Who is betting on what in AI, and against whom.
1X sells NEO, a soft-bodied home humanoid, at $20,000 or $499 a month; its first year of production sold out in five days of preorders in October 2025. It signed a deal to put up to 10,000 units into EQT portfolio companies and was reported in September 2025 to be raising at $10B or more.
| Amount | Kind | Valuation | Date | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100M | Series B | Jan 2024 | EQT Ventures, Samsung NEXT | Tech Startups | |
| $1B reported | funding round (reported talks) | $10B reported | Sep 2025 | Reported target; not confirmed closed. | Tech Startups |