InVia Robotics

About InVia Robotics

InVia Robotics, founded in 2015 by Lior Elazary, Dan Parks, and Randolph Voorhies, offers warehouse automation solutions for the e-commerce and third-party logistics (3PL) sectors. The founders, who met while pursuing their PhDs in robotics at the University of Southern California, identified a market need for accessible automation after observing the inefficiencies in e-commerce fulfillment. Elazary brings over 20 years of executive experience in technology and has led three successful exits, while Parks has 17 years of expertise in robotics.

The company's core offering is a comprehensive system that combines autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), an AI-driven warehouse execution system (WES) called inVia Logic, and 24/7 remote monitoring. This integrated platform is delivered through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription model, which eliminates substantial upfront capital expenditures for clients. Instead, customers pay based on the productivity and throughput the system delivers, making advanced automation accessible to businesses of all sizes, not just large enterprises. This approach allows companies to scale their robotic workforce up or down to match seasonal demand without investing in owning and maintaining the hardware.

The system is designed for rapid deployment and integrates with existing warehouse management systems (WMS) and layouts, minimizing operational disruption. inVia's "Picker" robots work collaboratively with human employees in a goods-to-person model, retrieving items and delivering them to stations like the "PickerWall," a dynamic putwall. This process eradicates unproductive travel time for workers, allowing them to focus on higher-value tasks like packing and quality control, which can increase productivity by four to five times and achieve accuracy rates of 99.9%. The inVia Logic software orchestrates workflows for both robots and human workers, using AI to optimize tasks, manage inventory, and route equipment to avoid bottlenecks.

InVia Robotics has secured $59 million in total funding over four rounds, including a $30 million Series C round in July 2021 led by M12 (Microsoft's venture fund) and Qualcomm Ventures. This capital is aimed at expanding its North American operations and entering markets in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions. The company has demonstrated significant growth, reporting a 600% revenue increase in 2020.