# PE firms backing Robotics (2026 list)

> 215 PE firms backing Robotics, 86% active in the last 12 months. Led by Gaingels, Citibank, Pioneer Fund. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-robotics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# PE firms backing Robotics

Updated 7 November 2026

PE firms we have observed in a robotics round in the last two years.

[See all 215 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpe-firms-robotics)The top 25

**215** investors on the list *+7* this week

**1,452** cheques in 12 months *+16%* against the market

**$114M** median round they joined *+1322%* against the market median

**86%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**47%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · China **504** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **395** **$93M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **356** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgan-stanley-investment-management) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **288** **$56M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Saif Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saif-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **283** **$14M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 9 [Idinvest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idinvest-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · France **217** **$20M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 10 [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **200** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [K5 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **199** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **198** **$64M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Altair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altair-capital-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **196** **$2.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [CDH Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdh-investments) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **190** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **158** **$81M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Rho Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-capital-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **158** **$31M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 17 [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **154** **$47M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Scottish Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-equity-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United Kingdom **141** **$33M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 19 [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **136** **$400M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Smilegate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smilegate-investment) *Deploying now* Growth equity · South Korea **122** **$5.4M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 21 [Beringea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beringea) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **116** **$8.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **114** **$15M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **102** **$16M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Blackstone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackstone-group) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **98** **$200M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [GIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **92** **$200M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**190 more on this list**

All 215 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Harbinger](https://millionrounds.com/company/harbinger)** Series D+ · $240M *Led by* [Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-s-technology-impact-fund)
- **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton)
- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [• Ark Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ark-invest)
- **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2)
- **5** Nov **[Alethio Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alethio-therapeutics)** Series A · $90M *Led by* [RA Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ra-capital-management)
- **5** Nov **[Sand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-ai)** Series A · $200M *With* [Pudong Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pudong-venture-capital)

## Stages This Year

1,198 rounds

- Venture **18%**
- Series A **12%**
- Other **10%**
- Series B **10%**
- Seed **10%**
- Other **39%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **475**
- Biotech **128**
- Robotics **107**
- Fintech **84**
- Aerospace & Space **70**
- Healthcare **62**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

310 Q1 25

300 Q2 25

350 Q3 25

454 Q4 25

450 Q1 26

367 Q2 26

303 Q3 26

148 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing

- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial).

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## Quick answers about PE firms backing Robotics

### Who are the most active PE firms backing Robotics?

By cheques observed, the most active are Gaingels, Citibank, Pioneer Fund, IDG Capital and RA Capital Management.

### How many PE firms backing Robotics are there?

215 are on record. 86% made an investment in the last 12 months and 47% have led a round.

### Which stages do PE firms backing Robotics back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (18%) and Series B (15%).

### How big are the rounds PE firms backing Robotics join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $30M.

### Which sectors do PE firms backing Robotics back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Robotics.

### Which PE firms backing Robotics lead the most rounds?

TCV (17 led), GIC (17 led) and RA Capital Management (15 led).

### Where are PE firms backing Robotics based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (16), Hong Kong SAR China (2) and Singapore (2).

### What have PE firms backing Robotics invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Harbinger (Series D+, Nov 2026, with Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund), Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with Franklin Templeton) and firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with • Ark Invest).

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