UBTECH - About the company
UBTECH is a public company based in Shenzhen (China), founded in 2012 by John Kalanick, Zhou Jian and James Zhou. It operates as a Provider of service robots for diversified applications. UBTECH has raised $1.34B in funding from investors like Tencent, CDH and Qiming Venture Partners. The company has 348 active competitors, including 102 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Agility Robotics, Softbank Robotics and Unitree.
Sectors and market segments that UBTECH operate in
UBTECH serves in the High Tech, Native AI market segments.The primary business model of UBTECH are:Company Details
Provider of service robots for diversified applications. It develops programmable intelligent humanoid robots for learning. The robot has been designed as a family robot to help out in domestic tasks and also act as a personal assistant. The robot has 20 joints and can replicate the movements of the human body. The robot can act as a home guard and is remotely controllable over the internet. Apart from Alpha, the firm also makes children's robot called Jimu and Delta - a robotic kit, and a patrolling robot called Darwin.
- Website
- www.ubtrobot.com/en/
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- Email ID
- *****@ubtrobot.com
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Shenzhen, China
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$1.34B in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 348 active competitors
Employee Count
358 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Public
UBTECH's IPO details
UBTECH got listed on Dec 29, 2023.
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UBTECH's funding and investors
UBTECH has raised a total funding of $1.34B over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2014. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Aug 31, 2025 for $1B. 1 investor participated in its latest round. UBTECH has 28 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of UBTECH:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 31, 2025 | $1B | Post IPO | - | - | - | |
May 03, 2018 | $820M | Series C | $5B | - | ||
Nov 16, 2017 | $400M | Series C | - | - | - |
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UBTECH's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of UBTECH are John Kalanick, Zhou Jian and James Zhou. Zhou Jian and John Kalanick are the CEOs of UBTECH.
Here are the details of UBTECH's key team members:
- John Kalanick: Co-Founder & CEO of UBTECH.
- Zhou Jian: Co-Founder & CEO of UBTECH.
- James Zhou: Co-Founder & CEO of UBTECH.
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UBTECH's employee count trend
UBTECH has 358 employees as of Aug 26. Here is UBTECH's employee count trend over the years:
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UBTECH's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of UBTECH include Agility Robotics, Softbank Robotics and Unitree. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of UBTECH, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of service robots for diversified applications | $1.34B | 71/100 | ||
2nd |  Agility Robotics 2015, Salem (United States), Series C | Developer of robots and a cloud-based automation platform for logistics operations | $180M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Softbank Robotics 2012, Tokyo (Japan), Acquired | Provider of robotic solutions and integration services for various industries | $117M | 68/100 | |
4th | Developer of quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, and related components | $252M | 66/100 | ||
5th | _1560141200156.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Sanctuary AI 2018, Vancouver (Canada), Series A | Developer of AI-powered general-purpose robots for industrial applications | $100M | 65/100 | |
6th |  Apptronik 2016, Austin (United States), Series A | Developer of general-purpose humanoid robots for various applications and industries | $956M | 64/100 | |
7th | Developer of embodied artificial intelligence robots for various applications | $83.8M | 64/100 | ||
8th |  Mentee Robotics 2021, Herzliya (Israel), Acquired | Developer of humanoid robots | $17M | 62/100 | |
9th |  Limx Dynamics 2022, Shenzhen (China), Series B | Developer of embodied intelligent robotics and agentic operating system | $296M | 62/100 | |
10th |  1X 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series B | Provider of humanoid robots for personalized assistance | $126M | 61/100 |
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UBTECH's Investments and acquisitions
UBTECH has made 2 investments in Videojj and Ubgenius. UBTECH has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to UBTECH
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News related to UBTECH
Filter this listMedia has covered UBTECH for a total of 31 events in the last 1 year, 18 of them have been about company updates.
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UBTECH Robotics Opens World's First Humanoid Robot Factory in Liuzhou, ChinaLatestly•Sep 20, 2026•UBTECH
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Chinese robotics firm UBTech completes $13.9m roundTech in Asia•Sep 03, 2026•Orient Securities Capital, UBTECH, Legend Star
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UBTECH Shifts Focus to Repeat Orders and Revenue Over Shipment Counts at WRC 2026Pandaily•Aug 24, 2026•UBTECH
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UBTech Robotics Unveils U1 Humanoid Companion Robot, Poised to Drive Market GrowthDataquest•Aug 04, 2026•UBTECH
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Ubtech Receives Filing Notice from CSRC for Full Circulation of H SharesChina Finance Online•Jul 06, 2026•UBTECH
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Barrick Gold Plans North American Spin-off and IPO Amidst Partnership Dispute and Operational ChallengesStockhouse Publishing•Jul 03, 2026•UBTECH
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UBTECH Launches UWORLD U1: World's First Mass-Produced Full-Size Ultrabionic Humanoid RobotEuropa Press•Jul 01, 2026•UBTECH
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