Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026
Globally, robotics startups have so far raised $18.8 billion in 2026, compared to $15 billion in the full year of 2025. The figure also handily surpasses the $14.1 billion raised in the peak venture funding year of 2021, and we still have more than six months of fundraising left. We use Crunchbase data to see where the funding went.