Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical world. Anduril’s $5 billion financing was by far the biggest. Other large rounds went to companies focused on supplying data power, robotics, space tech, biotech, and even strawberries.
Most of the interesting companies that caught our eye in the past month were working on problems in the physical world, often far from the glow of a laptop screen. They include a supplier of cell-based milk, a startup that bills itself as the operating system for modern law firms, and a defense tech startup that makes containerized manufacturing platforms for drones and other equipment near the battlefield.
Insider Brief Construction automation startup Xpanner has raised $18 million in Series B bridge funding as the company expands its subscription-based robotics and automation platform across the U.S. construction market. The round was led by existing investors Korea Investment Partners and KB Investment, bringing Xpanner’s total funding to $38 million, according to the company. Xpanner […]
Xpanner, a startup automating construction work through robotics and physical AI technology, has raised $18 million in a Series B round, the company tells Crunchbase News exclusively. Existing backer Korea Investment Partners (KIP) led the financing, which is described as a bridge round. KB Investment Co. (KBIC) also participated. The raise brings Santa Fe Springs, […]
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Key Highlights New RobotShop agreement broadens Faraday Future’s EAI robotics distribution network. FFAI stock maintains position around $0.41 following robotics partnership announcement. Partnership with RobotShop opens broader market opportunities for Faraday Future’s robotics line. Educational robotics sector becomes key focus through RobotShop collaboration. FFAI secures new robotics distribution momentum with RobotShop partnership agreement. Faraday Future’s strategic pivot toward robotics technology received a significant boost following FF AI-Robotics’ memorandum of understanding with RobotShop, a leading e-commerce platform specializing in robotics products. While FFAI stock remained relatively stable around $0.41, the partnership announcement opened a significant distribution avenue. This development reinforces Faraday Future’s strategic transforma
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Rather than wait for the regulatory environment to shape itself, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has gotten directly involved in funding AI technology, lobbying for the rules, and helping choose the people who write them. On the same day that reports surfaced that a16z had become the largest donor in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle, AI defense technology Anduril also revealed that it received billions in investments from the firm. $115 million in political donations from a16z Andreessen Horowitz’s checkbook (a16z) has been busy as one of the largest political donors of the 2026 midterms, also confirmed a massive investment into defense tech company Anduril. The company’s autonomous weapons factory is now operational in Ohio. Cryptopolitan reported that the firm’s crypto division announced its fifth fund earlier in May, raising $2.2 billion for Web3 startups. Through th
American defense technology company Anduril has raised $5 billion in a Series H funding round at a post-money valuation of $61 billion, underscoring accelerating investor appetite for AI-enabled defense infrastructure and autonomous warfare systems. The round was led by Thrive…
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has raised $5 billion at a $61 billion valuation — double its previous valuation — as defense-tech startups haul in record amounts of venture cash.
The Physical AI Conference shaping the future of robotics, autonomous systems and real-world AI deployment lands in Silicon Valley this May, bringing together the engineers, builders and AI pioneers turning intelligence into physical action. Physical AI Expo North America will take place on May 18–19, 2026 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, uniting global AI innovators, robotics leaders, […]
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