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Scheduled Shipment #49
$1.6 billion raised across 18 startups; one acquisition for $850K, Humba Ventures raises $40 million to invest in deep tech and defense, Cruise shuts down robotaxi service, Alphabet and Microsoft spend billions on clean energy.

Happy Friday!
Banger week for energy. Clean-energy provider Intersect Power raised $800 million in a round led by Alphabet. Six other energy startups raised $101 million. Also, Alphabet and Microsoft announced broader plans to invest billions into renewable energy.
$1.6 billion raised across 18 startups. One acquisition for $850K.
Let’s dig in.
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Top News
General Motors ceases funding for Cruise robotaxis, pivoting to personal autonomous vehicles.
Humba Ventures announces $40 million deep tech and defense fund.
Massive Fundings
Intersect Power, an 8-year-old Houston, TX startup that provides grid-tied clean energy, raised an $800.0 million financing led by Alphabet. More here.
Rebel Foods, a 13-year-old Mumbai, India startup that operates cloud kitchens, raised a $210.0 million financing led by Temasek. More here.
Tractian, a 5-year-old Atlanta, GA startup that provides a manufacturing performance optimization platform, raised a $120.0 million Series C led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, Next47, and NGP Capital. More here.
AMP Robotics, a 9-year-old Louisville, CO startup that operates a robotic recycling facility, raised a $91.0 million Series D led by Congruent Ventures with participation from Blue Earth Capital, California State Teachers Retirement System, Liberty Mutual Investments, Wellington Management, Range Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tao Capital Partners, and XN. More here.
Mintifi, a 7-year-old Mumbai, India startup that provides a supply chain finance platform, raised an $180.0 million financing led by Prosus and Teachers’ Venture Growth with participation from Premji Invest. More here.
ANYbotics, an 8-year-old Zurich, Switzerland startup that provides autonomous inspection robots, raised a $60.0 million Series B Extension led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, NGP Capital, Swisscanto, Swisscom Ventures, TDK Ventures, and Walden Catalyst. More here.
ConnectDER, a 13-year-old Philadelphia, PA startup that provides resilient home energy technology, raised a $35.0 million Series D led by Decarbonization Partners with participation from MassMutual Ventures, Avista Development, Clean Energy Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital, Evergy Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, and Zoma Capital. More here.
WeaveGrid, a 6-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides an EV charging optimization platform, raised a $28.0 million financing led by Woven Capital with participation from Activate Capital, Collab Fund, Emerson Collective, and Salesforce Ventures. More here.
Mid-Size Fundings
Carbmee, a 3-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that provides a carbon management software platform, raised a $21.2 million financing led by CommerzVentures with participation from Fly Ventures. More here.
Electrified Thermal Solutions, a 4-year-old Medford, MA startup that produces electrically and thermally conductive bricks to power industrial facilities, raised a $19.0 million Pre-Series A from Clean Energy Ventures, EDP Ventures, GVP Climate, Holcim Maqer Ventures, Mass Ventures, Starlight Ventures, TechEnergy Ventures, Tupras Ventures, and Vale Ventures. More here.
Cofactr, a 4-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a procurement management platform for manufacturers, raised a $17.2 million Series A led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Floating Point Ventures, Broom, and DNX. More here.
etalytics, a 4-year-old Darmstadt, Germany startup that provides AI-powered energy management solutions, raised an $8.5 million financing led by Alstin Capital and ebm-papst with participation from TF H IV Technologiefonds. More here.
MakersHub, a 3-year-old Austin, TX startup that provides an accounts payable platform for builders, raised a $7.0 million Seed+ led by QED Investors and TTV Capital with participation from Dash Fund and TRB Advisors. More here.
BeePlanet Factory, a 6-year-old Noain, Spain startup that provides energy storage for industrial customers, raised a $5.3 million financing led by Suma Capital with participation from Santander Climate Fund, Easo Ventures, EIT InnoEnergy, and Sodena. More here.
Fabri, a 2-year-old Boston, MA startup that provides precision metal casting, raised a $5.0 million Seed led by Lavrock Ventures with participation from RTX Ventures, Tenon Ventures, and SBXi. More here.
Smaller Fundings
Reefilla, a 3-year-old Turin, Italy startup that provides energy storage and mobile power generation solutions, raised a $4.9 million financing led by CDP Venture Capital with participation from HCapital, Azimut, Motor Valley Accelerator, and FinPiemonte. More here.
Celleste Bio, a 2-year-old Misgav, Israel startup that produces cell-cultured cocoa, raised a $4.5 million Seed led by Supply Change Capital with participation from SnackFutures Ventures, Consensus Business Group, The Trendlines Group, Barrel Ventures, and Regba Agriculture. More here.
Cerve, a 5-year-old London, UK startup that provides a food industry API, raised a $4.5 million Seed led by SuperSeed with participation from Zenith Ventures, Ponderosa Ventures, and The First Thirty. More here.
Exits
Air Belgium, a 45-year-old Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium airline operator, sold its cargo operations for $850K to Peso Aviation Management and Air One International Holdings. More here.
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