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Germany · Robotics

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Stark — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$540.0M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Stark has raised $540M over 1 round; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the robotics sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Active
  • Last raise under a month ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 14 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
Where it sits in Robotics

Stark is one of 327 Robotics companies tracked from Germany. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

+++ #DealMonitor +++ DefenseTech-Unicorn Stark erhält 500 Millionen +++ Auto-Abo-Grownup Finn sammelt 140 Millionen ein - und wird ein Unicorn +++ KI-Startup Ora Computing sammelt 3,5 Millionen ein +++ Robotik-Startup Innok Robotics erhält 3,3 Millionen +++

+++ #DealMonitor +++ DefenseTech-Unicorn Stark erhält 500 Millionen +++ Auto-Abo-Grownup Finn sammelt 140 Millionen ein - und wird ein Unicorn +++ KI-Startup Ora Computing sammelt 3,5 Millionen ein +++ Robotik-Startup Innok Robotics erhält 3,3 Millionen +++

robotics

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

DE
Jurisdiction
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BGrowth/Late · 2026-06-24 Raised $540M (real) Modeled valuation $4.4B (est)$540M$4.4BGrowth/Late2026

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Growth/Late$540.0M · 2026

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D+ — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 14%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$4.4B
Base estimate est.
$3.8B
Conservative case
$4.7B
Upside case
$5.4B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the robotics sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
81%
Survival probability
70% low · 87% high
1.21×/yr
Annual markup
1.32×/yr upside case
0.0 yr
Elapsed time used
0.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
robotics
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
0.0 yr
On record since
2026
First round
New
First-time filer
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 327 companies in Robotics. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 86× above median
This company$540.0M
Sector median$6.3M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.8× of median
This company$540.0M
Sector median$675.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 128× above median
This company$4.4B
Sector median$34.4M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 99% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Growth/Late$540.0M2026-06-24$5.4B$4.4B45%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Growth/Late$540.0M2026-06-24
    • First recorded raise — entered as Growth/Late.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$864.0M
Modeled next size est.range $561.6M$1.4B
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Registry & provenance

Stark is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
DE
Jurisdiction
Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
Figure AI Inc.RoboticsGrowth/Late$675.0M$8.5Bsame sector · same stage
Avatar Topco, Inc.RoboticsGrowth/Late$752.0M$19.1Bsame sector · same stage
Robotic Research OpCo, LLCRoboticsSeries D+$459.8M$348.8Msame sector
Locus Robotics Corp.RoboticsSeries D+$430.4M$1.7Bsame sector
AMP Robotics CorpRoboticsSeries D+$375.4M$1.8Bsame sector
BHD-global autonomy foundation, LTDRoboticsSeries D+$200.0M$4.9Bsame sector
Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc.RoboticsSeries C$177.0M$119.3Msame sector
Gecko Robotics, Inc.RoboticsSeries D+$170.7M$999.1Msame sector
Frequently asked
How much funding has Stark raised?
Stark has raised approximately $540.0M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Stark's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Stark is approximately $4.4B (modeled range $3.8B–$4.7B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Stark at?
Stark's latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Wed Jun 24.
What does Stark do and where is it based?
Stark operates in the Robotics sector, based in Germany. +++ #DealMonitor +++ DefenseTech-Unicorn Stark erhält 500 Millionen +++ Auto-Abo-Grownup Finn sammelt 140 Millionen ein - und wird ein Unicorn +++ KI-Startup Ora Computing sammelt 3,5 Millionen ein +++ Robotik-Startup Innok Robotics erhält 3,3 Millionen +++
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