TriMagnetix raises $1M to build radiation-resistant, ultra-low-energy chips for space
Seattle-based TriMagnetix raised $1M from Acequia Capital.
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GeekWireAI Score4242 BetaKitTop DealsAI Score5858 Steve Walton's 3C merges with UK's Datalec to form full-service data centre platform
3C, the liquid cooling startup founded by former CoolIT CEO Steve Walton, merged with UK-based Datalec Precision Installations on Oct. 14 to form 3C Datalec.
Why it matters: The merger shows how liquid cooling is being folded into full data centre design and operations, with revenue targets and hiring plans that indicate the scale of demand.
Fortune Term SheetTop DealsAI Score6565 Holyvolt raises $45M to develop battery chemistries outside China's control
Stockholm-based battery-materials startup Holyvolt raised $45 million in an all-equity round from Zone II.
Why it matters: Holyvolt's $45M round and DRX cathode bet show how one startup is pairing a high-throughput lab with AI models to chase battery chemistries outside China's grip.
Tech.euSame newsAI Score7272 Rabot Energy raises $50M Series B to turn homes into virtual power plants
Rabot Energy raised $50 million in a Series B led by Endeit with DeepTech & Climate Fonds.
Same story, shown in Top Deals《Rabot Energy raises $50M Series B led by Endeit Capital for virtual power plant》
Tech Funding NewsSame newsAI Score7878 Skeleton Technologies hits $1B+ valuation in Siemens-led round
Siemens led a nine-digit investment that lifted Estonia's Skeleton Technologies above a $1 billion valuation.
Same story, shown in Top Deals《Skeleton Technologies raises Siemens-led nine-figure round, valuation tops $1B for US AI data-centre push》
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score7575 Rabot Energy raises $50M Series B led by Endeit Capital for virtual power plant
Hamburg-based Rabot Energy raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Endeit Capital.
Why it matters: Rabot's Series B shows how home batteries are being aggregated into grid-scale virtual power plants, and where smart-meter shortages still constrain the model.
Tech.euAI Score4747 Ambio raises €5.1M seed to bring AI to recycled plastics procurement
Helsinki-based Ambio raised a €5.1M seed round led by b2venture, with Montis and Lifeline Ventures.
GeekWireAI Score2222 Helion Energy's fusion pitch lands a Jeopardy! clue under Y Combinator category
Helion Energy appeared as an $800 Jeopardy! clue in a Y Combinator category, with the answer "What is fusion?
Tech.euTop DealsAI Score7878 Skeleton Technologies raises Siemens-led nine-figure round, valuation tops $1B for US AI data-centre push
Skeleton Technologies announced a Siemens-led nine-digit investment that lifts its valuation above $1 billion.
Why it matters: Skeleton's Siemens-led round shows how AI data-centre power demand is pulling industrial capital into energy hardware rather than chips alone.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score5858 OlsAro raises €5M seed led by Industrifonden for AI crop genetics
OlsAro raised €5M in seed funding led by Industrifonden, with Nordic Foodtech VC as co-lead.
Why it matters: OlsAro's €5M seed shows how AI trait discovery is being sold to seed companies rather than run as a standalone farm operation.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score5858 Helsinki's Ambio raises €5.1M seed led by b2venture for AI recycled plastics matchmaking
Helsinki-based Ambio raised a €5.1 million seed round led by b2venture.
Why it matters: Ambio's seed round shows how AI matchmaking is being applied to the demand side of recycled plastics, where weak buyer interest has stalled the market.
TechCrunch StartupsTop DealsAI Score5656 Giraffe Bio raises $6.4M seed to boost copper recovery with biomolecules
Giraffe Bio raised a $6.4 million seed round led by Orion Industrial Ventures, with BHP Ventures.
Why it matters: Giraffe Bio's engineered biomolecules could lift copper recovery by up to 5% at existing mines, a rare concrete bet on biotech easing a looming supply gap.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score5858 Flox Intelligence builds edge AI to keep wildlife off tracks and runways
Flox Intelligence, a KTH spinout, builds edge devices that identify nearby animals with on-device models and emit species-appropriate sounds to deter them.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score2222 Licube Wants to Fuel the Fusion Industry With Enriched Lithium-6
Licube has licensed technology from Japan's Hirosaki University to purify lithium-6.
Tech Funding NewsTop DealsAI Score6969 1KOMMA5° raises €70M at $1.35B valuation, eyes US expansion and IPO
Hamburg-based 1KOMMA5° raised €70M from existing and new investors at a $1.35B valuation.
Why it matters: The round shows how a hardware-led energy installer is pitching its Heartbeat AI software to public-market investors, with a US entry and IPO both tied to 2027 results.
TechCrunch StartupsAI Score6262 WindBorne wins US Air Force contract worth up to $49M for balloon weather data
WindBorne Systems won a US Air Force contract worth up to $49 million to supply data from its roughly 700 autonomous weather balloons.
UKTNAI Score5252 Cambridge biotech startup Neela raises £2.1m to turn waste into aviation fuel
Cambridge-based Neela Biotech has raised £2.1m in pre-seed funding, led by Elbow Beach with £1.5m.
UKTNAI Score2020 Jonathan Morris, BCLP: Can Agritech Solve Britain's Food Import Problem?
UK agritech and foodtech are showing real promise despite a five-year waning of hype.
TechCrunch FundraisingTop DealsAI Score5858 2150 raises €210M second fund to back city climate tech
European VC firm 2150 raised a €210 million second fund from 34 limited partners.
Why it matters: The fund's city-first thesis and its stated interest in data centers and industrial automation show where climate-focused capital is moving as AI power demand grows.
TechCrunch FundraisingTop DealsAI Score5555 Superorganism closes $25.9M first fund to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism closed its first fund at $25.9 million, with backing from Cisco Foundation.
Why it matters: Superorganism's first fund shows how a biodiversity-focused VC defines its category and check sizes, useful context for founders and LPs weighing nature-tech strategies.
TechCrunch FundraisingTop DealsAI Score7575 Redwood Materials raises $350M Series E led by Eclipse, with Nvidia backing
Redwood Materials raised a $350 million Series E led by Eclipse, with a new strategic investment from Nvidia's venture arm NVentures. A source put the valuation at about $6 billion.
Why it matters: Redwood's $350M round and Nvidia's participation show how retired EV batteries are being repurposed to supply power for AI data centers.
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