Optimotive

We’re humbled to have an article on our work from Springwise! Take a moment to check out their great article on how we’re innovating the construction world with automation. They highlight the importance of our focus on automating repetitive and mundane on site tasks such as data collection, on site cleanup, and handling of materials with our upcoming robots Scrubbles and Mule coming to the market in 2025! 🤖

Leading the future of construction, one step at a time! 🤖 Our head of robot operations, Stephen Vaidyan, is guiding IRIS as we pave the way for innovation on site!

Stop by our booth at AGC TechSMART Summit in West Palm Beach! 🚀. We’re excited to connect, answer your questions, and showcase IRIS!

Looking for a job in robotics? 🤖 We are looking for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on our mission. If interested please email your resume to info@optimotive.io

A glimpse from our recent trip to a GTA job site! 🚀 IRIS is defining the future of on-site autonomy, and the future of construction tech has never looked brighter! 🤖🚧

🚀 Last week was busy for #deeptech fundings (Sep 9-15, 2024)! France 🇫🇷 💡 Elum Energy (Series B) raised €13M for renewable energy management led by Energize Capital. 🔋 Bib batteries raised €2.2M for lifecycle battery management from Family Ventures. 🧪 Abolis Biotechnologies raised €35M for industrial biotech from DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds, Evonik Venture Capital and others. Germany 🇩🇪 🚗 DC Connected Car GmbH (Seed) raised €2.1M for AI-driven remote vehicle diagnostics from Borusan Ventures, and others. 🧀 Formo (Series B) raised $61M for animal-free cheese production from FoodLabs, EQT Ventures, and others. 🌿 Reverion (Series A) raised $62M to build reversible carbon-negative power plants led by Energy Impact Partners. 🌍 Ucaneo (Seed) raised €6.75M for CO2 removal via DAC led by SEIF and IBB Ventures. Netherlands 🇳🇱 🔬 Morphotonics (Series B) raised $10M+ for large-area nanoimprint tech from 3M and BOM. 🔋 Battolyser Systems (Series A) raised €30M for integrated electrolyser and battery from Invest-NL and Global Cleantech Capital. 🌊 Brineworks raised $2.2M for CO2 ocean extraction and green hydrogen led by Pale blue dot. United States 🇺🇸 🚗 Forterra (Series B) raised $75M for self-driving tech from XYZ VC, Hedosophia and others. 💽 AttoTude (Series A) raised $29M for interconnect tech for AI and data centres from Sutter Hill Ventures, and others. 🧬 Superluminal Medicines Inc. (Series A) raised $120M for generative biology and chemistry led by RA Capital Management. 🤖 Reshape Automation (Seed) raised $5M for AI-powered industrial automation from Ironspring Ventures. 🌍 Citroniq Chemicals (Series A) raised $12M for carbon-negative materials. 👁 SiLC Technologies, Inc received an undisclosed amount from Honda for AI-based machine vision. 🛩️ Darkhive (Series A) raised $21M for defense tech led by Ten Eleven Ventures. 🩸 Safi Biotherapeutics Inc (Seed) raised $5M for manufactured red blood cells led by J2 Ventures. Canada 🇨🇦 🤖 Optimotive (Seed) raised $2M for autonomous robots led by Version One Ventures. Switzerland 🇨🇭 💡 Cerrion raised $5M for video AI in industrial automation led by Y Combinator and Goat Capital. 🛰️ ClearSpace raised £2.35M from UK Space Agency for in-orbit servicing. Israel 🇮🇱 💻 Quantum Source (Series A) raised $50M for photonic quantum computers led by Eclipse Ventures. Norway 🇳🇴 💨 Vind AI (Seed) raised €3M for AI-driven wind park design led by Norrsken VC. United Kingdom 🇬🇧 💊 PhoreMost Ltd (Series B) raised £33M for drugging the undruggable led by BGF. 🧬 NanoSyrinx raised £10M for nanosyringes led by BGF, Octopus Ventures, and M Ventures . 💧 Puraffinity raised £6.73M to remove forever chemicals from water led by BGF. 🫀 CardiaTec Biosciences (Seed) raised $6.5M for techbio solutions in cardiovascular disease led by Montage Ventures. Belgium 🇧🇪 ⚡ Beebop.ai (Seed) raised $5.5M for virtual power plants led by Angular Ventures. ▬▬▬▬▬ Stay tuned for more 💡. www.hcvc.co

Honoured to be featured on the front cover of the Windsor Star! 🚀 Huge thanks to our team and supporters for helping us reach this milestone . This is just the beginning! https://lnkd.in/eKg-JEqX

We're excited to join Version One Ventures and Garage Capital in Optimotive's $2M seed round! Optimotive is a Windsor, Canada-based developer of advanced autonomous robots for extreme environments. Working with our team at Newlab at Michigan Central - the potential for their technology ranges from autonomous work site mapping for various Michigan Central construction projects, to use on solar farms. Even at seed stage, we know the demand for their technology is there. Their robots are already being used by some of the biggest market players – like EllisDon, Pomerleau, and BOREA CONSTRUCTION – and this round will help accelerate the company's launch of two new groundbreaking robots and fulfill pre-orders received earlier this year. Read more:  https://lnkd.in/g69qVzHj

ICYMI today we Version One Ventures announced that we led the seed round of Optimotive, building a fleet of advanced autonomous robots for some of the toughest, extreme environments. We were fortunate to meet CEO Scott M. Fairley through Danielle Strachman earlier this year and were blown away by his and the team's execution and obsession with bringing robots to life. There are so many reasons we are excited about being a small part of the Optimotive journey - read more in our blog post (link in comments).

🚀 Congratulations to #Windsor robotics company, Optimotive! We're proud to have supported your journey from the early days with #AVIN and now #OVIN through our Digital Twinning and #WERTDS collaboration programming. Keep up the incredible work! | City of Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens More: Optimotive secures $2 million funding https://hubs.ly/Q02PvwT10