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Coowa (CowaRobot)
Founded in 2015 as an autonomous-driving company, now builds wheeled, wheel-legged and humanoid-like AI robots for street cleaning, delivery and patrol. Reports 10,000+ units deployed across 50+ cities, with 2025 revenue above 1B yuan and operating profit. Promoting operations in Singapore with commercial trials planned; backed by SoftBank Group and AIIB.
HeadquartersShanghai, CN
Founded2015
Corporate funding$850M
TeamNot listed
Deployments2
Open roles0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-IPO (HK IPO planned)
FoundersTommie Tao (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedCN, SG
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-10-13
LinkedInNot listed
XNot listed
DP
Deployment log
Announced and cited only
CA
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Late-stage
SoftBank Group, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Round sourceSeries C
Industrial capital and financial investors (undisclosed)
Round sourceInvestors on recordSoftBank GroupAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank
TL
Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-06-23Preparing Hong Kong IPO after $600M+ round at $3B+ valuation; 10,000+ robots in 50+ citiesMugglehead Investment Magazine
2026-06-23Coowa, a cleaning robotics firm worth US$3B, prepares for Hong Kong IPO ↗Mugglehead Investment Magazine
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Source ledger
4 unique public sources
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Coowa, a cleaning robotics firm worth US$3B, prepares for Hong Kong IPOMugglehead Investment Magazine · retrieved 2026-10-13
02「酷哇机器人」获2.5亿美元C轮融资，领跑城市场景自动驾驶商业化落地Sina Finance / 投资界 · retrieved 2026-10-13
03Baiyun, Coowa team up for autonomous drivingGuangzhou Baiyun District Government · retrieved 2026-10-13
04Coowa Shenzhen Longgang normalized autonomous sanitation deploymentScience and Technology Daily · retrieved 2026-10-13