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1 / 3Machenta raises a $40 million seed to teach robots a task from one demonstration×

The round

Machenta, an 11-person Imperial College London spinout led by the robotics professor Edward Johns, raised a $40 million seed round co-led by Creandum and Union Square Ventures, announced on October 27th.

The idea

Its model is trained only in simulated environments and is meant to pick up a new task after a single human demonstration.

The catch

Imperial calls it the largest seed round for a UK robotics startup. There is no product yet, and Machenta did not disclose its valuation.

Sources and the full story

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Machenta raises a $40 million seed to teach robots a task from one demonstration

Machenta, an 11-person Imperial College London spinout led by the robotics professor Edward Johns, raised a $40 million seed round co-led by Creandum and Union Square Ventures, announced on October 27th. Its model is trained only in simulated environments and is meant to pick up a new task after a single human demonstration. Imperial calls it the largest seed round for a UK robotics startup. There is no product yet, and Machenta did not disclose its valuation. SourcesBB

Sources

• BLondon robotics startup Machenta raises $40M seed investment (Tech.eu)tech.eu
• BMachenta seed round (Sifted)sifted.eu

This story ran in the Afternoon Brief of November 2nd 2026.