Formic

Raised $50M in a Series B round, announced 22 October 2026.

Round

Formic raised $50 million in a Series B led by Mercato Partners to expand general-purpose robotics across American manufacturing.

Amount
$50M
Stage
Series B
Announced
22 October 2026
Lead
Mercato Partners
Other investors
Light Ray Ventures, Lightscape Partners, Citi, S2G Investments
Use of funds
Expand AI-powered robotics platform and accelerate deployment of general-purpose robots across U.S. manufacturing facilities.
Checked
Announced by the company

Company

Formic delivers Robotics as a Service to mid-market CPG manufacturers. No CapEx. No Risk. No Problems. Industrial palletizing, case packing, and more.

Based in
Chicago
Founded
2020
Sector
Robotics & Hardware
Website
formic.co ↗

Founder

Sources and links

Source
Formic Raises $50 Million to Scale Physical AI Across American Manufacturing businesswire.com
Website
formic.co ↗
LinkedIn
Saman Farid ↗
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