Startups Decoded
Ep#81: Where Did $18.8 Billion in AI Robot Investment Go in 2026? John Frankel - ff Venture Capital
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John Frankel has been funding this stuff since before it was fundable.
He founded ffVC in 2008 after 21 years at Goldman, has backed more than 200 seed companies, and sits on over sixty boards. This year robotics pulled in $18.8 billion globally, already ahead of the $15 billion invested across all of 2025, and Frankel has a clear map of where that money actually landed, and where it hasn't.…