Robotics
a16z Raises $1.1B Machine Age Fund for AI Hardware and Infrastructure
For most of the software era, money could buy engineers, distribution and time. It could not instantly erase a two-year technical lead. AI infrastructure is beginning to change that equation. More compute, memory, networking and electricity can translate directly into more capability, which means physical capacity is becoming part of the competitive advantage again. Andreessen […]
This Week in Funding: AI Capital Spreads Into Everything Around the Model
AI still commanded the biggest checks this week, but the more interesting pattern appeared underneath them. Capital moved into GPUs, physical AI, healthcare workflows, accounting, robotics, grid storage and quantum software. The model race is increasingly creating investment opportunities in everything models need to become useful. 🤖 AI & AI Infrastructure Alibaba raises HK$80B for […]
Oshen Raises €4.27M to Scale Autonomous Ocean Robot Swarms
Oshen is building for one of the planet’s largest blind spots. Oceans cover most of Earth, yet vast areas are still observed only intermittently because ships, buoys, satellites, and crewed missions cannot provide persistent coverage everywhere. The Plymouth-based company is trying to change that with fleets of small autonomous robots that can stay at sea […]
Micro1 Reaches $500M Gross Run Rate in AI Data Boom
Micro1 is growing around an unexpected consequence of better AI: as models become more powerful, they need more sophisticated humans to teach them what good judgment actually looks like. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, finance professionals, and other specialists are increasingly being brought into model training and evaluation because the next generation of AI has to reason […]
Versatile RobotX Raises €1.17M to Scale Agricultural Robotics
Versatile RobotX is taking agricultural robotics out of the research lab and into the working farm. The University of Essex spin-out is developing intelligent harvesting systems designed to handle delicate crops, automate repetitive farm work and make advanced robotics practical for growers facing labour and productivity pressures. Its technology has already been tested with UK […]
Adiabatic Technologies Raises ₹8.3 Crore to Build Batteries forMachines That Can’t Afford to Quit
Adiabatic Technologies, a Maharashtra-based startup, has raised ₹8.3 crore in seed funding to build custom lithium-ion batteries for demanding machines like warehouse robots, drones, and defense equipment – the kind of systems where a dead battery means real downtime. The round was co-led by Malpani Ventures and Avinya Ventures, with Appreciate Capital, DeVC, Operators Studio, […]
Humanoid Raises $152M to Scale Industrial Robots Across Europe
Humanoid has reached unicorn status before its robots have entered mass production. Founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov, the London-based robotics company is now entering a more demanding phase: turning investor confidence, industrial partnerships, and large deployment ambitions into machines that can operate reliably across thousands of factory shifts. Humanoid has raised $152 million in […]
Monumental Raises $32M to Scale Autonomous Construction Robots
Construction does not only have a labor shortage. It has an automation deployment problem. Amsterdam-based Monumental has raised $32 million in Series B funding to expand its fleet of autonomous construction robots across Europe and prepare its first US pilot projects. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with existing investors Plural and Hummingbird Ventures […]
TerraFirma Raises $115M to Scale Robotic Construction Infrastructure
Austin-based TerraFirma has raised approximately $115 million to expand a full-stack construction platform built around software, remote operations and semi-autonomous heavy equipment. The financing includes a $100 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins. Bain Capital Ventures, Glade Brook Capital Partners, BANNER VC, Saga Ventures, Trust Ventures, Definition, PEAK6, Magnetar Capital and Ravelin Capital also […]