# Solo angels backing Robotics (2026 list)

> 70 solo angels backing Robotics, 81% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Edward Lando, Kunal Shah. Ranked by what they funded.

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

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# Solo angels backing Robotics

Updated 7 November 2026

Solo angels we have observed in a robotics round in the last two years.

[See all 70 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-robotics)The top 25

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

**233** cheques in 12 months *-20%* against the market

**$10M** median round they joined *+27%* against the market median

**81%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**3%** have led a round

## The Top 25

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 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 3 [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) *Deploying now* Angel **104** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **100** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **82** **$15M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 6 [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **65** **$9.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) *Deploying now* Angel **63** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **33** **$490M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 9 [Jared Leto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-leto) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **23** **$63M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 10 [Stewart Butterfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-butterfield) *Deploying now* Angel **15** **$35M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Adrian Aoun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adrian-aoun) *Deploying now* Angel **12** **$60M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Frank Slootman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman) *Deploying now* Angel **8** **$43M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Tien Tzuo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tien-tzuo) quiet Angel **8** **$20M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen
- 14 [Eric Yuan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-yuan) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **7** **$19M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Mike Krieger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-krieger) *Deploying now* Angel **7** **$41M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Kevin Moore](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-moore) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **6** **$12M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 17 [Michael Dell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dell) *Deploying now* Angel **6** **$160M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 18 [Ott Kaukver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ott-kaukver) quiet Angel **6** **$5.4M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen
- 19 [Max Mullen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-mullen) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **5** **$9.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Brian Caulfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-caulfield) quiet Angel **5** **$1.8M** median round **Jul 2025** last seen
- 21 [Dylan Field](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dylan-field) *Deploying now* Angel **5** **$125M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Gary Rieschel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-rieschel) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$20M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 23 [Tony Xu](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tony-xu) *Deploying now* Angel **4** **$42M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 24 [Ion Stoica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ion-stoica) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Krishna Jha](https://millionrounds.com/fund/krishna-jha) *Deploying now* Angel **3** **$2.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**45 more on this list**

All 70 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

- **5** Nov **[Siggy](https://millionrounds.com/company/siggy)** Pre-seed · $6M *With* [Gokul Rajaram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram)
- **3** Nov **[Archiboost AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/archiboost-ai)** Pre-seed · $6.2M *With* [Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky)
- **3** Nov **[Armatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/armatrix)** Seed · $7.1M *With* [Roman Saini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roman-saini)
- **3** Nov **[Vitroscope](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitroscope)** Seed · $5M *With* [Carles Reina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carles-reina)
- **29** Oct **[Mintive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintive)** Seed · $7M *With* [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean)
- **29** Oct **[ShareWillow](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharewillow)** Seed · $8.5M *With* [Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky)

## Stages This Year

203 rounds

- Seed **35%**
- Series A **18%**
- Venture **13%**
- Pre-seed **10%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **16%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **111**
- Robotics **28**
- Fintech **14**
- Healthcare **13**
- Big Data & Analytics **12**
- Construction **11**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

79 Q1 25

79 Q2 25

79 Q3 25

65 Q4 25

69 Q1 26

53 Q2 26

55 Q3 26

37 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 solo angels backing Robotics

### Who are the most active solo angels backing Robotics?

By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Edward Lando, Kunal Shah, Gokul Rajaram and Sam Altman.

### How many solo angels backing Robotics are there?

70 are on record. 81% made an investment in the last 12 months and 3% have led a round.

### Which stages do solo angels backing Robotics back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (43%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Robotics join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $19M.

### Which sectors do solo angels backing Robotics back most?

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

### Which solo angels backing Robotics lead the most rounds?

500 Global (5 led) and Jeff Bezos (2 led).

### Where are solo angels backing Robotics based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (10).

### What have solo angels backing Robotics invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Siggy (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Gokul Rajaram), Archiboost AI (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Scott Belsky) and Armatrix (Seed, Nov 2026, with Roman Saini).

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