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Rocsys, a hands-free charging automation platform, led by Crijn Bouman, Joost van de Weijde, Kanter van Deurzen, and the team, has announced the Rocsys M1, the world’s first hands-free charging solution capable of serving multiple bays in robotaxi operations. To support this expansion, Rocsys also announced a $13M Series A extension led by Capricorn Partners, with participation from Scania Invest, Forward.One, SEB Greentech Venture Capital, and Graduate Ventures, bringing tot

Glydways , redefining mass transit–affordable to build, profitable to run, and a joy to ride, led by Mark Seeger, Blake Barber, Zach Zeliff, and others, has announced its $170 million Series C fundraise. The round was co-led by Suzuki Motor Corporation , ACS Group , and Khosla Ventures with additional participation from existing investors Mitsui Chemicals and Gates Frontier, and new investor, Obayashi Corporation, a leading general contractor and developer. The oversubscrib

Saronic Technologies , redefining maritime superiority, Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Vibhav Altekar, Doug Lambert, and the team, has closed $1.75 billion in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins and values the company at $9.25 billion. Saronic welcomes Advent International , Bessemer Venture Partners , DFJ Growth , BAM Elevate , and other new partners and recognizes the continued commitment of its existing investors, including 8VC , Caffeinated Capital , Andreessen

Blue Water Autonomy , building autonomous ships for the open ocean, led by Rylan Hamilton, Scott N. Miller, and Austin Gray, has announced details of its first vessel, the Liberty Class. Liberty is a 190-foot steel autonomous ship with a range of over 10,000 nautical miles and over 150 metric tons of payload capacity. The autonomous surface vessel was designed in partnership with Damen, with construction set to begin at Conrad Shipyard in March 2026. The first vessel is sche

Autolane , developing hardware & software infrastructure for autonomous commerce, led by Ben Seidl and Andy Seidl, has secured $7.4 million in funding co-led by Draper Associates and Hyperplane , with participation from LAUNCH and Feld Ventures . The funding will accelerate Autolane’s expansion across retail, restaurant, and commercial properties. Supporting autonomous ride-hailing and delivery vehicles, its infrastructure has demonstrated up to 50% reductions in curbside

Einride , developer and designer of state-of-the-art digital, electric, and autonomous technologies that get global companies on track to...

Fernride , a Munich-based autonomy platform, led by Hendrik Kramer, Thomas Bock, Guenter Schmidmeir, and Candice Manatsa, has announced...

HappyRobot , an AI-native operating system powering the autonomous economy, led by Pablo Palafox, Luis Paarup, and Javier Palafox, has...

Destinus Group BV, a European leader in autonomous flight systems, led by Mikhail Kokorich, Tim Moser, Wouter Van Beek, and others, has...

Aeva , developer of perception and sensing and perception systems for autonomous processes, led by Soroush Salehian(Chief Executive...