Humanoid
Industrial humanoid robots
Ranked #4 in Best Robotics Startups in Europe, and on 1 more ranking.
Humanoid, based in London, builds humanoid robots for industrial and logistics work. It raised a $152 million Series A in July 2026 at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation.
At a glance
| Price from | Not public |
| Best for | Industrial and logistics firms piloting humanoids |
From Humanoid's own website.
What stands out
- Fast rise in funding and valuation
- Focused on industrial work
Worth knowing
- Early commercial stage
- Price not published
How it ranks
Humanoid is ranked 4th of 10 in Best Robotics Startups in Europe (Lister Score 93.3) and 7th of 10 in Best Deep Tech Startups in the UK (Lister Score 89.4).
#4 in Best Robotics Startups in Europe · Lister Score 93.3
Humanoid, founded in London in 2024 by Artem Sokolov, builds the Alpha Wheeled and Alpha Bipedal industrial humanoids and its KinetIQ AI platform. In July 2026 it raised a $152 million Series A at a $1.35 billion post-money valuation, bringing total funding to $270 million.
Humanoid has a commercial agreement with Schaeffler to deploy its robots in manufacturing, with Bosch as contract manufacturer..
| Rank | Best Robotics Startups in Europe | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEURA Robotics | 97.1 |
| 2 | Exotec | 95.8 |
| 3 | Sereact | 94.5 |
| 4 | Humanoid | 93.3 |
| 5 | Agile Robots | 92.0 |
| 6 | RobCo | 90.7 |
| 7 | Dexory | 89.4 |
| 8 | ANYbotics | 88.1 |
| 9 | Nomagic | 86.8 |
| 10 | Verity | 85.5 |
#7 in Best Deep Tech Startups in the UK · Lister Score 89.4
Humanoid describes itself as Europe's first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn..
| Rank | Best Deep Tech Startups in the UK | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayve | 97.2 |
| 2 | CuspAI | 95.9 |
| 3 | Oxford Quantum Circuits | 94.6 |
| 4 | Fractile | 93.3 |
| 5 | Quantum Motion | 92.0 |
| 6 | Nscale | 90.7 |
| 7 | Humanoid | 89.4 |
| 8 | PhysicsX | 88.1 |
| 9 | Riverlane | 86.8 |
| 10 | Phasecraft | 85.5 |
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How does Humanoid rank on Lister?
Humanoid is ranked 4th of 10 in Best Robotics Startups in Europe (Lister Score 93.3) and 7th of 10 in Best Deep Tech Startups in the UK (Lister Score 89.4).
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