- Scheduled Shipment
- Posts
- Scheduled Shipment #84
Scheduled Shipment #84
$81 million raised across 7 startups. 3 acquisitions for $2.6 billion.
Greg Brainard
August 15, 2025
Happy Friday.
Exit liquidity! HistoSonics, a cancer treatment technology & robotics company was acquired for $2.3 billion by an investor syndicate. And Geost, a space sensor company was acquired for $275 million by Rocket Lab.
$81 million raised across 7 startups. 3 acquisitions for $2.6 billion.
Let’s dig in.
Want access to our transaction database with 1,200+ industrial tech companies? Shoot me a note.
Top News
Amazon rolls out same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 1,000 US cities.
North American companies ordered 9K robots valued at $500 million in Q2 2025, a 9% increase YoY.
Waymo launches Spotify integration (finally).
Timeline
We’ve all seen humanoid robots doing backflips and dance routines for years.
But if you ask them to climb a few stairs in the real world, they stumble!
We took our robot on a walk around town to environments that it hadn’t seen before. Here’s how it works🧵⬇️
— Skild AI (@SkildAI)
10:46 PM • Aug 6, 2025
Massive Fundings
DISA Technologies, a 7-year-old Casper, WY startup that provides mineral recovery technology, raised a $30.0 million Series A2 led by Evok Innovations with participation from Constellation Technology Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Veriten, and Halliburton Labs. More here.
Mid-Size Fundings
Ultraviolette, a 9-year-old Bengaluru, India startup that develops electric motorcycles, raised a $21.0 million financing led by TDK Corporation with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Exor, and TVS Motor. More here.
Chowdeck, a 4-year-old Lagos, Nigeria startup that provides food delivery services, raised a $9.0 million Series A led by Novastar Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, AAIC Investment, Rebel Fund, GFR Fund, Kaleo, and HoaQ. More here.
Orbital Operations, a 1-year-old Long Beach, CA startup that develops high-thrust orbital vehicles, raised an $8.8 million Seed led by Initialized Capital with participation from Harpoon Ventures, DTX Ventures, Rebel Fund, TRAC VC, Karman Ventures, and Immad Akhund. More here.
Mecka AI, a 1-year-old Toronto, Canada startup that provides human data for AI and robotics training, raised an $8.0 million Seed led by Neo with participation from SV Angel, A-Star Capital, Cade, Timeless, and Offline. More here.
Smaller Fundings
Bisly, a 7-year-old Tallinn, Estonia startup that provides an intelligent building automation platform, raised a $5.0 million financing led by 2C Ventures with participation from Aconterra, Pinorena Capital, and SmartCap. More here.
HYLENR, a 1-year-old Hyderabad, India startup that provides thermal energy production, raised an undisclosed Pre-Series A led by Valour Capital with participation from Chhattisgarh Investments Limited, Karthik Sundar Iyer, and Anant Sarda. More here.
Exits
HistoSonics, a 16-year-old Ann Arbor, MI startup that develops cancer treatment technology & robotics, was acquired by a syndicate including K5 Global, Bezos Expeditions, and Wellington Management for $2.3 billion. More here.
Geost, a 21-year-old Tucson, AZ startup that provides sensors for space missions, was acquired by Rocket Lab for $275.0 million. More here.
Finale Inventory, an 11-year-old Palo Alto, CA startup that provides a cloud-based inventory management system, was acquired by Descartes for $55.0 million. More here.
Thanks for Reading!
-Greg
Reply