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Scheduled Shipment #39
Boston Dynamics robot autonomously inspects U.K. atomic facility, BMW teams up with Toyota for hydrogen-powered cars, GM vehicles gain access to Tesla superchargers

Happy Friday!
It’s been a wild few days on X, but we’re back with Scheduled Shipment #39! Big week for hydrogen with GM and Toyota building a hydrogen-powered car, and Hgen raising $5 million to produce cleaner hydrogen for heavy industry. We saw $405 million raised across 17 startups.
Let’s dig in.
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Top News
Boston Dynamics robot completes autonomous 35-day inspection trial for U.K. atomic energy facility.
BMW is working with Toyota to develop a hydrogen fuel-cell car for production in 2028.
GM’s electric vehicles gain access to Tesla’s supercharger network.
Massive Fundings
Crisp, an 8-year-old Miami, FL startup that provides real-time supply chain insights for retailers, brands, and distributors, raised a $72.0 million Series B led by Wellington Management with participation from Prologis Ventures, FirstMark, Toshiba Corporation, DNX Ventures, and Cox. More here.
Marvel Fusion, a 5-year-old Munich, Germany startup that produces energy via laser-driven fusion, raised a $69.7 million Series B led by HV Capital with participation from b2venture, Bayern Kapital, Deutsche Telekom, SPRIND, and Tengelmann Ventures. More here.
Air Company, a 5-year-old Brooklyn, NY startup that converts CO2 into jet fuel, raised a $69.0 million financing led by Avfuel Corporation with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, IQT, and Alaska Airlines. More here.
Quantum Systems, a 9-year-old Gilching, Germany startup that develops autonomous drones for commercial mapping, raised a $40.4 million Series B-1 from Notion Capital and Porsche Automobil Holding. More here.
Pyka, a 7-year-old Alameda, CA startup that produces autonomous, electric crop-dusting and cargo planes, raised a $40.0 million Series B led by Obvious Ventures with participation from Piva Capital, Prelude Ventures, Metaplanet Holdings, and Y Combinator. More here.
DeepDrive, a 3-year-old Munich, Germany startup that produces electric vehicle motors, raised a $33.5 million Series B led by Leitmotif. More here.
Mid-Size Fundings
David Energy, a 5-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a clean energy grid, raised a $23.0 million Series A-1 led by Cathay Innovation with participation from USV, Keyframe Capital, Equal Ventures, and BoxGroup. More here.
Lightyear, an 8-year-old Helmond, Netherlands startup that provides solar systems to electric vehicle manufacturers, raised an $11.1 million financing led by Zero Point Holding. More here.
Toolpath Labs, a 3-year-old Bedford Heights, OH startup that provides a CNC machining optimization platform, raised a $10.0 million Seed led by Leaders Fund with participation from Tech Square Ventures, BLH Venture Partners, Carl Bass, John Saunders, and Christian Welch. More here.
Cybord, a 6-year-old Tel Aviv, Israel startup that provides a visual AI platform for electronic component traceability, raised an $8.7 million Series A led by Capri Ventures with participation from Ocean Azul Partners, IL Ventures, and NextLeap Ventures. More here.
Safire Technology Group, a 4-year-old McLean, VA startup that provides lithium-ion battery safety technology, raised an $8.0 million Pre-Series A led by Canaan Partners with participation from Correlation Ventures, Higher Life Ventures, Ajinomoto Co., Automotive Ventures, Outpost Ventures, Potomac Angel Capital, and MaC Venture Capital. More here.
Reflect Orbital, a 3-year-old Santa Monica, CA startup that produces solar energy using in-space reflectors, raised a $6.5 million Seed led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Starship Ventures. More here.
Hgen, a 3-year-old Hawthorne, CA startup that produces hydrogen to decarbonize heavy industry, raised a $5.0 million financing led by Seven Seven Six with participation from Fontinalis Partners and Founders Fund. More here.
Smaller Fundings
Pickommerce, a 4-year-old Meitar, Israel startup that provides a piece-picking robot for warehouses, raised a $3.4 million Seed led by IL Ventures with participation from InNegev, Fusion VC, Israel Innovation Authority, and ZIM Ventures. More here.
Mela Works, a 7-year-old Milan, Italy startup that provides a construction site management and collaboration platform, raised a $2.7 million financing led by CDP Venture Capital with participation from 360 Capital and Techstars. More here.
Elevator, a 3-year-old Omaha, NE startup that provides a co-warehousing space for entrepreneurs, raised a $1.6 million Seed led by Invest Nebraska. More here.
ShipTop, a 3-year-old Vancouver, Canada startup that provides ecommerce fulfillment, raised a $500k Seed led by Dino Verbrugge and Jared Vegosen. More here.
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