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Pre-seed · Robotics

Bleu Robotics raises €5m pre-seed for industrial robot learning

Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital co-lead funding for the Paris robotics software company.

By RoundOS Funding desk

Bleu Robotics announced a €5 million pre-seed round on 29 October 2026, co-led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital.

The Paris company develops AI software that lets humanoid robots and industrial arms learn factory tasks from a small number of demonstrations. It aims to shorten the time needed to deploy and reassign robots as production requirements change.

Co-founded by Benoît Berkoukchi, Serena Ivaldi and Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Bleu Robotics is building on research in robot learning and control. Its focus is software that can bring adaptable automation to industrial workplaces.

Use of funds

Develop robot learning software

Expand industrial deployment

Funding history

Pre-seed · This round€5M

Sources

  1. The French robotics startup promising to deploy industrial humanoids after just 20 minutes of trainingsifted.eu · Oct 29, 2026
  2. bleu-robotics.com
  3. ovni.capital

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