{"rows":[{"company":"Kepler Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.gotokepler.com/","status":"active","what_it_builds":"Shanghai-based maker of the Forerunner series of general-purpose humanoids, most recently the K2 'Bumblebee', built for industrial 'blue-collar' work such as automotive-plant tasks.","what_it_builds_source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/kepler-robotics-showcases-k2-bumblebee-icra-2025/","founded_year":null,"founded_source":null,"funding_usd":"14005602","funding_basis":"disclosed rounds","funding_source":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kepler-secures-100-million-yuan-funding-round-and-announces-major-strategic-upgrade-2042245003034669056","funding_note":"Summed: 2026-04-09 A++ round, CNY 100 million, led by SAIF Partners (https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kepler-secures-100-million-yuan-funding-round-and-announces-major-strategic-upgrade-2042245003034669056). The source gives no exchange rate. Converted at about 7.14 CNY/USD, an approximate rate near the announcement date. Excluded: the 2026-05-15 strategic round from a Jiangyin fund, reported only as 'tens of millions of yuan' (https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kepler-robot-secures-tens-of-millions-in-new-funding-2055274732692369409). Also excluded: the angel, Pre-A, Pre-A+ and A rounds of 2024-2025, which aggregators report without amounts from sources we could cite. No founding year was found in any source we opened, so founded_year is empty. No reported valuation was found.","latest_funding_date":"2026-04-09","valuation_usd":null,"latest_model":"K2 Bumblebee","latest_model_year":"2025","latest_model_source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/kepler-robotics-showcases-k2-bumblebee-icra-2025/","units_shipped":null,"units_shipped_source":null,"units_shipped_note":"No published count of delivered units. Kepler says K2 units are being trialed in industrial settings and reports framework agreements covering 'several thousand units'. Those are orders, not shipments.","as_of":"2026-11-03"}],"sources":["https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kepler-secures-100-million-yuan-funding-round-and-announces-major-strategic-upgrade-2042245003034669056","https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-kepler-robot-secures-tens-of-millions-in-new-funding-2055274732692369409","https://www.therobotreport.com/kepler-robotics-showcases-k2-bumblebee-icra-2025/","https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/09/26/kepler-begins-mass-production-of-hybrid-architecture-humanoid-robot/94916/"]}