Which startups have raised the most funding in the humanoid robotics market?

Last updated: 7 September 2026

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The humanoid robotics market is attracting billions of dollars as startups race to build robots that can work in factories, warehouses, homes, and other human environments.

This page ranks the leading humanoid robotics startups by cumulative equity funding, using reconstructed fundraising histories from public information.

We update this list every month so the ranking reflects new rounds, public offerings, acquisitions, and other important financing events.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded humanoid robotics startup UBTECH Robotics, approximately $2.5B
Second most funded humanoid robotics startup Figure AI, more than $1.8B
Largest humanoid robotics funding round NEURA Robotics, up to $1.4B Series C
Median humanoid robotics startup funding Approximately $68.5M
Share of humanoid robotics funding captured by the top 10 Approximately 60%
Median time since last round Approximately 8 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 45 startups with a reported recent financing date
Humanoid robotics startups above $500M in funding 15 startups
Equity raised by listed humanoid robotics companies Approximately $4.3B
Active humanoid robotics startups in the ranking 70 startups
Chart illustrating yearly venture capital funding for humanoid robotics startups

This chart, featured in our humanoid robotics market deck, illustrates yearly venture capital funding for humanoid robotics startups

Top startups in the humanoid robotics market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the humanoid robotics 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).

If you're interested in knowing how much these startups are worth, you can check our list of the top startups in the humanoid robotics market ranked by valuation.

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 UBTECH Robotics Industrial and service humanoid robots $2.5B 22 December 2025 $399M Follow-on Share Placement Institutional placees undisclosed IPO Strong
2 Figure AI General-purpose autonomous humanoid robots >$1.8B 4 September 2025 >$1.0B Series C Parkway Venture Capital, Brookfield, NVIDIA Active Strong
3 NEURA Robotics Cognitive industrial and humanoid robots ~$1.6B 4 June 2026 Up to $1.4B Series C Tether, Qualcomm, NVIDIA Active Partial
4 Unitree Robotics Affordable humanoid and quadruped robots ~$1.2B 6+ August 2026 $905M IPO Public investors IPO Partial
5 Galbot (Beijing Galaxy General Robot) General-purpose embodied-AI humanoid robots $981M+ 6 March 2026 $362M Private / Growth Round National AI Industry Fund, Sinopec, CITIC Active Strong
6 Apptronik General-purpose industrial humanoid robots $967M 7 February 2026 $520M Series A-X B Capital, Google, QIA Active Strong
7 AI2 Robotics General-purpose embodied intelligent robots $920M+ 5 June 2026 $735M Series C Shenzhen Capital Group, CMB Capital, GSR Ventures Active Partial
8 Spirit AI Embodied models and humanoid robots >$820M 9 May 2026 $215M Series A+ Industrial investors, state funds Active Strong
9 Star Chart AI / Galaxea Dynamics Embodied AI humanoid robot platform ~$720M 6+ April 2026 $291M Series B+ Walden International, Lens Technology, CICC Capital Active Partial
10 X Square Robot General-purpose embodied AI robots >$707M ~10–12 June 2026 Undisclosed Series C IDG Capital, China Mobile, Xiaomi Active Partial
11 LimX Dynamics Embodied AI humanoid robots $700M 5+ July 2026 $200M Pre-IPO IDG Capital, Lens Technology, WestSummit Capital Active Full
12 Sharpa Dexterous humanoid robots and hands >$669M 3 August 2026 >$669M Venture / Growth Alibaba, Tencent, HongShan Active Partial
13 Agility Robotics Digit humanoids for logistics automation $641M 8 June 2025 $400M Series C WP Global Partners, SoftBank, NVIDIA Active Strong
14 GigaAI Physical AGI and humanoid robots $541M+ 6–7 June 2026 $139M Series B2 Lion Partners Capital, China-Belgium Fund, Wanxiang Qianchao Active Strong
15 PaXini Technology Tactile sensing humanoid robotics platform ~$510M ~9–10 August 2026 $148M Strategic BOC International, Kunpeng Fund, Hexin Fangce Active Partial
16 Richtech Robotics Commercial AI service robots $417M 8 June 2026 $10M Warrant Exercise Public warrant holders IPO Full
17 Pudu Robotics Commercial service and humanoid robots $387M+ 10 April 2026 $150M Strategic / Growth HighLight Capital, Lens Technology, BAIC Capital Active Partial
18 Agile Robots AI-driven industrial robotic automation $380M+ 7 April 2022 $30M Series C Extension Foxconn Industrial Internet Active Partial
19 RobotEra Industrial humanoid robots $300M 3 May 2026 $200M Growth Financing SF Group, HSG, IDG Capital Active Strong
20 The Bot Company Household humanoid robots $300M 3+ March 2025 $150M Series B Greenoaks, Spark Capital, Benchmark Capital Active Strong
21 Humanoid Industrial humanoid robots $270M 2 July 2026 $152M Series A Prime Movers Lab, Schaeffler, Bosch Active Full
22 SoftBank Robotics Humanoid and service robotics $236M 1 June 2015 $236M Strategic Equity Alibaba Group, Foxconn Active Strong
23 Keenon Robotics Autonomous commercial service robots $229M+ 7 April 2025 Undisclosed Series D+ Enran Ventures Active Partial
24 Fourier Intelligence Humanoids and rehabilitation robotics $201M 6+ January 2025 $109M Series E Prosperity7, Guoxin Investment, Zhangjiang Capital Active Partial
25 Sunday Robotics Autonomous household chore robots $200M 2 March 2026 $165M Series B Coatue, Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global Active Full
26 InfiForce Embodied robot brains and infrastructure >$168M 4 August 2026 ~$140M Series A / A+ Dunhong Asset, Zhejiang University Sci-Tech, CCV Active Partial
27 Booster Robotics Humanoid robots for embodied AI $150M 6+ April 2026 $150M Growth Financing Beijing High-Tech Fund, Jingguosheng Fund, Huakong Fund Active Strong
28 Astribot AI humanoid robots ~$150M 6 June 2026 $148M Series B Bohua Capital, ThunderSoft, Zhongbo Capital Active Strong
29 Sanctuary AI Dexterous humanoids powered by Physical AI $149M ~13 May 2026 Undisclosed Strategic Investment Zeon Ventures Active Partial
30 Lumos Robotics Industrial humanoid robots and AI ~$143M ~6 May 2026 ~$71M Series A1/A2 Mitsubishi Electric, Hundsun Technologies, Puhua Capital Active Strong
31 EngineAI Full-size humanoid robot platforms ~$140M 5+ January 2026 Undisclosed Series A2 TH Capital, Fortune Capital, Stone Venture Active Strong
32 1X Technologies Humanoid robots for home assistance $134M ~8 January 2026 Undisclosed Venture Round AFW Partners Active Partial
33 Robotis Robot actuators and humanoid platforms $101M 3 September 2025 $72M Follow-on Equity Offering Public, institutional investors IPO Strong
34 Rainbow Robotics Humanoid and collaborative robot platforms $86M 5 January 2023 $46M Post-IPO Equity Samsung Electronics IPO Strong
35 Generative Bionics AI humanoids for industrial work $82M 1 December 2025 $82M Seed CDP Venture Capital, AMD Ventures, Tether Active Full
36 WIRobotics Wearables and humanoid robotics platforms $81M+ 4 May 2026 $68M Series B JB Investment, InterVest, Hana Ventures Active Strong
37 Cyan Robotics / Coco Autonomous last-mile delivery robots $80M+ 3+ 2026 $2M SAFE RoboStrategy DDGR Active Strong
38 CasiVision Industrial machine vision and robotics >$77M 8 November 2023 $28M Series C+ China Mobile Fund, CAS Capital, Haitong-CCTV Fund Active Partial
39 Daimon Robotics Tactile sensing dexterous humanoid robots >$70M 6+ August 2026 Undisclosed Series A Extension Ant Group, China Merchants Venture, Lenovo Capital Active Partial
40 RoboForce Industrial physical AI robots $67M 2+ March 2026 $52M Venture Round YZi Labs, Jerry Yang, Carnegie Mellon Active Strong
41 Lanxin Robotics Mobile robots with 3D vision $60M+ 11 April 2025 Undisclosed Series C+ Kunpeng Fund, Guiyang Big Data Fund Active Partial
42 Dexmate Wheeled humanoids and physical AI $41M+ 2 August 2026 Undisclosed Venture NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Active Partial
43 UMA General-purpose mobile humanoid robots $40M 1 December 2025 $40M Seed Greycroft, Red River West, Kima Ventures Active Strong
44 Zerith Robotics Mass-market embodied humanoid robots $35M+ 4 April 2026 >$14M Series A / Venture Runze Group, Dongli, STEP-linked capital Active Partial
45 DroidUp General-purpose lightweight humanoid robots $28M 2 February 2026 $14M Pre-A+ Shanghai Pudong Leading Area Investment Center, Zhangjiang Sci-Tech VC, Henan Ketou Active Strong
46 Phybot AI-native general-purpose humanoid robots $28M+ 3 January 2026 $14M+ Angel++ Guangzhou Industrial Investment, Haizhu City Development, Jinyu Maowu Active Partial
47 Enchanted Tools Social humanoid service robots $28M 2 May 2023 $11M Seed / Extension Critical Path Ventures Active Partial
48 Persona AI Industrial humanoid robots $27M 1 May 2025 $27M Pre-Seed Unity Growth Fund, Tides Ventures, SGH Capital Active Strong
49 Foundation Industrial and defense humanoid robots $21M 2 March 2025 $10M Follow-on Undisclosed Active Partial
50 Oversonic Robotics Cognitive humanoids for industrial work $19M+ 5 June 2026 $8M Corporate / Growth STMicroelectronics, ENEA Tech, SpotInvest Active Strong
51 Mimic Robotics Dexterous physical-AI robotic hands $19M 2 November 2025 $16M Seed Elaia, Speedinvest, Founderful Active Full
52 Mentee Robotics AI-powered humanoid robots $17M 2 April 2025 Undisclosed Follow-on Cisco Investments, 10D, Ahren Innovation Capital Active Partial
53 Lingbao CASBOT General-purpose embodied-intelligence humanoids >$14M 1 February 2025 >$14M Angel Lenovo Ventures, SDIC Chuanghe, Henan Asset Fund Active Strong
54 Matrix Robotics General-purpose biomimetic humanoid robots $14M+ 1+ September 2025 $14M+ Strategic / Private Round KBE Electrical, Hongrun Construction, Golden Horse Amusement Active Partial
55 Kepler Exploration Robotics Humanoid industrial robots $14M 1 April 2026 $14M Venture SAIF Partners, Noblelift, Up-shine Lighting Active Strong
56 AEI Robot AI-powered humanoid service robots $10M+ 3 July 2025 $7M Series A BonAngels Venture Partners, KDB, NH Venture Investment Active Partial
57 Allonic Dexterous robotic body structures $7M 1 February 2026 $7M Pre-Seed Visionaries Club, Day One Capital, Prototype Active Full
58 Reflex Robotics General-purpose workplace robots $7M 1 March 2024 $7M Seed Khosla Ventures, Cruise Ventures, Dropbox Ventures Active Strong
59 Clone Robotics Biomimetic humanoid robots $7M 3 January 2025 Undisclosed Seed Extension Pioneer Fund, Tango.vc, Wikus Ventures Active Strong
60 Under Control Robotics / Noble Machines Heavy-duty autonomous industrial humanoid robots $5M+ 2 March 2026 Undisclosed Seed UP Partners, South Park Commons, Centre Street Partners Active Partial
61 K-Scale Labs Open-source general-purpose humanoid robots $5M ~2 February 2025 $4M Seed Fellows Fund, GFT Ventures, Lux Capital Shutdown Partial
62 RT Corporation Physical-AI humanoid robotics systems $4M+ 3 January 2026 Undisclosed Strategic / Second Close DIC Corporation Active Partial
63 Perceptyne Dexterous industrial semi-humanoid robots $4M 2 October 2024 $3M Seed Endiya Partners, Yali Capital, Whiteboard Capital Active Full
64 EIR Technology Humanoid and emotional-interaction robots $3M+ 3 March 2026 Undisclosed Pre-A Chengdu Science & Technology VC Active Partial
65 Tangible Robots Dexterous general-purpose manipulation robots $3M+ 2 June 2025 $3M Seed Blume Ventures, Micelio Technology Fund Active Strong
66 ARTROBOT Full-size biped humanoid robots $3M 1+ Undisclosed $3M Venture Cowin Capital, Jingbang Capital, HSHT Financial Holding Active Partial
67 Roboligent Mobile manipulation humanoid robotics $3M 3 September 2024 $2M Seed Preferred Goseong Engineering Active Partial
68 Pollen Robotics Open-source humanoid research robots $3M 1 June 2023 $3M Seed Bpifrance, Société Générale, BNP Paribas Acquired Full
69 Tokyo Robotics Torque-controlled humanoid robotics systems $2M 2 March 2023 Undisclosed Angel Masaki Yamamoto Acquired Partial
70 Navel Robotics Social robots for care environments $1M 2 January 2023 $1M Seed Undisclosed Active Strong
71 Mirsee Robotics Teleoperated industrial humanoid robots $1M 1 March 2025 $1M Seed Archangel Network, Redstick Ventures Active Partial
72 TeknTrash Robotics Humanoid robots sorting hazardous waste $1M 1 September 2022 $1M Seed Angel investors Active Partial
73 iHub Robotics Indian humanoid and service robots $1M 1 March 2025 $1M Pre-Seed Anuj Batra, Vikas Jakhar Active Strong
74 Weave Robotics Home robotics assistants $1M 1 October 2024 $1M Pre-Seed Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Adjacent Active Partial
75 VinMotion General-purpose physical-AI humanoid robots $0 0 N/A N/A N/A Vingroup Active Strong
76 PAL Robotics Humanoid and mobile service robots $0 0 N/A N/A N/A No external equity investors Active Full
77 High Torque Robotics Compact developer-focused humanoid robots $0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Active Full
78 WorkFar Robotics Commercial humanoid service robots $0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Active Full
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the humanoid robotics market

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Key funding trends in the humanoid robotics market

Insights

  • Humanoid robotics funding is highly concentrated. The top 10 startups account for about 60% of the roughly $20.4B reconstructed across the ranking, so a relatively small group controls most of the sector’s financial resources.
  • The funding gap between leaders and the rest of the humanoid robotics market is substantial. Median funding is about $68.5M, while average funding is roughly $261M, reflecting the influence of several billion-dollar companies.
  • Figure AI has raised more than $1.8B across only four rounds, averaging more than $450M per financing event. UBTECH Robotics reached approximately $2.5B through 22 equity events, showing two very different capitalization strategies.
  • Recent funding rounds are reshaping the humanoid robotics leaderboard quickly. NEURA Robotics, Unitree Robotics, AI2 Robotics, Apptronik and several other leaders completed major financings during 2026.
  • Astribot’s approximately $148M Series B represents almost all of its roughly $150M cumulative funding, while Sunday Robotics raised about 83% of its $200M total in a single $165M Series B.
  • Apptronik’s $520M financing represents roughly 54% of the company’s $967M cumulative equity funding, showing that large follow-on checks are becoming important even for already well-funded humanoid robotics startups.
  • The humanoid robotics market has a clear barbell funding structure. Fifteen companies have raised at least $500M, while 45 companies in the ranking remain below $100M of cumulative equity funding.
  • Public markets are already an important source of humanoid robotics capital. UBTECH Robotics, Unitree Robotics, Richtech Robotics, Robotis and Rainbow Robotics together account for approximately $4.3B of reconstructed equity funding.
  • RobotEra and The Bot Company have each reached roughly $300M of cumulative funding after only a few major rounds, suggesting investors are willing to deploy growth-stage checks unusually early in the development of humanoid platforms.
  • RoboForce raised $52M of its $67M cumulative funding in its latest financing, meaning roughly 78% of the industrial physical AI company’s external equity arrived in one round.
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A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the humanoid robotics 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 they are 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.

We also consolidated duplicate company identities when the same humanoid robotics startup appeared under different English names, translated names, brands, or legal entities.

When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, yuan, won, yen, 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.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the humanoid robotics market.

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.

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