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Massive Fundings

Dexterity, an 8-year-old Redwood City, CA startup that provides industrial robots with human-like finesse, raised a $95.0 million financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Sumitomo Corp. More here.

Dcbel, a 12-year-old Montreal, Canada startup that provides bidirectional EV charging hardware for home energy management, raised a $55.0 million financing led by Canada Growth Fund with participation from Idealist Climate Impact Fund LP. More here.

Tandem PV, a 9-year-old San Jose, CA startup that provides perovskite solar panels, raised a $50.0 million Series A led by Eclipse Ventures with participation from Constellation Energy, Planetary Technologies, Uncorrelated Ventures, Trellis Climate, Tom Werner, Stifel Bank, and CSC Leasing. More here.

Scimplify, a 2-year-old Bengaluru, India startup that provides a specialty chemical procurement marketplace, raised a $40.0 million Series B led by Accel and Bertelsmann India Investments with participation from UMI, Beenext, Omnivore, and 3one4 Capital. More here.

Infinite Uptime, a 10-year-old Pune, India startup that provides a predictive maintenance platform for factories, raised a $35.0 million Series C led by Avataar Ventures with participation from StepStone Group, LGVP, Tiger Global, and GSR Ventures. More here.

Viam, a 5-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a physical data aggregation platform, raised a $30.0 million Series C led by Union Square Ventures with participation from Neurone. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

Echandia, a 19-year-old Solna, Sweden startup that provides maritime battery systems, raised a $20.4 million financing led by Klima and Industrifonden with participation from SEB Greentech VC and EEI. More here.

CaPow, a 7-year-old Beer Sheva, Israel startup that provides a wireless charging solution for robotic fleets, raised a $15.0 million Series A led by Toyota Ventures with participation from Elements VC, IL Ventures, Payton Planar Magnetics, Mobilion, and Doral Energy-Tech. More here.

Daupler, a 9-year-old Overland Park, KS startup that provides a response management solution for utilities and municipalities, raised a $15.0 million Series B led by Aqualateral with participation from Burnt Island Ventures and KCRise Fund. More here.

Grão Direto, a 9-year-old Uberaba, Brazil startup that provides a digital grain trading platform, raised a $15.0 million Series B led by Kaszek with participation from Bradesco Venture Capital, CME Group, SLC, and Endeavor. More here.

VIE Technologies, an 8-year-old San Diego, CA startup that provides an energy monitoring and predictive maintenance platform, raised a $15.0 million Series A led by Energy Impact Partners. More here.

Dance, a 5-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that provides an electric bike and moped subscription platform, raised a $13.0 million financing from undisclosed investors. More here.

Carpool Logistics, a 5-year-old Atlanta, GA startup that provides a vehicle shipping marketplace, raised a $12.0 million Series A led by Wavecrest Growth Partners with participation from CarMax, Devin Daly, Michael Quigley, and David Metter. More here.

Stargate Hydrogen, a 5-year-old Tallinn, Estonia startup that produces green hydrogen, raised an $11.5 million Series A from Giga, UG Investments, and SmartCap Green Fund. More here.

Glimpse, a 2-year-old Somerville, MA startup that provides a battery quality management platform, raised a $10.0 million Series A led by TDK Ventures with participation from Ibex Investors and Flybridge Capital Partners. More here.

Navlungo, a 7-year-old Istanbul, Turkey startup that provides a search engine for logistics freight services, raised a $6.5 million Pre-Series A led by OBSS Ventures with participation from Arya VC and MOST Ventures. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Bizongo, an 11-year-old Mumbai, India startup that provides a B2B raw material procurement and distribution platform, raised a $4.5 million financing from Accel, B Capital, IFC, and Chiratae. More here.

Agros, a 6-year-old Singapore startup that provides a solar-powered irrigation platform, raised a $4.3 million Series A led by Gaia Impact, Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia, and Wavemaker Impact with participation from Global Innovation Fund. More here.

SaySo, a 1-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a clearance shopping platform for excess inventory, raised a $4.0 million Seed led by UP.Partners. More here.

TwinKnowledge, a 2-year-old New York, NY startup that provides an AI copilot for construction, raised a $3.7 million financing from undisclosed investors. More here.

InsureVision, a 3-year-old Cheshire, UK startup that provides an AI-powered contextual risk driving assessment platform, raised a $2.7 million Seed led by Rethink Ventures with participation from Twin Path Ventures and State Farm Ventures. More here.

Biorsaf, a 4-year-old Castell Azzara, Italy startup that provides a food safety management platform, raised a $1.5 million Seed led by Maia Ventures with participation from Farming Future, CDP Venture Capital, and Fondo Toscana Next. More here.

Pebble Square, a 4-year-old Uiwang, South Korea startup that provides a fabless semiconductor designer, raised a $1.4 million financing led by UTC Investment. More here.

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