Sunday

[PRIVATE]

Humanoids · HQ: Mountain View, CA · Est. 2023 · 1 model registered

Recent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sunday: 1 model, $200.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

$200M

Headquarters

Mountain View, CA

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Sunday is a Mountain View-based AI robotics startup building Memo, an autonomous wheeled humanoid home robot. Founded in 2023 by Stanford PhDs Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi, the company emerged from stealth in November 2025 with 5M in seed funding from Benchmark and Conviction, and subsequently raised a 65M Series B at a .15B valuation in March 2026. Memo is designed to learn household tasks autonomously using Sunday's ACT-1 Foundation model, trained on zero robot data. A Founding Family Beta of 50 households is planned for late 2026.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 98.1%

Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Well-capitalized with $200M raised and recent funding activity.

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Key Facts

Funding$165M Series B (Mar 2026, Coatue-led, $1.15B valuation)
CEOTony Zhao
Co-founderCheng Chi
Total funding00M (5M seed + 65M Series B)
Valuation.15B (Series B, March 2026)
Key investorsBenchmark, Conviction
ACT-1frontier foundation model trained on zero robot data
Beta50 households, late 2026

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Sunday.

Leadership & Founders

4 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Tony Zhaoreported, not verified

Co-Founder & CEO

Cheng Chireported, not verified

Co-Founder

Founding Team

Tony Zhao[Founder]

cofounder · Sunday Robotics

Cheng Chi[Founder]

cofounder · Sunday Robotics

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

0 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

Platform Models

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

13 entries
What is Sunday?

Sunday is a Mountain View-based AI robotics startup building Memo, an autonomous wheeled humanoid home robot. Founded in 2023 by Stanford PhDs Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi, the company emerged from stealth in November 2025 with 5M in seed funding from Benchmark and Conviction, and subsequently raised a 65M Series B at a .15B valuation in March 2026. Memo is designed to learn household tasks autonomously using Sunday's ACT-1 Foundation model, trained on zero robot data. A Founding Family Beta of 50 households is planned for late 2026.

What does Sunday make?

Sunday has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Memo (Sunday builds physical robots).

Is Sunday publicly traded?

No. Sunday is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Sunday?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sunday building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Dobot, AgiBot.

Who is the CEO of Sunday?

Tony Zhao is the ceo of Sunday, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Sunday?

Sunday is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $200M in disclosed funding.

Where is Sunday headquartered?

Sunday is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, USA.

How much funding has Sunday raised?

Sunday has raised approximately $200M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Sunday?

Sunday is privately held and venture-backed ($200M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Sunday operate robots?

Sunday is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Sunday a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sunday ranks in roughly the top 2% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Sunday founded?

Sunday was founded in 2023.

Is Sunday safe?

Sunday has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.