Humanoid, a UK-based artificial intelligence and robotics firm, has closed a $152 million Series A financing round at a post-money valuation of $1.35 billion.
The transaction marks the company as Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn, signaling sustained venture capital interest in the industrial automation sector despite the high capital intensity of hardware development.
8 billion valuation after closing four consecutive financing rounds, illustrating the scale of capital flowing into the sector globally.
The funding round underscores a broader trend of deep-pocketed investment in physical AI, where investors are betting on the convergence of advanced software models with mechanical execution.
While the company remains private, the unicorn status provides a benchmark for valuation multiples in the European robotics market, which has lagged behind US and Chinese peers in terms of headline-grabbing funding events.
This development arrives as global competition in humanoid robotics intensifies.
Chinese developer X Square Robot recently surpassed a $2.8 billion valuation after closing four consecutive financing rounds, illustrating the scale of capital flowing into the sector globally.