Robotics Startups

Persist AI provides AI-driven formulation development services for pharmaceutical compounds, combining robotic lab automation with machine learning models to accelerate drug formulation optimization and reduce time-to-market.

7 investors

Phantom Neuro develops neurotechnology for human-machine interaction, with a focus on applications for limb-loss and amputee populations. The company works in the neurotech and medical device space, drawing on neuroscience, robotics, and human performance research.

7 investors

Precision AI develops AI-powered UAVs and agricultural machinery, including drone sprayers that detect herbicide-resistant weeds, for farms globally. The company builds agtech hardware and intelligence systems aimed at crop management and weed detection.

7 investors

Robust.AI develops AI and robotics technology with a focus on human-centered design. The company builds expertise in artificial intelligence, robotics systems, and human-robot interaction.

7 investors

Rownd AI manufactures fully autonomous drones equipped with edge-based intelligence and satellite/cellular redundancy to remove operator dependency, currently deployed with U.S. Special Operations Command and commercial enterprises.

7 investors

Seneca develops autonomous drone systems that use AI and computer vision to detect and suppress fires, deploying aerial foam suppression from portable, modular electric copters. Its systems are aimed at fire agencies, utilities, and property owners for fire prevention, early response, structure protection, and hazmat situations.

7 investors

SigTuple makes AI100, a digital microscopy device that digitises and analyses blood and urine samples on a single platform, classifying 30+ cell types with visual evidence for pathologist review. It is aimed at clinical laboratories and pathologists, enabling remote, web-based review of peripheral blood smears and urine microscopy.

7 investors

Slip Robotics builds autonomous loading robots (SlipBot and SlipLift) that load and unload trucks in about five minutes without IT integration, WiFi, or dock infrastructure changes. It offers these robots through a robots-as-a-service model for manufacturing, distribution, and retail dock operations.

7 investors

Solideon is a manufacturing platform specializing in bespoke aerospace vehicle production, including custom-designed aircraft and components. The company serves aerospace customers and positions itself as the world's only large-scale manufacturer capable of crafting a variety of aerospace vehicles using advanced manufacturing techniques.

7 investors

Spaceium builds in-orbit refueling stations that store fuel and supply it to spacecraft, aiming to enable longer missions, larger payloads, and farther travel. The company operates in the space infrastructure sector.

7 investors

Stanhope AI develops a Free Energy Minimizing (FEM) world model, an AI architecture for autonomous machines that controls behavior, enables mission planning, and supports human-machine teaming. The company demonstrated the model in drones capable of describing their own reasoning and decision-making across real-world missions.

7 investors

Strateos develops remote access laboratory software and automation platforms that enable scientists to design, execute, and analyze experiments through cloud-based robotics and control systems. The company serves life science researchers globally seeking more efficient and reproducible research capabilities.

7 investors

SVT Robotics develops the SOFTBOT Platform, software that connects enterprise systems with robots and automation technology for faster integration in supply chain and warehouse operations. It serves companies deploying industrial automation and intralogistics, targeting the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

7 investors

Tarfin provides Turkish farmers with agricultural inputs such as fertilizer, seed, feed, and equipment at competitive prices with harvest-time deferred payment options, ordered through its mobile app or authorized dealers. It operates across 75 cities in Turkey, serving thousands of farmers via a network of sales points.

7 investors

Third Wave Automation develops physical AI, robotics, and automation technology for warehouse operations, aimed at improving warehouse safety and efficiency. Its automation solution is designed to work alongside human workers in warehouse environments.

7 investors

Tomahawk Robotics develops an AI-enhanced, open-architecture common control system for multi-domain, multi-robotic command-and-control, serving military operators and warfighters. Its software enables integration and control of 20+ uncrewed systems from multiple manufacturers through a single interface on the tactical network.

7 investors

Ultra manufactures OP1, a stationary multi-purpose AI robot for warehouse automation that handles repetitive tasks like packing, sorting, and kitting. The robot targets industrial businesses and warehouses across the United States.

7 investors

Verdant Robotics builds the SharpShooter, a precision agriculture system that uses machine vision to detect individual plants and apply targeted micro-shots of herbicide or other inputs, replacing broadcast spraying, manual weeding, and thinning. It serves specialty crop growers across organic, no-till, and conventional operations.

7 investors

Verne Robotics develops robotics technology, with a focus on multi-modal perception capabilities. The company is founded by a researcher with expertise in vision systems and robotic perception.

7 investors

Verve Motion develops the SafeLift exosuit, a wearable device designed to reduce workplace injuries and increase productivity for physically demanding jobs. The company targets businesses seeking to protect and retain their workforce.

7 investors

Walden Robotics develops general-purpose robots that combine hardware, software, and physical AI systems for deployment in manufacturing and logistics environments.

7 investors

Weave Robotics builds home robots that fold laundry and perform household reset tasks, designing and manufacturing its own components such as actuators, end-effectors, and linkage systems. Its robots are assembled in California and sold to homes and businesses.

7 investors

Vals builds independent, research-grade AI benchmarks and evaluation infrastructure that measure real-world performance of language models across professional tasks like legal research, finance, and healthcare. The company provides unbiased measurement infrastructure used by both AI labs and enterprises to understand model capabilities and guide deployment decisions.

6 investors

Adaviv offers an AI-based "Lean Cultivation Agent" that helps farms track crop health, team productivity, and work quality through mobile apps, computer vision, and WhatsApp/SMS-based insights. It serves growers of various sizes and crop types, aiming to reduce labor costs and yield variability through real-time data and recommendations.

6 investors