Bubble Robotics bets offshore operations no longer need people
EF matched a NASA/ETH engineer with a business founder; raised $5M seed, $4M LOIs for resident underwater robots.
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2,000 公開済みの事例 · 随時更新Lindus Health bets software-first trials can displace the CRO oligopoly
London startup rebuilds clinical trials end-to-end with automation, enrolling 35,000+ patients before a $55M Balderton-led Series B.
事例を読むFlexport raises $110M at $800M pre to become a real freight company
Freight forwarder Flexport raised $110M at an $800M pre-money valuation in 2017, rejecting $1B+ offers, to fund becoming a real carrier, not just software.
事例を読むLobeHub (LobeChat): open-source chat UI bet becomes an agent platform, 82K stars
LobeHub (LobeChat, Hangzhou 2023) bet devs want a model-agnostic, self-hostable chat UI; stars grew 14.6K→50.5K in 2024, 82.1K by Sep 2026.
事例を読むZ.ai bets agents want the smart model at utility prices: GLM-5.3-Flash ships
Fresh off Hong Kong's first Chinese AI-tiger IPO, Zhipu shipped GLM-5.3-Flash — an MIT-licensed 320B MoE priced like an API afterthought.
事例を読むFarmless raised EUR 4.8M to ferment protein from CO2 and hydrogen, not sugar
Dutch startup Farmless closed a seed round to build an Amsterdam pilot brewery for meat, dairy and egg replacements made without farmland.
事例を読むMarvel Fusion's laser bet: €113M round, first ATLAS fusion facility at CSU
Marvel Fusion is betting laser-driven fusion can go industrial: a €113M Series B and the $150M+ ATLAS facility at Colorado State, on track for 2026 completion.
事例を読むBrimore bets Egyptian brands sell through freelance networks; IFC round, then dormant
Egypt's largest social-commerce platform linked brands to 75,000 resellers, then a funding winter left its operations paused.
事例を読むFoxtrot's curated convenience bet: $160M raised, 33 stores, then an abrupt 2024 shutdown
Upscale Chicago corner-store chain bet curated convenience could scale; five months after its Dom's merger, all 33 stores closed and it filed Chapter 7.
事例を読むOsmosis turned medical-school study tools into a 350,000-user health library
Osmosis began as two medical students' study aid and bet an updated video library could serve students, clinicians, and patients through subscriptions.
事例を読むAddi bets checkout credit replaces Colombia's vouched layaway; $100M, bank license
Colombian BNPL fintech: instant installment credit at checkout replaces vouched layaway; profitable in 2024, $100M credit facility, bank approval
事例を読むTerra Industries' defense-prime bet: a $52M seed from two Gen Z Nigerians
Abuja's Terra Industries sells locally made drones and surveillance towers for critical infrastructure; three 2026 raises closed a record $52M seed.
事例を読むACSL bet a reported ¥1 billion on Japan's first Level 4 drone certificate — and won
Japan's 2022 rewrite legalized drone flight over people; ACSL spent about ¥1 billion to win the first Level 4 certificate — then survived its founder's fall.
事例を読むCarecode's AI-agent bet: replace healthcare call centers; a16z, QED back $4.3M pre-seed
AI agents on WhatsApp handle scheduling, confirmations and no-show refills for Brazilian healthcare; a16z and QED back $4.3M pre-seed.
事例を読むiFood's bike-share perk for riders backfired into a bike shortage
iFood bet a subsidized bike-share perk would boost rider earnings without owning a bike — instead it triggered a shortage and rider conflict.
事例を読むOnlook's visual-editor bet: HN front page, GitHub #1 trending, 26.6k stars
YC W25 open-source visual IDE that edits React apps in the browser and writes changes back to code; HN front page twice, 26.6k GitHub stars
事例を読むAnythingLLM bets privacy-first desktop AI wins consumers; 65k stars, YC S22
Mintplex Labs ships an all-in-one open-source AI app that runs on-device with no setup; Show HN 368 pts in 2024, ~65k GitHub stars by 2026.
事例を読むAiolos Bio launches with $245M to race a phase-2-ready asthma antibody
Aiolos licensed global rights to AIO-001, a phase-2-ready TSLP antibody, from Jiangsu Hengrui and raised $245M to test it in moderate-to-severe asthma.
事例を読むInsight M bets EPA methane fees make aerial leak detection a must-buy; Zeitview buys it
Insight M raised a BlackRock-led $52M betting EPA methane fees force oil and gas operators to buy aerial leak detection; Zeitview acquired it.
事例を読むFypro's owned-audience bet: TikTok handle to branded store in minutes; PH #2, 708 votes
Caelith AI's creator engine turns a TikTok account into a branded store, products and owned email list; PH #2 with 708 votes
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