Boris Sofman
About Boris Sofman
Boris Sofman is the CEO and co-founder of Bedrock Robotics, based in San Francisco. Bedrock retrofits existing construction equipment such as excavators with sensors, compute and AI so the machines can run autonomously. Crunchbase lists his start at Bedrock as May 2024. The company came out of stealth in 2025 with about $80M in funding. It later announced a $270M Series B.
Before Bedrock he was an executive at Waymo, where he led autonomous trucking and worked on core technology for the Waymo One ride-hailing network. Before that he spent about ten years building Anki, a consumer robotics company he co-founded in 2010 and ran as CEO. Anki's products included Cozmo and Vector, and the company shipped more than 3.5M robots and devices before it shut down in 2019.
Sofman holds a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is also listed as an advisor to Two Sigma Ventures.
Sofman is not a full-time investor, and no personal fund or check size is public. Crunchbase lists two personal investments for him: Noetive (Seed) and Foxglove (Series B). It does not give a year for Foxglove here. Public sources do not describe a formal angel thesis.
Noetive emerged from stealth on September 16, 2026 with a $41M seed round led by Eclipse. Noetive builds AI and sensing hardware for industrial and physical-economy operations. The Westly Group's investment record lists Sofman among the co-investors, alongside Craft Ventures, Swish Ventures, Factory and other funds and angels. Eclipse is also an investor in Bedrock Robotics.
Foxglove builds tooling for robotics developers. Crunchbase lists his Series B participation without a date or amount.
His public investments are in AI applied to the physical world: industrial AI and robotics tooling. His operating work covers robotics, autonomy and construction. He has not published check sizes, preferred stages or geographies. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Noetive: AI and sensing hardware for industrial operations. He joined its $41M Eclipse-led seed in September 2026.
- Foxglove: robotics developer tooling. Crunchbase lists him in its Series B, with no date given.
- crunchbase.com/person/boris-sofman
- twosigmaventures.com/our-team/profile/boris-sofman
- techcrunch.com/author/boris-sofman
- cbinsights.com/investor/westly-group
- finsmes.com/2026/09/noetive-raises-41m-in-seed-funding.html
- mcj.vc/inevitable-podcast/bedrock-robotics
- x.com/bsofman
- linkedin.com/in/kelly-davis-7a639950
Investing activity
Boris Sofman appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $41M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $41M. The most recent is Noetive (Seed, $41M, Sep 2026).
Boris Sofman most often invests alongside Eclipse, The Westly Group, Zach Frankel and Incite Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Boris Sofman
Does Boris Sofman invest in AI startups?
Yes, on a limited basis. He took part in Noetive's $41M seed round in September 2026. Crunchbase lists two personal investments in total.
What stage does Boris Sofman invest in?
His listed investments are a seed round (Noetive) and a Series B (Foxglove). He has not stated a preferred stage.
What is Boris Sofman's check size?
No check size is public. He has not published one and the sources do not report his amounts.
What sectors would Boris Sofman be interested in?
His investments and operating work centre on physical AI: robotics, autonomy, industrial AI and construction technology. He is the CEO of Bedrock Robotics, which makes autonomous construction equipment.
What has Boris Sofman built?
He co-founded Anki, the consumer robotics maker, and was its CEO. He later led autonomous trucking at Waymo. He now runs Bedrock Robotics.
How can founders contact Boris Sofman?
His public profiles are on X (@bsofman) and LinkedIn (bsofman). He has no personal investing site, so a warm introduction through a shared investor or colleague is the likelier route.
Is Boris Sofman an angel investor?
Yes. Boris Sofman invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Boris Sofman invested in?
Boris Sofman's AI investments include Noetive. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Boris Sofman invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Boris Sofman has invested at Seed, with a median round of $41M.
Who does Boris Sofman co-invest with?
Boris Sofman's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Eclipse (1 deal), The Westly Group (1 deal), Zach Frankel (1 deal), Incite Ventures (1 deal) and Liquid 2 Ventures (1 deal).