🚀 The Pipeline: Funding & M&A Digest

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🌍 Spotlight: Global Mega-Rounds

🦾 Robotics & AI

• Skild AI ($300M Series A | Pittsburgh)
  Building scalable foundation models for robotics.
  Backers: Lightspeed, SoftBank, Jeff Bezos, Sequoia.
  BusinessWire→

• Harvey ($100M Series C | SF)
  AI copilot for lawyers, backed by OpenAI, GV, Kleiner Perkins.
  TechCrunch→

🔋 Energy & DeepTech

• TeraWatt Technology ($3.7B Series C | Milpitas)
  Khosla Ventures, Temasek-backed energy storage disruptor.
  VC News Daily→

🛠️ Stealth Moves & Acquisitions

🤖 AI & Robotics

• Windsurf (Mountain View) acquired by Cognition AI—hinting at AI infra expansion. VentureBeat→

• Play AI (Voice Tech) snapped up by Meta—betting on conversational AI. TechCrunch→

🌐 FinTech & Mobility

• Curve (UK digital wallet) acquired by Lloyds for $161.9M. PYMNTS→

• Groww (India) acquired wealth manager Fisdom ($140M–$160M). Indian Startup News→

🐝 Early-Stage Honeycomb

Pre-Seed (€1M–$2M)

• Whisper (€1.6M | Amsterdam) – Next-gen cybersecurity (Antler-backed). Tech.eu→

• Ovasave ($1.2M | Abu Dhabi) – Femtech for reproductive health. Wamda→

Seed ($2M–$20M)

• Thinking Machines Lab ($12B Seed | SF) – AI research (a16z, Nvidia). Yes, billion. TechCrunch→

• MOTOR Ai ($20M | Berlin) – Autonomous car tech. Tech.eu→

📈 Growth-Stage Highlights

Series A

• Firestorm Labs ($47M | San Diego) – Defense drones (NEA, Lockheed Martin). VC News Daily→

• Q.ANT (€62M | Stuttgart) – Photonic quantum computing. EU-Startups→

Series B

• Harmonic ($100M | San Jose) – “Mathematical Superintelligence” (Kleiner Perkins). VC News Daily→

• Moonvalley ($84M | Toronto) – Ethical AI video production. TechStartups→

🌐 Regional Buzz

🇪🇺 Europe

• Exein (Rome) – €70M Series C for IoT security. EU-Startups→

• QuiX Quantum (Netherlands) – €15M Series A for photonic quantum. DataCenterDynamics→

🇮🇳 India

• Theobroma (Bakery chain) acquired by ChrysCapital for ₹2,410Cr. Indian Startup News→

🇸🇦 Middle East

• Lucidya ($30M Series B | Riyadh) – Arabic sentiment AI. Wamda→

🔮 Trend Watch

• Robotics: Skild AI’s round signals investor confidence in general-purpose robotics.

• Defense Tech: Firestorm Labs, XTEND, and Quadsat reflect booming dual-use innovation.

• Quantum: QuiX Quantum (€15M) and Q.ANT (€62M) highlight EU’s photonics lead.

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