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Max Cao
Co-founder and CEO, Jacobi Robotics
Company

Based in
Berkeley, CA
Stage
Seed
Type
Founder
Max Cao is cofounder and CEO of Jacobi Robotics, a Berkeley, California company that builds AI powered motion planning software so industrial robot arms can be deployed in days instead of months. He cofounded the company in 2022 with fellow UC Berkeley roboticists Yahav Avigal and Lars Berscheid, CMU's Jeff Ichnowski, and professor Ken Goldberg. Before Jacobi he studied at Imperial College London and worked as a business analyst at McKinsey. The company's OmniPalletizer product now runs in warehouses through partners including ABB Robotics, DHL, and Fortna.
Company

Jacobi Robotics
Jacobi Robotics builds AI powered motion planning software that lets industrial robot arms be deployed in days instead of weeks, used for mixed case palletizing in warehouses.
Founded
2022
Raised
$6.2M total (pre-seed and seed, last round Jul 2024)
Stage
Seed
HQ
Berkeley, CA
Investors
SV
Swift Ventures
BS
Berkeley SkyDeck
MV
Moxxie Ventures
FV
Foothill Ventures
HV
Humba Ventures
THF
The House Fund
LP
LDV Partners
CV
Courtyard Ventures
Investor data via Harmonic
In the News
Feb 14, 2024
TechCrunch
Singularities are a pain in the neck for robot arms: Berkeley-based Jacobi Robotics aims to fix them
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Jul 11, 2024
The Robot Report
Jacobi Robotics raises $5M for motion planning software
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Apr 8, 2026
Engineering.com
ABB Robotics, Jacobi Robotics collab for AI-powered mixed-case palletizing
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