When was Makeblock founded?

Makeblock was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Makeblock located?

Makeblock is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

How many employees does Makeblock have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at Makeblock is 50 - 199.

Is Makeblock a funded company?

Makeblock is a funded company, having raised a total of $80.5M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 30, 2012.

How much is Makeblock worth?

The latest valuation of Makeblock is $***** as of Aug 01, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Makeblock?

Makeblock's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Aug 30, 2018, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Makeblock rank among its competitors?

Makeblock ranks 6th amongst 259 active competitors, of which 36 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Avishkaar, which secured $105K in May, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Makeblock?

Makeblock's top competitors include Shape Robotics, Robo Wunderkind and Luxrobo. Among them, Avishkaar secured the most recent funding round in May, 2023.

Makeblock - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Makeblock is an open source arduino robot building platform. Makeblock provides various mechanical parts and electronic modules to make a lot of designs, such as beams, plates, connectors, motors, brackets, sensors, drivers and controllers, etc. Makeblock is an integrated platform, mechanical parts of Makeblock are convenient to connect to each other, while the electronic modules works very well together with the mechanical parts. Products developed by the firm are available open source and allow easy adoption.

Website: www.makeblock.com/
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Email ID: *****@makeblock.cc

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Founded Year

2011

Location

Shenzhen, China

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$80.5M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Aug 30, 2018, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Aug 01, 2018

Investors

Shenzhen Capital Group & 12 more

Ranked

6^th among 259 active competitors

Employee Count

50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026

Similar Companies

Shape Robotics & 240 more

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Makeblock has raised a total funding of $80.5M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 30, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Aug 30, 2018 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Makeblock has 13 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Makeblock:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 30, 2018	1052870	Series C	2225300	7084645	8612604	5763140
Mar 16, 2017	3357236	Series B	6998498	1150840	4660204	1720131
Apr 10, 2014	4573405	Series A	3105023	1764619	9205235	Sequoia Capital

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The founders of Makeblock are Jasen Wang and Lech Alexander Murawski.

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

Jasen Wang: Co-Founder & CEO of Makeblock and founder of 2 other companies, NextMaker and Makeblock.
Lech Alexander Murawski: Co-Founder of Makeblock and founder of 1 other company.

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Makeblock's employee count trend

Makeblock has 50 - 199 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Makeblock's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Makeblock include Shape Robotics, Robo Wunderkind and Luxrobo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Makeblock, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Shape Robotics 2015, Farum (Denmark), Public	Platform offering robots to learn STEAM subjects	$1.02M	Syddansk Innovation, Danske Bank & 3 others	65/100
2nd	Robo Wunderkind 2013, Vienna (Austria), Series A	Smartphone controlled robotic device for kids to learn coding and robotics	$1.7M	HAX, Austria Wirtschaftsservice & 6 others	61/100
3rd	Luxrobo 2014, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Robot based DIY kit provider for code learning	$4.86M	Kakao, Hanwha & 13 others	57/100
4th	VEX Robotics 2004, Dallas (United States), Unfunded	Developer of educational robots for Institutions	-	-	55/100
5th	Avishkaar 2010, Delhi (India), Seed	Provider of robotics, AI, and coding educational kits and courses	$1.78M	Auxano, Mumbai Angels & 89 others	52/100
6th	Makeblock 2011, Shenzhen (China), Series C	Robotic kits to learn coding	$80.5M	Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund Management, Evolution Media ... & 11 others	49/100
7th	DFRobot 2009, Shanghai (China), Series B	Opensource hardware and robotics manufacturer	-	Walden International, SPSP Venture Capital ... & 3 others	50/100
8th	WitBlox 2017, Navi Mumbai (India), Seed	Retailer of modular electronics, robotics, and coding kits for education	$221K	Mumbai Angels, AmbujaNeotia & 21 others	50/100
9th	Parallax 1987, Rocklin (United States), Unfunded	Develops microcontrollers and kits for robotics	-	-	50/100
10th	BirdBrain Technologies 2010, Pittsburgh (United States), Acquired	STEM, robotics, and computer science solutions for engaging classrooms	-	National Science Foundation, America’s Seed Fund ... & 1 others	48/100