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Nvidia announced Groot N1, its foundation model for humanoid robotics.

Microsoft signed a deal with AES to add 475 megawatts of solar energy to power its AI data centers.

Flexport is suing Freightmate AI, claiming it stole source code.

Timeline

Massive Fundings

Ditto, a 7-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides an edge-native mobile database, raised a $82.0 million Series B led by Top Tier Capital Partners and Acrew Capital with participation from U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, True Ventures, Amity Ventures, Fundrise, Friends & Family Capital, Advance Venture Partners, and Internet Initiative Japan. More here.

Lumafield, a 6-year-old Cambridge, MA startup that produces industrial X-ray CT scanners for manufacturing insights, raised a $75.0 million Series C led by IVP with participation from G2 Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Spark Capital, DCVC, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Matter Venture Partners. More here.

Greenway, a 14-year-old Bratislava, Slovakia startup that provides an EV charging network, raised a $54.2 million financing led by Mirova. More here.

GrubMarket, an 11-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides a distribution platform for fresh local produce, raised a $50.0 million Series G from 3Spoke Capital, Joseph Stone Capital, Liberty Street Funds, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Pinegrove Capital Partners, Portfolia, and ROC Venture Group. More here.

Alloyed, an 8-year-old Oxford, UK startup that develops advanced metallic components for additive manufacturing, raised a $46.3 million Series B led by SPARX and Development Bank of Japan with participation from Aviva Investors, Future Industry Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises, JX Advanced Metals, and Anglo American. More here.

Augment, a 1-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that provides an automated logistics operations platform, raised a $25.0 million Seed led by 8VC. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

Supercritical, a 4-year-old London, UK startup that produces green hydrogen, raised a $17.8 million Series A led by Shell Ventures and Toyota Ventures with participation from Lowercarbon Capital, Anglo American Platinum, Al Mada Ventures, Blackfinch Ventures, Kibo Invest, Niterra, TOP Ventures, Earth Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. More here.

Rerun, a 3-year-old Stockholm, Sweden startup that provides a developer tool platform for physical AI data, raised a $17.0 million Seed led by Point Nine Capital with participation from Sunflower Capital, Costanoa Ventures, and Seedcamp. More here.

Theion, a 5-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that develops sulfur batteries, raised a $16.4 million Series A led by Team Global, Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen, and Enpal. More here.

Augmenta, a 7-year-old Toronto, Canada startup that provides an AI-driven building design platform, raised a $10.0 million Seed led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Montage Ventures. More here.

257, a 2-year-old New York, NY startup that provides a home energy insights platform, raised a $9.2 million Seed led by F2 Venture Capital with participation from Mike Fallquist, Jeff Hammerbacher, Otto von Troschke, and Gil Golan. More here.

Leta, a 4-year-old Nairobi, Kenya startup that provides a B2B logistics optimization platform, raised a $5.0 million Seed led by Speedinvest with participation from Google Africa Investment Fund and Equator VC. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Capalo AI, a 3-year-old Helsinki, Finland startup that provides a power plant optimization platform, raised a $4.2 million Seed led by VentureFriends and PROfounders with participation from Inventure and Innovestor. More here.

Kyberlife, a 4-year-old Singapore startup that provides a B2B healthcare procurement platform, raised a $3.0 million financing led by 5I Ventures with participation from East Ventures, A2D Ventures, and NUS Alumni Ventures. More here.

Swish Robotics, a 1-year-old San Francisco, CA startup that develops an AI countertop cooking robot, raised a $2.5 million Seed led by Accel with participation from Jawed Karim, Venus Williams, Cory Levy, Z Fellows, Edward Lando, Simon Kim, Abhi Ramesh, Ed Shelton, and others. More here.

Visoid, a 2-year-old Oslo, Norway startup that provides an AI-powered architecture visualization platform, raised a $760K Seed led by StartupLab with participation from Antler and OBOS. More here.

Harvested Robotics, a 2-year-old Hyderabad, India startup that provides laser weeding technology for tractors, raised a $22K Seed led by Arali Ventures with participation from Anand Mahindra and Chakradhar Gade. More here.

Exits

Windward, a 15-year-old London, UK startup that provides a maritime AI insights & risk platform for global trade management, was acquired for $280.0 million by FTV Capital. More here.

Fabrisonic, a 14-year-old Columbus, Ohio startup that provides Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM), was acquired for an undisclosed amount by United Performance Metals, a specialty metals provider. More here.

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