Robotics startup Origin has raised $20 million in a funding round co-led by Accel and Zacua Ventures. The financing also included contributions from Unilazer Ventures, Schema Ventures, Z21, ISAI, and Imad Ventures. Angel investors associated with Anduril, Skild AI, 1X, and Tesla participated in the fundraise as well.
As part of the investment transaction, Zacua Ventures founding partner Vivin Hegde joined the board of directors for the startup. Origin emerged out of stealth mode with this capital raise. The US-headquartered enterprise was founded in 2025 by Yogesh Ghaturle, Ashish Daga, and Tushar Makkar.
The company develops physical AI and autonomous robotics for construction work to address widespread labour shortages in the construction sector.
Origin states that its machines can work three times faster than a human. Its flagship product is an autonomous robot named OG-1, which currently performs wall-finishing tasks such as applying compound, sanding, and priming.
Under the hood, the OG-1 robot runs on a proprietary foundation model called a construction action model. This system integrates a reasoning system to plan complex sub-tasks, an action policy for autonomous navigation, and a controller to manage feedback-driven movement.
Origin has already deployed its robots at construction sites in New York. The machines are utilized across commercial spaces, apartments, data centers, hotels, and warehouses.
The fresh capital will be used primarily to deploy the flagship OG-1 robot and build a fleet of construction robots. A portion of the funding will support large-scale pilots with customers in the United States and Europe, alongside exploring new use cases for the bots.
Yogesh Ghaturle, cofounder and CEO of Origin, described the startup as a tool to help construction crews finish work faster and move the industry toward autonomous job sites. He noted that wall finishing and painting represent only the initial trades the company targets, with a broader ambition to automate the full range of interior trades so contractors can build faster with consistent quality.
Looking ahead, the enterprise aims to deploy a fleet of 150 construction robots by the end of 2027. It is also preparing additional pilot programs in countries including Germany, Sweden, France, and Saudi Arabia.
Incoming investor Zacua will assist with expansion plans by leveraging its network of contractors, developers, and manufacturers.
Origin’s funding marks another development in the construction robotics sector, as companies work to automate labour-intensive tasks and improve productivity on construction sites. In India, other startups such as Pace Robotics and Flo Mobility are developing robotics and automation technologies.
