Some of the most legendary angel investors are backing a robotics company. And it has a unique mission: cleaning your floors.

What’s happening:

• Mountain Valley, California based robotics startup Matic has raised $24.9M USD in a new Series A financing
• The round was led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and John and Patrick Collison

The big idea:

• Matic has built innovative robotics hardware that use artificial intelligence to navigate indoor spaces and clean in ways that a human would
• Through 3D mapping technology Matic is constantly earning what to clean, what to avoid and is able to function without any human supervision required

Going deeper:

• Matic’s seed round roughly four years ago saw participation from notable investors such as Naval Ravikant, Jack Dorsey, Joe Lonsdale, Matt Rogers and others

By the numbers:

• Since inception Matic has raised $29.6M USD in total venture funding
• Matic robots are able to function for a full 24 hours per day, without the need for any instruction or supervision

The intrigue:

• Matic can respond to voice commands and even hand gestures
  

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