Micro1, a fast‑growing AI‑data startup, announced that its annual recurring revenue has surpassed $100 million, up from roughly $7 million two years earlier. The company, which supplies human‑expert data to major AI labs and Fortune 100 firms, says the surge is driven by growing demand for evaluation and training data in large‑language‑model development. Micro1 is also targeting two emerging markets—enterprise AI agents and robotics pre‑training—where it plans to provide large‑scale human‑generated datasets. The firm recently closed a $35 million Series A round, valuing it at $500 million. Read more →

Mbodi, a robotics‑software startup founded by former Google engineers Xavier Chi and Sebastian Peralta, will showcase its cloud‑to‑edge system that uses multiple AI agents to train robots via natural‑language prompts at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco. The platform breaks down user requests into subtasks, enabling faster adaptation for tasks like picking and packaging. Mbodi, launched in 2024, previously won the ABB Robotics AI startup competition and partnered with a Swiss robotics firm later acquired by SoftBank. The company is now piloting the technology with a Fortune 100 consumer‑goods client and aims for broader deployment in 2026. Read more →