TetherIA raises angel funding led by Matrix Partners China

Sep 22, 2025 · Funding · Chestnut Robotics · End Effectors

TetherIA, now Chestnut Robotics, completed its first disclosed financing to advance dexterous-hand product development.

Chestnut Robotics company media
Company media · Chestnut Robotics
  • Matrix Partners China led the angel round, with MiraclePlus participating.
  • The financing was the company’s first disclosed external round after its early-2025 founding.
  • Proceeds were earmarked for team expansion and development of the company’s first-generation dexterous-hand products.

Open robotics project team publishing low-cost dexterous hand designs, CAD and documentation for manipulation research.