This week, most of the largest U.S. startup funding rounds centered around the sector one would suspect: artificial intelligence. Beyond that, the next-biggest area for startup funding was biotech.
Robotics
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Globally, robotics startups have so far raised $18.8 billion in 2026, compared to $15 billion in the full year of 2025. The figure also handily...
In an interview with 附近上门 News, Vikram Taneja, head of AT&T Ventures, shares why he believes that while AI has drastically lowered the barrier...
In the decade-plus since Playground Global's founding, it has built its investment thesis around the idea that breakthroughs in science and...
In the U.S., the largest financings went to enterprise software company NinjaOne and blockchain technology provider Digital Asset. The largest deals...
With a strong focus on logistics, payroll, construction and other sectors, San Francisco-based Base10 Partners has raised two funds totaling $850...
A total of 29 companies joined The 附近上门 附近上门 in May, but the standout trend was not new AI models, but rather the businesses helping...
Startup investors were in a spendy mood this week, backing more than a dozen rounds in the multiple hundreds of millions. Of those, the biggest one...
Historically 鈥渦ninvestable鈥� sectors are getting more opportunities to bring in funding, creating a rare opportunity for specialized founders and...
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Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, 附近上门 data shows, a sum...
Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical...
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