# Robotics investors (2026 list)

> 1,561 robotics investors, 87% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Robotics investors

Updated 26 October 2026

Firms observed backing a robotics company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like.

[See all 1,561 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Frobotics-investors)The top 25

**1,561** investors on the list *+108* this week

**19,600** cheques in 12 months *-2%* against the market

**$18M** median round they joined *+125%* against the market median

**87%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**48%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,397** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,987** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,088** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) *Deploying now* Government · United States **1,869** **$926K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 6 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,649** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,610** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,595** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,557** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,374** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,344** **$19M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,336** **$34M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,334** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **1,123** **$22M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,123** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,120** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,032** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **1,025** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **950** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **883** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) *Deploying now* Government · European Union **875** **$4.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **858** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**1,536 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **26** Oct **[Revolver Resources](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolver-resources)** Debt · $3M *With* [Blackbird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird)
- **26** Oct **[Paar Autonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/paar-autonomy)** Seed · $1.1M *Led by* [AdvantEdge Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantedge-founders)
- **25** Oct **[Polygrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/polygrade)** $6.3M *With* [Construct Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/construct-capital)
- **25** Oct **[Bolt Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolt-biotherapeutics)** Other · $120M *With* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- **24** Oct **[Apex](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)** Other · $500M *Led by* [Washington Harbour Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/washington-harbour-partners-lp)
- **24** Oct **[Wilde](https://millionrounds.com/company/wilde)** Growth · $40M *Led by* [S2G Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-investments)

## Stages This Year

8,807 rounds

- Seed **21%**
- Venture **20%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **9%**
- Series B **8%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **3,245**
- Biotech **644**
- Healthcare **534**
- Fintech **458**
- Big Data & Analytics **422**
- Energy **347**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

4,878 Q1 25

5,081 Q2 25

5,465 Q3 25

5,806 Q4 25

5,770 Q1 26

4,897 Q2 26

4,266 Q3 26

932 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [AI investors 6,593](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors)
- [Fintech investors 2,898](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors)
- [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,880](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors)
- [Biotech investors 1,813](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors)
- [Energy investors 1,659](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors)
- [Construction investors 1,548](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors)
- [Cybersecurity investors 1,333](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors)
- [Manufacturing investors 1,306](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors)
- [Hardware & Electronics investors 1,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/hardware-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## 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 robotics investors

### Who are the most active robotics investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Global, Sequoia Capital and National Science Foundation.

### How many robotics investors are there?

1,561 are on record. 87% made an investment in the last 12 months and 48% have led a round.

### Which stages do robotics investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (29%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds robotics investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M.

### Which sectors do robotics investors back most?

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

### Which robotics investors lead the most rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz (110 led), Accel (102 led) and General Catalyst (90 led).

### Where are robotics investors based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in the United States (21 of the top 25); the rest in France and the United Kingdom.

### What have robotics investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Revolver Resources (Debt, Oct 2026, with Blackbird), Paar Autonomy (Seed, Oct 2026, with AdvantEdge Founders) and Polygrade (Oct 2026, with Construct Capital).

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