Most Backed Robotics Startups 2026

26 Robotics startups ranked by number of verified backers, led by Chef Robotics, Apptronik, Hadrian. Each links to its full syndicate breakdown.

Robotics accounts for 120 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 120 of which disclose round sizes totalling $63B. The median disclosed raise is $135M, and the largest is Waymo at $27B, ahead of Nuro ($2.7B) and Figure ($2B).

The names that recur most often on these robotics cap tables are Khosla Ventures (9 companies), Sequoia Capital (5 companies), Lux Capital (5 companies), Toyota Ventures (5 companies), Nvidia (4 companies), Uber (3 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series B (45), Series A (20), Series C (19), Growth (8).

Best funded Robotics companies

  1. Waymo — $27B (latest: Growth)
  2. Nuro — $2.7B (latest: Series E)
  3. Figure — $2B (latest: Series C)
  4. Saronic — $1.8B (latest: Series D)
  5. Aurora — $1.7B (latest: Seed)
  6. Skild AI — $1.7B (latest: Growth)
  7. Waabi — $1.3B (latest: Series C)
  8. Quantum Systems — $1.2B (latest: Series F)
  9. Shield AI — $1.2B (latest: Series F)
  10. Galaxy Bot — $1.1B (latest: Growth)
  11. Physical Intelligence — $1B (latest: Series A)
  12. Divergent — $1B (latest: Series E)
  13. Apptronik — $935M (latest: Series A)
  14. WeRide — $759M (latest: Other Equity)
  15. Carbon — $680M (latest: Series E)

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