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Eclipse Raises $1.3 Billion to Back Manufacturing, Robotics

Venture firm Eclipse has raised $1.3 billion across two funds to back companies building the next era of physical industries like those in robotics, manufacturing, and energy. Lior Susan, the founder and CEO of Eclipse, speaks with Caroline Hyde and

  • Robotics
  • Source: Bloomberg
  • Published: 2026-04-07
  • Signal score: 5
  • 4 sources

Editor's take

Venture firm Eclipse has secured $1.3 billion in new capital to invest in companies developing advanced physical technologies, particularly within manufacturing and robotics.

This significant funding injection highlights continued investor confidence in the potential for AI-driven automation to reshape industrial sectors, following prior investments in companies like Berkshire Grey and Symbotic. The capital will likely fuel the growth of hardware startups aiming to bridge the gap between digital intelligence and real-world operations, potentially accelerating the adoption of robotics in diverse supply chains.

Future investments will reveal Eclipse's specific focus areas within this broad mandate. It will be crucial to observe whether the firm prioritizes software platforms enhancing robot intelligence, or end-to-end automation solutions for specific manufacturing challenges, and how this capital deployment compares to other major VC rounds in the robotics space, such as Tiger Global's recent $100 million investment in Form Energy.

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