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The Week鈥檚 Biggest Funding Rounds: Robotics And Legal Tech Top Bounce-Back Week

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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week鈥檚 top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out the biggest funding rounds of last week here.

The past few weeks were slow when it came to big rounds, but this week was quite the bounce-back. More than a half dozen startups raised $100 million or more, as investors went big on robotics and legal tech.

1. , $350M, robotics: Although robotics funding remained relatively unchanged last year, some humanoid robot startups certainly have seen massive cash from investors. Add Apptronik to that list, as the Austin, Texas-based AI-powered humanoid robotics company locked up a $350 million Series A co-led by and , with participation from . Founded in 2016, Apptronik had previously raised $28 million, per the company. The robotics startup will use the fresh cash to develop its humanoid robot designed for industrial work, Apollo. The company, which competes with , has partnered with NASA and , and has developed 15 robotic systems, including NASA鈥檚 humanoid robot Valkyrie.

2. , $300M, legal: It was just seven months ago San Francisco-based artificial intelligence legal tech startup Harvey made this list after it raised a $100 million Series C led by with participation from the likes of , and at a $1.5 billion valuation. It鈥檚 back again with a $300 million round led by Sequoia that values the startup at $3 billion, per a . Harvey develops AI tools that help legal pros with research, document review and contract analysis. Founded in 2022, the company has raised $506 million, .

3. , $230M, quantum: Everyone wants to know . That has not stopped investors from putting more cash into quantum-related startups. This week 鈥檚 unit and both took part in a whopping $230 million round for Boston-based neutral-atom quantum firm QuEra Computing. Neutral-atom quantum computing has lower error rates than other quantum systems. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $247 million, .

4. , $200M, biotech: The big biotech raise of the week (there seems to always be one) went to Newton, Massachusetts-based Abcuro. The startup, which is developing therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer through cytotoxic T cells, closed a $200 million Series C led by . Founded in 2015, the company has raised nearly $415 million, .

5. , $160M, climate: Climate tech has been slow recently. But that did not stop聽 Chestnut Carbon from locking up a $160 million Series B from several investors, including existing investor . The New York-based startup develops new forests on marginal crop and pasture lands, granting verified carbon credits to its corporations. Founded in 2021, the company has raised $360 million, .

6. , $110M, space: Torrence, California-based K2 Space, a satellite platform developer, locked up a $110 million Series B co-led by and . Founded in 2022, K2 has raised $180 million, per the company.

7. , $105M, legal: Palo Alto, California-based Eudia, an AI legal tech startup, closed a $105 million Series A led by as it came out of stealth.

8. , $100M, semiconductor: With AI being all the rage, chips seem to be the talk of tech right now. EnCharge AI, a startup developing analog in-memory-computing AI chips, raised a Series B of more than $100 million led by . Founded in 2022, EnCharge has raised more than $144 million, per the company.

9. , $94M, biotech: Boston-based Newleos Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing multiple treatments for anxiety, social anxiety, substance use disorders and cognitive impairment, locked up a $93.5 million Series A led by . This is the company鈥檚 first announced round, .

10. , $90M, biotech: Boston-based Bambusa Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing bispecific antibodies for immunological and inflammatory disorders, raised a $90 million Series A led by new investor . Founded in 2024, the company has raised $105 million, .

Big global deals

The largest deal of the week outside the U.S. came from the Middle East.

  • Saudi Arabia-based , a payments and shopping app, raised a $160 million Series E.

Methodology

We tracked the largest announced rounds in the 附近上门 database that were raised by U.S.-based companies for the seven-day period of Feb. 8 to Feb. 14. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could be a small time lag as some rounds are reported late in the week.

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