The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Kewazo: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $5.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryConstruction robots
Overview
German heavy-industry robotics company developing LIFTBOT — autonomous lifting robot for maintenance and capital projects in the energy sector. Founded by Eirini Psallida and Ekaterina Grib. Total funding $35M.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founders
HQ
Founded
Product
Series A
Performance
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Apr 2025. Explore where Kewazo's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Artem Kuchukov Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Ekaterina Grib Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Artem Kuchukovcofounder
- Ekaterina Gribcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kewazo.
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)
- Kewazo1 deployment
Recent coverage
Kewazo in third-party press
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2021-01-01
$5M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2025
LIFTBOT at Washington, D.C.
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kewazo.Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kewazo from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kewazo.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kewazo/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3111004c-efe1-44d7-b313-579e78de0b5a
- Revision history: /companies/kewazo/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Advanced Construction Robotics2 models
- PaintJet2 models
- Scaled Robotics2 models
- AES Corporation1 model
- Apis Cor1 model
- Brokk1 model
Video
Meet your new digital worker that has been designed and built for scaffolding assembly, to make the processes safer, easier, and faster. LIFTBOT is a robotic hoist system empowered by the data analytics platform. In scaf
KAEFER in the UK & Ireland are proud to be the first UK partner for KEWAZO, hosting their first UK trial testing their robot scaffolding hoist LIFTBOT at our cu
In December 2021, Telinekataja & KEWAZO assembled a modular scaffold for the renovation of the city hall in Oulu, Northern Finland. Even though our robotic mat
"KEWAZO is the best on the market. It's the fastest. It's the safest." With LIFTBOT, the team were able to complete the project with 4 people instead of estima
Arka Chorbajian and Ryan Tritts from Skyline Scaffold talk about how our lifting robot LIFTBOT helped their scaffold builders at the First Baptist Church in dow
Altrad Prezioso used LIFTBOT for more than 200 days in 1 year on a capital project in a chemical plant in France. Mickael Silva, site manager: "What I like ab
Labor shortage is spreading across industries worldwide and scaffolding is no exception. The gap of skilled people is growing, and the question is: how can we m
Together with the traditional Munich-based company Huber Gerüstbau, we worked on a facade project with a length of 75 meters. To reduce the walking distance of
Working on a 72m-high scaffold comes with complex logistics, increased manual handling, and higher safety demands. On this project, M R Scaffolding Services u
At the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery, APTIM supports site operations, including maintenance and scaffolding services. In this video, Brett Vandervel
"I wish we had it 20 years ago, I would have made so much more money, I'd have saved so much more time.” Scott Browers, Site Manager at Network Scaffolding with
"Six to eight tonnes, this is what the guys are getting through on a daily basis, which is absolutely brilliant." Ceasur Taylor, HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environme
"It allows us to look at jobs from a different angle. We can replace the men that are chaining gear up in the middle of the project with the LIFTBOT." said Jame
This presentation was delivered at TAR 2026 in Potsdam, Germany, where KEWAZO joined Bilfinger to discuss how robotic material transport can improve efficiency
In Belfast, UK, Advanced NI Scaffolding faced a complex project on six active building, with pedestrians, gantries, and limited space each around a 70m-long, 30
Reality vs attention
Kewazo draws attention at the 29th percentile but verifies reality at the 80th percentile among construction robots. Hype Gap -51.6, 22nd widest among construction robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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 18, 2026