Draft:Gecko Robotics

Gecko Robotics is an American artificial intelligence and robotics company, based in Pittsburgh with its headquarters located in the North Shore neighborhood. The company also maintains offices in New York, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Abu Dhabi.

History

Founding

Gecko Robotics was founded in 2013 by Jake Loosararian.[1] As an engineering student at Grove City College in 2012, Loosararian built the first prototype of a wall climbing robot designed to inspect boilers at Scrubgrass Generating Plant, in Venango County, Pennsylvania.[1] The company participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch.[2]

Funding History

In August 2018, Founders Fund led Gecko's $7 million Series A fundraise.[3] Mark Cuban, The Westly Group, Justin Kan, and Y Combinator also contributed to this round.[4]

In December 2019, Drive Capital led Gecko's $40 million Series B fundraise, with participation from Founders Fund, Next47, and Y Combinator.[5]

In March 2022, XN led Gecko's $73 million Series C fundraise, with participation from Founders Fund, XYZ, Drive Capital, Snowpoint Ventures, Joe Lonsdale, and Gokul Rajaram.[6] In December 2023, Gecko extended its Series C, raising an additional $100 million and expanding its board to include USIT and Founders Fund.[7]

In June 2025, Cox Enterprises led Gecko's $125 million Series D fundraise at a $1.25 billion valuation.

Products

Hardware

Gecko Robotics builds robotic systems capable of inspecting industrial assets, including pipes, boilers, and storage tanks for energy customers.

Cantilever

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Rachyl. "From sleeping on a friend's floor to signing huge industrial customers: How Gecko's founder built a $600 million robot company from a college project". Fortune. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  2. ^ Jr, Tom Huddleston (2024-12-06). "CEO rejected an 'earth-shattering' $500,000 windfall to build his business instead—now it's worth $633 million". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  3. ^ "Gecko Robotics Collects $7 Million Series A". Wall Street Journal. 2018-08-20. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  4. ^ Buhr, Sarah (2018-08-20). "Safety and inspection bot startup Gecko Robotics adds $7 million to the coffers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  5. ^ Staff, The Robot Report (2019-12-16). "Gecko Robotics raises $40M for scaling industrial inspection robots". The Robot Report. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  6. ^ Burkholder, Sophie (2022-03-03). "Gecko Robotics closed on a $73M Series C in Pittsburgh's biggest deal of 2022 so far". Technical.ly. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  7. ^ Staff, The Robot Report (2023-12-05). "Gecko Robotics raises $100M Series C extension, adds board members to intensify defense focus". The Robot Report. Retrieved 2026-06-22.

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