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Robo Global
Funding platformNew York · Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Robo Global develops research-driven thematic indexes that give investors exposure to fast-growing robotics, artificial intelligence, and healthcare technology companies worldwide. Its portfolios are constructed from research combining financial professionals, PhDs, and industry leaders, with guidance from a strategic advisory board of robotics and AI experts. The firm launched the ROBO index in 2013 as the first strategy tracking automation and robotics stocks, followed by the THNQ AI index in 2018 and the HTEC healthcare technology index in 2019. Rather than acting as a venture investor, the organization builds transparent, diversified benchmarks representing the global value chains of these disruptive technologies and delivers educational insights to the global investor community.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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Lisa Chai focuses on infrastructure and enabling technologies for AI and robotics—picks-and-shovels solutions powering automation in logistics, transportation and healthcare—and translates behavior changes into public-market frameworks with realistic scaling timelines.
Chief Product Officer on the ROBO Global team.
Serves on the strategic advisory board; directs MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and is a professor at MIT.
Advisory board member; directs the Contextual Robotics Institute and is a professor at the University of California, San Diego.
Advisory board member; directs the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute and is a professor of robotics.
Advisory board member serving as Managing Director and Head of Research at CLSA Japan.
Research analyst on the ROBO Global team.
Leads index product research for ROBO Global.
Advisory board member and professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science at Case Western Reserve University.
Heads robotics and AI research for ROBO Global.
What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesFintech ×2Media & Entertainment ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1
Investments · 2 tracked
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Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Robo Global invest at?
- Robo Global invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Robo Global's typical check size?
- Robo Global typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Robo Global focus on?
- Robo Global focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- Where is Robo Global located?
- Robo Global is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Robo Global lead rounds?
- Yes, Robo Global leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLisa Chai Examines the Robo Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
Schwab Network · Lisa Chai
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