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Dec 2, 2025
FundingJP

Mujin raises $233 million in Series D first close as NTT and Qatar's sovereign fund bet on its robot operating system

Tokyo-based Mujin said on 2 December 2025 it had raised ¥36.4 billion ($233 million) in the first close of a Series D round, combining $133 million of equity co-led by NTT Group and the Qatar Investment Authority with $100 million of loans from Japanese banks. The company plans to use the money to turn MujinOS into a product business and to push harder into Europe and North America, with a second close planned for 2026.

Oct 8, 2025
M&AJP

SoftBank agrees to buy ABB's robotics division for $5.375 billion, killing the planned spin-off at 17 times EBITDA

SoftBank Group will acquire ABB Robotics for an enterprise value of US$5.375 billion, the two companies said on 8 October 2025, replacing ABB's plan to list the unit separately in 2026. The division had 2024 revenue of US$2.279 billion and about 7,000 employees, and the deal needs approval in the EU, China and the US before an expected close in mid-to-late 2026.