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Lyte raises $165 million in Series C funding led by Maverick Silicon to enhance its AI-powered robotics perception platform.

PRIVATESep 02, 2026•5 days ago

Amount Raised

$165 Million

Round Type

Series C

Mountain ViewInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceRobotics

Investors

Maverick Silicon

Description

Lyte raised $165 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion. This funding will help scale its AI-powered robotics perception platform. Maverick Silicon led the investment round. The capital aims to provide robots with a more trustworthy view of the world.

Company Information

Company

Lyte

Location

Mountain View, California, United States

About

Lyte is an end-to-end integrated perception company for robotics and Physical AI, focused on enabling machines to see, understand, and operate safely in the physical world. Founded by experts behind Apple Face ID and Microsoft Kinect, it offers a unified sensing platform designed to integrate advanced sensing technologies for various robotic applications. Their flagship product, LyteVision, combines 4D sensing and motion awareness into a single framework for autonomous machines. The company aims to simplify robotics by eliminating the challenges of assembling perception systems from multiple vendors.

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