Dwayne Allen’s Post

Fantastic news yesterday from our good friends at Capra Robotics who have secured an impressive EUR 11.3M seed investment round! 💸 Huge congratulations to CEO Niels Jul Jacobsen, CEO and his inspirational team. I look forward to following your global expansion and mission to deliver mobile robotics to more people worldwide. 🦾  It’s the third significant Export and Investment Fund of Denmark-backed investment in the Danish robotics industry in recent months. And what does this mean?  For me, it reinforces the global potential of Danish robotics – and demonstrates the belief in our industry. 🚀 Dropla Tech ApS secured EIFO funding in November to scale their life-saving demining technology, now approved for NATO countries. FarmDroid raised EUR 10.5M in October to expand their global footprint with solar-powered sowing and weeding robots, thanks to an EIFO syndicate and support from international investors. These investments – powered by Danish and international partners – highlight a shared belief in the value of Danish robotics innovation to solve global challenges. 🌍🤖 #WeAreRobotHeroes #investment #innovation 

NEURA Robotics has secured €120 million in Series B funding to help advance its vision of cognitive and humanoid robotics. "With outstanding AI capabilities, an exceptional growth trajectory and a billion dollar backlog, NEURA is well on its way to becoming a multi-billion dollar company and one of the most significant robotics companies in the world.” said Nikhil Srinivasan, Managing Partner at Lingotto Horizon. The financing round is led by Lingotto Investment Management . Other participants include BlueCrest Capital Management, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, InterAlpen Partners, Vsquared Ventures, HV Capital, Delta Electronics, C4 Ventures, LBank, the founder David Reger himself and other players. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/er5t7cNa #humanoid #humanoidrobots #humanoidrobot #humanoidtech #humanoidtechnology #humanoids

New portfolio company! Emerald and Yttrium have led a CHF 23.5 M investment in embotech to revolutionize logistics automation in Europe and beyond. Other investors include BMW i Ventures, Nabtesco Technology Ventures, Sustainable Forward Capital (SFC VC), and RKKVC. embotech will use the funding to: •      scale their Autonomous Vehicle Marshalling (AVM) and Autonomous Terminal Tractor (ATT) solutions globally •      score more landmark contracts with industry leaders, including a 10-year deal with BMW Group for their AVM solution & a high-profile deal with a leading European port for their ATT solution •      empower industrial logistics to transition towards a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future “Embotech’s offering is an ideal way for companies to accelerate their path to reliable autonomy,” says Mehran Zaker, Partner at Emerald and new Board member at Embotech. “We are excited to support Embotech, a Swiss technology company leading the development of level 4 AV for logistics applications worldwide.” Welcome onboard Andreas Kyrtatos and the entire embotech team! 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/d-iZWyUS #autonomousvehicles #automateddriving #seriesB #swissstartups #logistics

I’m proud to announce that Capra Robotics has secured €11.3M in seed funding led by Supernova Invest and Promus Ventures! 🚀 This investment validates the immense potential of our mobile robotics solutions to revolutionize industries like logistics, inspection, and maintenance. With this funding, we'll accelerate our growth, expand globally, build stronger partnerships with distributors and integrators, and support our end customers in addressing labor shortages, scaling their businesses, and embracing automation…..#weareonthemove! Summiteer | Export and Investment Fund of Denmark Claude-Sebastien Lerbourg Mike Collett Dominik Baer Simon Øelund Nicolas Topuz Philipp Reichle Estelle Godard Poul Kotiah Hansen #robotics #investment

On 12 December 2024, embotech AG, a Swiss technology company and lead supplier of solutions for autonomous driving in industrial logistics applications, announced the closing of its series B financing round in the amount of CHF 23.5m. The lead investors were Emerald and Yttrium. Further investors included among others BMW i Ventures, Nabtesco Technology Ventures, Sustainable Forward Capital (SFC VC) and RKKVC. The newly raised funds will serve to scale the Autonomous Vehicle Marshalling (AVM) and Automated Terminal Tractor (ATT) solutions developed and certified by embotech AG globally, to sign further key contracts with industry leaders and to play a crucial part in the transition to a safer, more efficient and sustainable future of industrial logistics. Walder Wyss advised embotech AG on this financing round. The team was led by Alex Nikitine (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and Timon Nydegger (Managing Associate, Corporate/M&A) and further included Andrea Haefeli (Counsel, Corporate/M&A), André Kuhn (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Marina Srienz (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Jenny von Arx (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Maurus Winzap (Partner, Tax), Annemarie Lagger (Managing Associate, IP/IT), Michael Lysakowski (Associate, IP/IT) and Isabell Schellhas (Associate, Regulatory). https://lnkd.in/d-FQ-XCt

LUTZ | ABEL professionals Philipp Hoene, Roman Krug, Ute Schenn and Daniel Petzold advised NEURA Robotics on its EUR 120 million Series B financing round. The round, led by Lingotto Investment Management, included (amongst others) participation from BlueCrest Capital Management, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, InterAlpen Partners, Vsquared Ventures, HV Capital, Delta Electronics, C4 Ventures, L-Bank - Staatsbank für Baden-Württemberg, and NEURA Robotics’ founder and CEO, David Reger. This significant funding supports NEURA’s mission to lead the global market in cognitive and humanoid robotics.   Congratulations to all parties involved, especially to David Reger, Dr. Alexander Blass and their entire team. Many thanks to NEURA for the continued trust in LUTZ ABEL. Find here our press release: https://lnkd.in/e9az6S38

📢 ANYbotics, a leader in AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has raised a further $60 million to drive U.S. expansion 🚀 🤖 ANYbotics is transforming critical industries like energy, metals, mining, and chemicals by tackling safety, efficiency, and sustainability challenges. Their flagship #robot, ANYmal, delivers unmatched performance through cutting-edge #AI, advanced sensing, and industrial-grade durability. 💰 The new funding was led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest, with participation from both new and existing investors including NGP Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Walden Catalyst Ventures, and TDK Ventures. Huge congratulations to Péter Fankhauser, Fredrik Isler, Enzo Wälchli, and the entire ANYbotics team for driving industrial automation to new heights! We’re proud to be part of this journey and excited for what’s to come 👊 🔗 Head to the comments to learn more about this latest news ⬇️ cc: Christian Noske, Jacob Fellman

🚀🚀🚀 We’re excited to share our participation in Capra Robotics' €11.3M seed investment round. The round was led by Supernova Invest and Promus Ventures, with Export and Investment Fund of Denmark and Summiteer as co-investors. Capra Robotics' pioneering approach to autonomous mobile robotics can tackle a wide range of tasks in both indoor and outdoor environments. Thereby, their technology addresses critical challenges in industries like inspection, logistics, and maintenance. 👏👏👏 Congratulations to Niels Jul Jacobsen, Lars Hee Hansen, and the entire Capra Robotics Team. We are proud to support them as they scale their solutions and expand into global markets.

Bonsai Robotics has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Bison Ventures, with participation from Cibus Capital LLP, Acre Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Fall Line Capital, E14 Fund, SNR, and Serra Ventures, LLC. The funding will fuel software enhancements, AI platform expansion, OEM partnerships, and commercialization efforts. With Visionsteer™, Bonsai Robotics is redefining autonomous orchard management, offering data insights, crop analysis, and autonomous vehicle control. The company has deployed 40+ units and collected data from over 500,000 acres, helping growers cut costs, boost yields, and optimize operations. CEO Tyler Niday emphasized that Bonsai is tackling the urgent challenges of labor shortages, rising costs, and climate change in agriculture. Tom Biegala of Bison Ventures highlighted Bonsai's vision-based AI approach as a game-changer for the industry. https://lnkd.in/eX36gg99 #AgTech #AI #Automation #PrecisionFarming #SustainableAgriculture #BonsaiRobotics #BisonVentures #VentureCapital Ugur Oezdemir Lucas Mann

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Vsquared Ventures on the Series B financing round of NEURA Robotics, a leading German company in the area of cognitive and humanoid robotics. https://lnkd.in/dbD42EZN GvW advised Vsquared Ventures on this transaction through Titus Walek (lead) and Alexander Stefan Metz (both Venture Capital).