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Largest robotics funding rounds of 2018

The largest disclosed robotics funding round of 2018 was Starship Technologies, Seed extension, $25M; MEKAWIRE lists 12 rounds with a disclosed amount that year.

Data as of Oct 3, 2026. Included: company announcements, regulator filings and reported rounds; estimates and sample rows are excluded, and undisclosed amounts are never estimated.

Rounds
12
Rounds with an amount
12
Disclosed funding
$143M
Largest round
$25M
Starship Technologies
Companies
11
Largest rounds of 2018
  • Starship Technologies
    Date
    Jun 7, 2018
    Round
    Seed extension
    Amount
    $25M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • 6 River Systems
    Date
    Apr 4, 2018
    Round
    Venture round (unnamed)
    Amount
    $25M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • RightHand Robotics
    Date
    Dec 17, 2018
    Round
    Series B
    Amount
    $23M
    Lead investor
    Menlo Ventures
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • inVia Robotics
    Date
    Aug 1, 2018
    Round
    Series B
    Amount
    $20M
    Lead investor
    Point72 Ventures
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Cobalt AI
    Date
    Mar 9, 2018
    Round
    Series A
    Amount
    $13M
    Lead investor
    Sequoia Capital
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Rapyuta Robotics
    Date
    Jul 30, 2018
    Round
    Series A (extension)
    Amount
    $9.5M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    Japan
    Sector
    No data
  • inVia Robotics
    Date
    Feb 14, 2018
    Round
    Series A
    Amount
    $9M
    Lead investor
    Upfront Ventures
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Plus One Robotics
    Date
    Nov 8, 2018
    Round
    Series A
    Amount
    $8.3M
    Lead investor
    Pritzker Group Venture Capital
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Iron Ox
    Date
    Jan 3, 2018
    Round
    Private offering (Form D)
    Amount
    $4.96M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • MOV.AI
    Date
    Aug 6, 2018
    Round
    Seed
    Amount
    $3M
    Lead investor
    NFX
    Country
    Israel
    Sector
    No data
  • Harvest CROO Robotics
    Date
    Jun 11, 2018
    Round
    Private offering (Form D, partial)
    Amount
    $1.29M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data
  • Four Growers
    Date
    Dec 26, 2018
    Round
    SAFE offering (Form D)
    Amount
    $1.14M
    Lead investor
    No data
    Country
    United States
    Sector
    No data

Data as of Oct 3, 2026

Lead investor

Menlo VenturesPoint72 VenturesSequoia CapitalUpfront VenturesPritzker Group Venture CapitalNFX

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