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Top News

Data centers are drawing big investment: Blackstone is spending $70 billion on new developments and Amazon will spend $100 billion+ over the next decade.

Amazon is expanding rural delivery capacity, seeking to increase its Amazon-truck delivery capacity from 67% to 90% of customers.

3D printers are booming off of U.S. defense contracts.

Massive Fundings

Applied Intuition, a 7-year-old Mountain View, CA startup that provides autonomous vehicle development software, raised a $300.0 million secondary transaction led by Fidelity Management. More here.

Altana AI, a 6-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a supply chain visibility platform, raised a $200 million Series C led by US Innovative Technology Fund with participation from March Capital, Generation Investment Management, Salesforce Ventures , Friends & Family Capital, GV, Activate Capital, Floating Point, and Omers Ventures. More here.

Monarch Tractor, a 7-year-old Livermore, CA startup that produces electric, autonomous tractors, raised a $133.0 million Series C led by Astanor and HH-CTBC Partnership. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

Leaf, a 6-year-old Los Angeles, CA startup that provides a farm data management platform, raised an $11.3 million Series A led by Spero Ventures with participation from S2G Ventures, Cultivian, Radicle Growth, and SP Ventures. More here.

Sojo Industries, a 3-year-old Bristol, PA startup that provides robotics and automation for food and beverage manufacturing, raised a $10.0 million Series A led by Greenoaks with participation from Schreiber Ventures and Tech Council Ventures. More here.

Axle Energy, a one-year-old London, U.K. startup that provides flexible energy grid infrastructure, raised a $9.0 million Seed led by Accel with participation from Eka Ventures and Picus Capital. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Terrantic, a 2-year-old Seattle, WA startup that provides a data platform for growers, packers, and food processors, raised a $3.5 million Seed round led by Supply Change Capital with participation from York IE, Vitalize Venture Capital, and Array Ventures. More here.

ElectricPe, a 3-year-old Bengaluru, India startup that aggregates electric vehicle chargers, raised an $3.0 million Pre-Series A led by Green Frontier Capital with participation from Blume Ventures, Micelio Fund, and NB Ventures. More here. ​

FreshX, a one-year-old Chicago, IL startup that provides cold-chain logistics pricing and scheduling, raised a $2.7 million Pre-Seed with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Caruso Ventures, LongJump, OCA Ventures, and Origin Ventures. More here.

Elevate Vertical Farms, a 6-year-old Toronto, Canada startup that provides vertical farming technology, raised a $2.5 million Pre-Series B with participation from Brightspark Ventures and Orange Ridge Capital. More here.

Exits

Evri, a 50-year-old Leeds, U.K. company specializing in parcel delivery, was acquired by Apollo for $3.5 billion. More here.

SupplyPike, a 6-year-old Rogers, AR startup that provides a retailer management platform, was acquired by SPS Commerce for $206.0 million. More here.

C.H. Robinson, the 30-year-old global logistics provider, sold its European surface transportation business to Sennder, a European digital freight forwarder, for an undisclosed amount. More here.

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