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Realset AI and Flatkey Raise $10M Series A to Build Real-World Training Data for Frontier Models and Embodied Agents

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Real-world data lab captures expert human demonstrations, builds RL environments from real workflows and evaluates agents with domain experts; first open benchmark on household manipulation due Q4 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Realset AI (https://realset.ai), a real-world data lab that produces training data for LLMs, frontier models and embodied agents, today announced that Realset AI and Flatkey have raised $10 million in Series A funding. The funding will expand Realset’s capture network of real workplaces and studio environments, grow its pool of expert demonstrators and domain experts, and support open benchmarks that measure whether AI policies work outside the lab.

Why It Matters: The Internet Is Exhausted, the Physical World Is Not

Frontier labs and robotics companies have largely consumed the text available on the internet. The next gains come from data about people doing real tasks in real places: how a worker folds laundry, loads a dishwasher, packs an order or handles a customer return. That data does not exist on the web, and simulation does not reproduce it.

Realset’s answer is that every dataset starts with a real person doing a real task in a real place. The company uses expert demonstrators rather than crowd annotators, real environments rather than simulation, and delivers de-identified data to US-hosted cloud buckets, with quality measured at every step of a single pipeline.

Three Ways to Produce Ground Truth

Realset Body: embodied data for physical policy models. Egocentric and third-person capture of skilled workers performing manipulation tasks in homes, kitchens, warehouses and light assembly lines, plus bimanual teleoperation episodes with synchronized stereo video, IMU and action logs. Delivered with dense action-level annotation optimized for vision-language-action (VLA) training.Realset Field: LLM and agent training data from RL environments built on real workflows. Environments that mirror e-commerce operations, customer support, logistics dispatch and manufacturing SOPs. Domain experts generate trajectories, preference pairs and rubrics inside the environment, with verifiable rewards from real business outcomes and bilingual English/Chinese expert pools.Realset Judge: expert evaluation for agents in production. Evaluation design, failure diagnosis and continuous monitoring by people who do the job the agent is replacing, with targeted fix-data for the top failure modes and re-scoring as models and prompts change. The same services are offered to data integration and AI solution companies that deploy agents for their own clients.

The Realset Workspace

All three run on the Realset Workspace, where domain experts in six languages (English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Arabic) answer real tasks, attach evidence and screen recordings, and pass an independent quality review before a record is approved. Every approved record exports as JSONL with provenance that customers can verify.

Open Benchmarks on Real Tasks

Realset publishes open benchmarks so the field can measure what matters: whether a policy works outside the lab. The Realset Household Manipulation Bench evaluates open-source VLA policies including π0, OpenVLA, GR00T and Octo on folding, loading, sorting and wiping tasks captured in real kitchens and laundry rooms, scored by success rate over three trials per task, with results expected in Q4 2026. A Light Assembly Bench, scored by the line workers who trained on the tasks, and a Commerce Ops Agent Bench for computer-use agents on real e-commerce seller operations are planned.

“The easy data is gone. What is left is the physical world, and you cannot scrape it,” said Hunter Guo, founder of Realset AI. “You have to put a camera on a skilled person doing real work, structure what they did, and check it with people who know the job. That is a capture and quality problem, not a labeling problem, and it is the problem we are building a company around.”

About Realset AI

Realset AI is a real-world data lab and training data provider for LLMs and embodied AI. It captures expert human demonstrations, builds RL environments from real workflows and evaluates AI agents with domain experts, for frontier labs, robotics companies, and data integration and AI solution providers. Realset is headquartered in San Jose, California. Learn more at https://realset.ai 

About Flatkey

Flatkey is an AI infrastructure platform that gives developers access to more than 100 official AI models and more than 1,000 AI tools through one key and one balance. Learn more at https://flatkey.ai 

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HeyGen Earns Committed Badge from EcoVadis

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The recognition reflects HeyGen’s performance across environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HeyGen, the world’s leading AI avatar company, has earned a Committed Badge from EcoVadis, the global provider of independent business sustainability ratings. The recognition reflects HeyGen’s performance across four areas: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement

“Enterprise demand for AI video continues to grow, and HeyGen is proud to already serve 85% of the Fortune 100. As these companies adopt AI at scale, they’re prioritizing partners who take governance and responsibility seriously, not just capability,” said Will Ji, Head of Customer Success at HeyGen. “This recognition reflects that commitment, and we’re excited to keep building on it as we grow our enterprise partnerships.”

EcoVadis is one of the world’s most widely used sustainability assessment platforms, evaluating more than 150,000 companies globally. Its ratings are based on international standards including the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, International Labour Organization conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative standards, and ISO 26000, and provide an independent benchmark of a company’s sustainability performance and management practices for customers, partners, and investors.

To view HeyGen’s full scorecard and Recognition Page, please visit https://recognition.ecovadis.com/GOL_3scAx0qTCUiONQLFsg.

ABOUT HEYGEN
HeyGen is the world’s leading AI avatar company. We create the world’s most realistic avatars — digital versions of real people that look, sound, and move just like them. Rated #1 most realistic on G2 and powered by our proprietary Avatar V model, HeyGen is used by over 30 million people, from solo and small-business operators to 85% of the Fortune 100, to scale their presence in minutes, without a camera or crew. HeyGen brings avatars to life across video, real-time interactive experiences, and voice.

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LeoSight and Axis Communications Unite Video and Sensor Intelligence for More Coordinated Public Safety Response

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Native integrations bring Axis video, body-worn solutions, metadata, and sensor intelligence into LeoCommand and connect teams through LeoLink.

DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LeoSight, a leader in unified incident command software for public safety, today announced a new partnership with Axis Communications, a global leader in network video and physical security technology. The partnership brings native integrations for Axis video management and body-worn solutions into LeoCommand, LeoSight’s situational awareness platform, helping agencies strengthen officer safety, operational efficiency, and real-time coordination.

Through the integrations, agencies can bring live video, metadata, and sensor intelligence from Axis devices and systems into LeoCommand. AXIS Camera Station Pro, Axis IP cameras, and Axis body-worn solutions can contribute trusted visual intelligence to the same operational map as officer locations, vehicle data, drone feeds, and other connected public safety systems.

This unified view helps command staff and dispatchers assess incidents as they develop, while LeoSight’s secure communications platform, LeoLink, enables relevant information to be shared with field personnel and partner agencies. Teams can coordinate around the same real-time intelligence without relying on separate systems or fragmented communication channels.

Designed for daily operations, critical incident response, and multi-agency coordination, the integrations help agencies turn video and sensor data into shared operational awareness. LeoSight’s scalable architecture also supports deployments across agencies and jurisdictions, allowing authorized teams to collaborate while maintaining secure access to the information they need.

“By integrating AXIS Camera Station Pro, Axis IP cameras, and body-worn solutions with LeoSight, agencies can bring trusted video and real-time insights into LeoSight’s shared operational map alongside other critical response data,” said Dean Cunningham, Axis Segment Development Manager for Public Safety. “Together, Axis and LeoSight give responders the same real-time picture, helping them coordinate faster and act with greater clarity.”

For public safety agencies, video is most valuable when it becomes part of a broader operational picture. Connecting trusted visual intelligence with communications and other real-time data helps teams understand what is happening, align their response, and act with greater confidence.

“Public safety teams should not have to piece together an incident across separate screens, systems, and conversations,” said Mark Wood, CEO of LeoSight. “By bringing Axis video and sensor intelligence into LeoCommand and making it shareable through LeoLink, we are helping command staff, dispatchers, and field personnel operate from the same real-time picture. That shared understanding supports faster coordination, safer response, and better decisions when every second matters.”

The partnership expands LeoSight’s ecosystem of public safety technology providers across drones, cameras, body-worn video, sensors, and other real-time public safety technologies.

About LeoSight

LeoSight helps public safety agencies communicate, coordinate, and respond as one team. Our platform connects law enforcement, fire, EMS, and emergency management across jurisdictions, bringing together secure communications, live operational visibility, and collaborative workflows in a single operational environment. By helping agencies overcome fragmented systems and disconnected teams, LeoSight enables faster coordination, clearer decision-making, and more unified response during both daily operations and critical incidents. To learn more, visit LeoSight.com.

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Efectis Group Strengthens Its Presence in India with the Launch of Efectis India

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New subsidiary combines global fire safety expertise with local capabilities to support India’s infrastructure, industrial and energy ambitions

CHENNAI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Efectis, a global leader in fire safety and explosion risk management, has officially launched Efectis India following the acquisition of a majority stake in AADIT, developed by entrepreneurs Mr. Anil Agarwal and Mr. Jothi Ramalingam. This strategic milestone marks a significant step in the Group’s long-term commitment to the Indian market.

With more than 70 years of experience as a testing institute, Efectis group has inaugurated a new fire testing facility in Chennai, dedicated to performing fire tests based on Indian, European and international standards. This is the first international fire testing laboratory in India, operated by a strong local team and supported by more than 300 fire experts from Efectis. The Group aims to support India’s development ambitions by providing internationally recognised fire safety expertise tailored to local needs.

The official launch was celebrated at a high-profile event in Chennai, organised with the support of Business France, reflecting Efectis’ ambition to become a trusted partner for India’s rapidly evolving construction, infrastructure, industrial and energy sectors.

The event, held at the Taj Club House Hotel, brought together the Consul General of France in Puducherry and Chennai, Mr. Etienne Roland-Piègue, along with representatives from industry, government institutions, technical organisations, academia and the wider French Indian business ecosystem. Throughout the event, speakers and industry professionals highlighted the need to further strengthen fire safety in India.

Efectis Supporting India’s Next Phase of Growth

India’s rapid urbanisation, large-scale infrastructure projects and industrial expansion are generating increasing demand for advanced safety, resilience and regulatory compliance solutions. In this context, Efectis India will offer a comprehensive range of services, including fire safety engineering, testing, certification, inspection, risk assessment, technical audits, training and compliance support.

Combining local presence with international experience, Efectis India will support safety improvement, developers, manufacturers, infrastructure operators, industrial facilities, energy transition projects, battery technologies and critical infrastructure. Efectis will be available to assist national and regional public authorities or their representatives in addressing evolving fire and explosion safety challenges linked to modern and scientific assessment methods. The new facility will make fire testing more accessible and cost-effective for manufacturers and project owners in India, while ensuring a direct link with recognized international and local practices.

The launch comes at a time when India is accelerating investments in smart cities, industrial corridors, logistics hubs, transportation networks and clean energy infrastructure. As these projects grow in scale and complexity, this investment in India aims to strongly contribute to the improvement of Indian safety in construction, transportation and energy development, ensuring life safety, and make safer international industrial investment.

A Long-Term Commitment to India

“The launch of Efectis India through a partnership with AADIT reflects our strong confidence in India’s long-term growth trajectory and our commitment to supporting the country’s ambitions with internationally recognised technical and scientific expertise in fire safety and risk management,” said Daniel Joyeux, President of the Efectis Group

“Our objective goes beyond delivering technical services. We want to build lasting partnerships with Indian stakeholders, contribute to skills development and support the creation of safer, more resilient infrastructure and industrial projects across the country. India is a strategic market for Efectis, and we look forward to working alongside our customers and partners in the years ahead.”

Through engineering expertise, testing and certification capabilities, technical training and regulatory support, Efectis India is positioning itself as a trusted long-term partner for safer buildings, more resilient infrastructure and sustainable industrial growth.

About Efectis

Efectis is an international third-party fire safety company, covering fire and explosion testing, inspection, certification, audits, investigation and engineering. With more than 70 years of experience, more than 350 professionals operating from 28 offices, 8 fire testing laboratories, and recognition as a certification body in 35 countries, Efectis supports clients throughout the entire project lifecycle. In 2025, the Group carried out more than 20,000 tests worldwide, serving sectors including construction, infrastructure, transport, energy, logistics, industry, batteries, and nuclear facilities. Based on a very strong technical and scientific background, Efectis Group actively participates in developing European and international standards and supports the improvement of national fire safety regulations.

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