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August 17, 2026

Gravis Robotics hits $1bn valuation with $200m investment from SoftBank

SoftBank was recently reported to be eyeing an acquisition of the Swiss startup

Swiss startup Gravis Robotics, which builds AI models to automate heavy construction equipment, has raised $200m in Series A funding from Japanese tech giant SoftBank.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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