Syncere
Palo Alto, United States
Mobile Robots / AMR / AGV · Founded 2025 · Pre-seed
Syncere is a Palo Alto start-up building Lume, a home robot that looks like a sculptural floor lamp but can move around the house. Lume is designed to handle everyday chores such as folding laundry, making beds and tidying rooms, using robotic arms and controlled movement. The company was founded in 2025 by roboticists Aaron Tan and Angus Fung. Lume is priced from $2,699, with preorders reported at around 1,500 and early deliveries under way in the San Francisco Bay Area. Syncere raised $11 million in pre-seed funding led by a16z Speedrun, with Draper Associates, Physical World, Sequel and SeaX Ventures participating. The company plans to scale manufacturing and extend its physical AI technology into new commercial applications.
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- Palo Alto, United States
- Founded
- 2025
- Builds
- Mobile Robots / AMR / AGV, Physical AI & World Models
- Industries
- Consumer
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Team
- 10 to 15 people
- Funding raised
- $11M
- Open roles
- None listed today