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Osaro
Intelligent fulfilment robotics
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- Deep Tech
- Robotics
- Supply Chain
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- Automation
- Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To build smarter robotic automation for e-commerce fulfilment.
-12% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
The robotics revolution has begun, with the sale of industrial robots on the rise, as they replace humans in hazardous workplaces. Osaro supplies robots for picking, bagging, inducting, and other industrial eCommerce tasks, to free people from dangerous jobs and implement automation towards optimized factory-floor efficiency.
Founded in 2015, Osaro was the first company to take a software-only approach to the robotics sector. With a focus on Intelligent Automation, which utilises deep learning technology, the company was able to compete with larger robotics firms, successfully bringing adaptive learning to the industrial robotics space. Osaro's robotic systems are not limited by their programming, but instead can be continually adapted as they learn, leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge vision technologies to do so.
As the leader in eCommerce robotics, Osaro has an established position from which to extend business reach and develop further solutions. A partnership with Fanuc, a robotics giant that was previously considered a barrier to Osaro's success, demonstrates the impact that the company's technology and approach has had on the sector.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- The chance to work with robots in a dog friendly office!
- Health, dental, vision, and commuter benefits
- Generous vacation time
- Excellent paid parental leave policy with the option for additional reduced and unpaid leave
Company values
- Take ownership - We trust our employees to be independent thinkers and doers.
- Be direct - The diversity of our workforce requires direct communication to minimize confusion and increase group coordination.
- Move quickly and persevere - Competing in an emerging industry requires us to have grit. Our agile software philosophy allows us to move quickly and persevere through challenges.
- Show integrity - At OSARO we work hard to foster a culture of honesty. Simply put, we ask that all employees do what they say they will do.
- Focus on continuous learning - We are focused on incremental improvements in our system. This is also reflected in our day-to-day operations. Our employees encounter uncertainty with a growth mindset. Iteration and constant feedback are welcome.
- Make your work kirei 綺麗／きれい - This is a Japanese word meaning brilliant, pretty, and clean. At OSARO, we strive to integrate this quality into our deliverables. We believe that an ordinary product can be elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of the builder.
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$30m
SERIES C
Dec 2020
$21m
SERIES B
Total funding: $80.3m
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Leadership
Derik Pridmore
(CEO)Having studied Computer Science at MIT, they spent 4 years at JP Morgan Chase before serving as VP of Clarium Capital Management and as a Principal of Founders Fund for a combined 3 years. They left their Planet Laps Advisory role in 2015 to co-found Osaro.
Michael Kahane
(CTO)Started their career as a System Engineer at TeraCross and Waves, before joining Samsung as an Application Engineer. They worked freelance in Machine Learning Research before co-founding Osaro as CTO in 2015.
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