Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in robotics

173 investors have backed two or more of the 274 robotics startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 13.

173investors on the map
6kinds of investor
Tiger Global Managementbacked the most (11)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

133

+109 more

Corporate investors

14

Accelerators

7

Private equity and asset managers

7

Government funds

7

Growth funds

5

Segment by segment

VC firms

133 investors

  1. Tiger Global ManagementVC firmUnited States11 backed
  2. Sequoia CapitalVC firmUnited States9 backed
  3. General CatalystVC firmUnited States7 backed
  4. Bessemer Venture PartnersVC firmUnited States7 backed
  5. Tengxun TouziVC firmChina6 backed
  6. HeadlineVC firmUnited States6 backed
  7. Liquid 2 VenturesVC firmUnited States6 backed
  8. EclipseVC firmUnited States6 backed

Corporate investors

14 investors

  1. Samsung NextCorporate investorUnited States6 backed
  2. Salesforce VenturesCorporate investorUnited States6 backed
  3. SE VenturesCorporate investorUnited States6 backed
  4. SoftBank BB CorpCorporate investorJapan5 backed
  5. SAIC MotorCorporate investorChina3 backed
  6. Qualcomm VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  7. NVenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  8. CapitalGCorporate investorCanada3 backed

Accelerators

7 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States13 backed
  2. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. GoogleAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  4. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  5. FuturePlayAcceleratorSouth Korea2 backed
  6. Creative Destruction LabAcceleratorCanada2 backed
  7. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

7 investors

  1. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  2. IDG CapitalPrivate equityChina2 backed
  3. Cathay CapitalPrivate equityFrance2 backed
  4. Goldman SachsPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  5. European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentPrivate equityUnited Kingdom2 backed
  6. Prysm CapitalPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  7. Franklin TempletonPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Government funds

7 investors

  1. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union5 backed
  2. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States5 backed
  3. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance4 backed
  4. European Investment BankGovernment fundLuxembourg3 backed
  5. Enterprise IrelandGovernment fundIreland2 backed
  6. Scottish EnterpriseGovernment fundUnited Kingdom2 backed
  7. EIFO (Denmark)Government fundDenmark2 backed

Growth funds

5 investors

  1. SVSoftBank Vision Fund 2Growth fund-3 backed
  2. AlibabaGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  3. UTokyo Innovation PlatformGrowth fundJapan2 backed
  4. UUSITGrowth fund-2 backed
  5. Taiwania CapitalGrowth fundTaiwan2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our robotics map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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