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Foundation Future Industries

Foundation Future Industries makes Phantom MK-1, which is at stage 3 of 5: pilot.

Based in: United States
Latest milestone: 23 April 2026

01Robots

What Foundation Future Industries makes

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Phantom MK-1Humanoids · Military and industrial humanoidStage 3 of 5 · PilotPhantom is a humanoid robot from San Francisco start-up Foundation, built mainly for military customers. The company says it can also work in factories and warehouses.Two units were sent to Ukraine in February 2026 for front-line testing, the company told Time. Foundation plans to lease robots rather than sell them.The full record

02Track record

Every dated event

23 April 2026Milestone
CEO Sankaet Pathak said a new model, Phantom 2, was on the way.
Fox Business, 23 Apr 2026Company-reported
23 April 2026Milestone
Fox Business reported that the Pentagon gave Foundation a $24 million contract to test its humanoid robots.
Fox Business, 23 Apr 2026Company-reported
March 2026Milestone
Reports said the Phantom is being built to handle weapons a person can use, from pistols to rifles.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Time, 13 Mar 2026Company-reported
Feb 2026Milestone
Foundation sent two Phantom MK-1 robots to Ukraine for testing near the front line, first to support scouting.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing Time, 13 Mar 2026Company-reported
17 Dec 2025Milestone
Foundation said it would lease its robots, at around $100,000 a year each, rather than sell them.
Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec 2025Company-reported

03Money

How it's funded

Latest funding round we could confirm: Foundation's $11 million pre-seed round was led by Tribe Capital. The Next Web put its total funding at about $21 million in April 2026. The Next Web, 26 Apr 2026

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