Apptronik Closes Additional Series A Funding, Bringing Total Round to $403M

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apptronik, the AI-powered humanoid robotics company, today announced the successful close of an oversubscribed $403M Series A funding round, adding an extra $53 million to the previously announced $350M round led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Google. Mercedes-Benz, Japan Post Capital, ARK Invest, Helium-3, Magnetar, RyderVentures (the corporate venture capital arm of Ryder System, Inc.), a syndicate led by Korea Investment Partners, and others are also joining the oversubscribed round, reflecting strong market demand and investor confidence in Apptronik's leadership, unique design and technology, and transformative vision for embodied AI.

The Series A funding will fuel production and deployment of Apptronik's AI-powered humanoid robot, Apollo, and support growing customer demand across key industries—including automotive, electronics manufacturing, third-party logistics, beverage bottling and fulfillment, and consumer packaged goods.

"At Mercedes-Benz, we are relentlessly focused on pushing the boundaries of what's possible in automotive innovation—not only in the cars we design, but in how we build them," said Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production, Quality & Supply Chain Management. "Our ...