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Scheduled Shipment #56
8VC targets $1 billion Fund 6, Ross Ulbricht pardoned, Boom creates the first supersonic civilian airplane. $773 million raised across 20 startups.

Happy Friday.
We are so back. Supersonic planes, autonomous vehicles, robotic ag & aquaculture, high-performance data centers. It feels like we’re living in an an industrial renaissance.
$773 million raised across 20 startups this week. 2 acquisitions.
Let’s dig in.
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Top News
8VC, which has backed companies like Flexport, Joby Aviation, Overland AI, and more, is raising $1 billion for Fund 6.
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road, was pardoned by Donald Trump.
Boom XB-1 becomes the first civil aircraft to go supersonic.
Timeline
We are so back 🇺🇸
— Blake Scholl 🛫 (@bscholl)
5:02 PM • Jan 28, 2025
We need a Project Stargate for domestic drone manufacturing.
— Jordi Hays (@jordihays)
6:53 PM • Jan 23, 2025
On Alignment
— Blake Robbins (@blakeir)
2:01 PM • Jan 27, 2025
Massive Fundings
DataBank, a 20-year-old Dallas, TX startup that provides high-performance data centers, raised a $250.0 million financing led by TJC. More here.
UVeye, a 9-year-old Teaneck, NJ startup that provides an AI-based vehicle inspection platform, raised a $191.0 million financing led by Woven Capital with participation from UMC Capital, MyBerg, W.R. Berkley, Menora Mivtachim, and More Investment House. More here.
Infra.Market, a 9-year-old Thane, India startup that provides a construction material supply firm, raised a $121.0 million financing led by Tiger Global with participation from Evolvence India, Foundamental, and Nikhil Kamath. More here.
Motif, a 2-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides a next-gen design platform for buildings, raised a $46.0 million Series A led by CapitalG with participation from Redpoint Ventures and Baukunst. More here.
Sereact, a 4-year-old Stuttgart, Germany startup that provides AI-powered robotics software, raised a $25.9 million Series A led by Creandum with participation from Point Nine, Air Street Capital, Nico Rosberg, Mehdi Ghissassi, Ott Kaukver, Lars Nordwall, Torsten Reil, and Niklas Köhler. More here.
Mid-Size Fundings
Lyric, a 4-year-old Sunnyvale, CA startup that provides a supply chain intelligence platform, raised a $23.0 million financing led by Permanent Capital Partners with participation from StepStone Group, Primary Venture Partners, NewBuild Venture Capital, and Foster Ventures. More here.
MyLand, an 11-year-old Phoenix, AZ startup that provides a soil health improvement platform, raised a $23.0 million financing led by Proterra Investment Partners with participation from Climate IC, Borden Family Trust, and FarmClub Investments. More here.
Token Security, a 2-year-old Wilmington, DE startup that provides a machine-first identity security platform, raised a $20.0 million Series A led by Notable Capital with participation from TLV Partners. More here.
Kwetta, a 4-year-old Napier, New Zealand startup that provides an EV charging grid optimization platform, raised a $15.8 million Series A led by Blackbird with participation from Virescent Ventures and Icehouse Ventures. More here.
Basetwo, a 3-year-old Mississauga, Canada startup that provides an AI-powered co-pilot for manufacturers, raised a $13.4 million Series A led by Axa Venture Partners with participation from Glasswing Ventures, Deloitte Ventures, Global Brain Ventures, Shimadzu Corporation, and Chiyoda Corporation. More here.
Emiza, a 10-year-old Mumbai, India startup that provides a logistics platform for ecommerce businesses, raised an $11.6 million Series C led by Evolvence India and Mirabilis Investment Trust. More here.
Tradeverifyd, a 9-year-old Bozeman, MT startup that provides a supply chain risk management platform, raised an $8.0 million Series A led by Silicon Road and Bread & Butter Ventures with participation from Acronym, Techstars, and a100x. More here.
ENAPI, a 1-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that provides an EV charging platform, raised a $7.8 million Seed led by Voyager Ventures with participation from Project A, Seedcamp, and Helloworld VC. More here.
Matchory, a 9-year-old Blaustein, Germany startup that provides a supplier discovery platform, raised a $6.2 million Seed Extension led by Capmont with participation from Earlybird-X. More here.
Smaller Fundings
CapGrid, a 6-year-old Gurugram, India startup that provides an automotive parts procurement platform, raised a $3.3 million Series A led by Anicut Capital with participation from Nexus Ventures and Axilor Ventures. More here.
BPR Hub, a 1-year-old Krishna, India startup that provides a compliance management platform for manufacturers, raised a $2.6 million Seed led by Accel and Kae Capital. More here.
EasyRain, a 12-year-old Milan, Italy startup that provides an automotive safety platform, raised a $2.6 million financing led by Indaco Venture Partners SGR. More here.
Clovis, a 5-year-old Clichy, France startup that provides real-time construction project monitoring, raised a $2.1 million financing from Tomcat Capital and WeLoveFounders. More here.
Atomik AM, a 3-year-old Liverpool, UK startup that provides a sustainable advanced manufacturing platform, raised a $125K financing led by LYVA Labs. More here.
Exits
Kokomodo, a 1-year-old Rehovot, Israel startup that provides cacao production using cellular agriculture technology, was acquired for $6.3 million by Pluri (NAS: PLUR), the sustainable food biotech. More here.
Kind Humanoid, a 6-year-old Palo Alto, CA startup that provides humanoid robots, was acquired for an undisclosed amount by 1X Technologies, a larger humanoid robot startup. More here.
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