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Proception Inc

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Dexterous AI robotic hands from Optimus alumni

Mountain View, United StatesFounded 2024Robotics

Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2026

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding

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About Proception Inc

Proception Inc. is a Palo Alto humanoid-robotics company founded in 2024 by Jay Li and Jianxiang Xu (Jack Xu)—former Tesla Optimus hand engineers with Apple, Aurora, Aeva and Trexo backgrounds—that builds dexterous robotic hands merging AI with human-inspired mechanics. Its ProHand targets more than 20 degrees of freedom with integrated tactile sensing and AI control for precise manipulation, adaptive grip and handling of delicate objects, starting with research institutions and a roadmap toward data-collection platforms, full humanoid prototypes and commercial deployments in healthcare, manufacturing and logistics. After early Y Combinator Winter 2025 participation and a Tesla trade-secret lawsuit that the parties later settled, Proception in June 2026 announced an $11 million seed led by First Round Capital to scale hand development and manufacturing. Sources: TechCrunch 29 Jun 2026; company; proception.ai.

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Status: Operational
Founded: 2024
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Employees: 18
Open positions: 18
Dealroom signal: 84.3/100
Industry: Robotics
Sector: Robotics, Robotic Tools and Parts, Humanoid, YC W25, DT and LS, science-based
Technology: Hardware, Deep Tech
Business model: Manufacturing
Client focus: b2b
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Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
SEED✓Equity / VC	Jun 2026	$11M	$44M	BoxGroup · First Round Capital · Y Combinator	↗
SEED✓Equity / VC	Mar 2025	$125K	$500K	Y Combinator	—

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Monthly website visitsJun 2025–Jul 2026

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