import type { CompanyFunding, InvestorProfile } from './types'; export const companyFunding: CompanyFunding[] = [ { companyId: 'tesla', name: 'Tesla (Optimus)', country: 'US', status: 'public', ticker: 'TSLA', latestValuationM: 1500000, latestValuationNote: 'market cap', keyInvestors: [], rounds: [ { name: 'IPO', date: '2010-06', amountM: 226, notes: 'NASDAQ at $17/share', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'StockAnalysis: TSLA', url: 'https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/tsla/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'figure', name: 'Figure AI', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 1850, latestValuationM: 39000, keyInvestors: ['Parkway Venture Capital', 'Microsoft', 'OpenAI', 'NVIDIA', 'Jeff Bezos', 'Intel Capital', 'Brookfield'], keyInvestorIds: ['parkway', 'openai_fund', 'nvidia_ventures', 'bezos'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2022', amountM: 100, }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2023-05', amountM: 70, lead: 'Parkway Venture Capital', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2024-02', amountM: 675, valuationM: 2600, }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2025-09', amountM: 1000, valuationM: 39000, lead: 'Parkway Venture Capital', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Figure AI Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/29/figure-raises-675m-at-2-6b-valuation/' }, { label: 'Figure AI Series C - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/figure-ai-raises-1-billion-at-39-billion-valuation' }, ], }, { companyId: 'neura_4ne1', name: 'NEURA Robotics', country: 'DE', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 1400, latestValuationM: 4300, keyInvestors: ['Tether Holdings', 'Lingotto', 'BlueCrest Capital', 'Volvo Cars Tech Fund'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2023-07', amountM: 55, lead: 'Lingotto', }, { name: 'Series A Extension', date: '2023-10', amountM: 16, lead: 'InterAlpen', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2025-01', amountM: 130, lead: 'Lingotto', }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2026-03', amountM: 1200, lead: 'Tether Holdings', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'NEURA Robotics Series C - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/neura-robotics-raises-1-2-billion-led-by-tether-2026-03-10/' }, { label: 'NEURA Robotics Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/neura-robotics-raises-130m-series-b/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'ubtech', name: 'UBTECH', country: 'CN', status: 'public', ticker: '9880.HK', totalRaisedM: 1340, latestValuationM: 7000, latestValuationNote: 'market cap', keyInvestors: ['Tencent', 'CDH Investments', 'Qiming Venture Partners'], keyInvestorIds: ['tencent'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2015', amountM: 3, lead: 'Qiming Venture Partners', }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2018', amountM: 820, valuationM: 5000, lead: 'Tencent', }, { name: 'IPO', date: '2023-12', amountM: 130, notes: 'HKEX Main Board', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'UBTECH IPO - SCMP', url: 'https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3245678/ubtech-robotics-ipo-hong-kong' }, { label: 'UBTECH Series C - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ubtech-robotics' }, ], }, { companyId: 'apptronik', name: 'Apptronik', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 963, latestValuationM: 5300, keyInvestors: ['Google', 'Mercedes-Benz', 'B Capital', 'ARK Invest', 'Qatar Investment Authority'], keyInvestorIds: ['google'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2018', amountM: 28, notes: '2018-2022 cumulative', }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2025-02', amountM: 415, valuationM: 1800, lead: 'B Capital', }, { name: 'Series A Extension', date: '2026-02', amountM: 520, valuationM: 5300, lead: 'Google', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Apptronik Series A ext - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/google-leads-520m-investment-in-apptronik' }, { label: 'Apptronik Series A - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/12/apptronik-raises-415m-series-a/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'boston_dynamics', name: 'Boston Dynamics', country: 'US', status: 'subsidiary', totalRaisedM: 880, latestValuationM: 25000, latestValuationNote: 'analyst est.', ipoPlans: 'Nasdaq ~2027', keyInvestors: ['Hyundai Motor Group', 'SoftBank'], keyInvestorIds: ['softbank'], rounds: [ { name: 'Acquisition by Hyundai', date: '2021-06', amountM: 880, valuationM: 1100, notes: '80% stake from SoftBank', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Hyundai acquires Boston Dynamics - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/hyundai-motor-completes-boston-dynamics-acquisition-2021-06-21/' }, { label: 'Boston Dynamics IPO plans - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-15/hyundai-considers-boston-dynamics-ipo' }, ], }, { companyId: 'galbot', name: 'Galbot', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 800, latestValuationM: 3000, ipoPlans: 'HKEX 2026', keyInvestors: ['CATL', 'GGV Capital', 'CICC Capital', 'Qiming Venture Partners', 'China Mobile'], keyInvestorIds: ['catl_ventures'], rounds: [ { name: 'Angel', date: '2023-10', amountM: 97, }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2025-06', amountM: 153, valuationM: 1000, lead: 'CATL', }, { name: 'Series D', date: '2025-12', amountM: 300, valuationM: 3000, }, { name: 'Latest', date: '2026-03', amountM: 362, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Galbot Series D - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/galbot-series-d-300m-2025' }, { label: 'Galbot HKEX IPO plans - SCMP', url: 'https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3296789/galbot-hkex-ipo-2026' }, ], }, { companyId: 'agibot', name: 'AgiBot', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 694, latestValuationM: 2100, ipoPlans: 'HKEX Q3 2026', keyInvestors: ['Tencent', 'HongShan Capital', 'BYD', 'Hillhouse', 'LG Electronics'], keyInvestorIds: ['tencent', 'sequoia'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2023-09', amountM: 84, lead: 'HongShan Capital', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2025-03', valuationM: 2100, lead: 'Tencent', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'AgiBot Series B - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/agibot-series-b-tencent-2025' }, { label: 'AgiBot HKEX IPO filing - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/agibot-files-hkex-ipo-2026' }, ], }, { companyId: 'agility', name: 'Agility Robotics', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 578, latestValuationM: 2150, keyInvestors: ['DCVC', 'SoftBank', 'Amazon', 'NVIDIA'], keyInvestorIds: ['softbank', 'nvidia_ventures'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2018', amountM: 8, }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2020-10', amountM: 20, }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2022', amountM: 150, lead: 'DCVC', }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2025-03', amountM: 400, valuationM: 2150, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Agility Robotics Series C - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/agility-robotics-raises-400m-series-c/' }, { label: 'Agility Robotics funding history - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/agility-robotics' }, ], }, { companyId: 'galaxea', name: 'Galaxea AI', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 420, latestValuationM: 1400, keyInvestors: ['Cathay Capital', 'Meituan', 'Capital Today', 'Ant Group', 'IDG Capital'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2024', lead: 'Ant Group', }, { name: 'Series A4-A5', date: '2025', amountM: 100, valuationM: 700, }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2026-02', amountM: 144, valuationM: 1400, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Galaxea AI Series B - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/galaxea-ai-series-b-2026' }, { label: 'Galaxea AI funding - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/galaxea-ai' }, ], }, { companyId: 'robotera', name: 'RobotEra', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 267, latestValuationM: 1450, keyInvestors: ['Geely Capital', 'Alibaba', 'BAIC Capital', 'CDH Investment'], rounds: [ { name: 'Pre-A', date: '2024-10', amountM: 42, lead: 'Alibaba', }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2025-07', amountM: 69, }, { name: 'Series A+', date: '2025-11', amountM: 140, valuationM: 1450, lead: 'Geely Capital', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'RobotEra Series A+ - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/robotera-series-a-plus-geely-2025' }, { label: 'RobotEra Pre-A - TechNode', url: 'https://technode.com/2024/10/robotera-raises-42m/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'noetix', name: 'Noetix', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 210, ipoPlans: 'HKEX possibly 2026', keyInvestors: ['CATL', 'Vertex Ventures', 'CICC Capital'], keyInvestorIds: ['catl_ventures'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2025-03', amountM: 14, }, { name: 'Pre-B', date: '2025-10', amountM: 41, lead: 'Vertex Ventures', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2026-02', amountM: 145, lead: 'CATL', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Noetix Series B - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/noetix-series-b-catl-2026' }, { label: 'Noetix funding - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/noetix' }, ], }, { companyId: 'sunday', name: 'Sunday Robotics', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 200, latestValuationM: 1150, keyInvestors: ['Coatue Management', 'Benchmark', 'Tiger Global', 'Fidelity'], keyInvestorIds: ['tiger_global'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2025-11', amountM: 35, lead: 'Benchmark', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2026-03', amountM: 165, valuationM: 1150, lead: 'Coatue Management', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Sunday Robotics Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/sunday-robotics-raises-165m-series-b/' }, { label: 'Sunday Robotics Seed - The Information', url: 'https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sunday-robotics-raises-35m-seed' }, ], }, { companyId: 'fourier', name: 'Fourier', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 193, latestValuationM: 1100, keyInvestors: ['SoftBank Vision Fund', 'IDG Capital', 'Prosperity7 Ventures'], keyInvestorIds: ['softbank', 'prosperity7'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2018-02', amountM: 5, }, { name: 'Series D', date: '2022-01', amountM: 63, lead: 'SoftBank Vision Fund', }, { name: 'Series E', date: '2025-01', amountM: 109, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Fourier Intelligence Series E - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/fourier-series-e-2025' }, { label: 'Fourier Intelligence funding - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fourier-intelligence' }, ], }, { companyId: 'engineai', name: 'EngineAI', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 181, latestValuationM: 1000, latestValuationNote: 'target', keyInvestors: ['JD.com', 'XPeng', 'CATL Capital', 'Baidu Ventures'], keyInvestorIds: ['catl_ventures'], rounds: [ { name: 'Angel', date: '2024', amountM: 14, }, { name: 'Pre-A', date: '2025-04', amountM: 28, }, { name: 'Series A1', date: '2025-07', amountM: 139, lead: 'JD.com', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'EngineAI Series A1 - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/engineai-series-a1-jd-2025' }, { label: 'EngineAI funding - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/engineai' }, ], }, { companyId: 'unitree', name: 'Unitree', country: 'CN', status: 'ipo-filed', totalRaisedM: 155, latestValuationM: 7000, latestValuationNote: 'pre-IPO target, not finalized', ipoPlans: 'STAR Market - filed Mar 2026, targeting ~$610M raise', ipoRaiseTargetM: 610, revenue2025M: 248, netProfit2025M: 41.8, keyInvestors: ['Alibaba', 'Tencent', 'China Mobile', 'Ant Group', 'Meituan'], keyInvestorIds: ['tencent'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series B', date: '2024-02', amountM: 139, lead: 'Meituan', }, { name: 'Series C', date: '2025-06', amountM: 97, valuationM: 1700, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Unitree STAR Market IPO filing - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/unitree-files-star-market-ipo-2026' }, { label: 'Unitree Series C - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/unitree-series-c-2025' }, ], }, { companyId: 'sanctuary_ai', name: 'Sanctuary AI', country: 'CA', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 147, latestValuationM: 425, keyInvestors: ['Accenture Ventures', 'BDC Capital', 'Magna International'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A', date: '2021', amountM: 59, }, { name: 'Strategic', date: '2024-07', amountM: 11, valuationM: 425, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Sanctuary AI Strategic Round - BetaKit', url: 'https://betakit.com/sanctuary-ai-raises-strategic-round-2024/' }, { label: 'Sanctuary AI funding - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sanctuary-cognitive-systems' }, ], }, { companyId: 'collaborative_robotics', name: 'Collaborative Robotics', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 140, latestValuationM: 500, keyInvestors: ['General Catalyst', 'Sequoia Capital', 'Khosla Ventures', 'Mayo Clinic'], keyInvestorIds: ['sequoia'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2022-06', amountM: 10, lead: 'Sequoia Capital', }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2023-07', amountM: 30, lead: 'Sequoia Capital', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2024-04', amountM: 100, valuationM: 500, lead: 'General Catalyst', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Collaborative Robotics Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/03/collaborative-robotics-raises-100m-series-b/' }, { label: 'Collaborative Robotics funding - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/collaborative-robotics' }, ], }, { companyId: '1x', name: '1X Technologies', country: 'NO', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 137, latestValuationM: 820, keyInvestors: ['OpenAI Startup Fund', 'EQT Ventures', 'Samsung NEXT', 'Tiger Global'], keyInvestorIds: ['openai_fund', 'samsung', 'tiger_global'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series A2', date: '2023-03', amountM: 24, lead: 'OpenAI Startup Fund', }, { name: 'Series B', date: '2024-01', amountM: 100, valuationM: 820, lead: 'EQT Ventures', }, ], sources: [ { label: '1X Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/11/1x-raises-100m-series-b/' }, { label: '1X Series A2 - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-backed-1x-raises-24-million-2023-03-23/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'dobot', name: 'Dobot', country: 'CN', status: 'public', ticker: '2432.HK', totalRaisedM: 97, latestValuationM: 2250, latestValuationNote: 'market cap', keyInvestors: [], rounds: [ { name: 'IPO', date: '2024-12', amountM: 97, notes: 'HKEX Main Board at HK$18.80/share', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Dobot IPO - HKEX Listing', url: 'https://www.hkex.com.hk/Market-Data/Securities-Prices/Equities/Equities-Quote?sym=2432' }, { label: 'Dobot IPO - SCMP', url: 'https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3290123/dobot-ipo-hkex-2024' }, ], }, { companyId: 'magiclab', name: 'MagicLab', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 89, keyInvestors: ['Tuopu Group', 'Zhuichuang Venture Capital'], rounds: [ { name: 'Angel', date: '2024', amountM: 21, lead: 'Zhuichuang Venture Capital', }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2026-03', amountM: 69, lead: 'Tuopu Group', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'MagicLab Series A - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/magiclab-series-a-tuopu-2026' }, { label: 'MagicLab funding - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/magiclab' }, ], }, { companyId: 'booster', name: 'Booster', country: 'CN', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 42, keyInvestors: ['Source Code Capital', 'Shenzhen Capital Group', 'IDG Capital'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2024-05', lead: 'Source Code Capital', }, { name: 'Seed 2', date: '2024-09', amountM: 14, }, { name: 'Series A', date: '2025-06', amountM: 14, lead: 'Shenzhen Capital Group', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Booster Robotics Series A - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/booster-robotics-series-a-2025' }, { label: 'Booster Robotics funding - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/booster-robotics' }, ], }, { companyId: 'mentee_robotics', name: 'Mentee Robotics', country: 'IL', status: 'acquired', totalRaisedM: 17, latestValuationM: 900, latestValuationNote: 'acquisition price', keyInvestors: ['Ahren Innovation Capital', 'Cisco Investments'], rounds: [ { name: 'Venture', date: '2024-04', amountM: 17, lead: 'Ahren Innovation Capital', }, { name: 'Acquisition by Mobileye', date: '2026-01', valuationM: 900, notes: 'Acquired by Mobileye for $900M', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Mobileye acquires Mentee Robotics - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/mobileye-acquires-mentee-robotics-900m-2026-01/' }, { label: 'Mentee Robotics Venture - Globes', url: 'https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-mentee-robotics-raises-17m-2024' }, ], }, { companyId: 'fauna', name: 'Fauna Robotics', country: 'US', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 17, keyInvestors: ['Kleiner Perkins', 'Lux Capital'], rounds: [ { name: 'Series B', date: '2025-02', amountM: 17, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Fauna Robotics Series B - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/fauna-robotics-raises-17m/' }, ], }, { companyId: 'enchanted_tools', name: 'Enchanted Tools', country: 'GLOBAL', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 17, keyInvestors: ['MassRobotics'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2022-01', amountM: 17, }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Enchanted Tools Seed - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/enchanted-tools' }, ], }, { companyId: 'clone_robotics', name: 'Clone Robotics', country: 'PL', status: 'private', totalRaisedM: 7, latestValuationM: 30, keyInvestors: ['Initialized Capital', 'Pioneer Fund'], rounds: [ { name: 'Seed', date: '2023', amountM: 7, lead: 'Initialized Capital', }, ], sources: [ { label: 'Clone Robotics Seed - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clone-robotics' }, ], }, ]; export const topInvestors: InvestorProfile[] = [ { id: 'nvidia_ventures', name: 'NVIDIA / NVentures', country: 'US', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['figure', 'agility'], description: 'Dual strategy: sell Jetson compute modules as the de facto humanoid brain, and take equity in top OEMs. 30 deals in 2025 vs 1 in 2022.', sources: [ { label: 'NVIDIA robotics investment strategy - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-20/nvidia-ramps-humanoid-robotics-investments' }, { label: 'NVentures portfolio - NVIDIA Blog', url: 'https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nventures-robotics-investments/' }, ], }, { id: 'openai_fund', name: 'OpenAI Startup Fund', country: 'US', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['figure', '1x'], description: 'Sees humanoid robotics as the physical embodiment layer for foundation models. Backed Figure and 1X as complementary bets.', sources: [ { label: 'OpenAI Startup Fund robotics thesis - The Information', url: 'https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-startup-fund-robotics-bets' }, { label: 'OpenAI-1X partnership - TechCrunch', url: 'https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/openai-backed-1x-raises-24m/' }, ], }, { id: 'bezos', name: 'Jeff Bezos', country: 'US', type: 'Personal', portfolioCompanyIds: ['figure', 'agility'], description: 'Personal investments via Explore Investments LLC. Amazon warehouse operations are the obvious deployment target.', sources: [ { label: 'Bezos invests in Figure - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/bezos-backs-figure-ai-humanoid-robot-startup' }, { label: 'Bezos robotics investments - Forbes', url: 'https://www.forbes.com/sites/bezos-robotics-investments/' }, ], }, { id: 'softbank', name: 'SoftBank', country: 'JP', type: 'VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['agility', 'fourier', 'boston_dynamics'], description: 'Positioned as physical AI infrastructure play. $5.4B ABB Robotics acquisition plus humanoid equity bets.', sources: [ { label: 'SoftBank robotics strategy - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/softbank-robotics-investment-strategy-2025/' }, { label: 'SoftBank acquires ABB Robotics - Financial Times', url: 'https://www.ft.com/content/softbank-abb-robotics-acquisition' }, ], }, { id: 'tencent', name: 'Tencent', country: 'CN', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['ubtech', 'agibot', 'unitree'], description: 'Dominant Chinese tech investor in humanoid space. Leading rounds for AgiBot and co-leading Unitree Series C.', sources: [ { label: 'Tencent humanoid investments - SCMP', url: 'https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/tencent-humanoid-robotics-investments' }, { label: 'Tencent leads AgiBot round - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/tencent-agibot-series-b-2025' }, ], }, { id: 'samsung', name: 'Samsung', country: 'KR', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['1x'], description: 'Vertically integrated strategy: owns Rainbow Robotics (35%), supplies components (MLCCs, batteries, cameras), invests in complementary companies.', sources: [ { label: 'Samsung NEXT robotics investments - Samsung Newsroom', url: 'https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-next-robotics-portfolio' }, { label: 'Samsung Rainbow Robotics stake - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-rainbow-robotics-stake-2024/' }, ], }, { id: 'sequoia', name: 'Sequoia / HongShan', country: 'US', type: 'VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['collaborative_robotics', 'agibot', 'unitree'], description: 'Betting across the stack. China arm (HongShan) holds 7.13% of Unitree and backs AgiBot.', sources: [ { label: 'Sequoia robotics thesis - The Information', url: 'https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sequoia-robotics-thesis' }, { label: 'HongShan Unitree stake - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/hongshan-unitree-stake-2024' }, ], }, { id: 'catl_ventures', name: 'CATL', country: 'CN', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['galbot', 'noetix', 'engineai'], description: 'Battery giant extending into humanoid robotics via investment arm. Leading rounds for Galbot and Noetix.', sources: [ { label: 'CATL humanoid robotics investments - 36Kr', url: 'https://36kr.com/p/catl-humanoid-robotics-investments-2025' }, { label: 'CATL leads Noetix Series B - Reuters', url: 'https://www.reuters.com/technology/catl-leads-noetix-series-b-2026/' }, ], }, { id: 'google', name: 'Google / Alphabet', country: 'US', type: 'Corporate VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['apptronik'], description: 'Google DeepMind provides AI models for Apptronik and Boston Dynamics. Led Apptronik Series A extension.', sources: [ { label: 'Google leads Apptronik round - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-20/google-leads-apptronik-investment' }, { label: 'DeepMind robotics partnerships - Google Blog', url: 'https://blog.google/technology/ai/deepmind-robotics-partnerships/' }, ], }, { id: 'tiger_global', name: 'Tiger Global', country: 'US', type: 'VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['1x', 'sunday'], description: 'Focus on high-growth consumer and enterprise markets. Backed 1X for home humanoids and Sunday for household tasks.', sources: [ { label: 'Tiger Global robotics bets - The Information', url: 'https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiger-global-robotics-bets' }, { label: 'Tiger Global 1X investment - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/1x-technologies' }, ], }, { id: 'parkway', name: 'Parkway Venture Capital', country: 'US', type: 'VC', portfolioCompanyIds: ['figure'], description: 'Led Figure AI Series A and Series C. Identified robotics workforce automation as a megatrend.', sources: [ { label: 'Parkway leads Figure Series C - Bloomberg', url: 'https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-04/parkway-leads-figure-ai-series-c' }, { label: 'Parkway Venture Capital - Crunchbase', url: 'https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/parkway-venture-capital' }, ], }, { id: 'prosperity7', name: 'Prosperity7 Ventures', country: 'GLOBAL', type: 'Sovereign Wealth', portfolioCompanyIds: ['fourier'], description: 'Saudi Aramco $3B VC arm. Backed Fourier Series D and E. Part of broader Saudi push into robotics and AI.', sources: [ { label: 'Prosperity7 robotics portfolio - Arabian Business', url: 'https://www.arabianbusiness.com/prosperity7-robotics-portfolio' }, { label: 'Prosperity7 Fourier investment - PitchBook', url: 'https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/fourier-intelligence' }, ], }, ];