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Samir Menon
Founder and CEO, Dexterity AI
Company

Based in
Redwood City, CA
Stage
Growth
Type
Founder
Samir Menon is founder and CEO of Dexterity, a Redwood City robotics company building AI-controlled robots for warehouses and factories. He holds a PhD and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, where his research focused on robotic control and simulation, including how the human brain coordinates movement. He founded Dexterity in 2017 based on that thesis work. The company's robots handle tasks like box loading, palletizing, and parcel sorting for customers including FedEx, UPS, and Kawasaki.
Company

Dexterity AI
Dexterity builds physical AI software and robots that load trucks, sort parcels, and palletize in warehouses without task-specific programming.
Founded
2017
Raised
$300M+
Stage
Growth
HQ
Redwood City, CA
Investors
LVP
Lightspeed Venture Partners
SC
Sumitomo Corp
KP
Kleiner Perkins
OV
Obvious Ventures
Investor data via Harmonic
In the News
Jul 30, 2026
MT Newswires
FedEx, Dexterity Expand Robotic Trailer Loading Collaboration at Maryland Hub
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Jul 9, 2025
Benzinga
Stanford PhD Building Superhumanoids Says Robots Won't Replace Us, They'll Supercharge People, As $1.65B Startup Eyes IPO
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Mar 11, 2025
TechCrunch
Yet another AI robotics firm lands major funding, as Dexterity closes latest round
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