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Funding, M&A, and IPOs of robotics/hardware sector companies.
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Data center hardware startup Mueon raised $65 million in a Series A led by Maverick Silicon.
Why it matters: Mueon's $65M Series A shows investors backing 3D-stacked server designs as a route to denser, cheaper AI compute.
Vinci4D, a Silicon Valley startup that emerged from stealth in December, has raised a $250 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation.
Why it matters: Vinci claims its physics-trained AI cuts simulation turnaround from two weeks to a day, and the AMD partnership plus $250M round show where chip design tooling is heading.
Salience Labs, a photonic chip startup based in Milton, Oxfordshire, raised an oversubscribed $125 million Series B led by Bullhound Capital.
Why it matters: The round shows chipmakers spreading photonics bets across optical I/O, interconnect and switching layers, giving readers a concrete read on where AI data-center networking money is going.
Nvidia plans minority stakes in four French startups, Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment and Entalpic.
Why it matters: Nvidia's planned minority stakes in four French startups show how chip supply and sovereign-AI funding are becoming the same lever in Europe.
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.
FLÆ Robotics has raised more than €1 million from Purple Ventures and Garage Angels to support BE-A.
Why it matters: The funding round and the 60% guest-journey figure give a concrete read on how far hotel AI agents have moved into front-desk work.
IonQ agreed to acquire zero trust cybersecurity startup Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3B.
Why it matters: IonQ's all-stock purchase of Elisity shows how quantum vendors are buying enterprise security distribution rather than building it, and the earnout terms reveal what the price actually bets on.
Düsseldorf-based Ubitium raised a €14 million seed round led by Ibex Investors, bringing total seed funding to €18 million since its 2024 launch.
Why it matters: Ubitium's €14M seed and 2027 UB410 sampling plan show how physical-AI chip startups are consolidating DSP, NPU and CPU work onto one array.
Seattle startup Kapta Space raised $24 million in a Series A led by Washington Harbour Partners.
Why it matters: Kapta's $24M Series A shows defense-tech investors backing cheaper steerable radar for satellite constellations, a niche where Seattle hardware startups are gaining traction.
Mecka AI, a startup that collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid and other robots.
Why it matters: Mecka AI's $60M Series B shows how human-motion data collection is becoming a funded layer for robot training, with Nvidia and M12 joining Sequoia.
Beyond Reach Labs raised a $10M seed round led by Interlagos, with Y Combinator.
Why it matters: The interview details how a Brooklyn startup plans to mass-produce deployable solar arrays for orbital data centers, a niche supply bet on the growing satellite power market.
Ghost emerged from stealth with an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz to build Core.
Why it matters: Ghost's $11M seed and $3,499 Core box show how founders are pitching dedicated local hardware for always-on personal AI agents.
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