Physical AI Funding 2026: Autonomy, Robotics & Toolchain Roundup

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A cross-sector roundup of 2026 Physical AI funding, covering driving foundation models, autonomous vehicles, robotics, simulation, data infrastructure, and robotaxi operations.

$1.9B + €8M
Total Raised
10
Deals
#1
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Wayve
AI Robotics
Series D

Develops embodied AI software and driving foundation models for assisted and fully autonomous vehicles.

$60M
Apr 15, 2026
Founded: 2017HQ: London, UK

Investors

AMDArmQualcomm Ventures
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#2
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Waabi
AI Robotics
Series C

Raquel Urtasun's autonomous-trucking lab, now expanding into Uber robotaxis after a $750M Series C at $3B.

$750M
Val: $3.0B
Jan 28, 2026
Founded: 2021HQ: Toronto, Canada

Investors

Khosla Ventures (Lead)G2 Venture PartnersUberNVIDIABlackRockRadical VenturesHarbourVest Partners
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#3
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AI² Robotics
AI Robotics

Builds wheeled humanoid robots, positioning the company in the AI robotics market for embodied automation platforms.

$735M
Val: $2.8B
Jul 10, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

Undisclosed (Lead)
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#4
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Glydways
AI Robotics

Builds a driverless travel system for autonomous mobility, combining hardware and software to enable transport without human drivers.

$170M
Apr 15, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

Suzuki Motor Corporation (Lead)ACS Group (Lead)Khosla Ventures (Lead)Mitsui ChemicalsGates FrontierObayashi Corporation
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#5
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Robopoet
AI Robotics
Pre-A

Develops physical AI technology aimed at bringing embodied intelligent systems and connected devices into commercial deployment.

$100M
Jul 21, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

Undisclosed (Lead)
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#6
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Nominal
AI Infrastructure

Data platform for hardware and aerospace engineering teams that organizes, visualizes, and analyzes complex test and flight data from physical systems.

$80M
Val: $1.0B
Mar 6, 2026
HQ: Los Angeles, CA

Investors

Founders Fund (Lead)
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#7
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Antioch
AI Developer Tools
Seed

Offers a simulation platform for training and testing physical AI systems, aiming to be a developer-focused 'Cursor' for real-world AI.

$9M
Apr 16, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

A* (Lead)Category Ventures (Lead)MaC Venture CapitalAbstractBox GroupIcehouse VenturesAdrian Macneil
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#8
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Nomadic
AI Robotics
Seed

Provides data-wrangling software and infrastructure to collect, process and manage the large volumes of data produced by autonomous vehicles.

$8M
Mar 31, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

TQ Ventures (Lead)Pear VCJeff Dean
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#9
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Worldmodeldata
Creative AI
Seed

Builds datasets from video game environments to train physical AI systems for robotics and real-world interaction.

€8M
Jul 6, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

Undisclosed (Lead)
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#10
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Rocsys
AI Robotics

Designs and deploys automated charging systems and operational software to enable efficient robotaxi charging and fleet turnaround for autonomous vehicle operators.

$13M
Apr 30, 2026
HQ: San Francisco, CA

Investors

Capricorn Partners (Lead)
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