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

Last updated: 7 September 2026

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The robotics market has attracted more than $22 billion of cumulative funding across the 94 companies in our database, with capital flowing into humanoid robots, warehouse automation, surgical robotics, industrial systems, agriculture, construction and service robots.

Funding is highly concentrated at the top, but the robotics market also has a deep group of companies that have raised between $100 million and $500 million.

We update this robotics startup ranking every month to reflect new funding rounds, public offerings, acquisitions and other important changes.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded robotics startup Neura Robotics, $1.5B
Second most funded robotics startup CMR Surgical, $1.2B
Largest robotics funding round Neura Robotics, $1.4B Series C
Median robotics startup funding Approximately $142M
Share of robotics funding captured by the top 10 Approximately 42%
Median time since last robotics funding round Approximately 2.2 years
Robotics startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 24
Robotics startups with at least $1B raised 5
Warehouse and logistics robotics funding Approximately $4.3B
Medical robotics funding Approximately $3.9B
Chart showing annual venture capital investment in robotics startups

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Top startups in the robotics market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the 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 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 Neura Robotics Cognitive humanoid robots $1.5B 3 June 2026 $1.4B Series C Tether, NVIDIA, Qualcomm Active Strong
2 CMR Surgical Versius soft-tissue surgical robotics $1.2B 5 September 2023 $165M Growth Financing SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Ally Bridge Group, GE Healthcare Active Strong
3 Agile Robots AI-powered industrial robotics $1.1B 4 2024 $500M Growth Equity SoftBank, GL Ventures Active Strong
4 Symbotic AI warehouse automation systems $1.1B 5 December 2025 $425M Post-IPO Equity Institutional investors IPO Partial
5 Apptronik Humanoid robots for industry $1.0B 5 February 2026 $520M Series A Extension B Capital, Google, Mercedes-Benz Active Full
6 Geek+ Autonomous warehouse mobile robots $813M 9 July 2025 $281M IPO Public-market investors IPO Partial
7 Auris Health Robotic endoscopy and surgical interventions $733M 5 November 2018 $220M Growth Equity Partner Fund Management, Wellington Management, D1 Capital Partners Acquired Full
8 PROCEPT BioRobotics Robotic Aquablation for prostate treatment $688M 9 August 2023 $161M Post-IPO Equity Institutional public-market investors IPO Strong
9 Agility Robotics Humanoid warehouse robots $578M 5 June 2025 $400M Series C WP Global Partners, SoftBank, NVIDIA Active Strong
10 Serve Robotics Autonomous sidewalk delivery robots $569M 8 June 2026 $78M ATM Public Equity Evercore, Guggenheim, Oppenheimer IPO Strong
11 GreyOrange AI robotic warehouse fulfillment $524M 8 February 2025 Undisclosed Venture Equity Blume Ventures, Mithril Capital Active Strong
12 Bright Machines Software-defined factory automation $508M 5 June 2024 $106M Series C BlackRock, NVIDIA, Microsoft Active Full
13 Berkshire Grey AI robotic warehouse fulfillment automation $486M 3 July 2021 $220M de-SPAC / PIPE Chamath Palihapitiya, BlackRock, RAAC Acquired Strong
14 Locus Robotics Autonomous warehouse fulfillment robots $474M 10 August 2026 $42M Series G G2 Venture Partners, GS Growth, Scale Venture Partners Active Strong
15 Vicarious Surgical Minimally invasive surgical robots $464M 9 January 2024 $13M Post-IPO Equity Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors IPO Full
16 Exotec Robotic warehouse storage systems $446M 4 January 2022 $335M Series D Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 83North, Bpifrance Active Full
17 Asensus Surgical Digitally assisted robotic surgery systems $430M 14 July 2023 $10M Registered Direct Offering Institutional investors, H.C. Wainwright Acquired Low
18 Distalmotion Dexter soft-tissue surgical robot $390M 7 January 2026 Undisclosed Series G Extension Johnson & Johnson Innovation Active Partial
19 Pudu Robotics Commercial delivery and cleaning robots $379M 10 April 2026 $150M Growth / Series D Longgang Financial Holdings, Asia Investment Capital, BAIC Capital Active Strong
20 Dobot Collaborative industrial robotic arms $330M 5 November 2025 $99M Post-IPO Equity Independent institutional placees IPO Partial
21 Hai Robotics Autonomous case-handling warehouse robots $330M 6 June 2022 $100M Series D+ Capital Today, 5Y Capital, Source Code Capital Active Strong
22 Flexiv Adaptive general-purpose robots $322M 5 June 2025 $100M Series C GF Securities, Hongtai Capital, Huakong Fund Active Strong
23 Dexterity AI warehouse robotics systems $296M 5 June 2026 $5M Series C Extension Lightspeed, Matter Venture Partners Active Strong
24 Starship Technologies Autonomous last-mile delivery robots $280M 7 October 2025 $50M Series C Plural, Karma.vc, Latitude Active Full
25 Standard Bots AI-powered industrial robotic arms $263M 6 June 2026 $200M Series C RoboStrategy, General Catalyst, Amazon Active Partial
26 Vicarious AI-powered industrial robots $250M 6 2019 $100M Late-stage Equity Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures Acquired Full
27 Quicktron Robotics Autonomous warehouse mobile robot systems $235M 6 September 2024 $100M Series D Golden Oriole Capital, FarGlory Group, Wuxi Liangxi Fund Active Partial
28 Ecorobotix AI precision crop spraying systems $230M 6 October 2025 $105M Series D Highland Europe, ECBF, McWin Active Strong
29 Mujin Intelligent industrial automation robots $230M 4 December 2025 $133M Series D QIA, NTT, Salesforce Ventures Active Strong
30 KEENON Robotics Autonomous commercial service delivery robots $229M 5 September 2021 $200M Series D SoftBank Vision Fund 2, CICC ALPHA, Prosperity7 Ventures Active Strong
31 Nimble Autonomous robotic ecommerce fulfillment $221M 3 October 2024 $106M Series C FedEx, Cedar Pine Active Full
32 Monarch Tractor Autonomous electric smart tractors $214M 3 July 2024 $133M Series C Astanor, HH-CTBC, At One Ventures Shutdown Partial
33 Seegrid Autonomous industrial material-handling vehicles $212M 7 October 2025 $25M Series D Extension G2 Venture Partners Active Partial
34 Medical Microinstruments Robotic platform for microsurgery $210M 4 February 2024 $110M Series C Fidelity Management & Research, Deerfield Management, RA Capital Active Strong
35 Dexory Warehouse inventory robots and analytics $202M 7 March 2026 $11M Series C Extension Eurazeo, Atomico, DTCP Active Strong
36 Saildrone Autonomous ocean intelligence drones $190M 5 2024 Undisclosed Venture Capricorn, Lux Capital Active Strong
37 Neocis Robotic dental surgery platform $179M 8 January 2024 Undisclosed Series D Extension Mirae Asset, NVentures Active Strong
38 Bear Robotics Autonomous hospitality and logistics robots $177M 5 March 2024 $60M Series C LG Electronics Acquired Full
39 Carbon Robotics AI laser weed-control robots $177M 8 October 2025 $20M Series D-2 Giant Ventures, Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners Active Strong
40 Vecna Robotics Autonomous warehouse material-handling robots $163M 5 November 2024 $15M Series C Extension Tiger Global, Drive Capital Active Strong
41 Knightscope Autonomous security patrol robots $161M 9 March 2025 $2M Registered Direct Offering Institutional investors, H.C. Wainwright IPO Partial
42 ANYbotics Autonomous inspection robots $150M 4 January 2024 $60M Series B Extension Qualcomm Ventures, TDK Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners Active Strong
43 Noah Medical Robotic navigated lung bronchoscopy $150M 4 February 2024 Undisclosed Venture Round Aramco Ventures, Prosperity7 Active Partial
44 ForwardX Robotics Vision-guided autonomous warehouse robots $149M 8 July 2023 $28M Series C Extension Anhui State-owned Capital, Hefei Hi-Tech Investment, Hefei Industry Investment Active Strong
45 Attabotics Vertical robotic warehouse fulfillment systems $147M 4 November 2022 $72M Series C-1 Export Development Canada, Teachers' Venture Growth Shutdown Partial
46 Rethink Robotics Collaborative factory robots $145M 7 August 2017 $18M Series E Extension CRV, Highland Capital, Goldman Sachs Acquired Strong
47 Addverb Warehouse robotics and automation systems $143M 3 January 2022 $132M Strategic Equity Reliance Industries Active Partial
48 Sanctuary AI Humanoid general-purpose robots $140M 4 2024 $50M Equity Financing BDC Capital, Evok Innovation Active Strong
49 Collaborative Robotics Collaborative humanoid robots $130M 2 2024 $100M Series B Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures Active Partial
50 Virtual Incision Miniaturized robotic surgery platform $128M 8 April 2025 $0M Bridge Invest Nebraska Active Partial
51 Pickle Robot Robotic truck and container unloading $124M 4 November 2024 $50M Series B Teradyne Robotics Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Ranpak Active Partial
52 RightHand Robotics AI robotic warehouse piece picking $119M 6 March 2025 Undisclosed Corporate Minority Rockwell Automation Active Partial
53 Built Robotics Autonomous construction equipment $112M 4 May 2022 $64M Series C Tiger Global, NEA, Founders Fund Active Strong
54 Avidbots Autonomous commercial floor cleaning robots $107M 4 September 2022 $70M Series C Jeneration Capital, True Ventures, Next47 Active Strong
55 Diligent Robotics Hospital logistics robot assistants $105M 7 February 2025 $15M Series B-3 Canaan, DNX Ventures, Gaingels Acquired Strong
56 Third Wave Automation Autonomous shared-autonomy warehouse forklifts $97M 4 October 2024 $27M Series C Woven Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Norwest Active Strong
57 Plus One Robotics AI vision for logistics robots $91M 3 March 2023 $50M Series C Scale Venture Partners, McRock Capital, TransLink Capital Active Strong
58 Moon Surgical Robotic assistant for laparoscopic surgery $90M 3 May 2023 $55M Series B Sofinnova Partners, NVentures, Cathay Health Active Full
59 Dusty Robotics Construction layout robots $89M 5 May 2026 $20M Series B Extension Undisclosed investors Active Strong
60 Nomagic AI robotic warehouse picking systems $85M 4 January 2026 $10M Series B Extension Cogito Capital Partners Active Full
61 Rapyuta Robotics Cloud-connected warehouse robotics automation $81M 4 April 2022 $51M Series C Goldman Sachs Asset Management Active Partial
62 FarmWise Robotic precision weeding systems $78M 5 March 2025 $8M Series B Extension Calibrate Ventures, Playground Global, Riverstone Acquired Strong
63 Rapid Robotics Robot-as-a-service automation $75M 4 2022 $25M Growth Financing Tiger Global, Kleiner Perkins Active Strong
64 Ambi Robotics AI robotic parcel sorting systems $64M 3 October 2022 $32M Series B Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Ahren Active Full
65 Naio Technologies Autonomous agricultural field robots $64M 7 November 2025 $7M Series B Extension Bpifrance, Mirova, ARIS Occitanie Active Partial
66 Agtonomy Autonomy software for off-road machinery $64M 6 October 2025 $18M Series B DBL Partners, Nuveen, Autotech Ventures Active Strong
67 Fox Robotics Autonomous trailer-loading warehouse forklifts $62M 5 April 2024 $25M Corporate Minority Walmart Acquired Partial
68 inVia Robotics Robotic warehouse fulfillment automation $59M 4 July 2021 $30M Series C M12, Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi Ventures Active Strong
69 Verdant Robotics Precision spraying agricultural robots $58M 2 November 2022 $47M Series A Cleveland Avenue, DCVC Bio, Future Ventures Active Strong
70 Neuromeka Collaborative industrial robot platforms $57M 7 March 2025 $3M Corporate Minority DN Solutions IPO Strong
71 Sea Machines Autonomous maritime systems $57M 6 February 2024 $12M Venture Emerald Technology Ventures, Chevron Ventures, Nabtesco Active Strong
72 SS Innovations SSI Mantra surgical robotics $55M 3 2024 $30M Equity Financing Institutional investors Active Partial
73 Tevel Flying robots harvest tree fruit $55M 5 November 2025 $18M Series C Sound Media Ventures, Kubota, AgFunder Active Partial
74 Cobalt Robotics Autonomous indoor security patrol robots $52M 3 June 2019 $35M Series B Coatue, Sequoia Capital, Fifth Wall Active Strong
75 Corindus Vascular Robotics Robotic vascular intervention systems $45M 3 March 2017 $45M Private Placement Institutional investors Acquired Partial
76 GrayMatter Robotics AI robotic finishing systems $45M 3 2024 Undisclosed Strategic Financing Innovation Endeavors, Wellington Active Strong
77 Canvas Construction finishing robots $45M 3 2024 $25M Venture Brick & Mortar Ventures, Innovation Endeavors Active Partial
78 Burro Autonomous outdoor material transport robots $44M 6 January 2024 $24M Series B Catalyst Investors, Translink Capital, S2G Ventures Active Partial
79 Saga Robotics Autonomous robots for specialty crops $44M 4 July 2025 $11M Growth Equity Praesidium Agri-FoodTech, Aker, Nysnø Active Full
80 READY Robotics Robot programming operating system $42M 5 March 2023 Undisclosed Corporate Minority Rockwell Automation Shutdown Partial
81 Rovco Underwater robotics systems $40M 3 2023 $30M Growth Equity Foresight Group Active Partial
82 Aethon Autonomous hospital material delivery robots $38M 8 January 2014 $3M Series G / Follow-on Mitsui & Co. USA Acquired Partial
83 SwarmFarm Robotics Autonomous lightweight farm robot platform $36M 4 October 2025 $20M Series B Edaphon, CEFC, QIC Active Partial
84 Ati Motors Autonomous industrial mobile robots $34M 4 January 2025 $20M Series B Walden Catalyst Ventures, NGP Capital, True Ventures Active Partial
85 Monogram Technologies Robotic orthopedic surgery systems $32M 4 2024 $22M Public Equity Offering Healthcare investors IPO Strong
86 Blue River Technology Computer-vision precision farming robots $30M 3 December 2015 $17M Series B Khosla Ventures, Monsanto Growth Ventures, Pontifax AgTech Acquired Full
87 Bonsai Robotics Vision autonomy for orchard machinery $29M 3 January 2025 $15M Series A Bison Ventures, Cibus Capital, Acre Venture Partners Active Full
88 Robust.AI Collaborative AI warehouse robotics $23M 5 April 2025 Undisclosed Series A Extension APL Ventures, 15th Rock Active Partial
89 Planys Technologies Underwater robotic infrastructure inspection systems $22M 6 December 2025 $11M Series B Ashish Kacholia, Pratithi Investments, LVX Active Strong
90 Aigen Solar autonomous crop-weeding robots $21M 3 August 2025 $5M Series B NEA, ReGen Ventures Active Strong
91 Niqo Robotics AI precision spraying farm robots $20M 3 May 2024 $13M Series B Bidra Innovation Ventures, Fulcrum Global Capital, Omnivore Active Full
92 Unbox Robotics Robotic warehouse sortation systems $14M 5 January 2026 Undisclosed Series B ICICI Venture, Redstart Labs, F-Prime Active Partial
93 eCential Robotics Navigation and bone-surgery robotics $13M 1 March 2018 $13M Series B Bpifrance, Sigma Gestion, Stéphane Lavallée Active Low
94 Robotics Plus Agricultural robotics and automation systems $10M 2 November 2018 $8M Strategic Equity Yamaha Motor Acquired Strong
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Key funding trends in the robotics market

Insights

  • Robotics funding is highly concentrated. The ten largest companies represent approximately $9.3B of the $22.3B tracked in this ranking, meaning roughly 42% of cumulative robotics funding sits with just ten companies.
  • Warehouse and logistics robotics has attracted roughly $4.3B across sixteen companies, giving the segment considerably more competitive depth than humanoid robotics, where a smaller group of companies controls a large share of funding.
  • Industrial and humanoid robotics represents approximately $5.0B across ten companies, and Neura Robotics, Agile Robots and Apptronik alone account for roughly $3.6B of that capital.
  • Medical robotics has attracted approximately $3.9B across ten companies, with CMR Surgical, Auris Health and PROCEPT BioRobotics representing around two-thirds of the segment's reconstructed funding.
  • Recent humanoid robotics rounds are unusually large. Neura Robotics raised $1.4B in one Series C, while Apptronik's $520M financing pushed cumulative funding to approximately $1.0B after only five rounds.
  • Late-stage rounds can dominate a robotics startup's entire funding history. Exotec raised roughly 75% of its cumulative equity in one $335M Series D, while KEENON Robotics raised nearly 87% in its $200M Series D.
  • Agricultural robotics remains relatively underfunded at roughly $697M across ten companies, despite startups targeting large problems around farm labor, chemical use, automation and agricultural productivity.
  • Corporate investors are deeply involved in robotics funding. Google, Mercedes-Benz, NVIDIA, Microsoft, FedEx, LG Electronics, Walmart and other strategic groups repeatedly invest alongside traditional venture capital firms.
  • Public markets are becoming an ongoing source of robotics financing. Companies including Symbotic, Serve Robotics, PROCEPT BioRobotics, Vicarious Surgical and Dobot have continued raising equity after reaching public markets.
  • The typical robotics company remains far smaller than the market leaders. Median cumulative funding is approximately $142M, while five companies have already reached or exceeded $1B of total funding.
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A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks robotics startups 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 robotics 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 focused on equity fundraising and excluded transactions that did not represent qualifying equity capital raised by the robotics company.

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 robotics 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 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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