Parallax Worlds secures $4 million seed funding for robotics simulation platform

Palo Alto, CA - Parallax Worlds closed a $4 million seed funding round led by Pear VC.

The round included funding from GS Futures, Kakao Ventures, Lightscape Partners, Gaingels, Nova Threshold, and Mana Ventures, bringing total funding to $4.9 million.

The Palo Alto-based company runs a digital twin platform that recreates physical environments for robotics testing.

The technology allows companies to test robotic systems in simulated production environments before deploying them in physical settings.

According to investor-provided data, conventional physical testing protocols for industrial robots can take more than 1 year to complete.

The company says its platform cuts this timeline to weeks through virtual testing.

The platform creates digital twins by automating the processing of site data and lets users simulate edge-case scenarios using natural language input.

The system maintains compatibility with established physics engines, including NVIDIA Omniverse, Unreal Engine, and Unity.

Pear VC said in its investment announcement that the platform turns production environments into simulations that allow scaled testing before factory deployment.

Current customers include Orangewood Labs, which makes industrial robots; BotBuilt, which focuses on construction robotics; and Rainier Labs, which specializes in mobile welding robotics.

Co-founders Tanmay Agarwal and Aumkar Renavikar said the funding will go toward product development, hiring, and market expansion.

The company said its near-term goal is to expand its customer base in the enterprise manufacturing sector.