Stian Jakobsen
Co-founder and CEO
Modular humanoid robots made in Japan
O-ID builds fully modular humanoid robots for industrial manufacturing and logistics, with hot-swappable joints, limbs, and compute units designed for on-floor service. The Tokyo-based company was founded in 2025 by Stian Jakobsen and Simon Gormuzov; it joined Techstars Tokyo and has a Delaware parent (O-ID, Inc.) alongside a Japanese operating entity. In September 2026 it announced $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by TAWANI Ventures, with Hustle Fund, Techstars, and angels, and a letter of intent with Sumitomo Electric Industries.
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CTO