Tracking the latest press, fundraises, and achievements from portfolio companies as they continue to grow and make impact.
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DPD partners with Deus Robotics to deploy autonomous warehouse system at London Docklands facility — Retail Technology Innovation HubUK parcel delivery company DPD has partnered with Deus Robotics to create a robotic warehouse automation solution. Deus Robotics was selected as one of the finalists from DPD’s EcoLaunchpad programme from a
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TL;DR: Fastino raised $17.5M in a round led by Khosla Ventures to make AI training faster and cheaper by using low-cost gaming GPUs instead of expensive enterprise hardware. Their software optimizes distributed training across these GPUs, offering a more efficient alternative to NVIDIA-dominated infrastructure. The company targets startups
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TL;DR Feb 11 - Positron, a startup chip maker that aims to compete with Nvidia, said Tuesday it raised $23.5 million to scale production of its U.S.-made artificial intelligence chips. Valor Equity Partners, known for backing Elon Musk’s companies, Atreides Management, Flume Ventures and Resilience
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250206094005/en/Urban-Sky-Raises-%2430-Million-in-Series-B-Funding-to-Unlock-Routine-and-Easy-Global-Access-to-the-Stratosphere DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urban Sky, a stratospheric platform company, today announced it has closed a $30M Series B investment round. The funding will be used to develop and commercialize a connected suite of products that will unlock the full value
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TL;DR Deus Robotics, a Ukrainian startup specializing in warehouse automation, raised $3M in seed funding to expand its AI-powered robotics platform. The round was led by SMRK VC with participation from BESOS Capital. Deus builds autonomous mobile robots and software to optimize warehouse operations, aiming to compete with players
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US Department of Energy Selects Mitra Chem for $100 Million Award for Domestic Battery Manufacturing/PRNewswire/ -- In a groundbreaking move to bolster America’s clean energy future, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy…Cision PR NewswireMitra Chem Michigan provides additional $25 million
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Butlr secures $38M Round B fundingButlr announced its $38M Series B round funding on Aug 26th 2024 Burlingame, Calif. – August 26, 2024 – Butlr, a physical AI (PAI) startup, today announced $38M in Series B funding to meet the increasing demand for its sensors and anonymous data that can be used
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SirenOpt Raises $6.6M in Seed Funding to Transform Materials Manufacturing Blind Spots into Real-Time Insights Using Cold Atmospheric Plasma | ManufacturingTomorrowNon-destructive solution evaluates material quality and improves industrial efficiency across battery, aerospace, semiconductor, electronics, and other advanced manufacturing industriesManufacturingTomorrow Visit https://www.sirenopt.com/ for further information Non-destructive solution evaluates
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Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring | TechCrunchHyperspectral imaging startup Orbital Sidekick closes $10 million in funding to launch its space-based commercial data product.TechCrunchAria Alamalhodaei Historically, oil and gas companies have monitored pipeline leaks using inefficient, expensive methods: workers equipped with handheld
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Investment Notes: HYPR | BlackbirdWe are excited to have announced Blackbird has led an equity financing of US$5.5M in HYPERLABS Inc., a stealth-mode San Francisco based robotics startup. Who is behind it? Tim Kentley Klay, the co-founder of Zoox, one of our most memorable investments here at Blackbird.Blackbird
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Butlr lands new cash to put people-detecting sensors in the officeButlr, a startup creating sensors that measure space occupancy and more via thermals, has raised $20 million in a freshly-closed venture capital round.TechCrunchKyle Wiggers Butlr, an MIT Media Lab spinout developing sensors that use body heat to estimate office