Robotics startups and investors we cover
Shortlist companies and funds tagged Robotics in our directory. This hub is a sector cut, not a complete market census. Search every startup from /startups or open the investor list.
Startups in this sector
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General Intuition
World-model developer training on action-labeled gameplay data from Medal.
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SiMa.ai
Builds edge AI processors and software for robotics, automotive, aerospace and industrial physical-AI systems.
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World Labs
Spatial intelligence startup building large world models for 3D scene understanding (Fei-Fei Li).
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Kinetix AI
Shenzhen full-stack embodied AI company building humanoids, hands, models, and training data.
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Bulwark Dynamics
Autonomous beach-landing craft for contested maritime resupply of U.S. and allied forces.
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PHYMI
China embodied-AI foundation-model startup — IDG led a seed of almost $100M; amount is approximate; no valuation.
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CloudNC
London CNC/CAM automation software — $20M Series B extension led by Nimble Ventures; CEO told TechCrunch lifetime capital is now $128M.
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Jaipur Robotics
Computer-vision OS for waste-to-energy, cement, and biomass plants — hazard detection, calorific mapping, crane automation.
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Easy Aerial
Autonomous tethered drone systems for persistent ISR, force protection, and critical infrastructure.
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XDOF
Robot teleoperation and egocentric-data vendor in late-stage Series B talks at about $1.2 billion — amount and close undisclosed.
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Hivebotics
Abluo robot: articulated-arm commercial restroom cleaning with physical AI job planning and audit.
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Lyte
Custom sensing silicon and multimodal perception stack for robots and physical AI.
Investors in this sector
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2048 Ventures
Thesis-driven pre-seed and seed firm based in New York and Boston, leading $500K–$3M checks in Vertical AI, deep tech, healthcare, and biotech.
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ARCHIV
San Francisco investment firm focused on artificial intelligence and robotics. ARCHIV led GMI Cloud's $223 million Series B announced in October 2026.
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Ascend
Seattle pre-seed venture firm founded in 2019 by Kirby Winfield, focused on Pacific Northwest founders building vertical AI agents, Gen AI infrastructure, and AI applied to physical industries. Fund I deployed from a $15M vehicle (2019); Fund II closed at $25M in May 2023. Typical first checks run $250K–$750K with $500K as a common sweet spot. Ascend positions itself as the most active pre-seed investor in the region.
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Chang Robotics Fund
Jacksonville manufacturing-tech venture fund (founded 2024) investing in disruptive robotics, automation, and industrial technology addressing labor shortages, energy transformation, healthcare manufacturing, and environmental remediation.
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Compound
New York thesis-driven deep-tech firm led by Michael Dempsey. Known for research-heavy, n-of-1 investing across AI/ML, robotics, biology, crypto, and frontier infrastructure—often backing technically ambitious teams before categories are obvious.
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Cottonwood Technology Fund
Southwest deep-tech venture firm (founded 2010) investing in patent-based hard science at pre-seed and seed — photonics, advanced materials, nanotechnology, robotics, medical technology, and climate hardware. Offices in Santa Fe, Denver, and the Netherlands; Fund IV first close March 2025 targeting $80M.
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Crosscut Ventures
Santa Monica seed-stage venture firm founded in 2008 — among LA's longest-standing seed funds. Invests $1M–$3.5M in frontier tech: energy transition, space economy, defense systems, advanced manufacturing, and robotics. Public materials cite $300M+ committed across five funds.
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HAX (Newark)
SoftBank-backed hardware / hard-tech accelerator historically operating a U.S. program presence in Newark, New Jersey. Helps deep-tech and hardware founders from prototype through early institutional rounds. Program details at hax.co.
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Impact Venture Capital
Sacramento- and Burlingame-linked seed-stage firm founded in 2016 by Dixon Doll, Jack Crawford, and Eric Ball. Invests in artificial intelligence applied to cybersecurity, digital health, robotics, and enterprise software, often alongside corporate venture and strategic acquirer networks. Maintains Sacramento office presence at 801 K Street (state filing address).
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Innovation Works
Pittsburgh nonprofit venture development organization and early-stage investor serving Southwestern Pennsylvania as the Ben Franklin Technology Partners regional partner. Provides seed capital plus mentoring and resources for software, hardware, robotics, and life-sciences startups. HQ: Nova Tower 2, Two Allegheny Center, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Public materials cite ~$93M invested across hundreds of companies since the late-1990s seed-fund era.
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Micron Ventures
Corporate venture arm of Boise-headquartered Micron Technology. Runs a $300M program investing in early-stage deep tech founders building sustainable compute infrastructure and advanced AI/ML solutions, with strategic support tied to Micron’s semiconductor and memory ecosystem.
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NVentures
NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, investing in startups across artificial intelligence, computing infrastructure, robotics and semiconductors.