# Global AI and robotics startup funding

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-ai-and-robotics-startup-funding
> Updated: 2026-09-14T05:56:19.000Z. Sources: 18. Developments: 2.

Technology startups specializing in artificial intelligence and robotics are securing significant capital injections across different sectors and regions.

In China, companies are focusing on industrial and consumer applications. Qunqing Intelligence raised approximately 100 million yuan to develop autonomous industrial AI agents for the welding sector. Zhipu AI announced a financing round of approximately $5 billion to advance its GLM foundation models and self-training systems. Additionally, Futuring Robot secured 1 billion yuan to develop wheel-based humanoid robots for domestic tasks.

In the United States, funding is concentrated on autonomous software engineering agents. Cognition, the developer of the Devin AI agent, raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, serving clients such as Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz. Factory, a San Francisco-based startup, raised $200 million to develop “Droids” for end-to-end software engineering tasks, including code refactoring and incident response.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-14: AI agent startups Cognition and Factory secure massive funding

AI startups Cognition and Factory are seeing massive growth, with Cognition reaching a $48 billion valuation and Factory hitting $5 billion as they deploy autonomous agents for software engineering.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ai-agent-startups-cognition-and-factory-secure-massive-funding

### 2026-09-12: China tech startups secure major funding for AI and robotics

Chinese tech firms are seeing major investment: Qunqing Intelligence raised 2.4 billion yen for AI welding robots, Zhipu AI secured $5 billion for foundation models, and Futuring Robot raised 24 billion yen for

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/china-tech-startups-secure-major-funding-for-ai-and-robotics

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