Humanoid
Humanoid is a robotics engineering company developing humanoid robots for industrial and consumer applications. It has raised $152M in Series A funding and employs 277 people.
The growth story
Humanoid grew from 3 to 277 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $152M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2026.
About
Humanoid builds bipedal robots designed to perform repetitive tasks, aiming to reduce human labor in certain industries. The company envisions a future where these robots handle work currently done by humans, potentially displacing some jobs but also creating new opportunities.
Founded in 2024 and based in London, Humanoid has rapidly scaled to 277 employees. Its $152M Series A round in July 2026 was backed by notable investors including Bosch, Schaeffler Group, and Prime Movers Lab, signaling strong industry confidence in its technology.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Humanoid's largest function, with 87 employees. The company's leadership team includes founders with backgrounds in robotics and AI, though specific names are not provided.
The Humanoid org chart
Artem Sokolov (Founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 12 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 118 (+64% YoY), Information Technology 27 (+59% YoY), Human Resources 21 (+75% YoY), Operations 18 (+29% YoY), Accounting 17 (+31% YoY), Business Development 11 (+120% YoY).
Talent flow
Humanoid recruits heavily from robotics and AI companies, with Arrival, Ocado, and Sanctuary AI being top talent sources. Employees tend to stay for a median of 1 year before moving on, often to roles in robotics or AI startups.
Most common previous employers of Humanoid staff: Arrival (21), Ocado (14), Sanctuary AI (11), Boston Dynamics (10), Dyson (8), Brain (8). Former Humanoid employees most often moved to CNTXT AI (2), Walden Robotics (2), TechTree (1), UHNWI Family Office (1), Fanvue (1), Swibit (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Humanoid mafia
Three Humanoid alumni have founded companies, including Splatica, Optimising Technologies, and Steel Bot, all in the robotics and AI space.
3Andrey Shelomentsev, was Chief Business Development Officer until 2025Mark Marney, was Operations Manager until 2025Randall Briggs, was Senior Mechanical Robotics Engineer until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 30% direct, 52% search, 12% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Humanoid: Python (Programming Language) (100), Project Management (92), Microsoft Office (79), Robotics (76), MATLAB (75), C++ (75), Teamwork (63), Communication (63).
Where the team actually sits
Humanoid people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (89), United Kingdom (24), British Columbia, Canada (16), London Area, United Kingdom (13). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Humanoid attracts about 7,539 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 413 ranking keywords and lost 206 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Humanoid has 277 employees as of September 2026.
Humanoid has raised $152M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2026.
Humanoid was founded in 2024 by Artem Sokolov.
Artem Sokolov (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Humanoid's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Humanoid staff are Arrival (21 people), Ocado (14 people), Sanctuary AI (11 people).
Former Humanoid employees most often move to CNTXT AI (2), Walden Robotics (2), TechTree (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Humanoid, including Splatica, Optimising Technologies, Steel Bot.
Humanoid attracts about 7,539 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Humanoid staff are Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Microsoft Office, Robotics, MATLAB.
Humanoid staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (89), United Kingdom (24), British Columbia, Canada (16).
Humanoid has about 118 people in Engineering, up 64% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Humanoid has about 27 people in Information Technology, up 59% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 210 current and 42 former Humanoid profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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