Eclipse Raises $1.3 Billion to Back Manufacturing, Robotics

Eclipse Ventures secured $1.3 billion across two funds to invest in transformative physical industries, including robotics, advanced manufacturing, and energy infrastructure. Founder and CEO Lior Susan emphasized the fund’s focus on next-generation industrial technologies, aiming to accelerate automation and sustainable production solutions. The capital raise reflects growing investor confidence in hardware-driven innovation, contrasting with recent software-heavy venture trends. Susan highlighted Eclipse’s strategy of backing early-stage companies with scalable, high-impact physical-world applications. The announcement was made during a Bloomberg Tech interview, underscoring the firm’s expanding influence in reshaping industrial and robotic sectors.