Top News

Energy Revolution Ventures raises an $18 million fund to invest in “new chemistry” startups.

Juniper Ventures spins out of Climate Capital with $11 million fund to invest in synthetic biology startups.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new framework to make it easier to deploy autonomous vehicles.

Massive Fundings

InoBat, a 5-year-old Bratislava, Slovakia startup that produces batteries, raised a $105.1 million financing led by Amara Raja and Rio Tinto with participation from SIH, Lilium, Bromo Capital, IPM Group, Cielo Capital, and Gotion. More here.

Zetwerk, a 6-year-old Bengaluru, India startup that provides a manufacturing marketplace and custom-built parts, raised a $90.0 million financing led by Rakesh Gangwal, Khosla Ventures, and Baillie Gifford with participation from Greenoaks and Avenir Growth. More here.

Haber, a 7-year-old Pune, India startup that provides an AI-powered manufacturing platform to increase efficiency, raised a $44.0 million Series C led by Creaegis, BEENEXT, and Accel. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

BILT, a 9-year-old Grapevine, TX startup that provides a 3D interactive instructions platform, raised a $21.0 million Series B led by Silverton Partners with participation from Amex Ventures, Fifth Growth Fund, and Silicon Valley Bank. More here.

Freshket, an 8-year-old Bangkok, Thailand startup that provides a restaurant supply chain management platform, raised an $8.0 million financing led by Thai President Foods and Kliff Capital with participation from Openspace and ECG Venture Capital. More here.

Sunairio, a 4-year-old Baltimore, MD startup that provides high resolution climate data to assess energy asset risk, raised a $6.4 million financing led by Buoyant Ventures with participation from Constellation Technology Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and Rosecliff Ventures. More here.

TG0, a 9-year-old London, UK startup that provides an AI-powered hardware platform providing interactive controls for physical surfaces, raised a $5.7 million Series B led by NetmindAI with participation from WP Health. More here.

T-robotics, a 1-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides an AI-powered robotic programming platform, raised a $5.4 million Seed led by Emergent Ventures and Engine Ventures with participation from Berkeley Skydeck and Raisewell. More here.

Mantis Robotics, a 4-year-old Pleasanton, CA startup that produces industrial robotics arms safe for human interaction, raised a $5.0 million financing led by Emerald Technology Ventures with participation from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Synthavo, a 5-year-old Stuttgart, Germany startup that provides an automated spare part identification platform, raised a $4.2 million Seed led by Samaipata and Senovo. More here.

Meight, a 3-year-old Evora, Portugal startup that provides a freight management platform, raised a $3.6 million financing led by Cusp Capital with participation from Grupo Lusiaves, Faber, and EIT Urban Mobility. More here.

Tetsuwan Scientific, a 1-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides AI-powered lab assistants for modern research, raised a $2.7 million Pre-Seed led by 2048 Ventures with participation from Carbon Silicon Ventures and Everywhere Ventures. More here.

El-Monde, a 2024-founded Luxembourg startup that provides an EV charger sharing platform, raised a $200K Pre-Seed from undisclosed investors. More here.

Exits

Seyond, an 8-year-old Sunnyvale, CA startup that provides a LiDAR platform for autonomous driving, announced a SPAC acquisition from Techstar Acquisition Corporation for a $1.5 billion valuation. More here.

Windward (LON: WNWD), a 14-year-old London, UK startup that provides a real-time shipping data platform, was acquired by FTV Capital for $270.0 million. More here.

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