One of the strongest early signals for any investment thesis is when the private portfolio begins repricing before the wider market has fully recognised the opportunity
XMAQUINA has built verified positions across some of the most important private humanoid robotics companies, including Figure AI, Apptronik, 1X, Agility Robotics and NEURA
Its BOT-13 proposal has just passed (with 99% FOR) meaning a further $400k of the DAO treasury will be deployed to acquire common equity exposure to Gecko Robotics (autonomous inspection systems) at an implied valuation of approximately $1.2 billion
Since our Khala report, the portfolio performance has continued to strengthen (see image below), adding weight to the view that humanoid robotics is moving towards genuine commercial viability
The bigger opportunity is that most of this value creation is still occurring in private markets, where ordinary investors have historically had almost no access
You can read our full report (published in May) below:
In the U.S., 2.1M manufacturing jobs will go unfilled by 2030, at a cost of $1T annually
That’s the demand side.
The supply side: 16,000 humanoid units deployed globally in 2025, up from 2,000 the year before
Private robotics equity has already created tens of billions in value
Embodied AI changes labour cost structure the way software changed information cost structure
BMW has run Figure AI robots on daily 10-hour shifts for over 11 months across 30,000+ vehicles and 1,250+ runtime hours
Leading companies carry combined valuations exceeding $85B, but most of that value will accrue to private investors
No retail-accessible instrument offers specific exposure to named pre-IPO humanoid companies
RoboStrategy is the exception that proves the rule: a listed fund trading 160–700% above NAV because scarcity drives premium
XMAQUINA’s RCM Protocol converts verified private robotics equity into onchain subDAO tokens, bringing liquidity to illiquid markets
Full Khala Research report in the next post below