# Clear Robotics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/clear-robotics

- Industry: Hardware
- Headquarters: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR - China
- Website: www.clearbot.org
- Latest round: Seed (Sep 8, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Hong Kong, founded in 2019, Clearbot operates as a marine garbage collection robot developer. It has deployed seven robotic vessels in Hong Kong, India, and Panama to expand its business. The company was co-founded by Sidhant Gupta (CEO as of 2026) and Utkarsh Goel. In June 2026, Clearbot raised USD 1.75 million in pre-series A funding led by ShipsFocus, with participation from Katapult, SGInnovate, M7 Holdings and MGS Ventures. 

The company has developed a robotic vessel Clearbot for the marine industry. It also provides its customers with robotic services (RaaS)such as garbage collection, water quality monitoring, and cargo transportation. The team has collaborated with Razer to design the latest version of its intelligent unmanned ship, Clearbot Neo, which is being used as the main commercial model.

The company plans to use the June 2026 funding to broaden its international footprint, build larger unmanned vessels, progress automated port surveying development and scale retrofit technology for operations in open waters.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Sep 8, 2022 — Gobi Partners, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Earth Venture Capital, CarbonX Global, Asia Sustainability Angels, Crusade Partners

## Investors

- Gobi Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gobi-partners) — Seed
- Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alibaba-entrepreneurs-fund) — Seed
- Earth Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/earth-venture-capital) — Seed
- CarbonX Global — Seed
- Asia Sustainability Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/asia-sustainability-angels) — Seed
- Crusade Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crusade-partners) — Seed