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🚀 ZAKA VC invests in ExoMatter during its €1.7M pre-seed round👉 https://ain.social/3YzEE10 Munich-based ExoMatter has raised €1.7M in pre-seed funding to revolutionize material development with AI and quantum chemical modeling! The funding round, led by Vanagon.vc and supported by Bayern Kapital, ZAKA VC, Bloomhaus Ventures AG, and female angels from encourageventures, will help scale ExoMatter’s platform and expand its customer base. Founded by Josua Vieten and Barbara Bachus, ExoMatter’s Materials R&D platform allows companies to reduce material development costs by 90% and CO₂ emissions by 80%. With customers like Airbus and Infineon, ExoMatter is paving the way for more sustainable, cost-effective solutions. #DeepTech #MaterialScience #Sustainability #StartupFunding #Innovation

The funding round was co-led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital along with participation from True Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners, Athera Venture Partners, and Blume Ventures. Ati Motors was founded in 2017 by Vinay V, Saad Nasser and Saurabh Chandra. Initially, the company manufactured a tugging robot. Later on, based on customer feedback and demand, they moved into pallet movers and lifters manufacturing. #fundingnews #startupnews #atimotors

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

Outrider secures $62M in Series D funding to accelerate the expansion of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the oversubscribed round, with contributions from notable investors like 8VC, ARK Invest, and NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, among others. The funding will support Outrider's autonomous yard-operations-as-a-service, set to scale commercially with Fortune 500 clients in 2025, solidifying its leadership in logistics automation. Exciting times ahead for Outrider as it paves the way for the future of logistics with cutting-edge autonomy technology. #Outrider #LogisticsAutomation #SeriesDFunding

🇺🇦Ukrainian Frontline, MilTech company that develops and produces robotic systems for the frontline, raised $250K during December. ✔️ The $150K investment from Ukrainian angel venture fund Angel One, created by the UCU Foundation. ✔️A €100K investment from the international fund Startup Wise Guys, one of the leading accelerators in Europe. The rounds enabling the startup to boost product development, production and supply more robotics solutions to the frontline. Mykyta Rozhkov Ivan Petrenko #defensetech #DefenseInnovationHighway #DIH #investments

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).

We are thrilled to welcome Woven Capital alongside the unwavering support of our existing investors; Battery Ventures, Partech, NGP Capital, Bpifrance Digital Venture, LFX Venture Partners, Shift4Good and Yamaha Motor Ventures. This latest fundraising round will accelerate our expansion in North America and APAC, where we’re honored to already be working with Amazon, Lassonde Industries, Yamaha Motor North America, Evonik, Fujifilm and many others. Read more in our official statement ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q032CKwb0

We are thrilled to welcome Woven Capital alongside the unwavering support of our existing investors; Battery Ventures, Partech, NGP Capital, Bpifrance Digital Venture, LFX Venture Partners, Shift4Good and Yamaha Motor Ventures. This latest fundraising round will accelerate our expansion in North America and APAC, where we’re honored to already be working with Amazon, Lassonde Industries, Yamaha Motor North America, Evonik, Fujifilm and many others. Read more in our official statement ➡️ https://hubs.la/Q032CJl70

🚀 Big news! We’re thrilled to announce our Series B fundraise of $20M! 🎉 This round is led by the amazing teams at Walden Catalyst Ventures and NGP Capital, and we’re excited to welcome Shankar Chandran and Upal Basu to our board. 🙌 A heartfelt thanks to our existing investors—True Ventures, Exfinity Venture Partners, Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), and Blume Ventures —for your continued belief in our vision. 🙏 The future is clear: Gen Z is rejecting dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. 💡 Millions of robots will soon free humans from robotic work, enabling them to focus on creativity and innovation. We’re proud to be at the forefront of this transformation and can’t wait to accelerate the adoption of robotics in manufacturing. 🌟 Here’s to a smarter, safer, and more fulfilling future for all! #SeriesB #FundingAnnouncement #RoboticsRevolution #FutureOfManufacturing