners, Grishin Robotics and unnamed, existing shareholders.
Founded in 2016, Embodied is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) software platform and life-like…