The idea of a robot that washes dishes and tidies up the house may no longer feel like sci‑fi and one company is giving that vision a meaningful boost — with help from two notable Tiger Cubs.
Sunday Robotics has raised $165 million in a Series B funding round led by Coatue Management, in a deal valued at $1.15 billion. Other investors included Tiger Global Management as well as venture capital and investment giants Bain Capital Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research, Benchmark Investment, and Conviction.
This is the latest unicorn in which the two Tiger Cubs have invested.
Coatue — led by Philippe Laffont and his brother, Thomas Laffont, who heads up the venture capital business — were early investors in Sunday Robotics. In 2021, Coatue was one of several investors that participated in the company’s $24 million seed financing.
Sunday was founded by Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi, who are trying to create a robot reminiscent of Rosie from “The Jetsons.”
It is just the latest unicorn that Tiger Global and Coatue have invested in. In fact, the day before the Sunday Robotics deal was announced, Coatue was reported to have participated in Replit’s $400 million Series D financing. The deal valued the AI-powered coding platform at $9 billion, according to a company announcement. Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal and actor Jared Leto were among the angel investors.
As of March 8, there are 68 new unicorns this year, Crunchbase says. Last year, 187 companies joined the prestigious club, the most new entrants since 2022, when there were 328 newly minted unicorns, according to Crunchbase.
Although their annual VC activity is a fraction of that of a few years ago, Coatue and Tiger Global remain the most active investors known for their hedge funds in these companies valued at more than $1 billion.
In 2025, Coatue participated in 16 financings of unicorns, more than any other hedge fund, according to a recent report from Crunchbase. It ranked 17th behind traditional venture capital firms and major companies such as Nvidia when it came to unicorn investing.
Meanwhile, looking at the more than 1,700 unicorns as of March 8, Tiger Global ranks third among all investors, having participated in 352 financings, according to Crunchbase. It is the most active firm also known for its hedge fund.
Coatue ranks ninth, having participated in 235 financings of unicorns.
These are the only two firms known for their hedge funds to rank among the 20 most active investors in unicorns.
