# iRobot

> iRobot is a VC fund in Bedford backing Software and Robotics. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bedford, United States
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/irobot
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/iRobot
- Website: https://www.irobot.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iRobot

iRobot is a VC fund in Bedford focused on Software and Robotics. iRobot designs and builds robots that empower people to do more. The company's home robots help people find smarter ways to clean and accomplish more in their daily lives. iRobot's portfolio of solutions features proprietary technologies for the connected home and advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificialintelligence. iRobot was founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists with the vision of making practical robots a reality. iRobot's home robots are revolutionizing the way people clean – inside and out. More than 15 million home robots have been sold worldwide. The award-winning iRobot Roomba® Vacuum Cleaning Robot is leading the charge. Roomba made practical robots a reality for the first time and showed the world that robots are here to stay. iRobot's acclaimed line of home robots also includes the iRobot Scooba® Floor Scrubbing Robot, the iRobot Braava™ Floor Mopping Robot, the iRobot Mirra™ Pool Cleaning Robot and the iRobot Looj® Gutter Cleaning Robot.In 2015, iRobot generated $617 million in revenue and employed more than 600 of the robot industry's top professionals, including mechanical, electrical and software engineers and related support staff. iRobot stock trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the ticker symbol IRBT.iRobot's corporate headquarters are located in Bedford, Mass. The company also has offices in California, the United Kingdom, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$4M |
| Series A | $6M–$14M |
| Series B | $10M–$36M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 41% |
| Robotics | 4 | 24% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 18% |
| Hardware | 2 | 12% |
| Smart Home | 2 | 12% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 5 | 29% |
| Seed | 4 | 24% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |
| Series C | 2 | 12% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 47% |
| Israel | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gail Deegan | Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gail-deegan |
| Brandon Rohrer | Principal Data Scientist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-rohrer |
| George McNamee | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-mcnamee |
| Glen Weinstein | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glen-weinstein |
| Hanns Anders | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanns-anders |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intuition Robotics | Intuition Robotics is the creator of ElliQ, the AI-powered companion that helps older adults stay active, independent, and engaged. Backed by 12 granted U.S. patents in AI, HRI and design, the company specializes in human-centric agents designed to build meaningful relationships with users—driving positive behavior change and sustained engagementacross time. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 29, 2023 |  |
| Sense | Sense, a technology company, provides home energy monitoring solutions for its customers.The company specializes in developing and distributing tracking devices and home automation solutions for its customers. Sense, its home monitoring system, is able to listen to the electronic signatures of electrical devices through its current sensors on themain breakers in electrical panels and records them. Followed by the recording process, it applies multi-domain device signature detection algorithms to distinguish one appliance from another to recognize each individual voice. Furthermore, the system transmits its data to its users through a specially designed mobile application.Sense was founded by Ryan Houlette, Christopher Micali, and Mike Phillips in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $127.6M | Series C | Apr 27, 2022 |  |
| Osaro | Osaro creates machine intelligence software that combine state-of-the-art perception with powerful adaptive decision-making abilities to help computer and robotic systems act efficiently and intelligently.Like many advanced machine learning technologies, Osaro's software automatically extracts information from high-dimensional,time-varying data. Osaro goes beyond merely classifying data. The technology interacts with the environment to learn, discover, and achieve a specific goal.By making machines more adaptive, intelligent, and efficient, Osaro frees up humans to focus time, energy, and capital on higher level tasks. | $30M | Series C | Aug 18, 2021 |  |
| Invisible AI | Invisible AI is a next-generation computer vision company that offers a no-code, edge-based visual intelligence platform to improve quality, productivity, and safety in manufacturing industries. Its low-bandwidth and low-cost cameras, which can be deployed at each workstation tracks real-time human motion to help customers run accurate, reliable,and safe operations. Invisible AI helps ensure processes are done correctly and safely, every time. | $2.5M |  | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Invisible AI | Invisible AI is a next-generation computer vision company that offers a no-code, edge-based visual intelligence platform to improve quality, productivity, and safety in manufacturing industries. Its low-bandwidth and low-cost cameras, which can be deployed at each workstation tracks real-time human motion to help customers run accurate, reliable,and safe operations. Invisible AI helps ensure processes are done correctly and safely, every time. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Invisible AI | Invisible AI is a next-generation computer vision company that offers a no-code, edge-based visual intelligence platform to improve quality, productivity, and safety in manufacturing industries. Its low-bandwidth and low-cost cameras, which can be deployed at each workstation tracks real-time human motion to help customers run accurate, reliable,and safe operations. Invisible AI helps ensure processes are done correctly and safely, every time. | $3.6M | Seed | May 06, 2020 |  |
| Intuition Robotics | Intuition Robotics is the creator of ElliQ, the AI-powered companion that helps older adults stay active, independent, and engaged. Backed by 12 granted U.S. patents in AI, HRI and design, the company specializes in human-centric agents designed to build meaningful relationships with users—driving positive behavior change and sustained engagementacross time. | $36M | Series B | Feb 13, 2020 |  |
| Sense | Sense, a technology company, provides home energy monitoring solutions for its customers.The company specializes in developing and distributing tracking devices and home automation solutions for its customers. Sense, its home monitoring system, is able to listen to the electronic signatures of electrical devices through its current sensors on themain breakers in electrical panels and records them. Followed by the recording process, it applies multi-domain device signature detection algorithms to distinguish one appliance from another to recognize each individual voice. Furthermore, the system transmits its data to its users through a specially designed mobile application.Sense was founded by Ryan Houlette, Christopher Micali, and Mike Phillips in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $10M | Series B | Jul 29, 2019 |  |
| AWAIR | Awair's mission is to empower people worldwide to breathe safely wherever they spend time indoors. The company provides cutting edge technology that is easy to use and understand, as well as an intuitive software platform with actionable insights for IAQ improvement, enabling users to mitigate their indoor air for health and safety, be it athome, school, the workplace, or any other indoor space. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and has a second office in Seoul, South Korea. | $10M | Series B | May 07, 2019 |  |
| Sense | Sense, a technology company, provides home energy monitoring solutions for its customers.The company specializes in developing and distributing tracking devices and home automation solutions for its customers. Sense, its home monitoring system, is able to listen to the electronic signatures of electrical devices through its current sensors on themain breakers in electrical panels and records them. Followed by the recording process, it applies multi-domain device signature detection algorithms to distinguish one appliance from another to recognize each individual voice. Furthermore, the system transmits its data to its users through a specially designed mobile application.Sense was founded by Ryan Houlette, Christopher Micali, and Mike Phillips in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $18M | Series B | Oct 04, 2018 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does iRobot invest in?

iRobot invests primarily in Software, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is iRobot's check size?

iRobot typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$4M at Seed, $6M–$14M at Series A and $10M–$36M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds iRobot participates in.

### How do I contact iRobot?

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### Who are the partners at iRobot?

The team at iRobot includes Gail Deegan (Member of the Board of Directors), Brandon Rohrer (Principal Data Scientist) and George McNamee (Director), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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