# Robotics investors in Southeast Asia (2026 list)

> 22 robotics investors in Southeast Asia, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Sequoia Capital, Antler. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Robotics investors in Southeast Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a robotics company in Southeast Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 22 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Frobotics-investors-in-southeast-asia)The top 22

**22** investors on the list No change this week

**803** cheques in 12 months *-22%* against the market

**$19M** median round they joined *+142%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**77%** have led a round

## The Top 22

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (22)

- 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,099** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **553** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **526** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · China **504** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **390** **$9.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **367** **$2.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Hill House Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hill-house-capital) *Deploying now* Family office · Singapore **248** **$60M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [BEENEXT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beenext) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **161** **$6.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **160** **$14M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 14 [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **138** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [468 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/468-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **133** **$5.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Seedstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedstars) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Switzerland **88** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Sequoia Capital China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital-china) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **34** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Boyu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boyu-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · Hong Kong SAR China **20** **$260M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Granite Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-asia) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **4** **$73M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 20 [AlteriQ Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alteriq-global) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Strategic Partners In Robotics, Mobility, and Enterprise Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strategic-partners-in-robotics-mobility-and-enterprise-techn) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$30M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 22 [one angel investor, a research scientist from Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-angel-investor-a-research-scientist-from-amazon) *Deploying now* Angel network **1** **$30M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[T-Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/t-therapeutics)** Series B · $133M *With* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)
- **3** Nov **[Trajectory](https://millionrounds.com/company/trajectory)** Series A · $45M *Led by* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)
- **2** Nov **[Dispatch Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)** Pre-seed · $527K *Led by* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **2** Nov **[Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace)** Seed · $800K *With* [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler)
- **31** Oct **[OpenAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/openai)** Other · $20B *With* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)

## Stages This Year

735 rounds

- Seed **19%**
- Venture **18%**
- Series A **14%**
- Pre-seed **11%**
- Series B **9%**
- Other **30%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **339**
- Fintech **57**
- Biotech **49**
- Healthcare **37**
- Big Data & Analytics **36**
- Robotics **35**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

260 Q1 25

237 Q2 25

305 Q3 25

329 Q4 25

289 Q1 26

167 Q2 26

159 Q3 26

58 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

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## Quick answers about robotics investors in Southeast Asia

### Who are the most active robotics investors in Southeast Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Sequoia Capital, Antler, Tengxun Touzi and Qiming Venture Partners.

### How many robotics investors in Southeast Asia are there?

22 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 77% have led a round.

### Which stages do robotics investors in Southeast Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (19%).

### How big are the rounds robotics investors in Southeast Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $25M.

### Which sectors do robotics investors in Southeast Asia back most?

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

### Which robotics investors in Southeast Asia lead the most rounds?

Sequoia Capital (91 led), Tengxun Touzi (20 led) and Airtree Ventures (14 led).

### Where are robotics investors in Southeast Asia based?

Among the most active, most are based in China (5), Singapore (4) and Hong Kong SAR China (3).

### What have robotics investors in Southeast Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include T-Therapeutics (Series B, Nov 2026, with Tengxun Touzi), Traversal (Series B, Nov 2026, with Sequoia Capital) and Trajectory (Series A, Nov 2026, with Sequoia Capital).

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