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Robotics funding in 2017

9 robotics funding rounds were announced in 2017, $192M in disclosed amounts; the largest was Brain Corp, Series C, $114M.

Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Included: company announcements, regulator filings and reported rounds; estimates and sample rows are excluded, and undisclosed amounts are never estimated.

Rounds
9
Rounds with an amount
6
Disclosed funding
$192M
Largest round
$114M
Brain Corp
Companies
7
Rounds in 2017
  • Brain Corp
    Date
    Jul 18, 2017
    Round
    Series C
    Amount
    $114M
    Lead investor
    SoftBank Vision Fund
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Corindus Vascular Robotics
    Date
    Mar 16, 2017
    Round
    Private placement
    Amount
    $45M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Starship Technologies
    Date
    Jan 12, 2017
    Round
    Seed
    Amount
    $17.2M
    Lead investor
    Daimler AG
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • 6 River Systems
    Date
    Jul 26, 2017
    Round
    Venture round (unnamed)
    Amount
    $15M
    Lead investor
    Norwest Venture Partners
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Harvest CROO Robotics
    Date
    Mar 7, 2017
    Round
    Private offering (Form D/A, partial)
    Amount
    $809K
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Harvest CROO Robotics
    Date
    Mar 7, 2017
    Round
    Private offering (Form D, partial)
    Amount
    $450K
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Robotis
    Date
    Dec 15, 2017
    Round
    Private placement (third-party allotment)
    Amount
    No data
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    South Korea
    Sector
    No data
  • Robotis
    Date
    Oct 10, 2017
    Round
    Private placement (third-party allotment)
    Amount
    No data
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    South Korea
    Sector
    No data
  • Kinova
    Date
    Sep 28, 2017
    Round
    Other
    Amount
    No data
    Lead investor
    Fonds Manufacturier Québécois S.E.C. II
    Country
    Canada
    Sector
    No data

Data as of Oct 2, 2026

Lead investor

SoftBank Vision FundDaimler AGNorwest Venture PartnersFonds Manufacturier Québécois S.E.C. II

Month by month

January 2017 · 1March 2017 · 3July 2017 · 2September 2017 · 1October 2017 · 1December 2017 · 1

Funding by year

Largest rounds of 20172026 · 942025 · 862024 · 782023 · 602022 · 482021 · 562020 · 302019 · 202018 · 162016 · 22015 · 22014 · 3