Robots that do the physical work inside AI data centres
Watney Robotics builds robots that perform the physical maintenance work inside AI data centres — cable swaps, server restarts and similar hardware operations — using an end-to-end model designed around what robots do well rather than mimicking human workflows. The company says it has sustained "four nines" (99.99%) uptime across hundreds of thousands of hours on customer sites. Per WIRED, Meta has been testing its two-armed robots on cable swaps at its Altoona, Iowa data centre since June 2026, with further trials at the Prometheus site in New Albany, Ohio.
Robotics📍 San Francisco, CaliforniaFounded 2023
Current Valuation
Private
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Watney Robotics going public?
No. Watney Robotics is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Watney Robotics' valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Watney Robotics. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Watney Robotics filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Watney Robotics.
Who are Watney Robotics' investors?
Watney Robotics' investors include Valor Atreides AI Fund, Hummingbird Ventures, Conviction, Abstract, A*, Grant Gordon.
Can you buy Watney Robotics stock?
No. Watney Robotics is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Watney Robotics on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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Company Profile
CEO
Ryan Gannon
Founded
2023
HQ
San Francisco, California
Total Raised
$101M
Last Round
Series A — $80M (Sep 2026) · Lead: Valor Atreides AI Fund and Hummingbird Ventures
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A · $80M · this month
privateTotal raised $101M2 disclosed rounds
Growth & Valuation
Capital raised per round
Charts built from publicly disclosed funding rounds and revenue estimates. Approximate, not real-time, not investment advice.
Funding History
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A
$80M
Sep 2026
Valor Atreides AI Fund and Hummingbird Ventures
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Seed
$21M
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Talent Signal
Hiring trend
● First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
25
via ashby
Product-build share
64%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 64% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Staff Program Manager, TeleoperationsSenior Controls EngineerStaff Embedded Engineer - RustStaff Software EngineerSoftware Engineer - PerceptionStaff Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure
Counted from Watney Robotics's live job board as of 2026-09-18; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Ryan GannonSean Cheong
Investors
Valor Atreides AI Fund · Hummingbird Ventures · Conviction · Abstract · A* · Grant Gordon
RoboticsData CentersAI InfrastructureAutomationPhysical AI
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of recent date. Refreshed quarterly.