Diligence report Robotics foundation models and embodied AI Private unicorn / growth-stage company

Skild AI

Skild AI Startup Diligence Report

Proceed only to confirmatory diligence. A diligence thesis for Skild AI requires proving that the public valuation is supported by durable revenue quality, defensible product adoption, compliant operations, manageable legal/regulatory exposure and financing terms that preserve investor economics.

Company profile

Skild AI Startup Diligence Report

Skild AI appears to be an active private unicorn based on current public unicorn-list evidence and company-owned operating materials. Public evidence supports category presence, product activity and selected scale or partner signals, but investment-grade diligence remains unresolved because financial statements, customer economics, cap table, material contracts, legal docket details and retention data are private.

Website: www.skild.ai
Sector: Robotics foundation models and embodied AI
Geography: United States / global industrial robotics deployments
Stage: Private unicorn / growth-stage company
Known aliases: Skild AI, Skild.ai
Report version: 1.0
Timezone: UTC

Executive summary

Strengths

Skild AI is listed as a unicorn at $14B+.
Skild publicly describes an omni-bodied Skild Brain intended to control many robot embodiments and tasks.
Skild publicly describes an active robotics/AI team, hiring categories and investor/partner base.

Risks

General-purpose robotics capabilities require independent deployment validation
Valuation stepped from $1.5B to over $14B while financing terms are private
Customer revenue, retention and concentration remain opaque despite company revenue claims

Gaps

Audited financial statements, cash/debt, revenue by product/channel/geography, gross margin, retention, CAC/payback and forecast model.
Cap table, preference stack, option pool, debt instruments, warrants, secondary transactions and current valuation bridge.
Top-customer or top-account schedule, contracts, renewal/cohort data, churn/NRR, supplier spend and severed-relationship schedule.
Product roadmap, reliability/security evidence, technical debt, R&D budget and defensibility artifacts.
Complete legal docket, regulatory correspondence, IP assignments, privacy/security reports, employment agreements and material contracts.

Recommended next steps

Run quality-of-revenue and valuation bridge diligence before relying on the headline unicorn valuation.
Request customer/supplier contracts, cohorts and independent references to test concentration and retention.
Have counsel and compliance specialists review regulatory, IP, privacy, security, employment and jurisdiction-specific risks.
Benchmark product differentiation, pricing power and go-to-market efficiency against direct competitors using win/loss and buyer-reference evidence.

Risk register

high medium likelihood

R-004: Robotics foundation-model market is capital intensive and crowded

Skild competes against humanoid, warehouse, industrial automation and embodied-AI companies with deep capital, hardware dependencies and long enterprise adoption cycles.

Diligence request: Benchmark win/loss, pricing, pipeline, CAC/payback and product differentiation against direct competitors.

high medium likelihood

R-005: General-purpose robotics performance may not transfer reliably to production environments

Skild claims cross-embodiment robotics capabilities, but independent reliability, safety, deployment economics and customer ROI are not public.

Diligence request: Review product telemetry, uptime/security incidents, roadmap, technical debt and R&D milestones.

high medium likelihood

R-006: Physical-world robotics creates safety, liability and regulatory exposure

Deployments in warehouses, factories, construction and security/inspection can create product-liability, workplace-safety, data and contracting risks that require counsel and technical review.

Diligence request: Have counsel perform litigation, regulatory, privacy, IP, sanctions and compliance diligence in operating jurisdictions.

high unknown likelihood

R-001: Financial quality is not publicly verifiable

Audited financials, cash, debt, gross margin, retention and budget-to-actuals for Skild AI are not available from public sources.

Diligence request: Require audited financials, KPI pack, cash/debt schedule, ARR/bookings and board-approved plan.

high unknown likelihood

R-002: Valuation and financing terms may not reflect common-equity value

Skild AI's headline valuation is public, but preference stack, liquidation terms, option pool, debt and secondary pricing are not public.

Diligence request: Review financing documents, cap table, preference stack, debt, warrants and secondary transactions.

high unknown likelihood

R-003: Customer economics and concentration are opaque

Public customer or usage signals do not disclose top-account revenue, churn, renewal status, NRR or cohort profitability.

Diligence request: Request top-customer ARR, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts and independent references.

medium medium likelihood

R-007: Deployment quality depends on hardware partners, data collection and field operations

Skild depends on robot hardware, field deployments, teleoperation/data pipelines and enterprise integrations that are not fully described publicly.

Diligence request: Request supplier/platform dependency map, critical contracts, SLAs, incident history and contingency plans.

medium unknown likelihood

R-008: Team scale, retention and incentives are private

Public materials show an active Skild AI team, but full org chart, compensation, turnover and retention are private.

Diligence request: Request HRIS export, org chart, offer/compensation policies, employee agreements, option plan and turnover data.

Chapter 01

01Financial Information

Skild AI's public valuation and selected financing signals are visible, but financial statements, cap table, debt, retention, cash and unit economics require private diligence.

EC-001 EC-003 EC-005

I.A Annual and quarterly financial information for the past three years

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public research establishes valuation and financing anchors for Skild AI, but not audited financial quality, forecasts, tax posture or cap-table economics.

EC-001 EC-003 EC-005

Evidence gaps

Audited financials, management accounts, budget-to-actuals, forecast model, cash/debt, tax records, cap table and financing documents.

Hidden risks

R-001 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-002 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide finance data room including audited financials, KPI pack, forecast model, cap table, debt and financing documents.

Public revenue / unit-economic signals
metric	public signal	status	diligence request
Live revenue	Company states revenue grew from zero to about $30M in months in 2025	partially_verified	Monthly ARR/revenue, bookings, backlog, gross margin and customer contracts
Gross margin / cash / debt	Not disclosed	not_publicly_verifiable	Audited statements, cash/debt and margin by product/deployment

I.B Financial Projections

partially verified confidence: medium

Public research establishes valuation and financing anchors for Skild AI, but not audited financial quality, forecasts, tax posture or cap-table economics.

EC-001 EC-003 EC-005

Evidence gaps

Audited financials, management accounts, budget-to-actuals, forecast model, cash/debt, tax records, cap table and financing documents.

Hidden risks

R-001 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-002 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide finance data room including audited financials, KPI pack, forecast model, cap table, debt and financing documents.

Skild AI public valuation trajectory Known public valuation anchors with gaps annotated.

I.C Capital Structure

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public research establishes valuation and financing anchors for Skild AI, but not audited financial quality, forecasts, tax posture or cap-table economics.

EC-001 EC-003 EC-005

Evidence gaps

Audited financials, management accounts, budget-to-actuals, forecast model, cash/debt, tax records, cap table and financing documents.

Hidden risks

R-001 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-002 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide finance data room including audited financials, KPI pack, forecast model, cap table, debt and financing documents.

Capital structure / ownership snapshot
stakeholder	public position	diligence caveat
SoftBank and strategic investors	Series C lead/participant group	Ownership, preferences and governance rights not public
Lightspeed, Coatue, Sequoia, Felicis and others	Series A/backers and follow-on investors	Economic terms and pro rata rights not public

I.D Other financial information

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public research establishes valuation and financing anchors for Skild AI, but not audited financial quality, forecasts, tax posture or cap-table economics.

EC-001 EC-003 EC-005

Evidence gaps

Audited financials, management accounts, budget-to-actuals, forecast model, cash/debt, tax records, cap table and financing documents.

Hidden risks

R-001 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-002 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide finance data room including audited financials, KPI pack, forecast model, cap table, debt and financing documents.

Public funding-round history
date	round	amount	valuation	lead or participants	verification
2024-07-09	Series A	$300M	$1.5B	Lightspeed, Coatue, SoftBank, Jeff Bezos/Bezos Expeditions and others	verified
2026-01-14	Series C	$1.4B	Over $14B	SoftBank with Nvidia/NVentures, Macquarie entities, Bezos Expeditions and others	verified

Skild AI public funding timeline Publicly disclosed financing and valuation events.

Chapter 02

02Products

Skild AI's public product surface is visible; product economics, quality metrics, roadmap and defensibility need private evidence.

EC-004 EC-010

II.A Description of each product

partially verified confidence: medium

Company-owned sources verify Skild AI's product category and public capabilities; adoption depth, product margin and roadmap delivery are not public.

EC-004 EC-010

Evidence gaps

Product analytics, roadmap, support burden, uptime/security, gross margin by product, pricing realization and customer satisfaction.

Hidden risks

R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-005 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide product metrics, roadmap, pricing realization, reliability/security evidence and gross margin by product.

Product / SKU matrix
product	audience	features	evidence	verification
Skild Brain	Robotics OEMs and operators	Unified robotics foundation model for many embodiments and tasks	Company homepage and Series C post	verified
Security/inspection, mobile manipulation, autonomous packing	Industrial and commercial operators	Application examples for navigation, grasping, handover and repetitive tasks	Company homepage	verified

Pricing and packaging comparison
tier	public price	packaging signal	competitor context	verification
Enterprise deployments	Not disclosed	Deployment/customer led	Industrial robotics contracts often custom	not_publicly_verifiable
API/application model	Not disclosed	Company references API abstraction for mobile manipulation	AI/robotics platforms may price by deployment, robot or software license	partially_verified

Skild AI product architecture Skild Brain receives simulation, internet-video, teleoperation and deployment data and outputs robot-control capabilities across security/inspection, mobile manipulation and packing use cases.

Chapter 03

03Customer Information

Skild AI has public usage, customer, partner or ecosystem signals, but customer concentration, contract economics and supplier spend are not public.

EC-006 EC-007

III.A Top customers by application

partially verified confidence: medium

Public sources provide usage, partner or customer proxies for Skild AI; top-customer revenue, contract terms, churn and supplier spend remain private.

EC-006 EC-007

Evidence gaps

Top customers, revenue concentration, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts, supplier purchase amounts and severed-relationship schedules.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide top-customer and supplier schedules, contracts, renewal/churn data and independent references.

Publicly known customers and usage signals
customer or segment	use case	public evidence	verification
Security, construction, delivery, data centers, warehouses, factory assembly	Robot deployments/data flywheel	Named sectors, no customer names	partially_verified
Multiple customers	Revenue/deployments	Company revenue claim, customers not named	partially_verified

III.B Strategic relationships

partially verified confidence: medium

Public sources provide usage, partner or customer proxies for Skild AI; top-customer revenue, contract terms, churn and supplier spend remain private.

EC-006 EC-007

Evidence gaps

Top customers, revenue concentration, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts, supplier purchase amounts and severed-relationship schedules.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide top-customer and supplier schedules, contracts, renewal/churn data and independent references.

Strategic relationships and partnerships
partner	nature	public evidence	gap
LG, Schneider Electric, CommonSpirit, Salesforce Ventures	Strategic investors named in Series C	Company Series C post	Commercial contracts not disclosed
ABB Robotics, Universal Robots, Nvidia	Company blog index references partnership post	Blog index title/snippet	Detailed terms not public in available fetched page

III.C Revenue by customer

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public sources provide usage, partner or customer proxies for Skild AI; top-customer revenue, contract terms, churn and supplier spend remain private.

EC-006 EC-007

Evidence gaps

Top customers, revenue concentration, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts, supplier purchase amounts and severed-relationship schedules.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide top-customer and supplier schedules, contracts, renewal/churn data and independent references.

Skild AI customer and ecosystem signal weights Public proxies rather than revenue concentration.

No revenue concentration is public.

III.D Significant relationships severed within the last two years

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public sources provide usage, partner or customer proxies for Skild AI; top-customer revenue, contract terms, churn and supplier spend remain private.

EC-006 EC-007

Evidence gaps

Top customers, revenue concentration, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts, supplier purchase amounts and severed-relationship schedules.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide top-customer and supplier schedules, contracts, renewal/churn data and independent references.

III.E Top suppliers

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public sources provide usage, partner or customer proxies for Skild AI; top-customer revenue, contract terms, churn and supplier spend remain private.

EC-006 EC-007

Evidence gaps

Top customers, revenue concentration, contracts, renewal/churn cohorts, supplier purchase amounts and severed-relationship schedules.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide top-customer and supplier schedules, contracts, renewal/churn data and independent references.

Top supplier / platform dependency map
supplier	role	public evidence	concentration risk
Robot hardware OEMs / embodiments	Deployment platforms	Company references quadrupeds, humanoids, arms and mobile manipulators	Hardware availability, integration and safety risk unknown
Cloud/data/teleoperation stack	Training and deployment data infrastructure	Simulation, internet video, teleoperation, deployment data sources disclosed	Vendor costs and data rights not public

Chapter 04

04Competition

Skild AI operates in a competitive market where public positioning must be tested with buyer, customer and win/loss evidence.

EC-008

IV.A Competitive landscape by market segment

partially verified confidence: medium

Public evidence shows a crowded category with credible alternatives; relative win rates and pricing power require buyer diligence.

EC-008

Evidence gaps

Win/loss data, buyer references, pricing benchmarks, market-share support and competitive displacement evidence.

Hidden risks

R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide competitive win/loss, pricing benchmarks and buyer-reference evidence.

Competitor comparison matrix
competitor	segment	funding	overlap	differentiator	source
Figure AI	Humanoid robotics	$39B CB Insights valuation	Embodied robotics	Skild emphasizes omni-bodied model across robot types	CB Insights/company sources
Physical Intelligence / industrial automation incumbents	Robotics AI	Public financing varies	Robot foundation models and deployment	Need independent win/loss	Analyst comparison from public positioning

Basis-of-competition scoring
axis	target position	competitor position	evidence
Cross-embodiment generalization	Strong public claim	Varies by hardware/form factor	Company claims any robot/any task
Production deployment proof	Company claims multiple customers/revenue	Requires buyer validation	Company revenue/deployment claim

Skild AI competitive positioning map Indicative public-positioning map.

Chapter 05

05Marketing, Sales, and Distribution

Skild AI's public go-to-market signals show channels and messaging, but sales productivity, CAC, pipeline and budget sufficiency are private.

EC-006 EC-009

V.A Strategy and implementation

partially verified confidence: medium

Public go-to-market evidence indicates channels and positioning, but pipeline conversion, CAC, quota attainment and marketing ROI are not public.

EC-006 EC-009

Evidence gaps

Pipeline, CAC, payback, quota attainment, sales compensation, channel economics and marketing budget sufficiency.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide GTM funnel, pipeline, CAC/payback, quota attainment and channel-performance data.

Distribution channels and GTM motions
channel	region	public evidence	gap
Enterprise deployments	United States/global sectors	Company named sectors and multiple customers	Pipeline and contract terms private
Strategic investors/partners	Global	SoftBank, Nvidia/NVentures and industrial strategics named	Partner-sourced revenue not disclosed

V.B Major Customers

partially verified confidence: medium

Public go-to-market evidence indicates channels and positioning, but pipeline conversion, CAC, quota attainment and marketing ROI are not public.

EC-006 EC-009

Evidence gaps

Pipeline, CAC, payback, quota attainment, sales compensation, channel economics and marketing budget sufficiency.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide GTM funnel, pipeline, CAC/payback, quota attainment and channel-performance data.

Public marketing-signal summary
signal	evidence	implication	gap
Company launch/funding PR	Series A and Series C posts	Investor-led credibility and category positioning	Demand generation efficiency not public
Technical blogs	Learning by watching human videos	Thought leadership for robotics talent/customers	Inbound conversion unknown

V.C Principal avenues for generating new business

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public go-to-market evidence indicates channels and positioning, but pipeline conversion, CAC, quota attainment and marketing ROI are not public.

EC-006 EC-009

Evidence gaps

Pipeline, CAC, payback, quota attainment, sales compensation, channel economics and marketing budget sufficiency.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide GTM funnel, pipeline, CAC/payback, quota attainment and channel-performance data.

Skild AI public GTM channel mix Public channel visibility by source type.

V.D Sales force productivity model

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public go-to-market evidence indicates channels and positioning, but pipeline conversion, CAC, quota attainment and marketing ROI are not public.

EC-006 EC-009

Evidence gaps

Pipeline, CAC, payback, quota attainment, sales compensation, channel economics and marketing budget sufficiency.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide GTM funnel, pipeline, CAC/payback, quota attainment and channel-performance data.

V.E Ability to implement marketing plan with current and projected budgets

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public go-to-market evidence indicates channels and positioning, but pipeline conversion, CAC, quota attainment and marketing ROI are not public.

EC-006 EC-009

Evidence gaps

Pipeline, CAC, payback, quota attainment, sales compensation, channel economics and marketing budget sufficiency.

Hidden risks

R-003 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-004 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide GTM funnel, pipeline, CAC/payback, quota attainment and channel-performance data.

Chapter 06

06Research and Development

Skild AI's R&D direction is visible through public materials, but roadmap delivery, budget and technical debt are not publicly verifiable.

EC-010 EC-011

VI.A Description of R&D organization

partially verified confidence: medium

R&D direction is visible through product and technical materials; budget, milestone confidence and technical debt need private review.

EC-010 EC-011

Evidence gaps

R&D budget, milestone plan, technical debt, IP assignments, model/product validation and incident history.

Hidden risks

R-005 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide R&D roadmap, technical diligence materials, IP assignments and incident history.

Key R&D personnel / leadership
name	role	background	source
Deepak Pathak	Founder named publicly	Robotics/AI founder signal from funding announcement	Skild Series A/Wikipedia
Abhinav Gupta	Founder named publicly	Robotics/AI founder signal from funding announcement	Skild Series A

Skild AI R&D portfolio map Publicly visible R&D or technology workstreams.

VI.B New Product Pipeline

partially verified confidence: medium

R&D direction is visible through product and technical materials; budget, milestone confidence and technical debt need private review.

EC-010 EC-011

Evidence gaps

R&D budget, milestone plan, technical debt, IP assignments, model/product validation and incident history.

Hidden risks

R-005 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide R&D roadmap, technical diligence materials, IP assignments and incident history.

Public product / research pipeline
project	status	expected date	source	verification
Omni-bodied Skild Brain	Active public roadmap	Not disclosed	Series C and homepage	partially_verified
Learning from human videos	Published technical direction	Not disclosed	Skild blog	partially_verified

Chapter 07

07Management and Personnel

Skild AI's public team and operating footprint signals confirm activity, while full org, compensation and turnover remain private.

EC-011

VII.A Organization Chart

partially verified confidence: medium

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

Skild AI public management org chart Publicly named leadership and functions.

VII.B Historical and projected headcount by function and location

partially verified confidence: medium

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

Headcount and hiring signals
function	region	public evidence	source
AI/robotics/engineering/operations/security	Not fully public	Company says hiring across AI, robotics, engineering, operations, security	Series A/careers
Global expansion	Bengaluru referenced by blog index	Blog index references Bengaluru office expansion	Blog index

Skild AI public operating-footprint trend Public team, jobs, office, hiring or operating-footprint anchors.

VII.C Senior management biographies

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

Senior management roster
name	role	tenure	prior roles	source
Deepak Pathak	Co-founder	Founded in 2023 per company post	Public diligence required	Skild/Wikipedia
Abhinav Gupta	Co-founder	Founded in 2023 per company post	Public diligence required	Skild Series A

VII.D Compensation arrangements

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

VII.E Incentive stock plans

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

VII.F Significant employee relations problems, past or present

partially verified confidence: medium

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

VII.G Personnel Turnover

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public materials identify selected leaders, locations or hiring signals, but compensation, stock plans and turnover are private.

EC-011

Evidence gaps

Org chart, HRIS export, compensation, option plans, turnover, employee relations matters and retention plan.

Hidden risks

R-008 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide org chart, HRIS export, compensation plans, option pool details and turnover analysis.

Chapter 08

08Legal and Related Matters

Skild AI's legal and regulatory posture requires specialist diligence because public materials do not substitute for docket, contract, IP and regulator correspondence reviews.

EC-012 EC-013

VIII.A Pending lawsuits against the Company

partially verified confidence: medium

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

Pending lawsuits and legal matters
matter	court or agency	status	diligence request
Pending lawsuits against Skild AI	Not identified in public-source screen	not_publicly_verifiable	Counsel docket search by entity names and jurisdictions
Product liability/safety exposure	Potential across deployment jurisdictions	inconclusive	Insurance, safety certifications, incident logs and customer indemnities

VIII.B Pending lawsuits initiated by Company

partially verified confidence: medium

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

VIII.C Environmental and employee safety issues and liabilities

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

VIII.D Material patents, copyrights, licenses, and trademarks

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

Material IP and key licenses
asset	jurisdiction	status	source
Skild Brain / model IP	United States/global	Ownership and patent assignments not public	Company technical posts
Trademarks/domain/brand	United States/global	Not fully searched in public trademark databases	Company website

VIII.E Insurance coverage and material exposures

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

VIII.F Material contracts

not publicly verifiable confidence: low

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

VIII.G Regulatory agency problems

partially verified confidence: medium

Public legal and policy materials identify compliance themes; full lawsuits, insurance, contracts, IP ownership and regulator correspondence require counsel review.

EC-012 EC-013

Evidence gaps

Counsel docket review, regulatory correspondence, insurance policies, material contracts, IP chain-of-title and privacy/security reports.

Hidden risks

R-006 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.
R-007 remains material until private diligence closes this checklist item.

Follow-up questions

Provide legal docket, regulatory correspondence, insurance, material contracts, privacy/security and IP chain-of-title materials.

Regulatory / agency actions
agency	action	date	status
Workplace safety / product safety regulators	No specific public action identified in fetched sources	—	not_publicly_verifiable
Export controls / national security where applicable	Not publicly disclosed	—	not_publicly_verifiable

Skild AI legal and regulatory timeline Public legal, governance, regulatory and policy events.

Skild AI risk heatmap Severity and likelihood view of the diligence risk register.

Evidence

Evidence claims
ID	Claim	Status	Sources
EC-001	Skild AI is publicly presented as a private unicorn valued above $14B.	verified high	SRC-001 SRC-004
EC-003	Skild disclosed major 2024 and 2026 financing rounds.	verified high	SRC-005 SRC-004
EC-004	Skild publicly markets an omni-bodied robotics foundation model.	verified medium	SRC-003 SRC-004
EC-005	Skild public sources do not provide audited financial statements or complete unit economics.	partially verified medium	SRC-004
EC-006	Skild has public customer/sector signals but not named customer economics.	partially verified medium	SRC-004
EC-007	Skild depends on hardware, deployment and data ecosystem partners.	partially verified medium	SRC-004 SRC-005
EC-008	Skild operates in a competitive robotics/embodied-AI market.	partially verified medium	SRC-001 SRC-003
EC-009	Skild GTM appears enterprise/strategic-deployment led.	partially verified medium	SRC-004
EC-010	Skild describes a data flywheel and foundation-model R&D approach.	partially verified medium	SRC-004 SRC-006
EC-011	Skild has public founder and hiring signals.	partially verified medium	SRC-005 SRC-008
EC-012	Skild legal/regulatory exposure is mostly not publicly verifiable.	not publicly verifiable low	SRC-004
EC-013	Skild IP ownership and safety/regulatory controls require private records.	not publicly verifiable low	SRC-006

Sources
ID	Publisher	Title	Accessed
SRC-001	CB Insights	The Complete List Of Unicorn Companies	2026-05-26
SRC-002	Wikipedia	List of unicorn startup companies	2026-05-26
SRC-003	Skild AI	Skild AI homepage	2026-05-26
SRC-004	Skild AI	Announcing Series C	2026-05-26
SRC-005	Skild AI	Announcing our $300M Series A Funding	2026-05-26
SRC-006	Skild AI	Learning by watching human videos	2026-05-26
SRC-007	Skild AI	Skild AI blog index	2026-05-26
SRC-008	Skild AI	Skild AI careers	2026-05-26

Disclaimer

This report is a public-evidence diligence snapshot, not investment advice. Important financial, legal, technical, and contractual facts remain non-public and should be verified directly with management and primary documents before any investment decision.