SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund SkildAI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

SoftBank Group and Nvidia are reportedly negotiating to lead a funding round exceeding $1 billion for Skild AI, a robotics software startup, at a valuation of $14 billion. This potential investment would nearly triple Skild AI’s valuation from its previous $4.7 billion mark in May 2025, when it raised $500 million with participation from SoftBank, LG Technology Ventures, Samsung, Nvidia, and others. Unlike many robotics startups that focus on proprietary hardware, Skild AI develops a robot-agnostic foundational model called Skild Brain, designed to be adaptable across various robot types and applications. The company demonstrated this model in July with robots performing tasks such as picking up dishes and climbing stairs, and has formed strategic partnerships with LG CNS and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to expand its ecosystem. The growing investor interest in AI-driven robotics is reflected in other recent large funding rounds within the sector. For example, Physical Intelligence, which also develops generalized robotic “brains,” and Figure, a humanoid robot