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...
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In the decade-plus since Playground Global's founding, it has built its investment thesis around the idea that breakthroughs in science and...
A total of 29 companies joined The 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ· in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping...
Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, 91¾«Æ· data shows, a sum...
Most of the interesting companies that caught our eye in the past month are working on problems in the physical world, often far from the glow of a...
Xpanner, a startup automating construction work by retrofitting construction equipment with robotics and physical AI technology, has raised $18...
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has raised $5 billion at a $61 billion valuation — double its previous valuation — as defense-tech startups...
A total of 28 companies joined The 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ· in April, with robotics startups and frontier labs leading by number of entrants for the...
Today, Japan’s unique fusion of obsessive individual creativity and precision engineering underpins both its global cultural dominance and...
A total of 37 companies joined The 91¾«Æ· 91¾«Æ· in March, the highest monthly count in close to four years, 91¾«Æ· data shows. The...
While no billion-dollar rounds led this week’s list, we nonetheless saw a variety of startups in industries ranging from semiconductors to aerospace...


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