Agile Robots raises $500M Series F at $8.5B valuation led by SoftBank
Munich-based Agile Robots said on November 12, 2026 that it had closed a $500 million Series F at an $8.5 billion valuation, with SoftBank Group leading. Nvidia, Hitachi Group (including Hitachi Ventures) and T.Capital also took part, according to reporting by Forbes and humanoidsdaily. Agile Robots has not said how the $500 million is divided among investors, and it does not publish revenue figures, according to humanoidsdaily.
The company plans to use the money to hire more engineers, expand into the United States, speed up work on intelligent robotics applications and add production in Germany. According to SiliconANGLE, its Fürstenfeldbruck site near Munich opened in early 2026 and can build up to 10,000 legged and wheeled humanoids a year. Agile Robots says more than 20,000 industrial robotic solutions are installed worldwide. Its product line covers robotic arms, intelligent hands, mobile robots, the Agile ONE humanoid and the AI software that runs them, as described by TechFundingNews.
The company was founded in 2018 by Zhaopeng Chen and Peter Meusel as a spin-out from the German Aerospace Center. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led its 2021 Series C of $220 million at a valuation of about $1 billion, so the new valuation is roughly eight times that mark. Humanoidsdaily reported that Bloomberg had said in June that SoftBank was in early talks to put more than $300 million into a round of about $800 million, and the round that closed was $500 million.
Why it matters
For founders, the investor list is a signal. Nvidia and Hitachi co-investing in a European physical AI company valued at $8.5 billion suggests corporate capital will back non-US robotics builders at scale. Teams building arms, humanoids or control software now face a valuation benchmark set by a company that has not published revenue, which means investors are pricing deployment claims and access to industrial customers.
Strategic money also tends to bring channels. Hitachi's September partnership routes Agile ONE humanoids, robot arms and mobile robots through its HMAX Industry portfolio, so an investor's customer base can shape a supplier's go-to-market. Founders should expect strategic backers to have views on where and how they build production, and fundraisers should weigh whether a corporate's distribution actually opens new regions.
Key points
- 1Agile Robots closed a $500 million Series F at an $8.5 billion valuation on November 12, 2026.
- 2SoftBank Group led the round, with Nvidia, Hitachi Group and T.Capital also participating.
- 3The company says it has more than 20,000 industrial robotic solutions installed worldwide.
- 4A Fürstenfeldbruck site near Munich can produce up to 10,000 legged and wheeled humanoids a year.
- 5Hitachi's September partnership routes Agile ONE humanoids, robot arms and mobile robots through its HMAX Industry portfolio.
