Which startups have raised the most funding in the embodied AI market?
A constantly refreshed ranking of the top startups in the embodied AI market, based on cumulative funding raised

In our updated market reports, you will find everything you need
The embodied AI market is moving fast, with funding flowing into humanoid robots, robot foundation models, warehouse automation, autonomy software, and spatial intelligence platforms.
We update this list every month, so the ranking can reflect new rounds, exits, and changes in public funding data.
This page ranks embodied AI startups by cumulative funding raised, using the data available from public and reliable sources.
A quick summary table
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Most funded startup | Figure AI, with $1.9B raised |
| Second most funded startup | NEURA Robotics, with $1.6B raised |
| Largest funding round | NEURA Robotics, $1.4B Series C in June 2026 |
| Median funding | About $144M across the ranked embodied AI startups |
| Share of funding captured by the top 10 | About 47% of tracked funding |
| Median time since last round | About 21 months |
| Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months | 28 startups |
| Total tracked embodied AI startup funding | About $24.9B, excluding low-confidence entries |
| Billion-dollar funded embodied AI startups | 7 startups have raised at least $1B |
| Robot foundation model funding | About $2.0B across Physical Intelligence, FieldAI, Skild AI, Dyna Robotics, and Genesis AI |
Top startups in the embodied AI market ranked by total funding raised
Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the embodied AI market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.
The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).
| # | Startup | What They Do | Total Raised ($) | Total Rounds | Last Round Date | Last Round Amount ($) | Last Round Type | Key Investors | Current Stage | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figure AI | General-purpose humanoid robots | $1.9B | 4 | September 2025 | $1.0B | Series C | Parkway Venture Capital, Brookfield, NVIDIA | Active | Strong |
| 2 | NEURA Robotics | Cognitive humanoid robotics platform | $1.6B | 3 | June 2026 | $1.4B | Series C | Tether, Qualcomm, NVIDIA | Active | Partial |
| 3 | World Labs | Spatial AI world models | $1.2B | 2 | February 2026 | $1.0B | Later-stage / Series B-style | Autodesk, NVIDIA, AMD | Active | Strong |
| 4 | Applied Intuition | Autonomous systems software platform | $1.2B | 6 | June 2025 | $600M | Series F | BlackRock, Kleiner Perkins, Franklin Templeton | Active | Full |
| 5 | Galbot | Humanoid embodied AI robots | $1.2B | 5+ | March 2026 | $350M | New funding | National AI Fund, Sinopec, CITIC | Active | Partial |
| 6 | Physical Intelligence | Robot foundation models | $1.1B | 3 | November 2025 | $600M | Series B | CapitalG, Lux Capital, Thrive Capital | Active | Strong |
| 7 | Apptronik | Apollo humanoid robot maker | $1.0B | 3 | February 2026 | $520M | Series A-X | B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz | Active | Strong |
| 8 | UBTECH Robotics | Humanoid and service robots | $940M | 3 | May 2018 | $820M | Series C | Tencent, ICBC International, Haier | IPO | Strong |
| 9 | Geek+ | Warehouse AMR automation robots | $864M | 6 | July 2025 | $346M | IPO | Intel Capital, Warburg Pincus, GGV Capital | IPO | Strong |
| 10 | Symbotic | AI warehouse automation | $725M | 1 | June 2022 | $725M | SPAC / PIPE | SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Walmart, SVF Investment Corp. 3 | IPO | Partial |
| 11 | Berkshire Grey | Warehouse robotic fulfillment automation | $676M | 3 | July 2021 | $413M | SPAC / PIPE | Social Capital, BlackRock, RAAC | Acquired | Strong |
| 12 | Agility Robotics | Warehouse humanoid robots | $578M | 4+ | June 2025 | $400M | Series C | NVIDIA, Amazon, Toyota | Active | Partial |
| 13 | RobotEra | General-purpose humanoid robots | $527M | 4 | April 2026 | $200M | New funding | SF Group, Sequoia China, IDG Capital | Active | Partial |
| 14 | Generalist AI | Foundation models for robots | >$500M | 2 | June 2026 | $400M | Series A / growth | Radical Ventures, NVentures, Bezos Expeditions | Active | Partial |
| 15 | EngineAI | Humanoid and quadruped robots | $489M | 3 | April 2026 | $200M | Series B | Henan Investment Group, Luxshare Precision, Huangpu River Capital | Active | Partial |
| 16 | Exotec | Skypod warehouse robotics systems | $446M | 4 | January 2022 | $335M | Series D | Goldman Sachs, Bpifrance, 83North | Active | Full |
| 17 | Locus Robotics | Autonomous warehouse mobile robots | $438M | 8 | November 2022 | $117M | Series F | Goldman Sachs, G2VP, Stack Capital | Active | Strong |
| 18 | GreyOrange | AI warehouse fulfillment automation | $415M | 5 | December 2023 | $135M | Series D | Anthelion Capital, Mithril, Blume Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 19 | FieldAI | Robot autonomy foundation models | $405M | 2 | August 2025 | $314M | Series A-1 | Bezos Expeditions, Prysm, Temasek | Active | Strong |
| 20 | Boston Dynamics AI Institute | Robotics AI research institute | $400M | 1 | August 2022 | $400M | Company Formation | Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics | Active | Partial |
| 21 | Gecko Robotics | Infrastructure inspection robots | $347M | 6 | June 2025 | $125M | Series D | Cox Enterprises, USIT, XN | Active | Strong |
| 22 | Pudu Robotics | Commercial service robots | $342M | 9 | April 2026 | $150M | New round | Sequoia Capital China, Meituan, Greater Bay Area Homeland | Active | Strong |
| 23 | Flexiv | Adaptive industrial robot arms | $322M | 5 | June 2025 | $100M | Series C | Invus, Meituan, New Hope Group | Active | Partial |
| 24 | Hai Robotics | Autonomous case-handling robots | $315M | 6 | June 2022 | $100M | Series D+ | Capital Today, 5Y Capital, Source Code Capital | Active | Partial |
| 25 | Mujin | Intelligent industrial robot controllers | $312M | 6 | December 2025 | $134M | Series D | NTT Group, QIA, Salesforce Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 26 | Skild AI | Robotics foundation model | $300M | 1 | July 2024 | $300M | Series A | Lightspeed, Coatue, SoftBank | Active | Full |
| 27 | LimX Dynamics | Humanoid legged robots | $296M | 6 | February 2026 | $200M | Series B | Alibaba, JD.com, NIO Capital | Active | Partial |
| 28 | Dexterity | AI robots for logistics | $291M | 3 | March 2025 | $95M | Late-stage equity | Lightspeed, Sumitomo | Active | Partial |
| 29 | Path Robotics | Autonomous robotic welding systems | $271M | 5 | October 2024 | $100M | Series D | Matter Venture Partners, Drive Capital, Yamaha Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 30 | Seegrid | Autonomous pallet-handling AMRs | $265M | 21 | September 2025 | $25M | Series D extension | Giant Eagle, G2VP, Innovation Works | Active | Partial |
| 31 | Standard Bots | AI industrial robot arms | $263M | 2 | June 2026 | $200M | Series C | RoboStrategy, General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | Active | Partial |
| 32 | Unitree Robotics | Quadruped and humanoid robots | $252M | 6+ | June 2025 | $98M | Series C | Tencent, Alibaba Group, Ant Group | Active | Partial |
| 33 | Leju Robotics | Humanoid robotics platforms | $252M | 6-7 | October 2025 | $207M | Pre-IPO | CITIC Goldstone, Shenzhen Investment Holdings, Greenwoods | Active | Partial |
| 34 | Vicarious | AI robotic automation software | $250M | 8 | July 2017 | $50M | Series C | Khosla Ventures, Good Ventures, Samsung Ventures | Acquired | Partial |
| 35 | Agile Robots | AI robotic automation systems | $250M | 5 | April 2022 | $30M | Series C extension | Foxconn Industrial Internet, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Sequoia China | Active | Partial |
| 36 | Keenon Robotics | Commercial service delivery robots | $244M | 3 | September 2021 | $200M | Series D | SoftBank Vision Fund 2, CICC Alpha, Prosperity7 Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 37 | Covariant | Robotic picking AI software | $222M | 5 | April 2023 | $75M | Series C extension | Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, CPP Investments | Active | Full |
| 38 | Rokae Robotics | Industrial and collaborative robots | $210M | 9 | April 2024 | $69M | Series E / strategic+ | National Manufacturing Transformation Fund, Zoucheng Fund, New Hope Group | Active | Strong |
| 39 | Brain Corp | Autonomous robot operating platform | $193M | 4 | February 2024 | $32M | Corporate minority / Series D extension | Tennant Company, SoftBank Vision Fund, Qualcomm Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 40 | Vecna Robotics | Autonomous material-handling robots | $193M | 5 | November 2024 | $15M | Later financing | Tiger Global, Blackhorn Ventures, Proficio Capital | Active | Strong |
| 41 | Machina Labs | Robotic metal manufacturing | $174M | 5+ | February 2026 | $124M | Series C | Lockheed Martin Ventures, Woven Capital, Balerion Space Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 42 | ANYbotics | Autonomous inspection robot dogs | $152M | 4 | September 2025 | $20M | Series B extension | Climate Investment, Bessemer Venture Partners, NGP Capital | Active | Strong |
| 43 | Dyna Robotics | Robotic foundation model robots | $144M | 2 | September 2025 | $120M | Series A | RoboStrategy, CRV, First Round Capital | Active | Full |
| 44 | ForwardX Robotics | Warehouse and factory AMRs | $140M | 7 | July 2023 | $30M | Series C extension | CDH Investments, Eastern Bell, Qualcomm Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 45 | Deep Robotics | Quadruped and humanoid robots | $140M | 4 | December 2025 | $70M | Series C | CMB International, ChinaAMC, China Telecom-linked funds | Active | Partial |
| 46 | 1X Technologies | Humanoid robots for homes | $137M | 4 | January 2024 | $100M | Series B | EQT Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Nistad Group | Active | Partial |
| 47 | Foretellix | AV safety validation software | $135M | 4 | December 2023 | $42M | Series C extension / close | 83North, Temasek, Isuzu | Active | Strong |
| 48 | RightHand Robotics | Robotic piece-picking systems | $125M | 6 | March 2025 | Undisclosed | Series C extension | Safar Partners, THL, SoftBank | Active | Strong |
| 49 | Wandelbots | No-code robot programming | $121M | 4 | January 2022 | $84M | Series C | Insight Partners, 83North, Microsoft | Active | Strong |
| 50 | Genesis AI | Robotics foundation models | $105M | 1 | July 2025 | $105M | Seed | Eclipse, Khosla Ventures, Bpifrance | Active | Full |
| 51 | Sanctuary AI | General-purpose humanoid robots | $100M | 2+ | January 2025 | $3M | Series A follow-on | BDC, InBC, Workday Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 52 | Plus One Robotics | Parcel robotics vision software | $94M | 4 | March 2023 | $50M | Series C | Scale Venture Partners, Top Tier, Tyche | Active | Strong |
| 53 | Fourier Intelligence | Rehab and humanoid robots | $92M | 4 | January 2022 | $63M | Series D | SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Prosperity7, Vision Plus Capital | Active | Strong |
| 54 | Dobot | Collaborative robotic arms | $91M | 3 | December 2024 | $88M | IPO | China Internet Investment Fund, Public investors | IPO | Partial |
| 55 | Realtime Robotics | Robot motion planning | $90M | 4 | May 2024 | $45M | Series B | Mitsubishi Electric, Toyota AI Ventures, SPARX | Active | Strong |
| 56 | MagicLab | Humanoid and quadruped robots | $89M | 2 | March 2026 | $69M | Series A | Jolmo Capital, Sky Factory, Tuopu Group | Active | Strong |
| 57 | GrayMatter Robotics | Robotic surface finishing automation | $69M | 3 | June 2024 | $45M | Series B | Wellington Management, NGP Capital, Euclidean Capital | Active | Strong |
| 58 | Ambi Robotics | AI parcel sorting robots | $64M | 3 | October 2022 | $32M | SAFE / additional funding | Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Pitney Bowes | Active | Strong |
| 59 | Formic | Robots-as-a-service automation | $54M | 2 | June 2024 | $27M | Series A extension | Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital, NEC | Active | Partial |
| 60 | RealSense | AI vision for robots | $50M | 1 | July 2025 | $50M | Series A | Intel Capital, MediaTek Innovation Fund, unnamed PE firm | Active | Strong |
| 61 | Archetype AI | Physical AI sensor models | $48M | 2 | Late 2025 | $35M | Series A | IAG Capital Partners, Hitachi Ventures, Venrock | Active | Full |
| 62 | Elementary Robotics | AI vision quality inspection | $48M | 5 | May 2024 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Tiger Global, Threshold Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 63 | Brightpick | AI warehouse picking robots | $47M | 2 | November 2024 | $12M | Equity / venture debt | EBRD, Pavel Baudiš, Eduard Kučera | Active | Partial |
| 64 | Slip Robotics | Automated truck-loading robots | $45M | 2 | December 2024 | $28M | Series B | DCVC, Overline, Hyde Park Venture Partners | Active | Partial |
| 65 | Micropsi Industries | AI robot control software | $45M | 5 | February 2022 | $30M | Series B | Metaplanet, VSquared, Ahren Innovation Capital | Active | Partial |
| 66 | Parallel Domain | Synthetic data for autonomy | $44M | 3-4 | November 2022 | $30M | Series B | March Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Foundry Group | Active | Strong |
| 67 | Robust.AI | Autonomous warehouse robotics software | $43M | 3 | April 2023 | $20M | Series A-1 | Prime Movers Lab, Future Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners | Active | Full |
| 68 | READY Robotics | Robot operating software | $42M | 4 | March 2023 | Undisclosed | Strategic investment | Rockwell Automation, Canaan Partners, Drive Capital | Shutdown | Partial |
| 69 | RLWRLD | Industrial robotics foundation models | $41M | 2 | February 2026 | $26M | Seed 2 | Headline Asia, Z Venture Capital, Hashed Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 70 | Slamcore | Visual spatial intelligence software | $40M | 5 | May 2026 | $14M | Later-stage / Series B-style | ROKStar Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Interwoven Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 71 | Chef Robotics | Robotic food assembly systems | $39M | 3 | March 2025 | $21M | Series A | Avataar, Construct Capital, Bloomberg Beta | Active | Strong |
| 72 | Gideon | Autonomous material-handling AMRs | $39M | 4 | June 2021 | $31M | Series A | Koch Disruptive Technologies, DB Schenker, Prologis | Active | Partial |
| 73 | Fox Robotics | Autonomous forklift systems | $33M | 3 | October 2022 | $20M | Series B / growth equity | BMW i Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Zebra Technologies | Acquired | Partial |
| 74 | OTTO Motors | Industrial AMR fleet automation | $29M | 2 | Not fully public | Undisclosed | Venture round | Kensington Capital, iNovia, BDC Capital | Acquired | Partial |
| 75 | Cognata | Autonomous vehicle simulation platform | $24M | 2 | October 2018 | $19M | Series B | Scale Venture Partners, Emerge, Maniv Mobility | Active | Full |
| 76 | RGo Robotics | Mobile robot perception software | $20M | 1 | May 2022 | $20M | Series A | MoreTech Ventures, Converge Venture Partners, StageOne Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 77 | Mimic Robotics | Dexterous robotic manipulation AI | $19M | 2 | November 2025 | $16M | Seed | Elaia, Speedinvest, Founderful | Active | Partial |
| 78 | Energy Robotics | Autonomous inspection software | $16M | 2 | October 2025 | $14M | Series A | Blue Bear Capital, Climate Investment, Earlybird | Active | Full |
| 79 | Zivid | Industrial 3D robot vision | $15M | 1 | August 2021 | $15M | Venture round | Rasmussengruppen, Protonic Partners | Active | Partial |
| 80 | Opteran | Neuromorphic autonomy software | $15M | 2 | June 2022 | $12M | Seed+ / Series A-style | Join Capital, IQ Capital, Northern Gritstone | Active | Full |
| 81 | Bifrost | Synthetic 3D data platform | $14M | 4 | October 2024 | $8M | Series A | Carbide Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Peak XV Partners | Active | Partial |
| 82 | Sevensense Robotics | Visual SLAM for AMRs | $8M | 3 | November 2022 | Undisclosed | Follow-on / venture round | ABB, Swiss Innovation, Venture Kick | Acquired | Strong |
| 83 | Jacobi Robotics | Robot motion planning software | $6M | 2 | July 2024 | $5M | Seed | Moxxie Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, Courtyard Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 84 | Synthetic Minds | Smart contract security synthesis | $6M | 2 | October 2018 | $6M | Seed VC / Series A | Pantera Capital, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator | Shutdown | Partial |
| 85 | PickNik Robotics | Robotics manipulation software | $2M | 1 | October 2023 | $2M | Pre-seed | Stellar Ventures, Cypress Growth Capital | Active | Full |
Key funding trends in the embodied AI market
Insights
- The top ten embodied AI startups capture about 47% of the funding in this dataset, which shows how concentrated capital is around a small group of platform companies.
- Humanoid robotics has become the clearest funding magnet, with Figure AI, NEURA Robotics, Apptronik, Galbot, RobotEra, and several Chinese robotics companies raising very large rounds.
- Robot foundation model companies are scaling unusually fast, with Physical Intelligence, FieldAI, Skild AI, Dyna Robotics, and Genesis AI raising about $2.0B combined.
- Warehouse automation remains one of the most proven embodied AI segments, with Geek+, Symbotic, Berkshire Grey, Exotec, Locus Robotics, and GreyOrange all passing major funding milestones.
- Software-first embodied AI companies can still attract major capital, as Applied Intuition, Covariant, Realtime Robotics, Foretellix, and Wandelbots together raised about $1.7B.
- Some newer embodied AI startups are raising late-stage-size rounds very early, including Skild AI’s $300M Series A, Genesis AI’s $105M seed, and Dyna Robotics’ $120M Series A.
- Strategic investors are highly active in the embodied AI market, with NVIDIA, SoftBank, Toyota-linked investors, Hyundai, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Amazon appearing across major rounds.
- Acquisitions are more common in applied robotics and automation infrastructure, which suggests that consolidation pressure is stronger in mature warehouse and enabling robotics segments.
A few word about our methodology
As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the embodied AI market based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.
Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since official announcements are usually the most reliable source for funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).
We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.
When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.
Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.
Here is what they mean.
Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.
Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.
Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.
Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.
When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.
In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.
If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.
Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.
Related blog posts
- How are funding trends changing in the embodied AI market?
- Who are the most valuable companies in the embodied AI market?
- How active is venture funding in the embodied AI market right now?
Who is the author of this content?
NEW MARKET PITCH TEAM
We track new markets so founders and investors can move fasterWe build living “market pitch” documents for emerging markets: from AI to synthetic biology and new proteins. Instead of digging through outdated PDFs, random blog posts, and hallucinated LLM answers, our clients get a clean, visual, always-updated view of what’s really happening. We map the key players, deals, regulations, metrics and signals that matter so you can decide faster whether a market is worth your time. Want to know more? Check out our about page. You can also follow us on Instagram or on Facebook.
How we created this content 🔎📝
At New Market Pitch, we kept seeing the same problem: when you look at a new market, the data is either missing, paywalled, or buried in 300-page reports that feel like they were written in the 80s. On the other side, LLMs and random blog posts give you confident answers with no sources, and sometimes they just make things up. That’s not good enough when you’re about to invest real money or launch a company.
So we decided to fix the experience. For each market we cover, we build a structured database and update it on a regular basis. We track funding rounds, fund memos, M&A moves, partnerships, new products, policy changes, and the real activity of startups and incumbents. Then we turn all of that into a clear “market pitch” that shows where the opportunities are and how people actually win in that space.
Every key data point is checked, sourced, and put back into context by our team. That’s how we can give you both speed and reliability: fast coverage of new markets, without the usual guesswork.