In-Q-Tel Makes First 2026 Investment in Robotics Startup Skild

In-Q-Tel participated in Skild AI's $1.4B Series C round alongside SoftBank, Nvidia, and Bezos Expeditions, valuing the robotics foundation model company at $14B. Skild builds a general-purpose AI 'brain' for diverse robot embodiments. IQT's involvement signals IC interest in autonomous robotics for intelligence applications; this is IQT's first disclosed investment of 2026, well below the historical pace of ~15 annually.