Humanoid Robotics TechnologyGeneral-purpose humanoid robotics startups have experienced a surge in venture investment in early 2025. Leading companies worldwide are securing significant funding to scale humanoid robot production, enhance artificial intelligence capabilities, and deploy robots across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. Below is a summary of some of the largest publicly announced funding rounds for general-purpose humanoid robotics companies in 2025 so far.
Humanoid Robot Companies
1. Fourier
Date: January 7, 2025
Amount Raised: ¥800 million (about $109.1M)
Funding Type: Series E
Location: Shanghai, China
Fourier’s Series E funding round secured nearly ¥800 million (about $109.1 million), with joint participation from Guoxin Investment, Pudong Venture Capital, Prosperity7, and others.
Fourier plans to use the funding to achieve its product goal of creating the best embodied AI entity and to advance its vision of empowering human life with robotics technology. Its GR-2 next-generation humanoid robot is designed for research and practical deployment in human-robot interaction, mobility, and manipulation tasks. The GR-2 features enhanced articulation, improved balance, and a more modular structure. It’s equipped with advanced sensors, AI-driven perception, and a lightweight build, making it suitable for applications such as rehabilitation support.
2. NEURA Robotics
Date: January 15, 2025
Amount Raised: €120 Million
Funding Type: Series B
Location: Metzingen, Germany
NEURA Robotics raised €120 million in a Series B funding round. Led by Lingotto Investment Management, with investors including BlueCrest Capital Management, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and others.
The funding will fuel further R&D and its cloud “Neuraverse” platform to advance NEURA’s line of cognitive humanoid robots. The funding has also helped with the launch of the newly unveiled third generation of its humanoid robot 4NE1 which was recently unveiled at the Automatica trade show. The latest generation of 4NE1 features an intelligent dual-battery system for uninterrupted 24/7 operation, lift up to 100 kilograms thanks to powerful joint technology, and is equipped with fine-motor, learning-capable hands. This makes it suitable for complex industrial tasks and deployment within households.
3. Apptronik
Date: March 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $403M
Funding Type: Series A
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Apptronik raised a total of $403M in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. This added a further $53 million to the previously announced $350M round, which was led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Google. Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital and others also joined the oversubscribed funding round.
Apptronik’s Series A funding will be used to fuel the production and deployment of Apollo, its humanoid robot, and help meet the growing customer demand from key industries. Apollo combines robust hardware with sophisticated AI from projects developed with Google DeepMind to conduct tasks in industrial settings. It’s been used by large manufacturing giants such as Mercedes and GXO Logistics in successful use cases.
4. Persona AI
Date: May 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $27 million
Funding Type: Pre-Seed
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Persona AI closed a $27 million oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, co-led by Unity Growth and Tides Ventures, with participation from many others.
Persona AI’s funding round will help accelerate the development and deployment of its humanoid robot platform, which is engineered for demanding tasks in shipbuilding and industrial manufacturing.
5. Wandercraft
Date: June 11, 2025
Amount Raised: $75 million
Funding Type: Series D
Location: Paris, France
Wandercraft raised $75 million equity and debt as part of its Series D round. It received significant contributions from Renault Group, the PSIM fund managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance as part of the France 2030 plan, Teampact Ventures, and Quadrant Management. The funding will support Wandercraft’s next growth phase, including the planned 2026 market launch of Eve, the expansion of Atalante X, its flagship rehabilitation system, and the continued development of its humanoid robot, Calvin-40.
