Humanoid
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Founders
About
Humanoid is a UK-based AI and robotics company building industrial humanoid robots for logistics, manufacturing, retail, and adjacent sectors 1. Founded in London in May 2024 by Artem Sokolov, the company plans to roll out Beta version robots in Q4 2026 followed by mass manufacturing of wheel-based humanoid robots 2. Humanoid has secured partnerships with Fortune 500 companies including SAP, NVIDIA, Bosch, and Siemens, and signed the industry’s largest publicly announced commercial agreement with Schaeffler for large-scale deployment of humanoid robots in manufacturing environments 2.
The July 2026 Series A made Humanoid Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn 12.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Series A | $152M | Prime Movers Lab | Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital, Aglaé Ventures 123 |
The Series A was struck at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation and brings total funding to date to $270 million 12.
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
Artem Sokolov, Founder and CEO of Humanoid: “In just two years, we’ve gone from an idea to becoming Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn, partnered with some of the world’s leading industrial companies and built one of the strongest pipelines in the industry. What we’ve accomplished in such a short time would typically take a decade” 1.
Sokolov, on the mission: “This funding gives us the resources to move even faster and to turn humanoid robots from breakthrough technology into everyday industrial tools” 2.
Sources
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Robotics Tomorrow, “Humanoid Raises $152 Million at $1.35 Billion Post-Money Valuation, Becoming Europe’s First Pure-Play Humanoid Robotics Unicorn,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2026/07/21/humanoid-raises-152-million-at-135-billion-post-money-valuation-becoming-europes-first-pure-play-humanoid-robotics-unicorn/26866/↩↩↩↩↩
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EU-Startups, “New Unicorn! Humanoid secures €133 million at €1.1 billion valuation to scale industrial robotics and physical AI,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/07/new-unicorn-humanoid-secures-e133-million-at-e1-1-billion-valuation-to-scale-industrial-robotics-and-physical-ai/↩↩↩↩↩↩
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SiliconANGLE, “Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation to bring human-like robots into factories,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/21/humanoid-raises-152m-1-35b-valuation-bring-human-like-robots-factories/↩