When was InnovBot founded?

InnovBot was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is InnovBot located?

InnovBot is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does InnovBot have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at InnovBot is 1.

Is InnovBot a funded company?

InnovBot is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jul 01, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of InnovBot?

InnovBot's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Apr 07, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Renewable Energy Tech. In United States, the Renewable Energy Tech sector has seen $5.67B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does InnovBot rank among its competitors?

InnovBot ranks 4th amongst 7 active competitors, of which 4 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Voltair, which secured $500K in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of InnovBot?

InnovBot's top competitors include Zeitview, Raptor Maps and Aerospec. Among them, Voltair secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

InnovBot - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

InnovBot is a funded company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2009 by Jizhong Xiao. It operates as an AI-based platform offering robotics solutions. InnovBot has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 7 active competitors, including 4 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zeitview, Raptor Maps and Aerospec.

Company Details

AI-based platform offering robotics solutions. It offers inspection solutions and services across the entire infrastructure and renewable value chain. It develops wall-climbing robots and drones that provide vertical mobility and high-precision positioning solutions, all well as combined real-time vision, thermal, impact sounding, and radar NDT technologies.

Website: innovbot.com
Email ID: *****@innovbot.com
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Apr 07, 2025, $*****

Investors

National Science Foundation

Ranked

4^th among 7 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Aug 31, 2026

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InnovBot has raised funding over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 01, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Apr 07, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. InnovBot has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of InnovBot:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 07, 2025	1405215	Grant (prize money)	9564746	7642186	5053203	7674020
Jun 15, 2022	7397003	Grant (prize money)	6749204	5012764	4101733	National Science Foundation
Jul 15, 2019	2919072	Grant (prize money)	2029669	4413255	4144792	National Science Foundation

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The founders of InnovBot is Jizhong Xiao.

Here are the details of InnovBot's key team members:

Jizhong Xiao: Co-Founder of InnovBot.

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InnovBot's employee count trend

InnovBot has 1 employees as of Aug 26. Here is InnovBot's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of InnovBot include Zeitview, Raptor Maps and Aerospec. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of InnovBot, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zeitview 2014, Santa Monica (United States), Series D	Provider of drone-based inspection software platform	$174M	Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures & 17 others	72/100
2nd	Raptor Maps 2015, Cambridge (United States), Series C	Provider of solar asset management platform using aerial and sensor data	$62.2M	Blue Bear Capital, Masscec & 18 others	62/100
3rd	Aerospec 2015, Boston (United States), Seed	Drone-based operation and maintenance services for renewable projects	-	Plug and Play Tech Center, Cleantech University Prize ... & 3 others	37/100
4th	InnovBot 2009, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	AI-based platform offering robotics solutions	-	National Science Foundation	23/100
5th	Precision XYZ 2016, Orinda (United States), Acquired	Provider of drone-based monitoring services for solar energy projects	-	-	20/100
6th	InspecTools 2012, Santa Cruz (United States), Acqui-Hired	Provides drone-based inspection services for renewable energy markets	-	-	20/100
7th	Voltair 2025, Pullman (United States), Seed	Developer of autonomous drone systems for power grid and wildfire monitoring	$500K	Y Combinator	16/100
8th	RowCheck 2016, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of cloud, drone, and app-based solar power plant inspection solutions	-	-	15/100