Motorevo lands seventh round in 18 months as GL Ventures backs robot joint maker
What's the deal? Motorevo, a maker of integrated robot joint modules, has closed a Series A extension round led by GL VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (Gaoling Chuangtou). Strategic industrial investors agibot (Zhiyuan) and Lingxin Qiaoshou joined as new shareholders. The company announced the round in July 2026.
Why now? It is Motorevo's seventh raise in 18 months. The Wuxi-based startup completed five rounds — A2 through A6 — through 2025, then an A++ round in April 2026 led by state-backed and industrial capital.
What's the endgame? Motorevo plans to work with agibot and Lingxin Qiaoshou on a bundled "joints plus dexterous hand" package. The aim is to lower development barriers for full-machine robot makers and tighten technical collaboration.
The signal: The round marks a notable move by GL Ventures, which has built out its robotics portfolio from full machines to core components since 2023. Joint modules were once treated as an overlooked corner of China's humanoid robot supply chain; Motorevo's rapid fundraising and expansion from a single major client to multiple leading customers show capital now betting hard on that upstream layer as embodied intelligence heats up.
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