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

Last updated: 13 July 2026

A constantly refreshed ranking of the top startups in the industrial robotics market, ranked by cumulative funding raised

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The industrial robotics market is attracting capital across robotic arms, factory automation, machine vision, welding, picking, and robot software platforms.

We update this list every month, so the ranking stays fresh as new rounds, IPOs, acquisitions, and shutdowns are reported.

Funding is highly concentrated, with NEURA Robotics alone changing the shape of the market after its very large 2026 Series C.

A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup NEURA Robotics, $1.6B raised
Second most funded startup Bright Machines, $385M raised
Largest funding round NEURA Robotics, $1.4B Series C in June 2026
Median funding About $47M across reliable industrial robotics startups
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 52% of disclosed reliable funding
Median time since last round About 3 years, based on the available last-round dates
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 13 startups, including NEURA Robotics, Vention, Mujin, RobCo, Automata, and Mowito
Industrial robotics startups above $100M raised 23 startups
Industrial robotics companies with active status About 87% of reliable listed startups remain active
Industrial robotics startups at Series C or later Most of the top 20 have reached Series C, later-stage equity, IPO, or acquisition status

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

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the industrial 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, key investors, the startup’s current status, 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 NEURA Robotics Cognitive humanoid industrial robots $1.6B 3 June 2026 $1.4B Series C Tether, Qualcomm, NVIDIA Active Strong
2 Bright Machines Software-defined robotic manufacturing $385M 3 June 2024 $106M Series C BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft Active Strong
3 Flexiv Adaptive robotic arms $322M 5 March 2026 Undisclosed Preferred equity / extension Invus Group, Alpha Group, Atma Capital Active Strong
4 Path Robotics Autonomous robotic welding systems $271M 5 October 2024 $100M Series D Matter Venture Partners, Drive Capital, Yamaha Ventures Active Strong
5 Vention Cloud industrial automation platform $267M 6 January 2026 $110M Series D Investissement Québec, NVentures, Fidelity Investments Canada Active Strong
6 Agile Robots AI robotic automation systems $250M 5 April 2022 $30M Series C extension Foxconn Industrial Internet, SoftBank, Sequoia China Active Strong
7 JAKA Robotics Collaborative robot arms $234M 6 April 2026 Undisclosed Equity round Shanghai industrial fund, manufacturing strategics Active Strong
8 Mujin Intelligent robot automation software $224M 3 December 2025 $133M Series D NTT Group, QIA, Salesforce Ventures Active Strong
9 Covariant AI robotic picking platform $222M 5 April 2023 $75M Series C extension Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, CPP Investments Active Full
10 ROKAE Industrial and collaborative robots $210M 9 April 2024 $69M Series E National Manufacturing Fund, Shunwei, Delian Active Partial
11 Mech-Mind Robotics 3D vision for robots $200M 6 June 2022 $5M Series C+ IDG Capital, undisclosed institution Active Partial
12 RobCo Modular industrial robot automation $156M 3 January 2026 $100M Series C Lightspeed, Lingotto, Promus Ventures Active Full
13 Automata Life-science lab automation robots $152M 8 January 2026 $45M Series C Dimension, Danaher Ventures, Tru Arrow Partners Active Partial
14 OnRobot Collaborative robot end-effectors $152M 12 September 2022 $6M Later-stage funding Vaekstfonden, Summit Partners, EIB Active Partial
15 Rethink Robotics Collaborative factory robots $150M 7 August 2017 $36M Series E Schroders Capital, GE Ventures, Goldman Sachs Shutdown Partial
16 Nanotronics AI robotic industrial inspection $146M 8 January 2024 Undisclosed Series E / later equity OrbiMed Active Partial
17 Wandelbots No-code robot programming software $123M 4 January 2022 $84M Series C Insight Partners, 83North, Microsoft Active Strong
18 Han’s Robot Intelligent collaborative industrial robots $116M 3 December 2021 $31M Series B+ Yuecai Fund, Kai Investment, Wuxi New Investment Active Strong
19 Prophesee Neuromorphic vision sensors $116M 5 September 2022 $48M Series C+ Prosperity7 Ventures, Xiaomi, Sinovation Ventures Active Partial
20 RobotPhoenix Industrial robot systems $110M 3 May 2026 $96M IPO Primavera Capital, CBC Capital, THG Ventures IPO Partial
21 Vicarious AI software for robots $105M 4 July 2017 $50M Series C Khosla Ventures Acquired Partial
22 XYZ Robotics Warehouse picking robots $103M 4 June 2022 $40M Series B+ Capital Today, Source Code, Gaorong Capital Active Partial
23 RightHand Robotics Robotic piece-picking systems $100M 4 February 2022 $66M Series C Safar Partners, THL, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Active Strong
24 Plus One Robotics Parcel-handling robot vision $94M 4 March 2023 $50M Series C Scale Venture Partners, Top Tier, Tyche Partners Active Strong
25 AUBO Robotics Collaborative robot manufacturer $87M 7 2023 Undisclosed Series D Fosun, China Electronics Fund, LuXin Active Partial
26 OSARO AI robotic picking automation $87M 7 November 2023 $18M Series C extension Octave Ventures, King River, Founders Fund Active Partial
27 Realtime Robotics Real-time robot motion planning $86M 7 March 2025 $21M Series C Mitsubishi Electric, Siemens, Soundproof Ventures Active Partial
28 Soft Robotics Soft robotic food grippers $84M 5 November 2022 $26M Series C Tyson Ventures, Marel, Johnsonville Active Partial
29 Instrumental AI manufacturing optimization software $80M 4 February 2022 $50M Series C BAM Elevate, Canaan, Root Ventures Active Strong
30 Aqrose Technology Industrial AI vision platform $73M 7 April 2021 Undisclosed Series B+ Vision Knight Capital, Xiang He Capital, Legend Capital Active Partial
31 UnitX AI factory visual inspection $70M 3 November 2024 $46M Series B UP.Partners, SE Ventures, Wa’ed Ventures Active Partial
32 GrayMatter Robotics Robotic surface treatment automation $69M 5 June 2024 $45M Series B Wellington, B Capital, Calibrate Ventures Active Strong
33 Robovision AI computer vision platform $65M 4 March 2024 $42M Series A Target Global, Astanor Ventures, Red River West Active Strong
34 Standard Bots AI collaborative robotic arms $63M 1 July 2024 $63M Series B General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung Next Active Strong
35 Formic Robots-as-a-service automation $59M 3 June 2024 $27M Series A extension Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital America, NEC Active Partial
36 Kinova Robotic arms for automation $57M 2 December 2021 $32M Series B / Growth Equity Graham Partners, Export Development Canada, Foxconn Active Partial
37 Veo Robotics Safe human-robot collaboration $57M 4 April 2023 $29M Series B Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Safar Partners, Yamaha Motor Ventures Acquired Partial
38 Landing AI Visual AI inspection platform $57M 4 September 2025 Undisclosed Series B Snowflake, McRock Capital, Insight Partners Active Partial
39 Elite Robots Collaborative robot arms $55M 5 March 2022 Undisclosed Series C Fortune Capital, Advantech Capital, Lenovo Capital Active Partial
40 Rapid Robotics Rapid robot workcell deployment $54M 3 August 2021 $37M Series B Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global, NEA Acquired Strong
41 Photoneo 3D robotic vision sensors $53M 4 January 2023 $19M Series B / extension Taiwania Capital, Earlybird, Credo Ventures Acquired Strong
42 Elementary Robotics AI vision quality inspection $48M 5 May 2024 Undisclosed Venture / later round Tiger Global, Threshold Ventures, Fika Ventures Active Partial
43 Cogniac Visual operations AI platform $46M 6 February 2022 $21M Series B1 extension National Grid Partners, Cisco Investments, Autotech Ventures Active Strong
44 Micropsi Industries AI robot vision control $45M 5 February 2022 $30M Series B Metaplanet, VSquared Ventures, Ahren Innovation Capital Active Partial
45 fruitcore robotics Industrial robot automation platform $44M 2 December 2022 $24M Series B Capricorn Partners, KOMPAS, UVC Partners Active Strong
46 Kindred AI Robotic piece-picking automation $44M 2 October 2017 $28M Series B Tencent, Eclipse Ventures, First Round Capital Acquired Strong
47 READY Robotics Universal robot programming platform $42M 3 February 2020 $23M Series B Canaan Partners, Micron Ventures, Drive Capital Shutdown Partial
48 Drishti Factory action video analytics $37M 3 June 2020 $25M Series B Sozo Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Alpha Intelligence Capital Acquired Strong
49 ROBOT++ Aerial industrial work robots $35M 5 July 2025 Undisclosed Undisclosed later round Meituan, Fosun, Baidu Ventures Active Partial
50 Matroid Computer vision deployment platform $34M 3 October 2020 $20M Series B Energize Ventures, NEA, Intel Capital Active Full
51 Sereact AI robotics software $31M 2 January 2025 $26M Series A Creandum, Point Nine, Air Street Capital Active Full
52 Symbio Robotics AI industrial robot control $30M 1 February 2021 $30M Series A ACME Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse Ventures Active Partial
53 Neurala Vision AI for inspection $26M 3 June 2021 $12M Series C / later equity Zebra Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Draper Associates Active Strong
54 Robotiq Collaborative robot grippers $23M 1 December 2018 $23M Series A Battery Ventures Active Full
55 Chooch AI Computer vision AI platform $23M 2 November 2020 $20M Series A Vickers Venture Partners, 212, Streamlined Ventures Active Partial
56 INBOLT Real-time robot guidance $22M 3 September 2024 $17M Series A Exor Ventures, MIG Capital, SOSV Active Strong
57 Invisible AI Smart factory computer vision $21M 3 September 2022 $15M Series A Van Tuyl Companies, FM Capital, 8VC Active Partial
58 Apera AI 4D robot vision $21M 1 July 2025 $21M Series A BDC Capital, Lobby Capital, Flying Fish Ventures Active Partial
59 Synapticon Robotics motion-control systems $20M 5 July 2025 Undisclosed Corporate Minority Maxon Group, SE Ventures, HTGF Active Partial
60 QKM Lightweight industrial robots $19M 2 October 2018 $14M Series C SAIF Partners, Future Capital, Sequoia China Active Partial
61 Dinnar AI Machine vision inspection systems $16M 2 June 2025 Undisclosed Series C-II Green Pine Capital Partners, Source Code Capital Active Partial
62 Mecademic Compact precision industrial robots $15M 1 February 2026 $15M Strategic / Series B Investissement Québec, EDC, BDC Active Strong
63 Kitov.ai AI visual inspection tools $10M 1 October 2018 $10M Series A HAHN Group, RSBG, GiTV Active Strong
64 Inspekto Autonomous machine vision inspection $10M 1 October 2018 $10M Series A Grazia Equity, ZFHN, MAHLE Acquired Strong
65 Eigen Innovations AI thermal industrial inspection $10M 10 October 2024 $3M Series A / equity Momenta, BDC Capital, NBIF Active Partial
66 Retrocausal Assembly optimization AI software $9M 2 November 2023 $5M Seed extension / early equity Glasswing Ventures, One Way Ventures, Indicator Ventures Active Strong
67 Viso.ai Computer vision deployment platform $9M 1 October 2023 $9M Seed Accel, Mehdi Ghissassi, Mihai Faur Active Full
68 Kassow Robots Seven-axis collaborative robots $8M 3 April 2022 $7M Series A Bosch Rexroth, Bo Geisler Acquired Partial
69 Omnirobotic Autonomous industrial robot cells $7M 3 February 2024 $500K Seed Invest Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Real Ventures Active Strong
70 Jacobi Robotics Robot motion planning software $6M 2 July 2024 $5M Seed Moxxie Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Humba Ventures Active Strong
71 Nordbo Robotics No-code surface robotics software $6M 1 February 2019 $6M Series A Bind 4.0, Guangzhou Penguin Nordbo Investment, Sinomimtech Active Strong
72 Olis Robotics Remote industrial robot control $6M 3 August 2023 $4M Series B PSL Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures Active Partial
73 Cambrian Robotics AI robot vision dexterity $4M 1 March 2024 $4M Seed+ Cybernetix Ventures, KST Invest, Yamaha Motor Ventures Active Partial
74 Pickit 3D robot guidance software $3M 1 June 2018 $3M Seed / growth capital PMV, Urbain Vandeurzen Active Full
75 Flexxbotics Manufacturing workcell control software $3M 2 January 2024 Undisclosed Undisclosed extension eCoast Angels, Peter Schroer Active Partial
76 Bota Systems Force-torque robot sensors $3M 1 October 2023 $3M Seed Marathon Venture Capital, angel investors Active Strong
77 Mowito Demonstration-trained factory robots $3M 1 July 2026 $3M Pre-seed Version One Ventures, All In Capital, Unisol Active Full
78 Scortex AI visual quality inspection $2M 2 2018 Undisclosed Seed Notion, Alven, Plug and Play Acquired Partial
79 PickNik Robotics Robot-arm software platform $2M 1 October 2023 $2M Pre-seed Stellar Ventures, Cypress Growth Capital Active Full
80 Saccade Vision 3D machine vision inspection $1M 1 July 2020 $1M Seed Terra Venture Partners Shutdown Partial
81 Precise Automation Collaborative SCARA robots $250K 1 July 2009 $250K Seed Undisclosed Acquired Strong
82 Productive Robotics No-code industrial cobots $0 0 N/A Undisclosed N/A N/A Active Strong
83 Intrinsic Robotics software for manufacturing $0 0 N/A Undisclosed N/A Alphabet Active Strong
84 Intelgic Industrial AI visual inspection $0 0 N/A Undisclosed N/A N/A Active Full

Key funding trends in the industrial robotics market

Insights

  • Funding in the industrial robotics market is extremely concentrated, with the top 10 reliable startups capturing about 52% of disclosed funding in the ranking.
  • NEURA Robotics alone raised about $1.6B, which shows how humanoid and cognitive robotics platforms can reshape investor attention in industrial automation.
  • The five largest industrial robotics startups, NEURA Robotics, Bright Machines, Flexiv, Path Robotics, and Vention, raised about $2.8B combined, more than many subsegments together.
  • Recent momentum remains strong, since 13 startups in the ranking raised funding in the last 12 months, including several Series C or later companies.
  • AI robotic picking is one of the most validated industrial robotics categories, with Covariant, RightHand Robotics, Plus One Robotics, and Kindred AI raising about $460M combined.
  • Industrial robot software is not a small side category. Vention, Wandelbots, Covariant, Instrumental, Matroid, Sereact, and PickNik Robotics show strong investor interest in software layers.
  • Strategic investors are very active in industrial robotics, with NVIDIA, Amazon, Bosch, Microsoft, Qualcomm, SoftBank, Zebra, and Battery Ventures appearing across the dataset.
  • Most acquired companies raised modest amounts before exit, which suggests that many industrial robotics acquisitions still happen before companies reach very large funding scale.

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the industrial 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 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, Forbes, The Robot Report, Robotics 24/7, and other trusted robotics or financial publications.

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.

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