Agile Robots

Robotics · AI Hardware

Funding

SoftBank leads $500M round valuing Agile Robots at $8.5B

The German humanoid maker now outranks Neura Robotics as Europe's priciest private robotics startup.

• Agile Robots raised $500 million in a Series F led by SoftBank Group, valuing the Munich-based company at $8.5 billion.
• Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center, Agile Robots builds humanoid robots, robotic arms and mobile systems, and has installed over 20,000 units worldwide.
• Nvidia, Hitachi and T.Capital also joined the round, which brings Agile's total funding raised to roughly $2 billion.
• The $500 million is smaller than the roughly $800 million SoftBank was reportedly discussing months earlier, though the final valuation still cleared rival Neura Robotics' $7 billion mark from June.
• Agile's new factory in Fürstenfeldbruck near Munich can produce up to 10,000 legged and wheeled humanoid robots a year, with around 2,000 units expected in 2026.
• SoftBank previously led Agile's $220 million Series C in 2021, which made it Germany's first robotics unicorn, marking SoftBank's return as a repeat backer.
• CEO Zhaopeng Chen said the funding strengthens Agile's position to consider a future IPO as it pushes robots from pilot projects into industrial production with customers like Audi.
• The round underscores how capital-intensive the humanoid robotics race has become, with investors betting on physical AI companies that can scale manufacturing, not just prototypes.