Neo
Cleaning robot
Flagship autonomous floor scrubbing robot for commercial and industrial floors.
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Kitchener-based designer and manufacturer of autonomous floor-scrubbing robots - Neo, Neo 2W and Kas - that clean commercial and industrial floors and are managed through a fleet software platform.

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Avidbots describes itself as the leading manufacturer of autonomous cleaning robots, designing, manufacturing and supporting fully autonomous floor scrubbing robots deployed in airports, warehouses, manufacturing sites and commercial spaces worldwide. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, it also runs offices in Chicago, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Colombia.
Raised a US$70M Series C led by Jeneration Capital, with True Ventures, Next 47 and BDC Capital, announced September 2022. avidbots.com
Stated at that round that over 1,000 of its robots were deployed in more than a dozen countries across North America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. avidbots.com
Launched Kas, a smaller autonomous floor scrubber for retail, transportation, healthcare and education, in April 2024. avidbots.com
States it was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario. avidbots.com
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Cleaning robot
Flagship autonomous floor scrubbing robot for commercial and industrial floors.
Learn moreCleaning robot
Autonomous floor scrubber in the Neo line, sized for a different range of facilities.
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Smaller autonomous floor scrubber for retail, transportation, healthcare and education settings.
Learn moreAnnounced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Sep 27, 2022
Investors: Jeneration Capital, True Ventures, Next 47, BDC Capital
Avidbots launched Kas, a smaller autonomous floor scrubber aimed at retail, transportation, healthcare and education facilities.
Avidbots raised a US$70M Series C led by Jeneration Capital, stating over 1,000 robots deployed in more than a dozen countries.
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JJ Ethridge
Chief Executive Officer
Pablo Molina
Co-founder, Chairman, CTO & VP of Product
Faizan Sheikh
Co-founder & Head of Customer Success
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