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Massive Fundings

Odeko, a 6-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a coffee shop procurement marketplace, raised a $96.0 million Series E led by B Capital. More here.

Zeitview, an 11-year-old Santa Monica, CA startup that provides a visual AI platform for critical infrastructure, raised a $60.0 million financing led by Climate Investment with participation from Valor Equity Partners, Union Square Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Euclidean Capital, Energy Transition Ventures, Hearst Ventures, and Y Combinator. More here.

Swap, a 4-year-old London, UK startup that provides an ecommerce operations system, raised a $40.0 million Series B led by Iconiq Growth with participation from Cherry Ventures, QED Investors, Portfolio Ventures, and 9900 Capital. More here.

Renaissance Fusion, a 5-year-old Fontaine, France startup that develops fusion reactors, raised a $33.3 million Series A1 led by Crédit Mutuel Impact with participation from Lowercarbon Capital. More here.

CompScience, a 6-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides a visual AI platform to evaluate workplace safety, raised a $27.6 million Series B led by Sands Capital with participation from Four More Capital, Working Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

Cambium, a 6-year-old Halethorpe, MD startup that provides a lumber supply chain management platform, raised an $18.5 million Series A led by VoLo Earth Ventures with participation from 81 Collection, Alumni Ventures, Dangerous Ventures, Groundswell, MaC Venture Capital, NEA, Rise of the Rest, Soma Capital, Tunitas Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Understorey, and Woven Earth. More here.

JLT, a 12-year-old Ansan, South Korea startup that provides robotic welding and battery disassembly systems for heavy industries, raised a $17.0 million Series B from Stonebridge Ventures, Partners Investment, SJ Investment Partners, and Millennium New Horizons. More here.

Subsea Micropiles, an 8-year-old Dublin, Ireland startup that provides sustainable marine foundation and anchor solutions for offshore construction, raised an $11.4 million financing led by Scottish National Investment Bank with participation from Marubeni/Itochu Steel. More here.

Alpine Eagle, a 2-year-old Munich, Germany startup that develops autonomous drones for militaries, raised a $10.7 million financing led by IQ Capital with participation from General Catalyst and HCVC. More here.

Nitricity, a 7-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that produces nitrogen fertilizer, raised a $10.0 million financing with participation from Elemental Impact and Trellis Climate. More here.

Moonwatt, a 1-year-old Diemen, Netherlands startup that provides battery-based storage for solar power, raised an $8.3 million Seed led by Daphni and LEA Partners with participation from Founders Future, AFI Ventures, and Kima Ventures. More here.

Mote, a 5-year-old Los Angeles, CA startup that produces clean hydrogen via wood waste, raised a $7.0 million Series A led by Nella Next and Preston-Werner Ventures with participation from Counteract. More here.

Highstock, a 1-year-old New York, NY startup that provides an unsold inventory management platform, raised a $5.5 million Seed led by Greylock with participation from Max Mullen. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Installer, a 4-year-old Stavanger, Norway startup that provides renewable tech installation management, raised a $4.0 million Seed led by Brighteye Ventures with participation from PT1, Futurum, and Sondo. More here.

Vidyut, a 4-year-old Bengaluru, India startup that provides a Battery-as-a-Service platform for EVs, raised a $2.6 million financing led by Flourish Ventures. More here.

Beta Bugs, an 8-year-old Roslin, UK startup that provides an insect genetics platform, raised a $2.2 million financing led by Tricapital Angels with participation from Scottish Enterprise. More here.

SiB Solutions, an 8-year-old Lund, Sweden startup that provides video and AI services for flawless logistics, raised a $2.0 million led by Willard Ahdritz and Svante Andreen. More here.

DuraMon, a 4-year-old Zurich, Switzerland startup that provides corrosion monitoring for concrete infrastructure, raised a $1.8 million Seed Extension led by QBIT Capital with participation from Sika. More here.

Exits

TextLocate, a 4-year-old Chattanooga, TN startup that provides truck driver tracking software, was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Tenstreet, the driver recruiting platform. More here.

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