Dyna Robotics — Startup Profile

Embodied AI robots for end-to-end commercial workflows

HQ: Redwood City, California, United States | Founded: 2024 | Employees: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources | Stage: Series A; $120M announced September 2025 after $23.5M seed | Website: https://www.dyna.co/

About

Lindon Gao, York Yang, and Jason Ma founded Dyna. Gao and Yang previously built Caper AI, while Ma came from DeepMind research. The September 2025 announcement names Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round as financing co-leads, with corporate venture participants including NVentures, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Salesforce Ventures, Samsung Next, and LG Technology Ventures.

DYNA-1 was the initial public model milestone. The company reported more than 99% success over a specific 24-hour run and deployments at hotels, restaurants, laundromats, and gyms. These are scoped company disclosures, not universally validated reliability. Current pages describe DYNA-2.1 as a physical agent covering whole workflows; their throughput claims were not independently audited.

The Take

Dyna develops robot foundation models and integrated robots for commercial tasks. Its September 2025 release announced a $120M Series A after a $23.5M seed. Current official materials highlight DYNA-2.1 and workflows in hospitality, fulfillment, and factory operations; performance and productivity figures remain company claims.

Editorial assessment: useful service workflows provide a more testable commercial wedge than an abstract physical-AGI promise. Its integrated robot/model approach can capture operational feedback, but maintenance, uptime, task coverage, and margins must work together.

Evidence boundary: financing announcements establish disclosed transactions, not audited operating performance. Unavailable headcount, margins, and retention are not estimated, and company claims remain attributed.

Key Metrics

Founded: 2024
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Reviewed financing: $120M — Series A (2025-09-15)
Product: DYNA-2.1 physical agent
Availability: marketed by company; broad deployment scope not independently established

Funding Rounds

Round: $23.5M (2025-03) — CRV and First Round identified as early backers; exact seed allocation not established
Round: $120M (2025-09-15) — Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital

Key People

Lindon Gao
York Yang
Jason Ma

Key Competitors

Generalist AI —
Dexterity —

Timeline Highlights

2025-09-15: Series A: $120M
2025-03: Seed: $23.5M

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