Foundation competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 15, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Foundation: Rhoda AI, Deft AI, Persona AI, Boston Dynamics, Noble Machines, Agile Robots, Humanoid, Red Rabbit Robotics, Telexistence and Apptronik.
- Foundation itself has 25 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Humanoid is hiring the most, with 85 open roles.
- Apptronik has raised the most venture funding on record: $752.4M.
- Open roles at Humanoid fell the most: from 97 on Oct 12, 2026 to 85 now.
Foundation and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foundation
This company
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25 | +4%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 501-1000 | San Francisco, United States | C++, Python, MATLAB | United States |
Rhoda AI
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, Go, Rust · headquarters in United States |
45 | +7%since Oct 12, 2026 | $450M | Series A $450M2026 | 51-200 | Palo Alto, United States | World Models, Python, Linux | United States, Germany |
Deft AI
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, C, C++ · headquarters in United States |
9 | – | – | – | – | San Francisco, United States | Python, C++, MATLAB | United States |
Persona AI
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, Rust, C · headquarters in United States |
21 | – | $92.4M | Venture round $65.4M2026 | 51-200 | Houston, United States | Python, C++, Reinforcement Learning | United States |
Boston Dynamics
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, Go, Rust · headquarters in United States |
84 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Waltham, United States | Python, C++, Linux | United States, Austria |
Noble Machines
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, C++, SolidWorks · headquarters in United States |
12 | – | – | – | 51-200 | Sunnyvale, United States | Python, C++, ROS | United States |
Agile Robots
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, Go, C |
63 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Munich, Germany | Python, Machine Learning, Linux | Germany |
Humanoid
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, Go, Rust |
85 | -12%since Oct 12, 2026 | $152M | Series A $152M2026 | 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | Python, C++, MuJoCo | United Kingdom, United States, Canada +1 more |
Red Rabbit Robotics
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Rust, C++, SolidWorks · headquarters in United States |
2 | – | – | – | – | Chicago, United States | Embodied AI, ROS2, ROS | United States, Canada |
Telexistence
In common: Humanoid Robots, Industrial Robotics · Python, C++, SolidWorks |
4 | – | – | – | 51-200 | Tokyo, Japan | C++, ROS, ROS2 | Japan |
Apptronik
In common: Humanoid Robots · Python, Go, Rust · headquarters in United States |
79 | +4%since Oct 12, 2026 | $752.4M | Series A $331.4M2025 | 201-500 | Austin, United States | Python, C++, Apollo | United States |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Foundation's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "Foundation competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 15, 2026. https://alion.io/company/foundation-3/competitors