About Grishin Robotics
Grishin Robotics is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Menlo Park, United States. As of Sep 2026, Grishin Robotics is an active investor, having invested in 38 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Noise Overall, Grishin Robotics portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Ring Labs, eero and Spire. A lot of funds co-invest with Grishin Robotics, with names like Shasta Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Grishin Robotics has team of 82 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Grishin Robotics' List of Top Investments
Grishin Robotics has a portfolio of 38 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Embodied and Ziva Dynamics.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Brazil and 4 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 22 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Grishin Robotics:1. Ring Labs
Provider of home security systems, cameras, alarms, and doorbells. It offers devices and services to protect homes. The company provides video monitoring, motion detection, and real-time alerts. Subscription plans are available to save and review recorded videos.
Key facts about Ring Labs
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Santa Monica (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $208M
- Employee Count: 1,304 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Greenline and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 25, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. eero
Developer of home and business mesh wifi network systems. The company provides automatic software updates for performance improvements and security enhancements. It offers router-level protection to secure devices connected to the network. Features include wifi scheduling and guest network creation. The company provides solutions for homes, businesses, service providers, and pro installers.
Key facts about eero
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $90M
- Employee Count: 526 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Spire
Provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services using a large nanosatellite constellation in low orbit. The company collects and processes radio-frequency and atmospheric signals to deliver actionable insights for weather and climate, aviation, maritime, government, and security use cases, including RF geolocation, flight tracking, ship tracking, and greenhouse gas monitoring. It also offers space-as-a-service solutions that let customers deploy custom payloads and dedicated constellations on its platform, with end-to-end manufacturing, ground station network, and constellation management tools accessible via APIs and dashboards.
Key facts about Spire
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $246M
- Employee Count: 524 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Baillie Gifford, Qualcomm Ventures and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Sphero
Sphero designs and manufactures Sphero, a smartphone-controlled robotic gaming ball connected via Bluetooth. Sphero is a small, self-propelled ball with a built-in gyroscope, accelerometer, and Bluetooth. Has released its SDK for developers to build applications or connect their pre-built applications with the robotic ball. The company has created many applications for the device, available for free. Also designed a tubular smartphone-controlled robot called Ollie, that is engineered for speed, play, and race.
Key facts about Sphero
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $112M
- Employee Count: 105 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Mercato Partners, firmgroupsinc.com and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 11, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Operator of autonomous robots for delivery of goods and advertising. The robots utilize sensors and machine learning to navigate and deliver items. These robots deliver hot food, groceries, and industrial supplies to customers. The company offers solutions for university campuses, grocery retailers, delivery applications, and industrial sites.
Key facts about Starship Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $281M
- Employee Count: 459 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Mercedes-Benz and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Grishin Robotics' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Grishin Robotics has invested in 38 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of Sep 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Noise and most recent follow-on round was in Yellow.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Grishin Robotics' Investments by Stage
Grishin Robotics has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.94M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.1M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $38.8M and 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $15.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 18 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Grishin Robotics' Investments by Sector
Grishin Robotics has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Consumer, Auto Tech, Enterprise Applications and Gaming. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 24 Consumer (B2C) companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 13 |
Consumer | 9 |
Auto Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Gaming | 6 |
Others | 53 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Grishin Robotics' Investments by Geography
Grishin Robotics has made most investments in United States (25), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 25 |
Canada | 2 |
Brazil | 1 |
China | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Grishin Robotics' recent investments
Grishin Robotics has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Noise.Here are the most recent investments by Grishin Robotics:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 7540 | [+2] | |
Nov 07, 2024 | Canada | Seed | 9586 | [+5] | |
Oct 30, 2023 | United States | Seed | 4541 | [+2] | |
Sep 08, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7887 | - | |
Aug 23, 2022 | United States | Series A | 7428 | [+7] |
Unicorns in Grishin Robotics' Portfolio
Grishin Robotics has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Zipline. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Zipline which became a unicorn in 2019, 7 years before Grishin Robotics first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Grishin Robotics' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Operator of drone delivery and logistics | 2011 | San Francisco | Series H | tokhnqb |
Acquired companies in Grishin Robotics' Portfolio
8 companies from Grishin Robotics' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Spire in Nov 2024 by Kpler for $*****.Here are Grishin Robotics' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 01, 2024 | Jul 11, 2013 | Seed | 3914 | |
Jul 18, 2024 | Sep 08, 2022 | Seed | 7354 | |
Sep 19, 2023 | May 25, 2017 | Series A | 7739 | |
Jan 24, 2022 | May 12, 2020 | Seed | 7789 | |
Aug 23, 2019 | Jun 25, 2015 | Series B | 2139 |
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Team profile of Grishin Robotics
Grishin Robotics has a team of 82 members including 2 Partners, 53 Venture Partners and 3 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Grishin Robotics' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Grishin Robotics:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United States | - | - | |
Venture Partner | New York | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United States | - | - | |
Venture Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Grishin Robotics
Over the past 14 years, 183 investors have co-invested in Grishin Robotics's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Grishin Robotics: Foundry, Techstars and 49 others have invested in rounds before Grishin Robotics. There are 3 companies where Foundry has invested before Grishin Robotics and 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Grishin Robotics.
- Top Co-investors of Grishin Robotics: 67 investors entered a company along with Grishin Robotics. These include investors like Shasta Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Grishin Robotics: A total of 65 investors have invested in Grishin Robotics's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include European Investment Bank (2 companies), Gov (1 company) and Expon Capital (1 company).
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Club Feast Raises $10.25M in FundingFinSMEs•Jun 03, 2021•Club Feast, General Catalyst, Grishin Robotics, MVP Ventures and 1 other
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Wise Announces $12M Series A To Accelerate Embedded Banking PartnershipsPRWeb•Oct 29, 2020•Wise, e.ventures, Grishin Robotics, Base10 Partners and 2 others
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Ziva Dynamics Raises $7M Seed Round to Bring Lifelike Characters to Major Game TitlesBusiness Wire•May 12, 2020•Ziva Dynamics, Grishin Robotics, Toyota AI Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners
