Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation

Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.

Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance

Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.

Former Tesla product manager wants to make luxury goods impossible to fake, starting with a chip

The fake goods crisis cuts two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what they’re purchasing is genuine. Veritas want…

Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software

Hauler Hero has seen its customer base, revenue, and head count double since the company raised its seed round in 2024.

Former GitHub CEO raises record $60M dev tool seed round at $300M valuation

Thomas Dohmke’s new startup offers an AI system to allow developers to better manage all the code AI agents produce.

Proptech startup Smart Bricks raises $5 million pre-seed led by a16z

Smart Bricks is an AI-powered proptech that helps investors find high-quality real estate investments

Primary Ventures raises healthy $625M Fund V to focus on seed investing

Primary Ventures has closed a $625 million fund focused on seed investing nationwide. It’s a sizeable accomplishment for a seed-stage VC firm.

Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant

AI isn’t going to replace major SaaS apps with vibe-coded versions, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi believes. But it could give rise to competitors.

Harvey reportedly raising at $11B valuation just months after it hit $8B

After announcing $190 million in ARR in December, Harvey may be raising again a big leap in valuation.

Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data

Founded by former Google Japan leaders, InfiniMind is building enterprise AI to turn vast, unused video archives into searchable, actionable business intelligence.