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Massive Fundings

Base Power, a 2-year-old Austin, TX startup that provides battery-powered home energy, raised a $200.0 million Series B led by Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Valor Equity Partners with participation from Altimeter, Terrain, Thrive Capital, and Trust Ventures. More here.

SILQ, a 2025-founded Riyadh, Saudi Arabia startup that provides a B2B commerce platform, raised a $110.0 million financing from Sanabil Investments, Valar Ventures, Flourish Ventures, VSQ, MSA Capital, Rocketship VC, STV, Wafra Investment, Peak XV, Prosus, Tiger Global, Endeavor Catalyst, Raed Ventures, and Qatar Development Bank. More here.

Nuro, a 9-year-old Mountain View, CA startup that provides autonomous driving technology, raised a $106.0 million Series E from T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Tiger Global, Greylock Partners, and XN LP. More here.

AMCA, a newly founded El Segundo, CA startup that provides aerospace & defense product manufacturing, raised a $76.0 million financing from Caffeinated Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. More here.

Brinc Drones, an 8-year-old Seattle, WA startup that provides police drone manufacturing, raised a $75.0 million Series C led by Index Ventures with participation from Motorola Solutions. More here.

Mid-Size Fundings

Vestaron, a 20-year-old Durham, NC startup that provides crop protection solutions, raised a $20.0 million financing from undisclosed investors. More here.

Maverick Metals, a 3-year-old San Antonio, TX startup that provides a mineral extraction & processing platform, raised a $19.0 million Seed led by Olive Tree Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Hanwha Group, Liquid 2 Ventures, Nomadic Venture Partners, Soma Capital, and TechNexus Venture Collaborative. More here.

Fairly Made, a 7-year-old Paris, France startup that provides a sustainability & compliance platform for fashion brands, raised a $16.3 million financing led by BNP Paribas, GET Fund, ETF Partners, and FrenchFounders. More here.

BetterFleet, a 9-year-old Sydney, Australia startup that provides a platform for mission-critical transit, raised a $15.0 million financing from Aligned Climate Capital, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, and Remarkable Ventures Climate. More here.

Gallatin, a 1-year-old Washington D.C. startup that provides a military logistics efficiency platform, raised a $15.0 million Seed led by 8VC with participation from Silent Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Timeless Partners, and Banter Capital. More here.

Cargado, a 2-year-old Chicago, IL startup that provides US-Mexico cross-border logistics, raised a $12.0 million Series A led by LGVP with participation from Conversion Capital, Assembly Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Ironspring Ventures, Zenda Capital, and Proeza Ventures. More here.

Sedna, an 8-year-old London, UK startup that provides a data platform for maritime supply chain companies, raised a $10.0 million financing led by CIBC Innovation Banking. More here.

Xindus, a 3-year-old Gurugaram, India startup that provides a cross-border logistics platform, raised a $10.0 million Series A led by 3one4 Capital with participation from Orios Venture Partners, Shastra VC, and Caret Capital. More here.

Smaller Fundings

Adaptis, a 3-year-old Toronto, Canada startup that provides a sustainability & profitability platform for building owners, raised a $4.0 million Seed led by Building Ventures with participation from MetaProp, 2048 Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, and Blue Vision Capital. More here.

Vallor, a 2-year-old Miami, FL startup that provides an AI-agent powered procurement contract platform, raised a $4.0 million Seed led by Dynamo Ventures and Bloomberg Beta with participation from Liquid 2 Ventures, El Cap Ventures, Rock Yard Ventures, Immad Akhund, and Sean Henry. More here.

Sizl, a 3-year-old Chicago, IL startup that provides a cook-to-order food delivery service, raised a $3.5 million Seed led by Yellow Rocks! with participation from Kinetik and Mike Alexandrovski. More here.

Swedish Algae Factory, a 9-year-old Gothenburg, Sweden startup that provides algae production, raised a $3.4 million financing from Chalmers Ventures. More here.

EVident Battery, a 2-year-old Westford, MA startup that provides an EV battery pack inspection platform, raised a $3.2 million Seed led by Ibex Investors with participation from Nationwide Ventures, Automotive Ventures, and Avesta Fund. More here.

Ekyam, a 1-year-old New York, NY startup that provides an inventory intelligence platform, raised a $2.0 million Seed led by Female Founders Fund with participation from Greycroft. More here.

1LogTech, a 2-year-old Westerville, OH startup that provides a no-code data connectivity platform for logistics providers, raised a $1.5 million Seed from North Coast Ventures and Queen City Angels. More here.

AgBoost, a 12-year-old Norman, OK startup that provides a data platform for cattle ranchers, raised a $500K financing from undisclosed investors. More here.

CinSOIL, a 2-year-old Berlin, Germany startup that provides carbon sequestration technology for farms, raised an undisclosed Pre-Seed from undisclosed investors. More here.

Ridelogix, a 2-year-old London, UK startup that provides urban fulfillment for retailers, raised an undisclosed Pre-Seed led by Bethnal Green Ventures. More here.

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