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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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
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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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