Sift raises $42M to scale manufacturing data infrastructure
Sift, a data infrastructure startup for complex manufacturing, raised a $42 million Series B at a $274 million post-money valuation to support AI-driven factory automation.
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670 storiesLucid Bots raises $20M to scale US-made cleaning drones
Lucid Bots raised $20 million in Series B funding to scale manufacturing and headcount for its U.S.-made window-washing drones amid high customer demand.
Kleiner Perkins secures $3.5 billion across two new funds
Kleiner Perkins has raised $3.5 billion across two new funds, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI investments as the firm expands its capital base.
Epoch Biodesign raises $12 million to recycle nylon 6,6
Epoch Biodesign secured $12 million in funding, backed by Lululemon, to scale its enzyme-based technology for recycling nylon 6,6 and reducing reliance on fossil fuel-derived feedstocks.
Accel and Prosus back six startups in new India cohort
Accel and Prosus have selected six startups for their first joint India cohort, investing between $500,000 and $2 million in each to support long-term scientific development.
Databricks acquires two startups to power new AI security tool
Databricks has acquired startups Antimatter and SiftD.ai to support its new AI-powered security product, Lakewatch, following a $5 billion funding round last month.
BKR Capital raises CA$20M for second fund targeting Black founders
BKR Capital has closed CA$20 million for its second fund, aiming for a CA$50 million total to back high-growth technology companies led by Black founders.
Doss raises $55M to build AI-native inventory management
Doss raised $55 million in Series B funding to provide an AI-native inventory management layer that integrates with existing accounting systems for mid-market consumer brands.
Cauldron Ferm raises $13.25 million for continuous fermentation
Cauldron Ferm raised $13.25 million in a Series A2 round to scale its continuous fermentation technology, which turns microbes into nonstop production assembly lines.
AI video startup Captions rebrands to Mirage, secures $75M
Mirage, formerly Captions, raised $75 million in growth financing to expand its AI video-editing platform and target high-growth Asian markets.
Investor distances from Delve following compliance fabrication claims
Insight Partners scrubbed its investment post for Delve, a startup facing allegations that it fabricated compliance data for customers.
Swish raises $38 million to expand its rapid food delivery model
Bengaluru-based Swish has raised $38 million in a Series B round, valuing the 18-month-old food delivery startup at $139 million as it plans further expansion.
Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs back new prediction market VC
5(c) Capital is raising $35 million for its debut fund, backed by the CEOs of rival prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.
London’s Air Street Capital closes $232M fund to back AI startups
London-based Air Street Capital has raised a $232 million Fund III, bringing its total assets under management to $400 million to invest in early-stage AI companies.
Zipline raises $200 million to scale drone delivery
Zipline raised an additional $200 million, bringing its Series H round to $800 million, to accelerate its autonomous drone delivery expansion across the United States.
Lovable launches acquisition push to scale AI coding platform
Lovable, the $6.6 billion AI app-building platform, is launching an acquisition strategy to recruit 'builder-first' teams as it faces rising competition from major AI labs.
Gimlet Labs raises $80 million to optimize AI inference
Gimlet Labs raised an $80 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures to scale its multi-silicon inference cloud, which aims to improve AI workload efficiency by 3x to 10x.
Grab to acquire Foodpanda Taiwan for $600 million
Grab will acquire Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda business in Taiwan for $600 million, marking its first expansion beyond Southeast Asia, pending regulatory approval.
Amazon acquires robotics startup Rivr
Amazon has acquired Zurich-based robotics startup Rivr to accelerate its development of General Physical AI for doorstep delivery; terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Jeff Bezos reportedly seeks $100 billion for industrial AI fund
Jeff Bezos is reportedly seeking $100 billion for a new fund to acquire and modernize industrial companies using AI models from his startup, Project Prometheus.