RISC Zero raises $40M Series A to make zero-knowledge proofs usable by regular developers
RISC Zero raised $40M led by Blockchain Capital after a $12M seed, betting a platform lets developers without crypto degrees build zero-knowledge proofs.
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2,000 公開済みの事例 · 随時更新ReOrbit prepared a 2025 launch of a software-defined satellite under ESA's UKKO programme
Helsinki's ReOrbit, with a $7.4M seed, planned a Q2 2025 in-orbit demo of its Muon flight software and Gluon satellite platform.
事例を読むRapid Silicon raises $15M Series A to ship an FPGA backed by open-source design software
Rapid Silicon raised a $15M Series A led by Cambium to launch Gemini, a 16nm FPGA, with open-source Raptor design software; IP licensing earns $2-3M a year.
事例を読むQosmosys closes a $100M seed from undisclosed investors for its ZeusX lunar lander
Singapore's Qosmosys closed a $100M seed for its 8-metre ZeusX lander, aiming for the Moon within four years and a 2028 IPO, but named no investors.
事例を読むPowerplay took a 57% valuation cut in a $2M insider round after three years dry
Entrackr, citing RoC filings, reported construction software startup Powerplay will raise Rs 17.13 Cr from Accel and Surge at about $30M, down from $75M.
事例を読むPLD Space flew Miura 1, Europe's first private rocket built to be recoverable
Spanish startup PLD Space launched Miura 1, a reusable-design suborbital rocket, reaching 46 km, half its planned altitude, and recovered it from the Atlantic.
事例を読むPlanet cut 117 staff, about 10%, to focus on its highest-ROI opportunities
Satellite imagery company Planet laid off 117 employees after its CEO said expanding projects had raised cost and complexity and slowed the company.
事例を読むPilot, a Vancouver collaborative AI trip planner, reached 20,000 users with no marketing
Pilot lets friends plan, book and share trips with an AI planner; it grew from 5,000 to over 20,000 users without marketing, earning affiliate commissions.
事例を読むPolish pet-sitting startup Petsy raised €1.1M from 30 angels and entered the Czech market
Petsy, a Polish marketplace of verified pet sitters, raised over €1.1M from angels in September 2024 and said it is preparing a round to enter DACH.
事例を読むOxford Quantum Circuits raises $100M, the UK's largest quantum Series B, and ships Toshiko
OQC announced a $100M Series B led by Japan's SBI Investment and made its 32-qubit Toshiko available in commercial data centres as quantum compute-as-a-service.
事例を読むOneleaf launched a self-hypnosis app in 2023 with $4.6M, betting on a $68 subscription
French startup Oneleaf raised $4.6M for an audio app of 21-day hypnosis programs for smoking, weight and sleep, planning to sell it to employers by late 2023.
事例を読むNul raised a $1M seed in 2026 for a UK telehealth programme to cut drinking
UK startup Nul sells a remote naltrexone-based alcohol-reduction subscription; 120+ paying customers and a £300,000 run rate in months led to a $1M seed.
事例を読むMojo Vision paused its AR contact lens in 2023, cut 75% of staff and pivoted to micro-LED
Unable to raise capital, Mojo Vision put the Mojo Lens on hold, laid off 75% of staff and refocused on the 14,000 ppi micro-LED display behind it.
事例を読むMindtrip raises $7M seed to put an AI, not a human, in the travel agent's seat
Mindtrip, from Roadster and PopSugar veterans, raised $7M from Costanoa for an AI that plans and books whole trips through chat, maps and availability.
事例を読むMindgrove launched Secure IoT, a RISC-V chip it calls India's first commercial SoC
IIT Madras-incubated Mindgrove launched Secure IoT in May 2024, a mid-market RISC-V chip it says costs 30% less than similar chips, after a $2.32M seed.
事例を読むEx-Tinder CEO's Meeno raises a $3.9M Sequoia-led seed for an AI relationship mentor
Meeno, formerly Amorai, pitched an AI 'personal mentor' against loneliness, not a girlfriend bot, with a $3.9M seed led by Sequoia and an iOS launch planned.
事例を読むMay Mobility agreed in 2026 to go public via a $1.4B SPAC as a pure-play robotaxi company
May Mobility will merge with ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. at a $1.4B valuation to raise up to $300M+ for its asset-light, partnership-first robotaxi model.
事例を読むLyten raised a $200M Series B in 2023 for lithium-sulfur EV batteries
Lyten raised $200M, with Stellantis, FedEx and Honeywell joining, to open a San Jose pilot line and ship lithium-sulfur EV batteries from 2024.
事例を読むLoop cut staff as a last resort after 20 months failing to raise a new round
Loop, a car insurer that priced without credit scores, laid off agents, support and engineers in June 2024 when its last investor pulled out at the final hour.
事例を読むLime went public on Nasdaq at $25 a share, valuing the scooter operator near $1.7B
Uber-backed Lime priced its IPO at $25 in July 2026, raising about $174M, after surviving a micromobility shakeout; it has yet to turn a net profit.
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