Japan's Mujin raises $224M Series D as SK Square bets on robot-run factories
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-10-13
Japan's Mujin raised a $224M Series D with SK Square's overseas arm among the backers, bringing total funding past $503M.
- Its core product, Mujin OS, controls and coordinates robot fleets across warehouses and factories
- SK Square's thesis: robot-run factories, not just chips, are the next layer of value
- Signal: Asia's robotics funding is concentrating — Chinese dominance plus Japanese and Korean challengers — while US and European capital remains fragmented
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