Top Industrial Automation Startups in 2027

Elovient Software Solutions specializes in crafting cutting-edge software products, custom solutions and digital transformation services.

ServiceHive is a cross-functional team of designers, software architects, engineers, consultants, marketers, and managers dedicated to building a seamless digital ecosystem that delivers real value to clients. Through a collaborative approach, we craft innovative and tailored solutions that drive business growth and operational efficiency. Guided by our core values – driven, dynamic, and dependable – we are committed to entrepreneurial empowerment, agility, and ethical business practices. By deeply understanding client challenges, adapting swiftly to evolving market demands, and upholding transparency and accountability, we empower businesses to thrive in a digital-first world.

Autopilot is building the platform enterprises use to deploy, manage, and scale autonomous systems in the physical world. We are still in stealth, but we’ve closed our latest round and are adding key hires to round out our world-class team. From drones to autonomous vehicles, our founding team has built and sold more robots than most teams in the world. Our mission is to free people from repetitive, dangerous, and physically demanding work so they can spend more time doing the things people do best: creating, connecting, solving problems, and caring for one another. We believe the future of work should be more human, not less. Today, bringing robots and other intelligent machines into real business environments remains fragmented, complex, and difficult to scale. Autopilot connects hardware, software, workflows, and human support to turn autonomous technology into reliable operational outcomes. We are currently operating in stealth and working alongside leading enterprises, robotics companies, and infrastructure partners across mission-critical industries. Our team brings experience commercializing autonomous systems, enterprise software, and emerging technologies. We are backed by leading venture and industrial investors. Our philosophy is simple: do good, have fun, and make money. We want to build a consequential company, create meaningful value for our customers and communities, and enjoy the people and the process along the way. If you want to help shape how intelligence enters the physical world while building a future that gives people more freedom, agency, and time for the things that matter, we would love to meet you.

Automatisor is a decision intelligence engine for the intralogistics automation market. We detect operational signals, assess inefficiencies & identify highest-impact automation opportunities. We are on a mission to drive adoption of automation; at minimal risks, optimal RoI and high trust. We empower sellers and buyers of intralogistics automation (warehousing, fulfillment, distribution, storage & manufacturing) with intelligence, outcomes and a powerful ecosystem.

We design and build innovative laboratory automation systems, dynamic scheduling software, and lab automation instruments that help accelerate and streamline discovery for our pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic research clients.

Frontier is on a mission to make hundreds of millions of critical frontline workers superhuman through a hardware and software AI voice wearable. The company, which is headquartered in Chicago and in stealth mode, has multimillion dollar contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and just raised $5.3M in funding from tier 1 investors, including the first investor in Oculus. The company has more than 10 of the most critical U.S. companies as paid pilot customers, including one of the top 3 largest U.S. steel companies and top five U.S. airlines. It has an extremely talented and ambitious team committed to building a foundational company.