# Robotics

How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
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Interview
June 3, 2026
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
Surwera’s founders on how they got into the startup ecosystem to build its mouthy robot dog.
Mimi Billing
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
News
June 2, 2026
SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say
Japanese tech giant said to be in discussions to contribute $300m to megaround
Martin Coulter
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
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Founder factories
May 18, 2026
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
Google’s AI lab has had a big impact on the tech world, with countless staff branching out to launch their own ventures
Tom Nugent
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom
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Interview
May 13, 2026
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom
The titanic chip maker is increasingly pushing into Europe and is eyeing Germany in particular
Anne Sraders
The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe
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List
May 11, 2026
The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe
Equity investment into European robotics startups more than doubled in 2025, reaching €1.45bn
Tom Nugent
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
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Investor survey
May 1, 2026
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
From orbital transfer vehicles to chemical recycling, these are the hardware startups VCs are eyeing this year
Anne Sraders
Sereact taps Headline to lead $110m Series B, plots US expansion
News
April 27, 2026
Sereact taps Headline to lead $110m Series B, plots US expansion
The German robotics company is developing AI models to take on the industrial labour gap
Tom Nugent
The European robotics startups hiring the most right now
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List
April 21, 2026
The European robotics startups hiring the most right now
Equity investment into European robotics startups more than doubled in 2025, reaching €1.45bn
Tom Nugent
Could Europe become a world leader in robotics?
Podcast
April 16, 2026
Could Europe become a world leader in robotics?
Investment into European robotics is shooting up — but why? What's got investors so excited, and how could these companies fare globally?
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
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Analysis
March 25, 2026
Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?
Europe must adopt fast-evolving drone warfare, says Frontline Robotics’ Mykyta Rozhkov
Mimi Billing
Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics
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Exclusive
March 24, 2026
Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics
Stateful Robotics CEO Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes previously sold imitation learning startup Latent Logic to US autonomous vehicle giant Waymo
Tom Nugent
Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?
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Analysis
March 24, 2026
Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?
The ETH Zurich spinout, which builds delivery robots, sold to the US delivery giant for an undisclosed sum last week
Tom Nugent
French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
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Exclusive
March 23, 2026
French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
The new fund will back up to 25 startups and spinouts in areas like semiconductors, cybersecurity, robotics and the energy transition
Anne Sraders
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
News
March 20, 2026
Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr
The delivery robots startup will become part of the delivery giant’s operations
Tom Nugent
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
News
March 12, 2026
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
The VC is planning to launch more, and larger, funds in the future
Anne Sraders
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP
News
March 4, 2026
Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP
Oxa develops self-driving software for industrial use cases, with customers including BP, DHL and Vantec
Tom Nugent
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
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Market map
February 27, 2026
European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation
From Paris to Zurich, Sifted's market map of Europe’s robotics landscape categorises 90 startups building across the industrial, logistics, defence and healthcare industries
Jonathan Sinclair
OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed
Exclusive
February 10, 2026
OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed
Budapest-based Allonic is targeting the hardware bottleneck in robotics by developing a new way to produce robotic bodies
Tom Nugent
The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
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Analysis
February 6, 2026
The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund
The European Innovation Council is looking for investors who’ve managed at least €500m and two funds
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’
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Exclusive
February 6, 2026
Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’
The Swiss startup has built a high-precision robotic system to handle nanomaterials and position them on a chip
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
What RobCo's valuation reveals about European robotics
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Analysis
February 5, 2026
What RobCo's valuation reveals about European robotics
Startups building in more hyped areas are seeing their valuations skyrocket
Tom Nugent
The European defence techs working with governments in 2026
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List
February 2, 2026
The European defence techs working with governments in 2026
Defence startups have been winning contracts and wooing governments as billions flow into the sector
Anne Sraders
DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund
Exclusive
January 28, 2026
DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund
The new fund will back up to 35 startups and includes investment from a Swiss pension fund for the first time
Anne Sraders
The inventor behind humanoid startup 1X is back building robots for the factory floor
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Interview
January 23, 2026
The inventor behind humanoid startup 1X is back building robots for the factory floor
Physical Robotics wants its robots on customer sites by Q3 this year and plans to produce 100k robots by the end of 2031
Tom Nugent

# Robotics

How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’

SoftBank in talks to back Agile Robotics in $800m round, reports say

The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe

Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom

The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe

15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

Sereact taps Headline to lead $110m Series B, plots US expansion

The European robotics startups hiring the most right now

Could Europe become a world leader in robotics?

Can Ukrainian tech revitalise European defence?

Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics

Did robotics spinout Rivr sell to Amazon too early?

French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime

Amazon buys ETH robotics spinout Rivr

UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’

Self-driving startup Oxa raises $103m round backed by Nvidia and BP

European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation

OpenAI, Hugging Face angels back robotics startup Allonic in Hungary’s biggest ever pre-seed

The VCs that could run the EU’s €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund

Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’

What RobCo's valuation reveals about European robotics

The European defence techs working with governments in 2026

DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund

The inventor behind humanoid startup 1X is back building robots for the factory floor