As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
Launched by Belgian startup Any, LUV1 is a modular electric motorcycle with 120 liters of cargo space that can be used to carry bags, work equipment, or even pets.
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a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.
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Apps | Fundraising | Social
Friend-focused photo-sharing app Retro snags $21M
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
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Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
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Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund
The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.
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This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient
Newlight has raised a $9 million seed round and completed an 8,500-nautical-mile test run from Singapore to Ghana.
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This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’
The startup just raised a $26 million Series A to grow its customer base and help reduce red tape for utility and construction work.
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AI | Fundraising | Venture
Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics
General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents how to move through space and time, is in talks to raise at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Ventures, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six.
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AI | Fundraising | Startups
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents
Now exiting stealth mode with a $26 million seed round, Keenable has been building a vast web search index for AI agents.
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Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
The funding, Gatik’s largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
