Axel Peytavin

Axel Peytavin

Co-Founder & CEO, Innate

I am the co-founder of Innate, a Bay Area startup working on making the first personal AI robots.

The AI era of computing is allowing robots to be programmed with language, vision and movement. These modalities are much more adapted to machines evolving in the real world than code, and will very quickly lead to everyone wanting to be a roboticist. Innate is providing the best platforms for this market in that they are made simple yet extremely powerful.

Previously, I was an Applied Maths grad at Stanford and researcher in the HCI group, studying how AI can be used to understand humans on social media and counter misinformation. I also worked at The Ocean Cleanup on modeling ocean plastic pollution, and I founded GetAlong, a project aimed at fostering more constructive conversations on news platforms.

I am a big fan of sci-fi, particularly Isaac Asimov, because of his concept of Psychohistory and his anticipation of positronic robots. I also love sharing wine and talking about society, playing the guitar over the ocean, and filming with my drone.

If you're interested in bringing real life to robots before 2026, you can reach me at axel@innate.bot. I also enjoy just meeting interesting people, so hit me up if you want to chat.

Some cool things I've done