The most active robotics startup investors
198 investors hold three or more robotics startups each, 731 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (83), Techstars (56) and Plug and Play (39). 40 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
investors
198
portfolio startups
731
of them raised in 12 months
5
accelerators
40
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Brumby, Colony, Open Actuation | 83 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · SkyWatch, Sea Machines Robotics, Open Bionics | 56 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · RLWRLD, Sensyn Robotics, MELTIN MMI | 39 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Unbox Robotics, Simbe Robotics, Avidbots | 26 | 37 | Nov 2026 |
 Global BrainVenture capital · Japan · RLWRLD, Telexistence, Aeronext | 18 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Bharat InnovatesAccelerator · India · Rekise Marine, Unbox Robotics, Perceptyne | 15 | 13 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Cityweft, Voltrac, Cravv | 12 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Aerodyne Group, GITAI, Connected Robotics | 12 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 EclipseVenture capital · United States · Simbe Robotics, Foxglove, Bright Machines | 12 | 21 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Polymath Robotics, Gecko Robotics, Charge Robotics | 11 | 60 | Oct 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Matternet, ABB, Dexory | 11 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · Magazino, Globus Medical, Synapticon | 11 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 E14 FundVenture capital · United States · Tutor Intelligence, Charge Robotics, Tekton Dynamics | 11 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 Toyota VenturesVenture capital · United States · Realtime Robotics, Thirdwave, Intuition Robotics | 11 | 17 | Oct 2026 |
 YES!DelftAccelerator · Netherlands · ABB, Skelex, Fiducial | 11 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Dexterity, Skild AI, Neuralink | 10 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Neuralink, Zipline, RightHand Robotics | 10 | 57 | Oct 2026 |
 DCVCVenture capital · United States · Zeitview, Agility Robotics, Aim | 10 | 27 | Nov 2026 |
 Khosla VenturesVenture capital · United States · Aim, Blue River Technology, Opentrons | 9 | 44 | Oct 2026 |
 Multimodal VenturesVenture capital · Ultra, Innate, Weave Robotics | 9 | 17 | Oct 2026 |
| HHelmholtzAccelerator · Germany · Agile Robots, Roboception, Carrybots | 9 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Minerva Humanoids, Standard Bots, Skild AI | 8 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · EKA Robotics, Atoms, Zipline | 8 | 102 | Nov 2026 |
 Sequoia CapitalVenture capital · United States · Neuralink, Skild AI, Zipline | 8 | 90 | Nov 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Bedrock Robotics, Foxglove, Saronic Technologies | 8 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Entrepreneur FirstAccelerator · United Kingdom · Caldera Dynamics, Unbox Robotics, Movel AI | 8 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 Silicon Valley InvestclubAccelerator · Atoms, Quantum Systems, Lila Sciences | 8 | 46 | Oct 2026 |
 IIMA VenturesAccelerator · India · Ideaforgetech, Airbound, Articulus Surgical | 8 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 IPO ClubVenture capital · United Kingdom · Neuralink, Figure AI, Skydio | 8 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 HongShanVenture capital · China · Fourier Intelligence, Unitree Robotics, Narwal | 8 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
 Yamaha Motor VCVenture capital · Inorbit, Path Robotics, Robotics Plus | 8 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · DJI, Skydio, Nimble Robotics | 7 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Phoenix CourtVenture capital · United Kingdom · Gideon, Automata, Dexory | 7 | 67 | Oct 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · Figure AI, Skild AI, Sunday Robotics | 7 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 Source Code CapitalVenture capital · China · Unitree Robotics, Narwal, Galbot | 7 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · DJI, Dexterity, Saronic Technologies | 6 | 49 | Nov 2026 |
 Menlo VenturesVenture capital · United States · Walden Robotics, Skild AI, RightHand Robotics | 6 | 46 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Cenevo, Viam, SPT Labtech | 6 | 35 | Sep 2026 |
 Qiming Venture PartnersVenture capital · China · UBTECH Robotics, Roborock, Galbot | 6 | 25 | Oct 2026 |
 Bayern KapitalVenture capital · Germany · Quantum Systems, sewts, Maple Aviation | 6 | 24 | Aug 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Skild AI | 11 |
 Neuralink | 10 |
 Saronic Technologies | 9 |
 Zipline | 8 |
 Figure AI | 7 |
 Atoms | 6 |
 Skydio | 6 |
 Mind Robotics | 6 |
 Automata | 6 |
 Apptronik | 6 |
 ANYbotics | 5 |
 Medra | 5 |
 Chef Robotics | 5 |
 Starship Technologies | 5 |
 Agility Robotics | 5 |
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Who invests in robotics startups?
198 investors hold three or more robotics startups each, 731 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Y Combinator (83), Techstars (56) and Plug and Play (39). 40 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0