Humanoid secures $152M Series A, valued at $1.35B

A London-based startup has secured a major investment, becoming Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics company to achieve a billion-dollar valuation. Humanoid announced on July 21, 2026, that it raised $152 million in a Series A funding round, valuing the company at $1.35 billion. The investment brings the company's total capital raised to $270 million.

The funding round was led by Prime Movers Lab, with participation from industrial giants Schaeffler and Bosch, alongside Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures. The investment reflects growing market confidence that humanoid robots are moving from research labs toward commercial viability, particularly in industrial settings.

Humanoid focuses on building wheel-based humanoid robots for manufacturing, logistics, and other industrial work. The company combines proprietary hardware with an in-house artificial intelligence system called KinetIQ, designed to help robots interpret their surroundings, reason through tasks, and perform physical work. The company aims to address persistent labor shortages in these sectors by automating repetitive and physically demanding jobs.

The startup reported significant...