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Boston Dynamics , which develops practical robotics solutions designed to tackle today's and tomorrow's toughest automation challenges, and Google DeepMind , the world’s premier AI Lab, have formed  a new AI partnership aimed at bringing a new era of artificial intelligence to humanoid robots. Announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the two teams aim to integrate cutting-edge Gemini Robotics AI foundation models with Boston Dynamics’ new  Atlas ® robots. The strategic partnership

Array Labs , designing, building, and operating the world’s most advanced radar satellites, led by Andrew Peterson, Jose Isaac Robledo, and others, has announced  a $20M Series A financing led by Catapult Ventures , with participation from Washington Harbour Partners , Kompas VC , and other new and existing investors, including Y Combinator , Maiora Capital ,  Animal Capital , Aera VC , Cultivation Capital , and Clearance Ventures , bringing Array’s total funding to $35M sinc

Manus , building general AI agents as the Action Engine for life, led by Red Xiao (Xiao Hong), Yichao "Peak" Ji, Tao Zhang, and others, has joined  Meta. Manus launched to develop a general-purpose AI agent capable of handling research, automation, and complex workflows. Ongoing product iteration has strengthened reliability and expanded applicability across an increasing number of real-world scenarios. Within a few months, the system has processed more than 147 trillion toke

Armis , the cyber exposure management & security company, protects the entire attack surface and manages an organization’s cyber risk exposure in real time, led by Yevgeny Dibrov, Nadir Izrael, and others, is being acquired  by ServiceNow . The move represents a strategic step forward for customers and the broader mission. Since its inception, Armis has focused on enabling organizations to see, protect, and manage every asset across IT, OT, IoT, medical devices, cloud, and co

Naxatra Labs , bringing groundbreaking axial and radial flux motor technology to the world of electric mobility, led by Abhilash Maurya , Arnav Biswas , and Piyush Verma , has raised  $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter with participation from Mohit Tandon (Delhivery), Himanshu Aggarwal (Aspiring Minds), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Aloke Bajpai (Ixigo), Anupam Jalote (iCEM), Narayan (Ather Energy), and others. The proceeds will support product expan

Dazzle AI , a new company founded by entrepreneur, executive, and technologist Marissa Mayer, has raised  $8 million in seed funding at a $35 million post-money valuation, led by Kirsten Green of Forerunner  with participation from Kleiner Perkins , Greycroft , Offline Ventures , Slow Ventures , Bling Capital , Amino Capital , and the Acquired Wisdom Fund . Founded in 2025 by Marissa Mayer, Dazzle AI aims to bridge the gap between human intent and AI capability by building pr

(This round-up is for informational purposes only and in alphabetical order.) 1) Anka Space: Led by Caglar Binici, Anka Space is developing Phoenix, a reusable vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) rocket designed to make space more accessible and cost-effective. Know More At: ankaspace.com 2) Argus Systems: Led by Drew Borinstein and Lisa Yan, Argus Systems is powering the next era of physical AI. Know More At: argus.systems 3) Bandelier Technologies: Led by Stephen Buchanan a

PowerUp Money , India's trusted Mutual Fund Advisory App, led by Prateek Jindal, Harshil Sharma, Navdha Khera, Mridul Mimansa, Gaurav Singh, and Arush Kapoor, has secured  $12 million in a Series A round led by Peak XV , with support from existing backers Accel , Blume Ventures , Kae Capital , 8i Ventures , and DeVC . India today has nearly 60 million mutual fund investors, with SIP participation at an all-time high. Yet many working professionals struggle to make prudent fin

Nodu , a compliant platform bridging fiat and stablecoin payments, led by Alex Novozhenov , Vladislav Nikolayev , and  Daria Dubinina ,   has closed a $1.45 million pre-seed round led by  Digital Space Ventures . Nodu provides banks, fintechs, and businesses with a ready-to-use global compliance and payments framework for stablecoins, enabling services to be launched without the need to build internal infrastructure. The platform enables sending, receiving, and holding stable

ICEYE , building actionable intelligence for resilience, readiness & response, led by Rafal Modrzewski, Pekka Laurila, and Eric Jensen, and Rheinmetall , an integrated technology group, led by Armin Papperger, have received  a major order from the German Armed Forces for the space sector. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has commissioned Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide the German Armed Forces with

Cache , building the best brokerage to manage your large stock positions, led by Srikanth Narayan  and others, has crossed $1 billion in total platform assets. For more than fifty years, exchange funds have operated largely out of the spotlight, addressing a specific need for a narrow group of investors, primarily ultra-wealthy families with private banking relationships. While the structure proved effective, the overall experience saw little innovation. High minimums, elevat

Nabla , one of the most advanced AI assistants in clinical care, led by Alexandre Lebrun, Delphine Groll, Martin Raison, Laurent Landowski, and others, has announced  an exclusive strategic partnership with Advanced Machine Intelligence, the new AI research company founded by Professor Yann LeCun. This next chapter builds on LeCun’s early belief in Nabla’s mission and his continued confidence in the company’s technical vision. As part of a board-supported transition, Nabla co

Cloudberry , a venture capital firm based in Helsinki and London, led by Rene Kromhof, Veera Pietikäinen, Lawrence Lundy-Bryan, Tuomas Hollman, and Lukas Steinmann, has announced  the launch of Europe’s first semiconductor venture fund with an initial close of €30 million. The fund invests in companies advancing the technological frontier with semiconductors, photonics, and advanced materials to advance compute, connectivity, sensing, and power.   Cloudberry’s fund, anchored

Enlightra , building scalable, extreme-bandwidth, and low-power optical interconnects for the future of computing and communications, led by John Jost and Maxim Karpov, has announced it has raised a total of $15 million in funding to tackle the biggest bottleneck in AI infrastructure: fast and energy-efficient data transfer. The company’s investors include Y Combinator , Runa Capital , Pegasus Tech Ventures , Protocol Labs , Halo Labs, Asymmetry Ventures , and TRAC VC , among

Neural Concept , revolutionizing how customers design their products by speeding up R&D cycles, augmenting product performance and solving their next engineering challenges, led by Dr Pierre Baqué, Théophile Allard, Dr Jonathan Donier, Thomas von Tschammer, and Philippe Cuendet, has raised  a $100 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity  at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with participation from existing investors Forestay Capital , Alven , HTGF , D. E. Shaw Ventures

Finny , the organic growth engine for financial advisors, led by Eden Ovadia, Victoria Toli, and Theodore Janson, has secured $17 million in Series A funding led by Venrock , with participation from Activant , Altruist’s Jason Wenk, and continued support from Y Combinator , Maple VC, and Crossbeam Ventures . Nick Beim from Venrock and Bill McNabb, the former Chairman and CEO of Vanguard, will join the Board. Financial advisors play a critical role in helping Americans navigat

Fortino Capital , a specialist European investor in B2B SaaS companies, led by Duco Sickinghe, Renaat Berckmoes, and others, has announced  the final close of its third private equity fund (“Fortino PE III”) at an extended hard cap of €700 million, surpassing its initial €600 million target, with strong support from both existing and new institutional investors across Europe and the US. Fortino PE III is around 85% larger than its predecessor and attracted a diverse base of i

AIO , an Estonian biotechnology company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and oils through innovative fermentation processes, led by Nemailla Bonturi, PhD, Petri-Jaan Lahtvee, PhD, Mary-Liis Kütt, PhD, and others, has been awarded  a €1.2 million grant from Enterprise Estonia  to advance its new project FERM-OIL. The total budget of the project is €2.3 million. Over three years, the project will scale ÄIO’s Flavoured Fat, a lipid-rich yeast ingredient with umami taste,

Exein , a global leader in embedded IoT cybersecurity, led by Gianni Cuozzo, Giovanni Alberto Falcione, Gerardo Gagliardo, and Gary Walshe, has raised €100 million in new funding led by  Blue Cloud Ventures , with participation from  HV Capital ,  Intrepid Growth Partners ,  Geodesic , and  J.P. Morgan . The new funding will drive next-generation AI security and international growth. It will enable: Development of embedded runtime security for connected devices, including AI-

Trigger.dev , the open source platform for building AI agents and workflows in TypeScript, led by Matt Aitken, Eric Allam, Dan Patel, and James Ritchie, has secured  a $16M Series A led by Standard Capital , with new investment from Michael Grinich and the CTO fund. Existing investors, including  Y Combinator ,  Liquid 2 ,  Wayfinder Ventures ,  Pioneer Fund , and  Rebel Fund , also participated again in the round. Trigger.dev empowers developers to build production-grade AI