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The Full List of 11 Industrial Automation Unicorn Startups (2026)

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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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AutoStore 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
HeadquartersVatne, More og Romsdal, Norway
Year Founded1997
FoundersIngvar Hognaland
Funding Amount$2.8B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding Status
Top InvestorsSoftBank

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)
HeadquartersLysaker, Akershus, Norway
Year Founded2016
FoundersFredrik Anfinsen, Geir Engdahl, John Markus Lervik, Stein Danielsen
Funding Amount$338.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsSaudi 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
HeadquartersTorrance, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersKevin Czinger
Funding Amount$1.1B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsHorizon 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
HeadquartersShenzhen, Guangdong, China
Year Founded2016
FoundersRichie Chen, Shengdong Xu
Funding Amount$285M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsHSG, 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)
HeadquartersWilmington, Massachusetts, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersAl Dekin, Bruce E. Welty
Funding Amount$416M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsTiger 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)
HeadquartersDublin, Dublin, Ireland
Year Founded2018
FoundersEoin Hinchy, Thomas Kinsella
Funding Amount$271.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsAccel, 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)
HeadquartersBerlin, Berlin, Germany
Year Founded2015
FoundersDavid Nothacker, Julius Koehler, Nicolaus Schefenacker
Funding Amount$340M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsDynamo, 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)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersGal Shaul, Saar Yoskovitz
Funding Amount$369M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsEclipse 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
HeadquartersGilching, Bayern, Germany
Year Founded2018
FoundersPeter Meusel, Yuekai Zhao, Zhaopeng Chen
Funding Amount$270.1M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsHSG, 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)
HeadquartersSunnyvale, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersMark Johnston, Piyush Desai
Funding Amount$491.5M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsBreakthrough 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.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Nimble Robotics logo Nimble RoboticsUnited States2017$221M$1B

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