Israeli Prodigy Builds AI Brain for Next-Gen Robots with $71 Million Funding
Yehonatan Yakobi, an Israeli tech prodigy and former Check Point and Microsoft employee, co-founded Enigma, a startup developing AI for robots to perform physical tasks. The company recently raised $71 million to advance its technology, aiming to integrate intelligent robots into retail, healthcare, and industry.
01Yehonatan Yakobi, youngest Check Point employee, now leads AI robotics startup Enigma.
02Enigma raised $71 million seed funding led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital.
03The startup develops AI enabling robots to perform complex physical tasks in real environments.
04Enigma’s robots aim to assist workers in retail, healthcare, and industry, not replace them.
05Yakobi credits his mother’s determination and elite 8200 service for his success.
06Enigma employs 25 people in Tel Aviv and collaborates with major industry partners.
Yakobi highlights the challenge of enabling robots to operate reliably in the physical world and stresses the importance of persistence in AI innovation.
