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Spaceium , building a network of in-space refueling and repair stations, led by Ashi Dissanayake and Reza Fetanat, launched  its first in-space demonstration hardware, a precision robotic actuator for autonomous propellant transfer in orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission, hosted aboard D-orbit’s ION spacecraft. Spaceium was founded to make in-space refueling a reality. Orbital fuel replenishment is the key to unlocking a larger, more sustainable space economy. For decades

Raindrop , Sentry for AI Agents, led by Zubin Singh Koticha , Alexis Gauba , and Ben Hylak , has secured  $15M in seed funding from Lightspeed  and leading AI companies, including Figma Ventures, Vercel Ventures , founders of Replit (Amjad Masad and Michele Catasta), Cognition (Walden Yan), Framer (Koen Bok and Jorn van Dijk), Speak (Andrew Hsu), Notion (Akshay Kothari), and YC . Over the past two years, the landscape has shifted from simple chatbots to agent systems capable

Nevis , the first unified AI platform built for wealth management, led by Mark Swan, Philipp Burda, and Ivan Chalov, has secured  $35 million in Series A from Sequoia Capital , ICONIQ , and Ribbit Capital , bringing the total funding to $40 million in under a year. Nevis enables advisors to complete operational work end to end, covering meeting preparation, client follow-ups, account openings, and ongoing service. The goal is straightforward: remove administrative burden so a