The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies HIVE: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $15.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Physical AI startup building a 'silicon Brain' that retrofits existing industrial vehicles with sensors and AI to enable autonomous operation. Deployed across Scandinavia with US expansion underway.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundPre-Series A post-money
Key facts
Product
HQ
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →HIVE on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where HIVE's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full HIVE deployment record →
Relationships
Founders (1)
- Ayman Sawafcofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Ayman Sawaf Founder
Safety record
No incidents on record for HIVE.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- HIVE2 deployments
Recent coverage
HIVE in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $15.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Series A2026-07-08
$15M(reported) · $90M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in HIVE’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundPre-Series A funding round
2026-07-08Pre-Series A raising $15000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 14, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
HIVE Silicon Brain at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
HIVE Silicon Brain at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for HIVE.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning HIVE from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hive.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hive/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/f997b0cc-318f-4937-af1b-383c761df318
- Revision history: /companies/hive/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Bot-Hive's Yas takes a look at at Autonomous Mobile Robots and answers some common questions including what exactly they are, how they compare to AGVs & how muc
Reality vs attention
HIVE draws attention at the 94th percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +60, 7th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 28, 2026