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Read the caseHelsinki's ReOrbit, with a $7.4M seed, planned a Q2 2025 in-orbit demo of its Muon flight software and Gluon satellite platform.
Read the caseRapid 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.
Read the caseSingapore'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.
Read the caseEntrackr, citing RoC filings, reported construction software startup Powerplay will raise Rs 17.13 Cr from Accel and Surge at about $30M, down from $75M.
Read the caseSpanish startup PLD Space launched Miura 1, a reusable-design suborbital rocket, reaching 46 km, half its planned altitude, and recovered it from the Atlantic.
Read the caseSatellite imagery company Planet laid off 117 employees after its CEO said expanding projects had raised cost and complexity and slowed the company.
Read the casePilot 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.
Read the casePetsy, 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.
Read the caseOQC 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.
Read the caseFrench 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.
Read the caseUK 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.
Read the caseUnable 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.
Read the caseMindtrip, from Roadster and PopSugar veterans, raised $7M from Costanoa for an AI that plans and books whole trips through chat, maps and availability.
Read the caseIIT 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.
Read the caseMeeno, 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.
Read the caseMay 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.
Read the caseLyten raised $200M, with Stellantis, FedEx and Honeywell joining, to open a San Jose pilot line and ship lithium-sulfur EV batteries from 2024.
Read the caseLoop, 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.
Read the caseUber-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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