The industrial automation sector includes companies from around the world changing how things are made and moved. Norway's AutoStore leads with an $8 billion valuation, while US based Divergent has secured $1.1 billion in funding.
Other key players like Locus Robotics and HAI ROBOTICS focus on warehouse automation with $2 billion valuations.
Below is the full list of 11 Industrial Automation unicorn startups at this time.
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Get the Sheet for $50AutoStore created a high-density automated storage and retrieval system that uses robots to operate within a cubic grid. This unique approach to warehouse automation helps companies save significant space and accelerate their order fulfillment process.
| Valuation | $8B |
| Headquarters | Vatne, More og Romsdal, Norway |
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Founders | Ingvar Hognaland |
| Funding Amount | $2.8B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | — |
| Top Investors | SoftBank |
Cognite builds an industrial DataOps platform designed to help heavy-asset industries make sense of their complex operational data. Their core product, Cognite Data Fusion®, contextualizes information from different systems to improve efficiency and drive digital transformation.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined May 2021) |
| Headquarters | Lysaker, Akershus, Norway |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Fredrik Anfinsen, Geir Engdahl, John Markus Lervik, Stein Danielsen |
| Funding Amount | $338.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Saudi Aramco, Accel, TCV, Aker |
Divergent developed the Divergent Adaptive Production System, a software-hardware platform that transforms how vehicles are designed and manufactured. The platform uses generative design and additive manufacturing to build lighter, more efficient structures for the automotive and aerospace sectors.
| Valuation | $2B |
| Headquarters | Torrance, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Kevin Czinger |
| Funding Amount | $1.1B |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Horizon Technology Finance, Alumni Ventures, Hexagon, Hedosophia, MUUS |
HAI ROBOTICS pioneered the Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) system for automating warehouses and factories. Their HAIPICK robots create a goods-to-person workflow that increases storage density and improves operational efficiency.
| Valuation | $2B |
| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Richie Chen, Shengdong Xu |
| Funding Amount | $285M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | HSG, Source Code Capital, Legend Star, Walden International, 01vc |
Locus Robotics creates autonomous mobile robots designed to streamline e-commerce and warehouse operations. Their robots work collaboratively with human employees to accelerate order fulfillment and improve overall warehouse productivity.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined February 2021) |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Al Dekin, Bruce E. Welty |
| Funding Amount | $416M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | Tiger Global Management, Hercules Capital, G2 Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Bond |
Tines builds a no-code automation platform designed to help security teams streamline their most critical workflows. Their platform is known for allowing security professionals to automate repetitive tasks and orchestrate responses to threats without writing a single line of code.
| Valuation | $1.13B (Joined February 2025) |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Eoin Hinchy, Thomas Kinsella |
| Funding Amount | $271.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Accel, Lux Capital, Felicis, Index Ventures, Activant Capital |
Sennder operates a digital freight-forwarding platform connecting shippers with carriers for full truckload (FTL) shipments. They are focused on using technology to bring greater efficiency and transparency to the European road logistics market.
| Valuation | $1.1B (Joined January 2021) |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | David Nothacker, Julius Koehler, Nicolaus Schefenacker |
| Funding Amount | $340M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Dynamo, Lakestar, HV Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, Accel |
Augury develops AI-powered technology to monitor the health of industrial machines and optimize production processes. Their system uses predictive analytics to help industrial teams prevent equipment failures and increase overall production uptime.
| Valuation | $1B (Joined October 2021) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Gal Shaul, Saar Yoskovitz |
| Funding Amount | $369M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | Eclipse Ventures, Qumra Capital, Insight Partners, First Round Capital, Lightrock |
Agile Robots AG creates intelligent robotic systems that bridge the gap between AI and the physical world. Their combination of proprietary hardware and software enables robots to handle complex tasks in industrial automation, often working alongside human teams.
| Valuation | $1B |
| Headquarters | Gilching, Bayern, Germany |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Peter Meusel, Yuekai Zhao, Zhaopeng Chen |
| Funding Amount | $270.1M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | HSG, Xiaomi, Hillhouse Investment, Linear Venture, SoftBank Vision Fund |
Turntide Technologies develops a patented electric motor system aimed at significantly reducing energy consumption. Their software-controlled motors are designed as efficient replacements for legacy systems in areas like HVAC and electric vehicles.
| Valuation | $1B (Joined June 2022) |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Mark Johnston, Piyush Desai |
| Funding Amount | $491.5M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, National Science Foundation, BMW i Ventures, FootPrint Coalition, Fifth Wall |
The Remaining Industrial Automation Unicorn
The top 10 companies are just the beginning of the story for this growing field. Another key player is also making significant strides from its base in the United States.
With over $221 million raised, it shows there is still plenty of room for new companies to emerge. Here’s a look at the other unicorn shaping the future of industrial automation.