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@Rewkang

@Robostrategy Not investment advice

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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
Proud to announce my position as CEO of @RoboStrategy. When I initially started looking into investing in robotics 2 years ago most VCs I consulted with recommended not to invest in the space. Robotics companies at this time did not have an easy time raising capital. The industry didn’t have a track record of big venture winners, was perceived to be challenging for a variety of reasons, and was not well understood. But it was clear to me that the rate of acceleration of physical AI development would dramatically change the industry. I invested $19m into FigureAI as my first investment. I believed it was a question of when, not if we could imbue machines around the world with physical intelligence. To accomplish this, the industry would need a tremendous amount of capital to grow, and also an investment firm that deeply understood the needs of robotics/physical AI companies so that it could build a platform to better support them. It will take hundreds of billions to capitalize the mechanized future meaning there is a big gap in the market. We decided we wanted to fill it. Previously, Mechanism Capital had never taken outside capital, but to do this at the scale I envision, I would need to do so. However, the private markets don’t have that scale. The public markets do, and it was clear that there is and likely will be tremendous appetite for public market investors to participate in the immense value creation happening in AI & robotics that only private market investors currently have the privilege of accessing. The explosive growth of AI companies is a precursor of what will happen in physical AI. So in 2025, we founded RoboStrategy and a year later, we took it public on Nasdaq. Throughout this year, we’ve assembled a great portfolio, started leading rounds of some amazing companies, and have built the foundation to be ready to scale to the next level after going public. We look different from a traditional VC firm in ways that founders appreciate. Our structure as a closed end fund means our capital is permanent - no fund life meaning we can invest with extremely long time horizons. Our investment firm also of course needs to have deep industry and research experience so that it can make the best risk reward optimized investment decisions. In the last year, we’ve brought on some truly exceptional robotics industry veterans who have previously served for decades as founders/operators. Many founders we talk to consider us as the most sophisticated venture capital firm they’ve talked to and we only intend to grow our expertise in the industry. RoboStrategy’s success depends on our ability to distribute the fund and capture maximal mindshare. This plays to our team’s strength in digital marketing and social media. We’re building a special marketing engine that serves as an attention amplifier for both us and our founders so that our products and stories can reach more people. A source of inspiration for our fund structure, Strategy (MSTR) raised tens of billions from public capital markets to invest in Bitcoin. I believe robotics will be a much larger industry than Bitcoin and the asset class is orders of magnitude less accessible. We are aiming to raise more and not only become the largest robotics investor globally, but also one of the largest venture capital funds in the world. Venture capital has traditionally been restricted to a limited group of investors. We are changing the paradigm and bringing it to the rest of the world. Be sure to follow @RoboStrategy. Job’s not finished.
RoboStrategy@RoboStrategy

BOT: Public Market Access to Private Robotics Companies Introducing RoboStrategy: RoboStrategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOT) is a closed-end management investment company providing concentrated exposure to robotics and physical AI. The fund is designed to give public market investors exposure to a portfolio that aims to include the most promising private, pre-IPO, and public robotics and physical AI companies. It bridges a structural gap between where robotics innovation is occurring (largely in private markets) and where most investors can access exposure (public markets). The fund seeks to provide investors with access to a sector that has traditionally been limited to venture capital, and aims to provide exposure to companies that may stay private for longer. -- The Core Insight We believe the robotics industry is at an inflection point, with physical AI and robotics increasingly being applied to labor-constrained global industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and services. According to the International Labor Association, labor accounts for approximately 52% of global GDP.¹ According to Statista, global GDP in 2025 was $118T.² This represents an implied global labor market size of roughly $60T. At the same time, this labor base is increasingly constrained: Korn Ferry projects a global shortage of 85.2 million skilled workers by 2030, including a 7.9 million worker deficit in manufacturing alone.³ Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute estimate the US could need 3.8 million new manufacturing workers by 2033, with 1.9 million of those roles at risk of going unfilled.⁴ Physical AI and robotics are emerging as a primary means of closing that gap. While public markets currently offer indirect exposure to robotics through diversified technology companies, much of the value creation is occurring in private companies that remain inaccessible to most investors. -- Portfolio Focus The portfolio focuses on what the fund believes are category-defining robotics and physical artificial intelligence innovators, including Figure AI, Apptronik, Dyna Robotics, Standard Bots, Dexmate, and other pioneers advancing autonomous systems, machine perception, and human-machine collaboration. The managers of the fund seek to optimize returns by actively managing the portfolio and continuing to make new investments in leading private robotics companies. -- The Ambition The fund's long-term goal is to grow into a significant public-market vehicle for robotics investing, providing public-market access to private innovation in the sector. -- Footnotes & Disclosure: ¹ International Labour Organization, World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2025 Update. ilo.org/sites/default/… ² Statista, Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices worldwide. statista.com/statistics/268… ³ Korn Ferry, Future of Work: The Global Talent Crunch. kornferry.com/about-us/press… ⁴ Deloitte & The Manufacturing Institute, Taking charge: Manufacturers support growth with active workforce strategies, April 2024. www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/ab… RoboStrategy, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOT) is a closed-end fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to buy or sell securities. Investing involves substantial risks, including possible loss of principal. The fund invests in robotics, physical AI, emerging technologies, and private companies, which may involve heightened volatility, limited liquidity, valuation uncertainty, and concentration risk. References to portfolio companies are illustrative only, do not represent all investments made by the fund, and are not investment recommendations. Portfolio holdings are subject to change. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. See the prospectus and SEC filings for additional information.

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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
That might work for a few, but as with all start ups, many robotics start ups will fail. There’s going to be huge variance in outcomes for both investors and company employees. The top tier companies that will win won’t be easy for anyone to get a job at. The bar is high and that’s why they’re on top.
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merp@0xMerp·
SpaceX went from a $0 valuation to a $2 trillion valuation before even touching the public market The person that can unlock some percentage of this $2T for the common man will become a billionaire
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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
General Purpose Robots are the GPUs of Physical Labor The economics of leasing a robot fleet could look similar to that of Neoclouds and data center operators At $50k/Robot/Yr, it would only take 20k robots to reach $1B ARR
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RoboStrategy@RoboStrategy·
RoboStrategy's NAV over time
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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
@GoupBank Between electricity and maintenance, think it gets to 5-10% / year Assuming $30k BOM, the Capex depreciation probably runs around another 10% for OEMs but more if it’s a 3rd party fleet operator that pays a mark up
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Bullish day@GoupBank·
@Rewkang this analogy works better than most takes ive seen on robotics economics whats the opex on a 50k/yr robot tho? insurance alone prob eats margin?
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sizelord@btcsizelord·
@Rewkang How can i buy some private placement at NAV? Serious question…
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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
Current VC investment in Robotics isn't even at pre-ChatGPT levels in 2021 but it's clearly inflecting Our goal is to own as much as we can of the future leaders of the industry We raised $100m+ over the last month from long term private placement investors towards that goal both doubling down in current portfolio companies and also making new exciting investments in the sector This is the first step in proving out our model as we were able to substantially increase the amount of robotics equity exposure owned on a per share basis We plan to continue or exceed this pace of accretive growth. Our portfolio companies are making incredible progress on model development and increasing revenue, and we intend to supply them with the capital they need to continue their development.
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VC interest in robotics has barely started

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Figure@Figure_robot·
4 years at Figure
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@PrimeErwin The RoboStrategy team has worked to develop a pipeline of robotics investment opportunities for well over a year and the whole point of the fund is to not only to double down in current companies, but also to invest in new companies
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Erwin@PrimeErwin·
@Rewkang Any upcoming investments in new companies for robostrategy?
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RoboStrategy@RoboStrategy·
🚨 NAV UPDATE: RoboStrategy's new NAV is $249 million. This represents a 69% increase from $147 million since May 31, 2026.
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Andrew Kang@Rewkang·
When I first started investing in robotics, I searched X and YouTube for Humanoid Robotics experts and @GoingBallistic5’s content kept popping up Scott is an encyclopedia on all facets of the space and has been an instrumental player in the space for 40+ years. Follow him unless you’re afraid of learning too much
Atoms Not Bits@AtomsNotBits

Exclusive Interview: Inside @RoboStrategy, the first publicly listed investment company dedicated to backing leading private robotics companies. For years, robots have felt like they were always almost here. Scott Walter, PhD, @GoingBallistic5 who has spent more than 40 years in robotics, believes that may finally be changing. We discuss why deployment has historically been so difficult, and why the next wave will likely begin in factories, logistics centers, hotels, and other commercial environments before reaching the home.

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Atoms Not Bits@AtomsNotBits·
Exclusive Interview: Inside @RoboStrategy, the first publicly listed investment company dedicated to backing leading private robotics companies. For years, robots have felt like they were always almost here. Scott Walter, PhD, @GoingBallistic5 who has spent more than 40 years in robotics, believes that may finally be changing. We discuss why deployment has historically been so difficult, and why the next wave will likely begin in factories, logistics centers, hotels, and other commercial environments before reaching the home.
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