Humanoid, a UK-based industrial robotics company founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov, raised $152 million in a Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, announced in London on July 21, 2026. Prime Movers Lab led; Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures participated. Total funding is now about $270 million in under two years, and the company describes the round as the largest Series A closed by a humanoid-first robotics company in Europe.
Humanoid's commercial line is wheeled and aimed at warehouses, factories and retail rather than the home; it also has a bipedal platform, the HMND 01 Alpha. Both run a proprietary four-layer, cross-embodiment control stack called KinetIQ. The company employs more than 250 people and expects to ship beta units to industrial customers in the fourth quarter of 2026, with commercial rollouts to follow.
The strategics are doing the work, not just the funding
The distinguishing feature of the round is that two of its investors are also operating partners. Robert Bosch Robotics GmbH has agreed to act as Humanoid's contract manufacturing partner and to provide support on hardware design, production and supply chain. Schaeffler signed a commercial agreement on May 13 covering large-scale deployment of thousands of robots in manufacturing settings by 2032 — which Humanoid describes as the largest publicly announced commercial agreement in the sector.
A European humanoid startup that does not have to solve manufacturing itself is solving the problem that has slowed almost everyone else. — EW analysis
That structure addresses the constraint that has defined 2026 for Western humanoid makers. Chinese competitors are scaling on volume — AgiBot passed 15,000 cumulative units in late June, Unitree is targeting five figures of annual shipments — while US and European entrants have mostly been building their own lines. Renting Bosch's manufacturing base instead of constructing one is the fastest available shortcut, and it is a shortcut only a European company with German industrial backers could take.
Key Facts
- $152M Series A at a $1.35B post-money valuation, announced July 21, 2026; ~$270M raised to date
- Led by Prime Movers Lab; Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures participating
- Robert Bosch Robotics GmbH signed as contract manufacturing partner; Schaeffler agreement (May 13) covers thousands of units by 2032
- Wheeled commercial line plus the HMND 01 Alpha bipedal, both on the in-house KinetIQ stack; beta units targeted for Q4 2026
Why it matters
Humanoid-robotics equity funding has been heavily concentrated in the US and China. Tracxn put cumulative disclosed funding at roughly $8.6 billion across about 113 rounds as of mid-June 2026, with roughly $3.8 billion of that landing in 2026 alone. A $1.35 billion European valuation does not change that balance, but it does establish that the continent has at least one company positioned to bid for the same industrial contracts.
The claims to watch are the deployment ones. A framework agreement for "thousands of robots" and a Q4 beta are commitments, not shipments, and no humanoid maker has yet published third-party-verified fleet uptime at that scale. The Bosch manufacturing arrangement makes the volume plausible; the Schaeffler contract will determine whether it converts.
Frequently Asked
How much did Humanoid raise and at what valuation?
Humanoid raised $152 million in a Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, announced July 21, 2026. Prime Movers Lab led the round, with Schaeffler, Bosch, Fubon Financial Holding Venture Capital and Aglaé Ventures participating. Total funding to date is about $270 million.
What kind of robots does Humanoid build?
Humanoid's commercial line is wheeled and aimed at industrial settings — warehouses, factories and retail — rather than homes; it also has a bipedal platform, the HMND 01 Alpha. Both run a proprietary four-layer, cross-embodiment AI framework called KinetIQ, which handles task understanding, planning and safe execution on a job site. Beta units are targeted for delivery to customers in Q4 2026.
Why does Bosch's involvement matter?
Robert Bosch Robotics GmbH is not only an investor but Humanoid's contract manufacturing partner, and is providing support on hardware design, production and supply chain. Manufacturing capacity has been the main bottleneck for Western humanoid makers, and using an established industrial base removes the need to build a line from scratch.