DeepTech
Adiabatic Technologies Raises ₹8.3 Crore to Build Batteries forMachines That Can’t Afford to Quit
Adiabatic Technologies, a Maharashtra-based startup, has raised ₹8.3 crore in seed funding to build custom lithium-ion batteries for demanding machines like warehouse robots, drones, and defense equipment – the kind of systems where a dead battery means real downtime. The round was co-led by Malpani Ventures and Avinya Ventures, with Appreciate Capital, DeVC, Operators Studio, […]
ICEYE Wins First Scaleup Europe Fund Investment
Europe has spent years producing promising technology companies. The harder task has been giving them enough growth capital to scale globally without moving their centre of gravity elsewhere. ICEYE has now become the first investment made by the Scaleup Europe Fund, a European Commission-initiated vehicle managed by EQT. The fund co-led ICEYE’s recently announced €1 […]
Valar Atomics Raises $1B Series B Led by Sequoia Capital
Valar Atomics has raised a $1 billion Series B led by Sequoia Capital to move its nuclear reactor platform from demonstration into mass production. The company also secured a $200 million credit facility led by Erebor Bank, alongside J.P. Morgan, Crescent Cove and Hercules Capital. Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire will join Valar Atomics’ board. Other […]
K2 Space Raises $500M to Scale High-Power Satellites
Smaller satellites have made space cheaper to access. K2 Space is taking the opposite approach: building larger spacecraft with more power, payload capacity and onboard capability. The Torrance, California-based company has raised a $500 million Series D at a $6.8 billion valuation. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with participation from CapitalG, […]
Yaanendriya Secures ₹15 Cr From Piper Serica
Drones, robots and unmanned vehicles depend on accurate positioning. That becomes difficult when GPS signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed. Bengaluru-based Yaanendriya has raised ₹15 crore from Piper Serica to expand its indigenous sensing, navigation and control technologies. The capital will support research, faster product development and a wider portfolio of high-precision systems for […]
ZuriQ Raises $25.5M to Scale 2D Quantum Processors
Trapped-ion quantum computers are known for accuracy, but scaling them remains difficult. Most systems arrange ions in a single line, which becomes harder to control as more qubits are added. ZuriQ is trying to solve that problem by spreading ions across a two-dimensional chip. The ETH Zürich spinout has raised $25.5 million in Seed funding, […]
Nuclear Turbines Raises £15M for Compact Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is often talked about as a source of low-carbon electricity. The cost and construction time remain harder to solve. Manchester-based Nuclear Turbines has come out of stealth with 15 million pounds in funding for a nuclear system designed around a different way of turning reactor heat into electricity. IQ Capital led the round […]
Top Five AI Startups Raised $1.36B in One Week
In five days, five companies took in roughly $1.36 billion. Read the round sizes and it looks like more of the same froth. Read where the money went, and something more deliberate emerges. Not one of these teams is building a smarter chatbot. CuspAI, Meshy, Augustus, Glow, and Humanoid are aiming AI at the places […]
kausable Raises €12M to Build AI That Adapts Without Retraining
Most AI systems become less reliable when the world stops resembling their training data. A machine-learning model built for one factory, market or energy network may perform well until equipment changes, demand shifts or a previously unseen event occurs. Adapting it often means collecting more data, retraining the model and validating it again. Heidelberg-based kausable […]
deltaVision Raises €10.2M to Build the Fluid Infrastructure for Orbital Refuelling
Satellites are becoming reusable and serviceable. The missing layer is the infrastructure required to move propellant safely between them. Munich-based deltaVision has raised €10.2 million in its first funding round to expand production of spacecraft fluid-control systems and accelerate its orbital refuelling technology. The round was led by KT Ventures and Valemount Capital, with participation […]
ORiS Secures €5M to Build an Energy Grid in Orbit
Satellites are becoming more capable, but their energy systems remain constrained by solar panels, batteries, and orbital conditions. Turin-based ORiS has secured €5 million to develop laser-based wireless power transmission for space and dual-use applications. The package includes a €4.5 million pre-seed round led by Earlybird and co-led by Pitchdrive, plus a €500,000 regional grant. […]
CuspAI Raises $450M as AI Moves From Language to Materials
The next major AI breakthrough may not be a better chatbot. It may be a material that makes chips faster, batteries more efficient, or carbon capture commercially viable. Cambridge-based CuspAI has raised $450 million in Series B funding at a $2.6 billion valuation, giving the two-year-old materials intelligence company more than $670 million in total […]