Robotics startups raised $9.9B in Q3, more than twice last year's haul
Crunchbase puts China and U.S. robotics funding at $13.2B and $12.1B year to date, as investors back robot makers, models and data infrastructure.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Crunchbase News
Why it matters
The funding surge spans robot makers, software models and data infrastructure. It shows investor conviction, not yet widespread deployment.
Travis Kalanick's Atoms is one of the founder-led bets behind a robotics funding surge that Crunchbase says reached $9.9 billion in Q3 2026. The total was more than double the $4.3 billion Crunchbase recorded in Q3 2025. Across the first three quarters of 2026, the data provider says, funding was up around 185% year over year.…
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