Flexion
Flexion develops autonomy software for humanoid robots, enabling tasks from manipulation to locomotion across different hardware. The Zurich-based startup raised $57M in Series A funding in November 2025 and employs 68 people.
The growth story
Flexion grew from 2 to 68 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $57M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2025.
About
Flexion builds software that controls humanoid robots using simulation and reinforcement learning, reducing the need for human intervention. The system works across various robot hardware and handles both object manipulation and movement tasks.
The company has grown to 68 employees since its 2024 founding, with $57M in Series A funding led by notable investors including DST Global and NVentures. This positions Flexion in the emerging humanoid robotics automation space.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Flexion's workforce, with 27 engineers among its 68 employees. The company maintains a flat structure typical of early-stage startups, with median tenure at just one year.
The Flexion org chart
Nikita Rudin (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 13 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 39 (+179% YoY), Business Development 9 (+13% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Flexion recruits heavily from ETH Zürich (18 hires) and the Robotic Systems Lab (6), with additional talent from Meta (6) and EPFL (5). Alumni have moved to companies like Google and mimic, though turnover appears limited with only 2 tracked departures.
Most common previous employers of Flexion staff: ETH Zürich (18), Robotic Systems Lab (6), Meta (6), EPFL (5), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent (5), Google (4). Former Flexion employees most often moved to Google (1), mimic (1).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 35% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Flexion: Python (Programming Language) (40), C++ (36), MATLAB (32), Machine Learning (27), C (Programming Language) (22), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (19), Computer Vision (19), PyTorch (18).
Where the team actually sits
Flexion people are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (29), Switzerland (8), Zürich Metropolitan Area (5), Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2).
Search footprint
Flexion attracts about 1,459 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 8 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Flexion has 68 employees as of September 2026.
Flexion has raised $57M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2025.
Flexion was founded in 2024 by Marco Hutter, David Hoeller, Julian Nubert, Nikita Rudin, Fabian Tischhauser.
Nikita Rudin (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Flexion's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Flexion staff are ETH Zürich (18 people), Robotic Systems Lab (6 people), Meta (6 people).
Former Flexion employees most often move to Google (1), mimic (1).
Flexion attracts about 1,459 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Flexion staff are Python (Programming Language), C++, MATLAB, Machine Learning, C (Programming Language).
Flexion staff are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (29), Switzerland (8), Zürich Metropolitan Area (5).
Flexion has about 39 people in Engineering, up 179% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Flexion has about 9 people in Business Development, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 52 current and 4 former Flexion profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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