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New Enterprise Associates

NEA

One of the world's largest and oldest VC firms, founded 1977, with $25B+ in committed capital; invests across technology and healthcare from seed to IPO with no specific deep-tech or robotics focus.

HeadquartersMenlo Park, US
Portfolio6 companies
Cited round volume$664M
Cited rounds15
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Physical AI portfolio

Round-by-round participation

OutriderRobot maker · registered · corporate
2026-01-01Seed · LeadNot disclosedSource
2024-10-24Series D · Lead$62MSource
2023-01-19Series C$73MSource
2020-10-28Series B$65MSource
AigenRobot maker · registered · corporate
2023-11-09Series A · Lead$12MSource
2022-01-18Seed · Lead$4MSource
EchodyneComponent supplier · registered · defense
2017-05-22Series B · Lead$29MSource
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Source ledger

15 unique public sources

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Autonomous yard trucking startup Outrider comes out of stealth with $53 million in funding (Seed led by NEA; combined Seed + Series A = $53M, individual amounts not disclosed in primary source)TechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Outrider Closes $62 Million Series D Financing to Drive Growth of Yard AutomationOutrider · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
Outrider raises $73 million Series C financing to accelerate the adoption of autonomous distribution yard operationsOutrider · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Outrider raises $65 million in Series B financing roundOutrider · retrieved 2026-07-05
05
Exclusive: Amazon-backed Glacier gets $16M to expand its robot recycling fleetTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
06
Recycling automation startup Glacier brings in $7.7MThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Glacier Raises $16M to Scale AI Recycling Robots to Material Recovery Facilities Across the U.S.Packaging World · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Glacier Raises $4.5M to Combat Climate Change with AI-Powered Recycling RobotsPRNewswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
09
Aigen's $12M Series A Unleashes True-Solar Agriculture RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
10
Aigen raises a $4M seed led by NEAPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Built Robotics Raises $64M to Transform Excavators into RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Built Robotics Raises $33M to Transform Construction Equipment into Autonomous RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
13
Built Robotics raises $15 million from NEA for autonomous constructionCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05
14
BERKSHIRE GREY RAISES $263 MILLION SERIES B FINANCINGDC Velocity · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Echodyne gets a $29 million boost for low-cost radar systemGeekWire · retrieved 2026-07-05