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Developing general-purpose humanoid robots able to adapt to a wide range of fields, multiple scenarios

ChinaFounded 2023Robotics
Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2026
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $500M–1B Disclosed equity funding
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About Robot Era

Robot Era is a Chinese robotics company focused on developing general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied artificial intelligence systems. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Beijing, the company emerged from research conducted at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences and was established by robotics researcher Chen Jianyu.

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The company develops full-stack robotics technology that integrates advanced hardware platforms with AI models designed to control and coordinate physical machines. Its approach centers on embodied intelligence, combining perception, decision-making, and motion control so that robots can operate autonomously in complex real-world environments. Robot Era builds humanoid robots, dexterous robotic hands, and related systems aimed at applications in industrial automation, logistics, and service environments.

Robot Era’s technology stack includes AI models tailored specifically for robotic systems, intended to enable complex manipulation tasks and more general-purpose robot behavior. Alongside its software development, the company has introduced several hardware platforms, including humanoid robots capable of navigating uneven terrain, climbing stairs, and performing tasks requiring fine motor control.

Although relatively young, Robot Era has attracted significant attention and investment as part of the recent surge of interest in humanoid robotics and embodied AI. The company is positioning its technology as a foundation for the next generation of autonomous machines capable of interacting with the physical world.

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At a glance

Founded
2023
Headquarters
China
Sector
Robotics
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier

Investors

44 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Seed11 investors entered at this stage

  • Qingkong Tiancheng
  • Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)
  • Century Golden Resources Group
  • Jinding Capital
  • Qingliu Capital
  • Yuanjing Capital
  • Alibaba
  • Tsinghua Holdings
  • Zeyu Capital
  • Lenovo Venture Capital
  • Chengdu High-tech Ceyuan Capital

Series A10 investors entered at this stage

  • Haier Capital
  • CDH Investments
  • Houxue Capital
  • Crystal Stream Capital
  • Xianghe Capital
  • Meridian Capital Asia
  • Zhejiang Fore Intelligent
  • Geely
  • BAIC Capital
  • Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund

Series B and later23 investors entered at this stage

  • Samsung Electronics
  • SingTel
  • Woori Financial Capital
  • Gaocheng Capital
  • Fenghe Capital
  • Wuxi Venture Capital Group
  • GF Qianhe
  • SINO-IC Capital
  • SF Holding
  • Luxin Venture Capital
  • Kejie Intelligent
  • CICC
  • HSG
  • Jingming Capital
  • IDG Capital
  • Aggregate Capital
  • Sparkedge Capital
  • Hongruida Investment
  • ICBC Capital Management
  • Hony Capital
  • Guoyuan Equity Investment
  • Dianshi Capital
  • Hangzhou Mithril Capital
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇨🇳 China55.6%
🇺🇸 United States33.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom11.1%
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Web traffic by country
7K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States64.3%
🇮🇳 India10%
🇨🇦 Canada5.7%
🇪🇸 Spain4.3%
🇯🇵 Japan4.3%
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