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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

Portfolio Update It’s been another exceptionally busy period for Elbow Beach Capital portfolio companies, with successful founding rounds, new technology launched, award wins, and senior new hires, amongst other news. We’re pleased to share some of the highlights: Fieldwork Robotics launched their new robotic model, the Fieldworker 1, and also agreed collaborations with Australian berry grower Costa Group and developers of autonomous robotic bases Burro. They strengthened their senior team with the appointment of Micki Seibel as NED, an experienced Silicon Valley executive leader. Anaphite successfully raised a $13.7 million Series A round, led by World Fund and Maniv. Energy & Environment Investment and Nesta joined as new investors, and Elbow Beach Capital followed on.  WASE’s CEO and Founder Dr. Thomas Fudge attended the Climate First roadshow in Japan, an opportunity for the company to establish partnerships with important players in the Japanese ecosystem. Barton Blakeley Technologies became one of our portfolio members, following a £2.4m funding round, led by Elbow Beach Capital. The company also recently appointed Volker Beckers CBE FEI as Chair, who has outstanding experience in the energy sector, including as former Group CEO of RWE npower. UPP completed successful field trails of their technology in Scotland with the next version of their AI-enabled Automated Selective Harvester. The company was also nominated as one of Agri-TechE’s startups to watch in 2024. We look forward to what 2025 will bring for all our portfolio companies! #PortfolioNews #VentureCapital 

We’re excited to deepen our partnership with Pratexo through a second strategic investment, advancing edge-to-cloud solutions for real-time data analytics.   Together, we’re co-developing digital solutions designed to help customers outrun challenges for maximum resilience and reliability of critical power systems.   By leveraging advanced analytics at the edge, we’re enabling customers to prevent unexpected failures, reduce downtime, and optimize energy distribution in real time—empowering industries to achieve leaner, cleaner, and faster operations.   This partnership marks our 7th follow-on venture capital investment of 2024, expanding our ecosystem of innovation partners. Since 2009, ABB Ventures has invested approximately $450 million into startups aligned with our electrification, robotics, automation, and motion portfolio, driving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e9284QUs

📢 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

Exciting updates from our Happiness Family! 🌟 We’re thrilled to share the latest milestones achieved by some of our incredible portfolio companies. These visionary teams continue to push boundaries, innovate, and make a meaningful impact across industries: 🍄🟫 Infinite Roots® successfully launched their first mycelium based proteins with 풀무원 (Pulmuone), one of South Korea's leading plant based food manufacturers ⚛️ Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced plans to build the world’s first grid-scale commercial fusion powerplant, ARC, in Virginia, USA. Once operational, this plant will generate 400 MW of clean electricity, a major step toward a sustainable energy future 🚀 ClearSpace secured a grant from the UK Government to take another step forward towards launching their Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) into orbit 🥚 Onego Bio submitted their Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notification to the U.S. FDA for their Ovalbumin®, paving the way for the first revolutionary egg protein to enter the global market 🧀 Formo secured €35M in venture debt from the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the InvestEU scheme, building on their €61M fundraise in September 2024 🥩 Redefine Meat was widely featured in UK press as the best vegan meat alternative for 2025. This follows the succesfull launch of their flank and pulled products with Ocado Group Retail 📍what3words announced an integration with Sygic GPS Navigation at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The partnership brings what3words’ innovative addressing system to Premium+ users of the Sygic's app At Happiness Capital | Certified B Corp, we’re proud to partner with companies that are shaping the future across food, energy, space, and precision mapping We’re excited to see what’s next! #Innovation #Sustainability #Portfolio #HappinessCapital #impactinvesting

Moonrider.ai, a Bengaluru-based electric tractor manufacturer founded by Anoop Srikantaswamy and Ravi Kulkarni in August 2023, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding co-led by AdvantEdge Founders and Micelio Technology Fund. The funds will drive innovation in engineering, software, and proprietary battery technology. The company is leveraging strategic partnerships to expand internationally and promote sustainable farm mechanization. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gu-wWcDz

Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group is proud to announce our investment in Molg to scale the company's circular manufacturing processes for electronics and electrical components. The $5.5 million seed funding round is led by Closed Loop Partners' Ventures Group, with participation from Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, ABB Robotics & Automation Ventures, Overture , Elemental Impact and Techstars. "We invested in Molg because they are rethinking how critical materials can be recovered from electronics, addressing a historically overlooked source of valuable resources. Their process maximizes the value of recovered materials and allows for local recovery where materials are most needed––important parts of advancing the circular economy," said Aly Bryan, Investor on the Ventures Group team of Closed Loop Partners. Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q02SM67g0 #circulareconomy #supplychain #innovation #electronics #ewaste #ITAD #criticalminerals #venturecapital

You know that feeling when you're part of something bigger than yourself? 🙌 That's AMPECO—and today, we're getting even bigger! We're proud to share that we’ve secured $26 million in Series B funding, led by Revaia, with continued support from Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures. ⚡ It's incredible to see how our platform has become the backbone for 120,000+ charging stations and 160+ EV charging providers globally. Every line of code, every customer interaction, and every solution we develop is helping accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility across 60+ markets. Here's to charging ahead into an electric future! 🚀 More on our latest achievement in the first comment 👇 #AMPECO #EVCharging #SeriesB #EVChargingFuture

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 

🤩 ExoMatter Raises €1.7 Million Pre-Seed Investment! 💰 ExoMatter, an alumni team of TechFounders and XPRENEURS Incubator programs, has secured €1.7 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Vanagon.vc, with support from Bayern Kapital, 212 NexT, Bloomhaus Ventures AG, ZAKA VC, and business angels from encourageventures e.V. ExoMatter leverages AI and quantum chemical modeling to revolutionize materials R&D, enabling companies to discover completely new materials optimized for performance, cost, and sustainability. Their solution accelerates the material development process by up to 90%, massively reducing costs and greenhouse gas emissions, also making the process not only faster and more efficient but also significantly more environmentally friendly. 🌍 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 "ExoMatter addresses one of the greatest challenges of our time: the search for new, more sustainable materials. With its AI-powered platform, the company offers a solution that allows materials to be found for specific applications in record time while minimizing the ecological footprint," said Susanne Fromm, co-founder of Vanagon Ventures alongside Sandro Stark and Axel Roitzsch. "This technology not only enhances companies' innovation capabilities but also prepares them for upcoming regulatory requirements, such as the EU Ecodesign Directive." 👏 Congratulations to the ExoMatter team! #StartupFunding #ClimateTech #SustainableInnovation