Funding news · Sep 17, 2026
D-Robotics Raises $400M Series C+ Led by Mirae Asset Capital
D-Robotics Secures $400M Series C+ to Scale Robotics Development Infrastructure
D-Robotics (Shenzhen Sweet Potato Robot Co., Ltd) has raised $400 million in Series C+ funding, the company announced on September 17, 2026. The round was led by Mirae Asset Capital, with participation from a broad syndicate of new and existing investors.
What D-Robotics Does
D-Robotics builds full-stack robotics development infrastructure. Its offering combines hardware, software, and developer tools designed to accelerate embodied AI and robot productization.
- Hardware: RDK boards with heterogeneous multi-TOPS computing, spanning entry-level to high-performance computing modules (RDK X3/X5/Ultra/S100).
- Software: RDK OS, Studio, and Cloud.
- Developer tools: An ecosystem aimed at supporting R&D through mass production for humanoids, legged robots, service robots, AMRs, and other robotic platforms.
The company is headquartered in Shenzhen and focuses on lowering barriers to robot development through integrated hardware-software solutions and developer resources.
The Funding Round
- Round type: Series C+
- Amount: $400 million
- Currency: USD
- Date: September 17, 2026
- Lead investor: Mirae Asset Capital
Participating Investors
The round included participation from a wide range of investors:
- GL Ventures
- 5Y Capital
- Linear Capital
- Meituan Longzhu
- Joyoung Family Office
- Monad Ventures (初心资本)
- Huangpu River Capital
- Prosperity7
- Meituan
- Mirae Asset Capital
- Vertex Growth
- Cathay Capital (凯辉资本)
- GF Xinde Investment
- Yunfeng Capital
- Dunhong Asset Management (敦鸿资产)
- 南山战新投 (Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industry Investment)
- Hefei Guotou (Guosheng Weilai)
- Jingquan Capital (璟泉资本)
- Huamei International Investment Group (华美国际投资集团)
- Shanghai Beyond Moore Equity Investment Fund (超越摩尔)
- Xinchuang Phase II Fund (芯创二期基金)
- Hermitage Capital (和暄资本)
- Capital Link (凯联资本)
- Feidian Capital (沸点资本)
- Unity Ventures (九合创投)
- Digital Future Fund (数字未来)
- Glacier Capital (庚辛资本)
Why This Matters for the Robotics Ecosystem
D-Robotics operates at the infrastructure layer of the robotics stack. By providing both computing hardware and a software development environment, the company aims to serve teams building a variety of robotic form factors, from humanoids and legged robots to service robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
The Series C+ funding follows the company's stated mission to lower barriers to robot development. With this capital, D-Robotics is positioned to continue expanding its RDK product line and developer ecosystem, supporting customers from early R&D through mass production.
Acquisition Angle
For acquirers and strategic investors, D-Robotics represents a full-stack infrastructure play in the rapidly growing embodied AI and robotics market. Its combination of hardware modules, operating system, cloud services, and developer tools creates multiple potential integration points across the robotics value chain. The broad investor syndicate, which includes both financial and strategic backers, signals confidence in the company's platform approach.
As robotics development continues to accelerate, infrastructure providers like D-Robotics that can reduce complexity for downstream robot builders may become attractive acquisition targets for larger technology platforms seeking to own key layers of the robotics stack.