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🚀 Supernova Invest co-leads $60M funding round for ANYbotics! We are proud to co-lead the $60 million investment alongside Qualcomm Ventures to support ANYbotics a global leader in AI-driven robotic inspection solutions. This funding, which brings the company’s total investment to over $130 million, represents a pivotal step in accelerating its global expansion, particularly in the U.S., and reinforcing its position as a pioneer in industrial automation. With groundbreaking solutions like ANYmal, revolutionizing industrial inspections across critical sectors such as energy, metals, mining, and chemicals, ANYbotics addresses key challenges in safety, efficiency, and sustainability while pushing the boundaries of innovation. At Supernova Invest, we are deeply committed to the transformative power of advanced technologies and are excited to support ANYbotics as it embarks on this next phase of global growth. 🌍🤖 To learn more : https://lnkd.in/gTpkQnjb   Fredrik Isler Péter Fankhauser Michaël Thomas #Innovation #Investment #Robotics #AI #Industry #Technology

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

Zurich-based ANYbotics, an AI-driven robotic inspection solutions provider, has raised an additional $60M (€57.15M), bringing its total funding to over $130M (€123.82M). The Swiss company provides AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, addressing challenges in safety, efficiency, and sustainability across industries like energy, power, metals, mining, and chemicals. Read more about the deal here: https://lnkd.in/gxvhwVUR Fredrik Isler, Péter Fankhauser, Qualcomm Ventures, Supernova Invest, TDK Ventures, Walden Catalyst Ventures, NGP Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Swisscanto, Swisscom Ventures, Michel Glezer

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

Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Yttrium, a technology investor, on its Series B investment in embotech, a provider of autonomous driving solutions, advised by Walder Wyss Ltd.. Other investors in this funding round included Emerald Technology, advised by Wenger Vieli, Ventures and BMW i Ventures. In total, the funds raised amounted to CHF 23.5 million. The NKF team was led by corporate/M&A partner Patrik R. Peyer (pictured), with support from corporate/M&A associate Alexander Göbel. Walder Wyss advised Embotech on this financing round. The team was led by partner Alex Nikitine (corporate/M&A, pictured) and managing associate Timon Nydegger (corporate/M&A). Further, it included counsel Andrea Haefeli (corporate/M&A), partner André Kuhn (corporate/M&A), associates Marina Srienz (corporate/M&A) and Jenny von Arx (corporate/M&A), partner Maurus Winzap (tax), managing associate Annemarie Lagger (IP/IT), associates Michael Lysakowski (IP/IT) and Isabell Schellhas (regulatory). Wenger Vieli’s team was led by partner Pascal Honold (M&A/transactions, pictured right). It also included associates Cedric Fischer (M&A/transactions) and Elisha Odenheimer (M&A/transactions), partner Claudia Keller (IP/IT), associates Matthias Langenegger (IP/IT) and Nathalie Germann (employment). Read the article >> https://lnkd.in/eNnSKsaS #Legalcommunitych #legaladvisor #investment

🔋Battery software company secures multi-million dollar investment 💰 Eatron Technologies, a pioneer in AI-powered battery management software, has successfully secured a double-digit million dollar investment in its latest funding round. This A2 Series Funding was led by LG Technology Ventures, with additional investments from MMC Ventures, 100th Year Venture Capital, and the Türkiye Development Fund. This significant funding will accelerate the development and deployment of Eatron's innovative software platforms, enhancing the performance, efficiency, and safety of electric vehicle batteries. The company plans to expand its global footprint and strengthen its teams in the UK and Turkey. Dr. Umut Genc, CEO of Eatron, highlighted the importance of this investment in driving the transformation of the automotive industry towards software-defined solutions, ensuring smarter, faster, and more efficient battery management. #InvestmentNews #BatteryTech #EV #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #EatronTechnologies #Innovation #GlobalExpansion

🚀 Pyka Secures £40m Series B Round! ✈️ Pyka has just secured a significant £40m Series B funding round! This investment, led by Obvious Ventures, includes contributions from both new and existing investors like Piva Capital, Prelude Ventures, Metaplanet Holdings, and Y Combinator. This funding marks a massive milestone for Pyka, a company at the forefront of commercialising autonomous electric aircraft. Their technology is already making waves in agricultural crop protection, commercial cargo transportation, and defence logistics. This new investment will not only accelerate growth but also bolster domestic manufacturing capabilities and enhance operations with both U.S. and international customers. Michael Norcia, Co-Founder and CEO of Pyka, expressed pride in the rapid progress of the company's commercial production and its impact on multiple continents. This funding round certainly propels Pyka closer to unlocking the full potential of autonomous electric flight for society. Kudos to the team for their mission-driven focus on electrifying aviation! 🌍✈️🔋 #AerospaceInnovation #AutonomousTechnology #ElectricAviation

We are happy to announce that we advised ROBOVIS on its seed financing round with Brandenburg Kapital GmbH as the lead investor and PRO Sunflower GmbH joining as an additional investor. It has been a pleasure for our Schalast team, led by VC partner Dr. Marc-André Rousseau, to advise ROBOVIS throughout this pivotal process. ROBOVIS’ uniqueness lies in the state-of-the-art integration of advanced image processing and robotics technologies, ensuring robust performance and unparalleled precision. Unlike many solutions, which struggle to maintain consistent quality due to the inherent complexity and variability of industrial environments, ROBOVIS delivers AI-powered systems capable of adapting to the dynamic and diverse nature of industrial applications. Read more on our webiste: https://lnkd.in/e6APF6C9 Dr. Christoph T. Thies Florian Frisse, LL.M. Antonia Dicke Okan Agbuga #VentureCapital #Innovation #Robotics #Deal #Advice #lawfirm #schalastlawtax

We are excited to announce that Antares Ventures co-led a CA$ 2.8 million investment round in Open Ocean Robotics (OOR), a Canadian maritime robotics and AI company transforming ocean monitoring. Traditionally, monitoring coastlines and open waters requires fixed assets on shore, satellites, crewed ships, or aircraft, which are expensive, labor-intensive, and polluting. OOR provides safe, affordable, sustainable, and scalable ocean monitoring solutions that are solar-powered. OOR's uncrewed surface vehicles (USV) can operate at sea for several months, collecting data with a suite of sensors without producing GHG emissions, noise pollution, or risking oil spills. We look forward to working with Julie Angus and our co-investors Spring Impact Capital, Katapult Ocean, Alacrity Canada and DTN Ventures LLC Antares Ventures' investment thesis centered around the huge opportunity for OOR to support maritime monitoring in Southeast Asia, a region with close to 30,000 islands, a massive 173,000 km coastline, and 9 million square km sea surface, representing 30% of global maritime trade. At the same time, Southeast Asia has a fragile marine ecosystem. For example, the region is a core part of the Coral Triangle, which represents 75% of all coral species and 40% of all reef fish species worldwide. Antares Ventures will support Open Ocean Robotics to expand across Southeast Asia, using Singapore is a basis. OOR's participation in the PIER71™ accelerator organized by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has been a great start for enhancing its connectivity with the region. Read more about the investment round in https://lnkd.in/gi9ZYn8r Julie Angus Fritz Stahr Keith Ippel Tharald Nustad Ross Brooks Leah Perry Eng Dih Teo Heng-Tong CHOO Emily Liew Milena Nikolova Louis Christian V. #sustainability #oceantech #cleantech #deeptech #Singapore #SoutheastAsia #Antares #AntaresVentures

ANYbotics AG, a global leader in AI-driven robotic inspection solutions, has raised an additional USD 60 million, bringing its total funding to over USD 130 million. The latest round was led by Qualcomm Ventures and Supernova Invest, with participation from TDK Ventures, Flexstone Partners, Hurbig Ventures and other investors. Furthermore, Walden Catalyst, NGP Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Swisscanto, and Swisscom Ventures, also continued their support. The newly raised funds will accelerate ANYbotics' global scaling efforts and recent expansion in the U.S. and enable the company to meet the growing demand for its industrial inspection robots.   Walder Wyss advised ANYbotics in connection with this transaction. The team was led by Alex Nikitine (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and further included Viktoriya Chernaya (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Stefan Walder (Counsel, Corporate/M&A), Justin Paljuh (Trainee Lawyer, Corporate/M&A), Fabian Looser (Counsel, Employment) and Angelina Lorena Pellegrini (Associate, Employment). https://lnkd.in/dgA6U2DZ