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title: "XDOF $1.2B Series B Talks: 8VC Lead, Amount Unknown"
description: "TechCrunch, citing several people, said XDOF is in late-stage Series B talks at about $1.2 billion led by 8VC. Check size, pre vs post, and close were not disclosed. XDOF and 8VC did not comment. Last company print: $70 million in June from Thrive, a16z, Spark, Lux, and WndrCo."
date: 2026-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["2026-vc-news", "startup-funding", "venture-capital", "robotics", "artificial-intelligence", "market-analysis"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-xdof-1-2b-series-b-talks-8vc
---

# XDOF $1.2B Series B Talks: 8VC Lead, Amount Unknown

> TechCrunch, citing several people, said XDOF is in late-stage Series B talks at about $1.2 billion led by 8VC. Check size, pre vs post, and close were not disclosed. XDOF and 8VC did not comment. Last company print: $70 million in June from Thrive, a16z, Spark, Lux, and WndrCo.

**XDOF is being priced at about $1.2 billion** — [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/xdof-just-three-months-out-of-stealth-is-in-talks-for-a-series-b-at-a-1-2b-valuation/), September 4, 2026, citing **several people**. [8VC](/fund/8vc) is described as the **lead**. **Check size, pre vs post, and whether a round closed were not disclosed.** TechCrunch said the terms **are not final**. XDOF and 8VC **did not comment**. Last verified **September 5, 2026**.

Less than three months after a [June $70 million](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/collecting-robot-training-data-is-dirty-unglamorous-work-some-ai-labs-are-already-paying-xdof-to-do-it/) stealth print, that is a **talks** mark, not a company close.

## Five-minute decision

| If you need… | Verdict |
| --- | --- |
| What happened | **Reported talks.** ~$1.2B. **8VC as lead.** Amount **unknown**. |
| Last confirmed raise | **$70M**, Jun 17, 2026. Thrive / [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) / [Spark](/fund/spark-capital) / [Lux](/fund/lux-capital) / WndrCo. **No valuation then.** |
| ARR | **Approaching $50M** — TC sources, Sep 4. **Not a filing.** |
| Whether to diligence | **Yes**, if you underwrite robot-data supply. **No**, if you need a signed term sheet. |

**Investigate further when:** you can get the **check**, **pre vs post**, and a **close**.

**Wait or pass when:** you need named customers or audited revenue.

## What is actually known

| Field | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Company | [XDOF](/startup/xdof) (xdof.ai) — teleoperation + egocentric data for robot foundation models. Pronounced “ecks-doff.” |
| Founded | **October 2024.** Philipp Wu (CEO), Fred Shentu (CTO), Nemo Jin (COO). UC Berkeley / GELLO lineage (June TC). |
| New mark | **~$1.2B** · Sep 4, 2026 · **TechCrunch, several people**. **Talks.** |
| Lead / size / close | **8VC** described as lead. Size **unknown**. **Not final.** Company silent. |
| June print | **$70M**. Thrive, Spark, a16z, Lux, WndrCo. Cooley called it **Series A**. |
| June traction (company to TC) | **~60** staff. **20** customers, including unnamed frontier labs. |
| Dataset | ABC / ABC-130K with Berkeley AI Research — 130,000 trajectories (June TC / SiliconANGLE). |
| Directory funds | [8VC](/fund/8vc), [Thrive](/fund/thrive-capital), [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz), [Spark](/fund/spark-capital), [Lux](/fund/lux-capital). **No** `/fund/` for WndrCo. |

## XDOF vs AfterQuery — two data-supply clocks

| | XDOF (this print) | [AfterQuery](/2026-afterquery-3-2b-yc-fastest-unicorn-reported) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Job | Physical teleop / wearable data for robots | Expert reasoning data for labs |
| New mark | **$1.2B talks** | **$3.2B reported** |
| Amount | **Unknown** | **Unknown** |
| Last company print | **$70M**, June | **$30M at $300M**, April |
| Confirmation | Press; company silent | Press; company silent |
| YC | **No** | **W25** |

Do **not** write that XDOF “raised $1.2 billion.” Do **not** mash it into [Lyte](/startup/lyte) (perception silicon) or [Human Archive](/2026-human-archive-8m-physical-ai-data-india) (India gig collection). Adjacent, not the same company.

## Worked numbers (indicative)

1. **Setup:** June **$70M** with **no** published mark.
2. **Move:** September press **$1.2B** with sources saying ARR **approaching $50M**.
3. **Punch:** $1.2B on $50M is **24×**. If the $50M is aspirational, the multiple is junk. Dilution **cannot** be computed without the check and pre/post.

## What remains undisclosed

The **check**, **pre vs post**, **close vs talks**, **named customers**, and whether **$50M ARR** is booked revenue are all missing from the September story. Do not invent a closed Series B, file WndrCo as `/fund/wndrco`, or treat “Scale AI for robots” as a metric. Related: [XDOF](/startup/xdof) · [8VC](/fund/8vc) · [September 4–5 tape](/2026-september-4-5-investment-news-xdof-nscale).

**By:** [Venture Capital Tracker](https://venturecapitaltracker.com/editorial-policy)
**Last updated:** September 5, 2026

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