Grounded

Grounded is an advanced manufacturing and mobility company known for its modular electric vehicles. From its funding announcement.

$5M SeedRaised 55 days agoDetroit, USARobotics & ManufacturingUSA
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In their own words

What Grounded says it is doing

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Public signal Described in the funding announcement as "advanced manufacturing and mobility company known for its modular electric vehicles". Source

ProductResearch and developmentCommercial growthManufacturing and scale

Public signal Read from the company's own description of what the funding supports.

Why now

Where Grounded is today

Grounded announced a funding round of $5M on 18 August 2026.

Latest round
Seed
Amount
$5M
Announced
18 August 2026
Headquarters
Detroit, USA
Sector
Robotics & Manufacturing
Investors
Not stated
Also participating
Not stated
Relevant leadership
founder and CEO Sam Shapiro

Momentum AfterRaise intelligence

AfterRaise Score

52
Steady growth
1 funding signal in the last 90 days
Funding recency
34/40
announced within the last 60 days
Round scale
8/25
round size relative to the market
Funding stage
10/20
Seed
Funding cadence
0/15
one funding event tracked this year
Arriving with the signals layer
  • Hiring momentum Open roles and hiring pace
  • Market expansion New offices and new countries
  • Leadership Executive appointments
  • Product activity Launches and releases

Since the raise

What has happened since

  • 18 August 2026
    $5M Seed
    Investors not stated in the announcement.

Public signal The timeline currently holds funding events, because those are the signals AfterRaise observes today. Hiring, leadership, expansion and product events join it with the signals layer.

What may happen next

What this raise could create

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What may happen next

  • Product launches and new tiers
  • Product leadership hiring
  • Research programme expansion
  • Scientific team growth

Opportunities this could create

  • Manufacturing scale-up
  • Certification
  • Factory operations
  • Engineering hiring
  • Distribution partners

Based on the Robotics & Manufacturing sector, a Seed round and the priorities the company itself set out. Not a statement of fact.

High momentum5 connected signals
  • 18 August 2026$5M Seed announced
  • 18 August 2026Stated priority: product
  • 18 August 2026Stated priority: research and development
  • 18 August 2026Stated priority: commercial growth
  • 18 August 2026Stated priority: manufacturing and scale

High momentum means several meaningful company changes have occurred in a short period. Signals here are funding events and the priorities the company stated; hiring, leadership and expansion detection join with the signals layer.

Open to

What Grounded is open to

Not yet specified

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Opportunities

Ways to work with Grounded

No open opportunities listed

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