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Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation to bring human-like robots into factories

$152M. That's what Humanoid just raised to deploy AI-powered robots into factories—and it signals where VC capital is flowing beyond software.

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Why it matters

Robotics is becoming a venture-backed category at scale. Humanoid's $1.35B valuation shows investors are betting on embodied AI as the next wave of automation, moving beyond model releases into physical deployment.

The key facts

5 to know

  1. Humanoid raised $152M in funding

  2. Post-money valuation: $1.35B

  3. Lead investor: Prime Movers Lab

  4. Company focus: human-like robots for factory deployment

  5. Company location: London-based (SKL Robotics Ltd.)

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Publisher excerpt: London-based artificial intelligence and robotics firm SKL Robotics Ltd., doing business as Humanoid, today announced it raised $152 million in funding, bringing the company’s post-money valuation to $1.35 billion. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused on scientific…
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