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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61 tools compared · 2026
Autonomous trucks, warehouse-picking robots, and humanoid platforms hauling freight in production today
61 ai logistics startups tracked, with the largest concentration in US. Total tracked funding: $21.0B.
Tracked
61
Total Raised
$21.0B
Countries
11
Active Deals
0
1 
Waabi Toronto, CA $1.3B 2 
Nirvana Insurance San Francisco, US $260M 3 
Einride Stockholm, SE $913M 4 
Aurora Pittsburgh, US $620M 5 
Augment San Francisco, US $110M 6 
Dexterity Redwood City, US $300M 7 
Astranis San Francisco, US $1.2B 8 
Dexory Wallingford, GB $285M 9 
Mytra Brisbane, US $200M 10 
Sereact DE $136M 11 
Levelpath San Francisco, US $100M 12 
Kargo San Francisco, US $60M
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | The Boring AI Company | Series D | $3B |
| Sep 2026 | Motive | Other | $1.3B |
| Aug 2026 | Gatik | Series D | $200M |
| Aug 2026 | REGENT | Series B | $120M |
| Aug 2026 | REGENT | Debt | $120M |
| Aug 2026 | Moove | Series C | $250M |
| Jul 2026 | Freehand | Series B | $75M |
| Jul 2026 | The Boring Company | Other | $4B |
All AI Logistics startups
Page 2Freehand
Autonomous AI teams that govern and settle enterprise spend
Raised
$100M
Stage
S-B
NexDash
Building Europe's first Neo-Carrier, an AI-driven, fully electric road freight network
Raised
$5.4M
Stage
Seed
qomplement
The Agentic ERP for supply chain operations
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Gather AI
Physical intelligence platform with autonomous drones for warehouse inventory
Raised
$74M
Stage
S-B
Terminal Industries
AI platforms that digitize yard and terminal operations using computer vision
Raised
$17M
Stage
Seed
Lunavo
Lunavo is the AI assistant for carriers
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Tutor Intelligence
Central robot intelligence powering fleets of warehouse robot workers
Raised
$42M
Stage
S-A
Loop
Full-stack, verticalized AI platform for logistics and supply chains that ingests
Raised
$95M
Stage
S-C
Octup
Real-time AI operations platform built specifically for third-party logistics providers (3PLs)
Raised
$12M
Stage
Seed
Mentium
AI-native platform that builds digital workers for freight brokerages and the wider logistics
Raised
$3.2M
Stage
Seed
Pollinate
AI Agents for the supply chain
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Dayjob
AI Agents for Industrial Logistics
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Maximal
Maximal is a planning agent for commercial truck fleets
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Comena
AI agents for distributors and manufacturers to automate order entry
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Parspec
AI-native software platform that helps construction product distributors and sales agents bid
Raised
$20M
Stage
S-A
Burt
AI teammates for logistics
Raised
$500K
Stage
Seed
Alvys
Cloud-based, AI-driven transportation management system (TMS) for carriers and brokers
Raised
$40M
Stage
S-B
Flexport
AI-powered logistics for the real world, automating your supply chain from factory floor to customer door.
Raised
$2.8B
Stage
S-F
Sendcloud
PRIVATEAll-in-one shipping platform for e-commerce
Raised
$200M
Stage
S-C
Digicust
Vienna-based AI platform for end-to-end customs automation across Europe
Raised
$2.5M
Stage
PRE-SERIES A
Clarium
AI-powered supply chain for healthcare
Raised
$43M
Stage
S-A
Reliable Robotics
Autonomous flight systems for type-certified cargo aircraft.
Raised
$320M
Stage
S-C
GrubMarket
AI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of the American food supply chain
Raised
$370.5M
Stage
S-H
Pudu Robotics
PRIVATECommercial service robots for delivery, cleaning, and beyond
Raised
$300M
Stage
S-D