Singapore: The Southeast Asia Robotics sector has raised $1.1 billion in all-time equity funding across 51 funded companies, with annual funding reaching a record $696 million in 2026 YTD.
This compares with $52 million in 2025 and $10.2 million in 2021, according to the Robotics – SEA Report released by Tracxn Technologies Limited.
Funding in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector remains heavily concentrated in Singapore, which accounts for 91.7% of the region’s total funding.
Singapore is home to 108 of the 242 companies tracked by Tracxn and has recorded $986 million across 58 funding rounds.
The Southeast Asia Robotics sector has been led by major funding rounds for companies including Sharpa, Fourier Intelligence and Neptune Robotics.
Sharpa has raised $670 million, followed by Fourier Intelligence with $83 million and Neptune Robotics with $69.5 million.
Tracxn Technologies Limited, a leading data intelligence platform, released the Robotics – SEA Report covering equity funding, investor activity, acquisitions, IPOs and unicorn trends across Southeast Asia’s robotics ecosystem.
Tracxn tracks 242 companies in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector, of which 51 are funded. Together, these companies have raised $1.1 billion in all-time equity funding, including $696 million in 2026 YTD.
According to the report, funding reached a record level in 2026, driven almost entirely by Sharpa’s $670 million Series D round.
Capital remains concentrated in Singapore and at the earliest stages, with only three of the 242 tracked companies reaching Series D or beyond and none having reached unicorn status.
The report also examines the Southeast Asia Robotics sector’s exit landscape, including acquisitions and IPOs, as well as its soonicorn pipeline, investor activity and other key ecosystem trends.
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Funding Activity Peaks in 2026 on a Single Round
The Southeast Asia Robotics sector has raised $1.1 billion in all-time equity funding. Annual funding increased from $10.2 million in 2021 to $94 million in 2022 before declining to $19.9 million in 2023 and $36.6 million in 2024.
Funding subsequently rose to $52 million in 2025 before reaching a record $696 million in 2026 YTD.
Deal activity, however, has followed a different trajectory in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector. The number of funding rounds declined from 10 in 2021 to three in 2025 before recovering to six rounds in 2026 YTD.
The figures indicate that the recent increase in funding has been driven by larger rounds rather than an increase in the number of deals.
Sharpa’s $670 million Series D round in August 2026 alone exceeds the sector’s combined funding recorded in every previous year.
Funding Remains Concentrated at Early Stages
Of the 242 companies tracked in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector, 51 companies, or 21%, have raised institutional funding.
Among these funded companies, 22 have reached Series A or beyond, while nine have reached Series B or beyond. Five companies have reached Series C or beyond, and only three have reached Series D or beyond.
Companies in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector take an average of 4.1 years from their first funding round to reach Series A+, while the average time to reach Series B+ stands at 5.5 years.
The funded base has expanded steadily since 2021, with between one and five companies being added each year. The number of funded companies has reached 51.
Singapore Leads the Regional Robotics Ecosystem
Singapore dominates the Southeast Asia Robotics sector, accounting for 91.7% of total funding. The country has 108 of the 242 companies tracked by Tracxn, including 37 funded companies.
Singapore-based robotics companies have collectively raised $986 million across 58 funding rounds.
The most-funded companies in Singapore’s Southeast Asia Robotics sector include Sharpa, which has raised $670 million, Fourier Intelligence with $83 million and Neptune Robotics with $69.5 million.
Outside Singapore, robotics funding activity is considerably smaller. Malaysia’s Seri Kembangan has recorded $5 million in funding, while Johor Bahru has recorded $3.7 million.
In Vietnam, Chukai has recorded $281,000 in funding and Tan Binh has recorded $120,000.
Other cities identified as robotics hubs in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector include Hanoi, which has 13 companies, Bangkok with 10 companies and Ho Chi Minh City. However, companies in these locations remain largely unfunded.
Exits Still Run Through Acquisitions
Exit activity in the Southeast Asia Robotics sector remains limited, with one acquisition and no IPOs recorded to date.
Zimplistic, the company behind Rotimatic, had raised $48.5 million before being acquired by Light Ray Holdings in October 2020. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
The Southeast Asia Robotics sector has yet to produce a unicorn. With most funded companies still at early stages and no company having progressed beyond a handful of late-stage funding rounds, exit activity remains limited.
The Tracxn report provides an overview of funding, investor activity, company stages, acquisitions, IPOs and the broader development of the Southeast Asia Robotics sector across the region.
