Est. 2016 · Europe · Edison Awards Edison Award Gold
KEWAZO
Munich, Germany
LIFTBOT is a battery-powered robotic hoist that rides scaffolding and delivers materials to height - the carry that eats most of scaffold assembly time.
On camera
LIFTBOT on the scaffold
KEWAZO. The hoist that rides the frame so a person does not.
Known valuation
$35M raised · Mar 2026Series A extension about $16M led by Schooner Capital; Chevron Technology Ventures, Asahi Kasei, Benson Capital, Mana Ventures, Gaingels, Atlas Ventures, True Ventures, Cybernetix Ventures. Total about $35M. Post-money not published. Axios / company.
Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Edison Award Gold
Edison Awards · 2026
Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds · 2025
Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds · 2024
Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds · 2023
Robotics Top 50
BuiltWorlds · 2021
Known clients
Publicly named customers on jobs - not a complete list.
- ExxonMobil
- BASF
- Dow
Works with
OEMs, platforms, accelerators.
- Schooner Capital
- Chevron Technology Ventures
- Asahi Kasei
- Benson Capital
- Mana Ventures
- Gaingels
- Atlas Ventures
- True Ventures
- Cybernetix Ventures
Awards
BuiltWorlds · 2026
Robotics Top 50
Survey, case studies, member yards. 16 countries. The 50 names they published.
Edison Awards · 2026
Edison Award Gold
Mechanically-Augmented Labor. Kewazo LIFTBOT - scaffold haul without the human chain.
BuiltWorlds · 2025
Robotics Top 50
Onsite, offsite, and automated machinery. Sixth year of the list.
BuiltWorlds · 2024
Robotics Top 50
Survey, case studies, member yards. Fifth year of the list.
BuiltWorlds · 2023
Robotics Top 50
Survey, case studies, contractor feedback. Fourth year of the list.
BuiltWorlds · 2021
Robotics Top 50
3D print, autonomous heavy iron, service, and monitoring robotics. Second year of the list.
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Dispatch
2026-03
$16M Series A extension - Schooner leads
Chevron Technology Ventures and Asahi Kasei in. About $35M total. Axios.
2026-02
LIFTBOT on BuiltWorlds Top 50 - the hoist that rides the frame
Plants that already bought it. A person does not carry the load up the scaffold.
2025-11
LIFTBOT on scaffold at the plants that already bought it
The hoist that rides the frame so a person does not.
