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November 27, 2024

11 robotics startups to watch in 2024, according to VCs

Investors from NGP Capital, First Momentum and XAnge share their top picks for robotics up-and-comers

Anne Sraders

5 min read

Investors have been eager to pour money into deeptech in the last year — and robotics has been a particular area of interest among VCs. European startups building a variety of tech from unmanned ground vehicles for use on the battlefield to household robot helpers have raised $2.1bn so far this year, according to Dealroom data, topping even 2021's $2bn haul.

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Christian Noske, partner at NGP
Christian Noske, partner at NGP
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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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