About PrismaX
Building the service layer for physical AI.
PrismaX is a San Francisco robotics data company that provides teleoperation and egocentric robot training data, and collects custom data to spec for teams building physical AI.
We were founded by Bayley Wang and Chyna Qu, and launched in June 2025 with an $11M round led by a16z CSX.
Who we are
Robots learn from experience. We produce it.
PrismaX has two parts. Robotics Data gives teams building physical AI a growing data bank of teleoperation and egocentric demonstrations, plus custom collection for requirements beyond the catalog. VLA Foundry is the software through which our network of owner-operators and reviewers captures those demonstrations and assesses their quality.
The work runs in a cycle: robots interact with the world, those interactions become data, and the data improves the models. We also train on the data we collect, and what we learn feeds back into our collection standards.
Since launching in June 2025 we have opened a remote teleoperation platform, joined NVIDIA Inception, opened data scoring to the public, and released Robotics Data to the first cohort of teams.
- 120K+
- Episodes delivered
- 1,700+
- Deployed scenarios
- 5,000 hrs
- Collection capacity / month
- $1M+
- Paid to contributors
History
Milestones
- Jun 2025Launch at a16z CSX Demo DayPrismaX comes out of stealth with an $11M round led by a16z CSX.Read
- Aug 2025Teleoperation platform goes liveAnnounced at the first RoboCon: users can log in and operate a robot arm remotely.Read
- Mar 2026NVIDIA InceptionPrismaX joins the NVIDIA Inception program.Read
- Jun 2026Verify Quality and The First 100Scoring opens to the public; the 100 validators closest to consensus become founding Data Quality Validators.Read
- Sep 2026Robotics Data in limited releaseThe data bank and custom collection open to teams building physical AI.Read
Why PrismaX
What sets us apart.
- Both sides of the dataTeams buy from the data bank or order custom collection; contributors get paid to produce it.Robotics Data
- Collection capacity on callOur fleet of 33 YAM rigs, plus operators' own robots via VLA Foundry.Custom data collection
- A published quality standardStandards for Data define what training-grade means, and validators apply them.Standards for Data
- Tested on our own modelsWe fine-tune models such as π0.5 on our data and publish what we learn.π0.5 fine-tuning notes
Team
The people behind PrismaX
Bayley Wang
Co-founder & CEO
Chyna Qu
Co-founder
Team members, photos and bios TBD
Funding and programs
$11M, led by a16z CSX.
PrismaX raised $11M in a round led by a16z CSX, with participation from Blockchain Builders, Symbolic, Volt Capital, Virtuals Protocol and angel investors. The round closed alongside our launch at a16z’s CSX Demo Day in June 2025.
In March 2026 PrismaX joined the NVIDIA Inception program, which gives access to NVIDIA developer tools, technical resources and infrastructure.
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Events
Find us in person.
- Nov 9, 2026CoRLUpcomingAustinRSVP
- Oct 9, 2026RoboCon Physical AI SalonSan Francisco
- Sep 27, 2026IROS 2026PittsburghRecap
- Jun 2026ICRA 2026ViennaRecap
- Jun 3, 2026Robots & Rollups @ a16z Tech WeekNew York
- Apr 11, 2026RoboHacks @ Y CombinatorSan Francisco
- Mar 17, 2026Robotics Salon @ NVIDIA GTCStanford
- Nov 4, 2025RoboCon NYCNew York
- Aug 5, 2025RoboCon SFSan Francisco
FAQ
About PrismaX
Who is PrismaX?
PrismaX is a San Francisco robotics data company. It provides teleoperation and egocentric robot training data, collects custom data to a team's spec, and runs VLA Foundry, the network of operators and reviewers who capture and score that data.
Who founded PrismaX?
PrismaX was founded by Bayley Wang, co-founder and CEO, and Chyna Qu, co-founder.
How is PrismaX funded?
PrismaX launched in June 2025 with an $11M round led by a16z CSX, with participation from Blockchain Builders, Symbolic, Volt Capital, Virtuals Protocol and angel investors. PrismaX is also part of the NVIDIA Inception program.
Where is PrismaX based?
PrismaX is based in San Francisco.
What is VLA Foundry?
VLA Foundry is PrismaX's contributor network. Operators earn by recording egocentric video or running teleoperation sessions on their own robots, and validators score data quality in Verify Quality.
Where can I find PrismaX logos and press assets?
In the PrismaX brand kit.
Work with us
Tell us what you’re training.
We'll help you find the data in the catalog, or scope a custom collection around it.