Midu Daily · Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026
MIDU
Bedrock Robotics raises $600M Series C at nearly $1B valuation
Bedrock Robotics closed a $600M Series C led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, with Nvidia and Bessemer participating.
SiliconANGLEOriginal AI
Seattle startup Avante raises $30M Series A to bring AI agents to corporate benefits teams
Seattle-based Avante raised a $30M Series A led by Frist Cressey Ventures, bringing total funding to $40M. Its AI agents compare vendor contracts against claims.
Tech Funding NewsAlso 1 source reportsLette raises $6.5M seed led by Peak for AI leasing agents in the UK
Lette raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Peak, with Heliad, Foreword VC.
Fintech
TechCrunch VentureGuidewire to buy Hyperexponential for $1.7B in cash
Guidewire announced it will acquire UK-based agentic underwriting startup Hyperexponential for $1.7 billion in cash.
Tech Funding NewsAlso 1 source reportsHyphenate raises $45M Series A led by Nexus and B Capital for AI finance agents
Hyphenate raised a $45M Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners with B Capital.
Robotics/Hardware
London robotics startup Machenta raises $40M seed round
Machenta, a London robotics startup founded by Imperial College professor Edward Johns and his PhD student Vitalis Vosylius.
AlleyWatch FundingUltra raises $50M Series A led by Framework Ventures for AI packing robots
Ultra raised a $50M Series A led by Framework Ventures.
Other & Roundup
SiliconANGLEIntel to acquire quantum software startup Classiq for $2.2B
Intel has agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software startup Classiq Technologies for $2.2 billion.
TechCrunch StartupsRe:Build raises $2.1B led by General Catalyst and JPMorganChase
Re:Build, the Massachusetts manufacturing accelerator that spun out EV startup Slate Auto in 2023.
Naboo acquires UK's pro-ven after €58.7M Series B
Paris-based event tech scale-up Naboo has acquired UK meetings and events specialist pro-ven.
TechCrunch VentureDisruptive raises $10B fund to back at least 10 late-stage companies
Dallas-based Disruptive announced a $10 billion fund to back at least 10 late-stage companies with checks of up to $1 billion.