Monthly roundup · Robotics · September 2026

Robotics startup funding, September 2026: TEKEVER's $580M Series D leads 25 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Updated 10 October 2026

We read 25 equity rounds in Robotics announced in September 2026, raising $2.1B between them: 7% of all the rounds we read that month and 5% of the money. The largest was TEKEVER's $580M Series D, led by Baillie Gifford and UC Investments. The median seed round was $8.4M, against $8.4M over the last twelve months in Robotics; at Series A it was $39M.

Equity rounds25in Robotics, 23 with an amount
Raised$2.1Bacross those rounds
Lead named88%of rounds say who led
Share of the month7%of rounds; 5% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1TTEKEVERSeries D · United Kingdom · led by Baillie Gifford, UC Investments$580M
  2. 2DD-RoboticsSeries C · China · led by Mirae Asset$400M
  3. 3LyteSeries C · United States · led by Maverick Silicon$165M
  4. 4SiMa.aiSeries C · United States · led by Fidelity, Amplify Partners$150M
  5. 5ClaySeries D · United States · led by Wellington Management$115M
  6. 6PPHYMISeed · China · led by IDG Capital$100M
  7. 7Maven RoboticsSeries A · United States · led by Shorooq Partners$100M
  8. 8AmberGrowth · Australia · led by 1GT$79M
  9. 9EmaSeries B · United States · led by Creaegis$77M
  10. 10KKinetix AISeed · China$75M

Day by day

Equity rounds in Robotics announced each day of September. The busiest day was 17 September, with 4.

1 September30 September

By stage, against the year

Each stage's median this month beside its twelve-month median: the sector's own where we hold enough rounds for a benchmark, otherwise the one across all sectors.

Pre-seed4$2.0Mthis month$2.0M12 months, all sectors
Seed6$8.4Mthis month$8.4M12 months here
Series A4$39Mthis month$29M12 months here
Series B5$60Mthis month$63M12 months here
Series C3$165Mthis month$100M12 months, all sectors
Series D2$348Mthis month$150M12 months, all sectors
Growth1$79Mthis month$113M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most Robotics rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Robotics25
  • Rounds, all sectors357
  • Raised, Robotics$2.1B
  • Raised, all sectors$39B

The whole of September 2026

Other sectors in September

195 roundsAI→51 roundsFintech→39 roundsHealthcare→30 roundsBig Data & Analytics→27 roundsBiotech→24 roundsCybersecurity→23 roundsHardware & Electronics→22 roundsEnterprise Software→21 roundsSoftware→21 roundsEnergy→21 roundsConstruction→20 roundsHealthtech→20 roundsSaaS→19 roundsLogistics→17 roundsManufacturing→16 roundsCleantech→14 roundsAerospace & Space→14 roundsDefence Tech→13 roundsTelecoms→13 roundsSemiconductors→13 roundsClimate Tech→11 roundsAutomotive & EVs→10 roundsCloud→