Sanctuary AI

formerly Sanctuary

Meet the Future of Work

Vancouver, Canada · Founded 2018 · $88.5M raised

Headquarters
Vancouver
Employees
51–200
Founded
2018
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$88.5M
Last Round
$30.0M GrantNov 2022
Rounds
3

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Sanctuary AI is building general-purpose humanoid robots powered by Carbon, its proprietary AI control system designed to give robots human-like intelligence. The company's Phoenix robot is designed for industrial work in automotive, manufacturing, and logistics environments. Sanctuary focuses on dexterity, tactile feedback, and fine manipulation, leveraging reinforcement learning and simulation-to-real transfer to accelerate robot learning.

Summary

Sanctuary AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2018. It has raised $88.5M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $30.0M Grant round in Nov 2022. Investors include BDC Capital, Strategic Innovation Fund (Government of Canada) and Bell Canada.

Tech & App Stack

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Funding History

GrantGovernment GrantNov 2022
$30.0M

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Funding: Series A through Grant. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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