SERIES B·2 HOURS AGO
Lumina Photonics raises $55M for solid-state lidar systems.
Led by Lux Capital with participation from Founders Fund.
$55.0M
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SEED·5 HOURS AGO
Aether Infrastructure closes $4.2M to decentralize GPU compute.
Round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Crypto).
$4.2M
SERIES A·YESTERDAY
Vantage Bio secures $22M for AI-driven protein folding.
Sequoia Capital Heritage Fund leads the technical expansion.
$22.0M
SERIES C·2 DAYS AGO
Neural Mesh secures $120M for bio-integrated computing.
Led by Founders Fund with participation from Khosla Ventures.
$120.0M
PRE-SEED·3 DAYS AGO
Helios Fusion closes $8M for desktop-scale reactors.
Round led by Lowercarbon Capital.
$8.0M
Startup Profiles & Deep Dives
DEEP TECH
Lumina Photonics
Thesis: Next-generation LiDAR is the prerequisite for the 'Spatial Era' of autonomous robotics.
Stake
12.5%
Valuation
$420M
INFRASTRUCTURE
Aether Infrastructure
Thesis: Sovereign compute requires a decentralized hardware layer resilient to cloud monopolies.
Stake
8.2%
Valuation
$24M
Ecosystem Spotlights
Startup Spotlight
Lumina Photonics
Pioneering solid-state LiDAR for the next generation of robotics.
Firm Spotlight
Lux Capital
Investing in emerging science and technology ventures at the outermost edges.