$10M Raised to Reclaim the Robotics Capital Markets

Almost exactly one year ago, in January 2025, the first DEUS Genesis Auction went live.

It introduced a simple premise: access to the robotics capital markets should not be limited to insiders. Anyone could participate, transparently and onchain.

When XMAQUINA’s founding members launched that first auction, the intent was clear. Build a permissionless mechanism for early exposure to the rise of humanoids, and make it open to all.

That mechanism has now been tested across multiple auction waves, with nearly two thousand contributors and over 10 million dollars raised.

The system is working.

A Level Playing Field for All

Each wave of the Genesis Auction followed the same structure: No preferential pricing, onchain, and open to all.

Venture funds and strategic angles participated side by side with the broader community, with no advantages and no special access.

Notable participants across the Genesis Auction include:

Institutional funds:
Borderless Capital, Moonrock Capital, MH Ventures, Generative Ventures, Fundamental Labs, Waterdrip Capital, vVv, Clairvoyant Labs, Signal Ventures, Wise3 Ventures, Mulana Capital, EoT Ventures, CoinIX and Advanced Blockchain

Strategic angels:
Anil Lulla, Co-founder of Delphi Digital, senior partners from Arkstream Capital, LD Capital, and KuCoin Ventures, and the DAO’s stellar lineup of advisors, including Markus Ogurek, former VP of Enterprise Growth at Cisco.

The system isn’t just functioning. It has created a level playing field in one of the most inaccessible markets in technology.

What Comes Next

With over ten million dollars now raised, the DAO is fully capitalized to continue securing stakes in the world’s leading robotics companies.

The thesis is playing out in real time. Positions like Apptronik have already doubled since entry, and proposal BOT-09 for Neura Robotics has been passed, with execution now underway to secure a strategic allocation.

The portfolio continues to grow. Here’s a look at the companies currently held, in execution, or under active review:

The next phase is about execution. Alongside continued treasury deployment, contributors can expect not only proposals for new robotics positions but also initiatives tied to DAO-incubated protocols and platforms designed to grow the ecosystem and bring additional utility to the DEUS token.

What started as an open experiment is becoming a growth engine.

Bullish on Robotics? So Are We.

‍XMAQUINA is a decentralized ecosystem giving a global community early access to the world’s leading robotics companies before they disrupt trillion-dollar industries.

Now, you don’t have to be sidelined. Own the rise of humanoids.

The DAO Leaderboard is live, tracking and rewarding real work across the ecosystem. Season 1 is underway, with 500,000 $DEUS allocated to the top 100 contributors across content, bounties, and onchain participation.

Start contributing at community.xmaquina.io and join the conversation on Discord and X.