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Fox Robotics

Automated forklift manufacturer

Fox Robotics logo
21-100 employees
  • B2B
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Automation
Martinshore, Austin, TX

Company mission

Fox Robotics is on a mission to make robots that work.

Top investors

17% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Fox Robotics is a manufacturer of self-driving forklifts that are more flexible, capable, and safer to use than previous models. The start-up has developed the first automated trailer unloader, a highly in-demand service that no other company offers.

Unlike standard AGVs, Fox’s forklifts can be installed and running in a new warehouse in less than a day, compared to the weeks it might normally take for integration. On top of this, its mobile robot products are relatively low-cost when compared to fixed automation systems that cost several hundred million dollars - making it a strong option in the growing warehouse automation market.

Fox Robotics' innovative approach has enabled it to capture significant interest in the space, as well as strong investment. Its latest raise will go towards broadening and accelerating product development, as the company embarks upon an aggressive expansion strategy.

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Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO to all salaried employees, with a general recommendation to take at least 3-5 weeks off each year
  • Fully-paid healthcare coverage for employees through UnitedHealthcare, with the option to contribute to an HSA (dependents, including spouses and children, are also eligible for coverage)
  • Life insurance through MetLife, vision through VSP, and dental insurance through Guardian Dental
  • Potential office flex time: given the hands-on nature of robotics as a discipline, very few of our roles can be performed 100% remotely, but we encourage each employee to find a unique balance between remote and in-person work that works for their job duties and personality
  • 401k investing through Human Interest, with thousands of investment portfolio options available (we contribute 3% of each employee’s income into their 401k, even if they choose not to contribute)
  • Company equity, with portfolio options managed through Carta

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Oct 2022

$26m

EARLY VC

Aug 2020

$9m

SERIES A

Total funding: $39m

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Leadership

Acted as interim CEO for the company from June 2022 till March 2023. Previously served as a Senior Software Engineer for Google as well as for "X, the moonshot factory".

Marin Tchakarov

(CEO, not founder)

Former CEO of Kindred Systems of Ocado Solutions. Has worked as an Advisor to the CEO at Smartly.io and Shopkick.

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