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Crusoe , the AI infrastructure company led by Chase Lochmiller, Cully Cavness, Matthew DeNezza, Nitin Perumbeti, Chris Dolan, Tara Green, and others, has announced  the initial closing of its anticipated $1.375 billion Series E round, bringing the company's expected valuation to over $10 billion. The oversubscribed round was co-led by technology investors Valor Equity Partners  and Mubadala Capital , with participation from 137 Ventures , 1789 Capital , Activate Capital , Alt

Continue Research , a 2-year-old research effort to identify and study upstream mechanisms in biology, started by Deepinder Goyal, has announced a $25 million fund to back researchers, funded by personal investment, and is not a part of Eternal. The next breakthroughs in aging biology are hiding in plain sight, emerging not from added complexity but from uncovering foundational mechanisms that control everything downstream. A $25M fund supports researchers testing ideas so si

Redwood Materials , powering America’s energy future, led by JB Straubel, Chris Lister, Colin Campbell, Cal Lankton, Mandy Clark, and others, has secured  a $350 million Series E funding round, led by Eclipse  with participation from new strategic investors, including NVentures  (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm).   The oversubscribed round underscores strong momentum across Redwood’s two core business lines: Critical Materials, including cobalt, nickel, copper, lithium, and cath

Quantum Space , developer of advanced space crafts, led by Dr. Kam Ghaffarian, Kerry Wisnosky, Ben Reed, Phillip Bracken, Sue Hall, and Richard Matlock, has announced  the successful completion of the Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) for its upcoming Ranger Prime mission, marking a key milestone toward the projected June 2026 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Ranger Prime mission will demonstrate Quantum Space’s Ranger 500 spacecraft in orbit, validating its pr

Stellantis , parent of world-renowned vehicle brands like Jeep, Maserati, Chrysler, and others, has announced  a collaboration with Applied Intuition , developer of the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain, led by Qasar Younis, Peter Ludwig, and others, to deliver intelligent in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) across the automaker’s worldwide brands. By integrating across a vehicle’s entire operating system, the IVI platform makes the cabin experience as seamless as a sm

NewLimit , a biotechnology company focused on human longevity, led by Blake Byers, Brian Armstrong, Cathy O'Hare, and Jacob Kimmel, has secured  an additional $45 million from Eli Lilly and Company, Duke Management Co., Section 32, and others, bringing its market capitalization to $1.62 billion. Insiders, including Kleiner Perkins, Dimension, Abstract, Human Capital, and Boost, also participated. Significant progress has been made in developing medicines that rejuvenate aging

LuxQuanta , enabling a new age of security in telecommunications with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems, led by Vanesa Diaz, Ernest López, Dr. Sebastian Etcheverry, and others, has secured  €8 million Series A funding round. Led by  Big Sur Ventures , and with support of A&G as the main investor, the round also includes new investors  GMV ,  Wayra , and the  EIC Fund , alongside renewed commitments from existing investors  Corning  and  GTD . The funding marks LuxQuanta’

Impulse Space , developing the in-space mobility infrastructure to accelerate our future beyond Earth, led by renowned propulsion expert Tom Mueller, Eric Romo, Kevin Miller, and others, has announced  a Helios and Impulse-made lander combination, estimated to deliver up to 6 tons of payload mass to the Moon (across two missions) per year starting in 2028 at a cost-effective price point. The Space Race once promised a bold future beyond Earth, inspiring generations with rapid

Isentroniq , enabling quantum computing at scale through cutting-edge wiring solutions for solid-state quantum computers, led by Paul Magnard  and Théodore Amar , has secured  a €7.5 million funding round led by Heartcore with participation from OVNI Capital, Kima Ventures, iXcore, Better Angle, Epsilon VC, as well as the support from Bpifrance and the French National Research Agency (ANR) under the France 2030 program. The funding will help the company advance its breakthrou

Stoke Space , developing 100% reusable Nova rockets, led by Andy Lapsa, Tom Feldman, and Kelly Hennig, has secured  $510 million in...

Axiom Math , building a self-improving superintelligent reasoner, starting with an AI mathematician, led by Carina Hong, Shubho Sengupta,...

TiHive , an industrial deeptech company specializing in real-time, non-destructive, see-through quality and process control on production...

Cerebras Systems , developer of the fastest AI infrastructure in the industry, led by Andrew Feldman, Jean-Philippe Fricker, Michael...

Rebellions , developer of next-gen AI inference chips, led by Sunghyun Park, Jinwook Oh, Hyo-Eun Kim, and Sungkyue Shin, has secured...

Space Forge , the advanced materials company revolutionizing semiconductor manufacturing in space, led by Joshua Western and Andrew, has...

Latos , revolutionising data centre solutions for a brighter, sustainable data‑driven future, led by Mike Carlin, Matty Carlin, Andrew...

Auterion , developer of the connected operating system to enable the next significant evolution in computing, led by Lorenz Meier, Rob...

Xbattery , manufacturer of BMS electronics for EVs and energy storage, led by Satish Reddy, Sonu Mishra, and Varshith Veeramaneni, has...

Sila , powering the world’s transition to clean energy by developing next-gen materials for batteries, led by Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb...

DaltonTx , a collaborative intelligence platform redefining how technology powers drug discovery, led by Dr. Garry Pairaudeau, Dr....