Funding roundup

Robotics funding in August 2021

3 robotics funding rounds were announced in August 2021, $107M in disclosed amounts; the largest was Third Wave Automation, Series B, $40M.

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

Rounds with an amount

Disclosed funding

$107M

Largest round

$40M

Third Wave Automation

Companies

Rounds in August 2021

Third Wave Automation
Date
Aug 4, 2021
Round
Series B
Amount
$40M
Lead investor
Norwest Venture Partners
Country
United States
Sector
No data
Rapid Robotics
Date
Aug 18, 2021
Round
Series B
Amount
$36.7M
Lead investor
Kleiner Perkins
Country
United States
Sector
No data
OSARO
Date
Aug 18, 2021
Round
Series C
Amount
$30M
Lead investor
Octave Ventures
Country
United States
Sector
No data

Company	Date	Round	Amount	Lead investor	Country	Sector
Third Wave Automation	Aug 4, 2021	Series B	$40M	Norwest Venture Partners	United States	No data
Rapid Robotics	Aug 18, 2021	Series B	$36.7M	Kleiner Perkins	United States	No data
OSARO	Aug 18, 2021	Series C	$30M	Octave Ventures	United States	No data

Data as of Oct 2, 2026

Lead investor

Norwest Venture Partners Kleiner Perkins Octave Ventures

Month by month

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Roundups

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