Aurora Innovation crossed the commercial finish line first, launching driverless freight runs on I-45 between Dallas and Houston in May 2024, anchoring this category at $2.5B raised. Covariant ($222M Series C) sits at the warehouse-picking layer that Amazon, Microsoft, and now-Anthropic-adjacent labs all want, while Sereact and Reliable Robotics push physical AI into European warehouses and aviation respectively. The humanoid wave — Apptronik, Agility Robotics, Sanctuary AI — collides with logistics first, where pilot deployments at GXO and Mercedes plants give the form factor a real revenue path. PlusAI and Kodiak (also tagged in defense) round out the autonomous-trucking leaderboard. Flexport pulls AI into freight-forwarding paperwork.
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Best AI Logistics Tools
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Autonomous trucks, warehouse-picking robots, and humanoid platforms hauling freight in production today
55 ai logistics startups tracked, with the largest concentration in US. Total tracked funding: $15.8B.
Tracked
55
Total Raised
$15.8B
Countries
10
Active Deals
0
1 
Pudu Robotics Shenzhen, China $300M 2 
Sendcloud Eindhoven, Netherlands $200M 3 
Loop — $95M 4 
CADDi Tokyo, Japan $202M 5 
Freehand San Francisco, United States $100M 6 
Clarium New York, United States $43M 7 
Waabi Toronto, CA $1.3B 8 
Nirvana Insurance San Francisco, US $260M 9 
BackOps — $26M 10 
Vooma — $16.6M 11 
Einride Stockholm, SE $913M 12 
Alvys — $40M
Funding by year — AI Logistics
2018 → 2026Market overview
Key trends 2026
- Driverless freight is shipping. Aurora's I-45 commercial route makes Texas the first US corridor with no-driver Class-8 trucks at revenue.
- Humanoids land in warehouses first. Agility's Digit and Apptronik's Apollo run pilots at GXO and Mercedes before Tesla Optimus reaches scale.
- Picking still gates deployment. Covariant and Sereact compete on the gripping problem that bottlenecks every fulfillment line.
Benchmarks vs global
Largest funded
$2.5B (Aurora growth)
vs Covariant $222M Series C ↑
Driverless freight launches
Dallas-Houston (Aurora, May 2024)
vs zero pre-2024 ↑
Humanoid warehouse pilots
GXO, Mercedes, Amazon
vs research-only 2022 ↑
Top countries
By startup countStage breakdown
Latest round typeTop investors backing AI Logistics
See all →Y Combinator
11 deals
Index Ventures
8 deals
Atomico
5 deals
8VC
4 deals
General Catalyst
4 deals
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
3 deals
Amplify Partners
3 deals
EQT Ventures
3 deals
Redpoint Ventures
3 deals
Kleiner Perkins
3 deals
Khosla Ventures
3 deals
KP
Kaiser Permanente Ventures
2 deals
FAQ
Frequently asked
Which AI logistics startup has raised the most?
Aurora Innovation leads at $2.5B in growth funding, focused on autonomous trucking. Covariant follows at $222M Series C for warehouse picking, then Reliable Robotics at $160M and Sereact at $110M Series B for autonomous warehouse handling.
Are autonomous trucks actually delivering freight today?
Yes. Aurora launched driverless commercial freight runs on the Dallas-Houston I-45 corridor in May 2024 with carrier partners including Hirschbach and Uber Freight. PlusAI and Kodiak are running supervised pilots ahead of similar transitions in 2025-26.
Will humanoid robots replace forklifts?
Not soon. Agility Robotics' Digit and Apptronik's Apollo target tasks current robots can't do — totes between conveyors, mixed-SKU picking, ad-hoc moves. Forklifts remain better at heavy palletized moves. Humanoids fill the dexterity gap warehouses currently staff with people.
Recent rounds in AI Logistics
All rounds →| Date | Startup | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Moove | Series C | $250M |
| Jul 2026 | Freehand | Series B | $75M |
| Jul 2026 | The Boring Company | Other | $4B |
| May 2026 | Astranis | Series E | $300M |
| Apr 2026 | Sereact | Series B | $110M |
| Apr 2026 | Pudu Robotics | Series D | $150M |
| Apr 2026 | Reliable Robotics | Series C | $160M |
| Apr 2026 | Loop | Series C | $95M |
All AI Logistics startups
Page 1Pudu Robotics
PRIVATECommercial service robots for delivery, cleaning, and beyond
Raised
$300M
Stage
S-D
Sendcloud
PRIVATEAll-in-one shipping platform for e-commerce
Raised
$200M
Stage
S-C
Loop
Full-stack, verticalized AI platform for logistics and supply chains that ingests
Raised
$95M
Stage
S-C
CADDi
Manufacturing AI platform for drawings and procurement
Raised
$202M
Stage
S-C
Freehand
Autonomous AI teams that govern and settle enterprise spend
Raised
$100M
Stage
S-B
Clarium
AI-powered supply chain for healthcare
Raised
$43M
Stage
S-A
Waabi
Generative AI for autonomous trucks and robotaxis
Raised
$1.3B
Stage
S-C
Nirvana Insurance
AI-powered commercial trucking insurance
Raised
$260M
Stage
S-D
BackOps
Building an AI-native operating system for global supply chain operations
Raised
$26M
Stage
S-A
Vooma
AI automation platform for freight brokers and carriers that streamlines back-office tasks
Raised
$16.6M
Stage
Seed
Einride
Autonomous, electric freight powered by the Saga planning platform
Raised
$913M
Stage
PIPE
Alvys
Cloud-based, AI-driven transportation management system (TMS) for carriers and brokers
Raised
$40M
Stage
S-B
Aurora
Delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly.
Raised
$620M
Stage
IPO
Caspian
AI-native customs compliance and global trade advisory platform that automates duty drawback
Raised
$5.4M
Stage
Seed
Augment
AI teammate that automates freight order-to-cash workflows
Raised
$110M
Stage
S-A
Octup
Real-time AI operations platform built specifically for third-party logistics providers (3PLs)
Raised
$12M
Stage
Seed
Parspec
AI-native software platform that helps construction product distributors and sales agents bid
Raised
$20M
Stage
S-A
Terminal Industries
AI platforms that digitize yard and terminal operations using computer vision
Raised
$17M
Stage
Seed
Dexterity
Physical AI for warehouse and supply chain robots
Raised
$300M
Stage
SERIES EXTENSION
Dexory
Autonomous robots and AI that turn warehouses into real-time digital twins
Raised
$285M
Stage
S-C
Mytra
3D robotic operating system for supply chain and warehouse storage
Raised
$200M
Stage
S-C
Astranis
The world's only dedicated satellite networks providing flexible, resilient, high-speed communications for global customers.
Raised
$1.2B
Stage
S-E
Nexcade
Agentic AI automation for freight forwarders, focused on pricing, quoting, and rate procurement
Raised
$2.5M
Stage
Pre-S
Digicust
Vienna-based AI platform for end-to-end customs automation across Europe
Raised
$2.5M
Stage
PRE-SERIES A