Physical AI startup RLWRLD raises $26M

Physical AI startup RLWRLD raises $26M

• RLWRLD worked with WIRobotics to develop ALLEX, which it uses to test its AI models • | Source: RLWRLD RLWRLD, a physical AI startup developing robot foundation models for indust

Wayve raises $1.2B with plans to bring robotaxis to London

Wayve raises $1.2B with plans to bring robotaxis to London

• Wayve plans to launch commercial trials of robotaxis using its AI Driver this year • Source: Wayve Wayve Technologies Ltd • today said it has closed a Series D round of $1 • 2 bi

Astelia Raises $35 Million for Exposure Management

Astelia Raises $35 Million for Exposure Management

• Cybersecurity startup Astelia has announced raising $35 million in seed and Series A funding. • The investment was led by Index Ventures and Team8, with additional support from H

Cybersecurity · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 353 words
AI2 Robotics raises Series B funding to advance AlphaBot, embodied AI

AI2 Robotics raises Series B funding to advance AlphaBot, embodied AI

• AI2 Robotics has developed VLA models for its AlphaBot 2 robot. • Source: AI2 Robotics AI2Robotics this week reportedly raised CN¥1.2 billion ($144.7 million U.S.) to continue de

Coral Care Raises $13M to Scale In-Home Pediatric Therapy

• Coral Care’s Series A round was led by Haymaker Ventures, with participation from FCA Ventures, Peterson Ventures, Alleycorp, Reach Capital, Jefferson River Capital, Greymatter C

ZaiNar raises $100M and launches physical AI platform

ZaiNar raises $100M and launches physical AI platform

• ZaiNar said its technology is protocol-agnostic and works across 5G, Wi-Fi, private cellular networks, and future wireless standards. • | Source: ZaiNar ZaiNar last week emerged

Hyperliquid web3 'SuperApp' Based raises $11.5 million Series A led by Pantera

• The round was structured as an equity investment with token warrants, Based co-founder and CEO Edison Lim told The Block.

Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate New CMS Model

• Rainfall Health’s Series A round was led by Two Bear Capital. • In total, the startup has raised $18 million. • The post Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate Ne

Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

• Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! • As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing a second countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Cent

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

Rocket Report: Chinese launch firm raises big money; Falcon 9 back to the Bahamas

• Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! • As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing a second countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Cent

Consumer Tech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 332 words

Fintech firm Newity raises $11 million to bring small business loans onchain

• Newity has raised $11 million in new funding led by CMT Digital as it explores taking its small business lending platform onchain.

Crypto investment firm DBA raises $68 million for its second venture fund

• The firm has invested in infrastructure like DoubleZero and Monad, the stablecoin app Payy, and ICO capital formation platform MetaDAO.

Aliro Raises $15 Million to Advance Physics-Based Network Security

Aliro Raises $15 Million to Advance Physics-Based Network Security

• Alirohas raised $15 million in an oversubscribed funding round led byGutbrain Ventures, with participation fromCisco Investments,Argon Ventures, andWonderstone Ventures. • The co

Quantum Computing · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 255 words
Commercial Fusion Energy Company Inertia Raises $450M

Commercial Fusion Energy Company Inertia Raises $450M

• NewsAI NewsBusiness of HPCNew Installations AI News Business of HPC New Installations HPC-AI HardwareComputeCPUs, GPUs, FPGAsExascaleFuture TechnologyGreen HPCHPC/AI Chips and Sy

Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'

Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'

• Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite ‘gloom of a bear market’ The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC f

VulnCheck Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Vulnerability Intelligence

VulnCheck Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding to Scale Vulnerability Intelligence

• Vulnerability intelligence company VulnCheck announced on Tuesday that it has raised $25 million to meet demand for its solutions.The Series B funding round, which brings the tot

Cybersecurity · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 371 words
Trener Robotics raises $32M for robot-agnostic skills platform

Trener Robotics raises $32M for robot-agnostic skills platform

• Trener Robotics founders Asad Tirmizi, the CEO, and Lars Tingelstad, the CTO. • | Source: Trener Robotics Programming robots typically requires specialized coding experience. • T

Gather AI raises $40M to digitize visibility for hundreds of facilities

Gather AI raises $40M to digitize visibility for hundreds of facilities

• Gather AI this week raised $40 million in Series B funding. • This latest round brings the company’s total funding to date to $74 million. • ‘For too long, supply chains have ope

Fusion Startup Raises $450 Million in Bid to Make Power Using World's Biggest Lasers

• Fusion developer Inertia has raised $450 million to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers for their fusion approach. • The post Fusion Startup Raises $450 Million in Bid

Nuclear & Fusion · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 138 words
Amid Record Robotics Funding, Apptronik Raises $520M Series A Extension To Boost Production Of Humanoid Robot Apollo

Amid Record Robotics Funding, Apptronik Raises $520M Series A Extension To Boost Production Of Humanoid Robot Apollo

• Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn AI-powered robotics companyApptronikannounced Wednesday that it has raised $520 million in an extension of its $415 million Series A raise in Febr

Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios raises $4 million in seed funding

Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios raises $4 million in seed funding

• Business Production News Pacific Drive developer Ironwood Studios raises $4 million in seed funding The vehicular survival title has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. • Feb

Game Development · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 259 words

Fusion Startup Raises Funds to Build Desktop-Sized Power Plants

• Avalanche Energy announces $29 million in new funding led by RA Capital Management. • The post Fusion Startup Raises Funds to Build Desktop-Sized Power Plants appeared first on F

Nuclear & Fusion · February 3, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 125 words
Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews

Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews

• Alfred Wahlforss was running out of options. • His startup, Listen Labs, needed to hire over 100 engineers, but competing against Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million offers seemed imp