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Besides B2B & e-comm, HealthTech & BioTech startups, Slovakia has given rise to numerous founders tackling DeepTech industries—including SpaceTech, Robotics, and DefenseTech—both within the country and abroad. 🚀 Together with ZAKA VC we took on a (space) mission to highlight Slovak startups—those already making an impact as well as those still in their early stages. This article is the third in our series, showcasing 15 startups solving problems in ways you wouldn’t believe possible. Check it out and if your startups is missing, let us know by filling out the form below. ⬇️ #Slovakia #SpaceTech #DeepTech

Besides B2B & e-comm, HealthTech & BioTech startups, Slovakia has given rise to numerous founders tackling DeepTech industries—including SpaceTech, Robotics, and DefenseTech—both within the country and abroad. 🚀 Together with ZAKA VC we took on a (space) mission to highlight Slovak startups—those already making an impact as well as those still in their early stages. This article is the third in our series, showcasing 15 startups solving problems in ways you wouldn’t believe possible. Check it out and if your startups is missing, let us know by filling out the form below. ⬇️ #Slovakia #SpaceTech #DeepTech

Besides B2B & e-comm, HealthTech & BioTech startups, Slovakia has given rise to numerous founders tackling DeepTech industries—including SpaceTech, Robotics, and DefenseTech—both within the country and abroad. 🚀 Together with ZAKA VC we took on a (space) mission to highlight Slovak startups—those already making an impact as well as those still in their early stages. This article is the third in our series, showcasing 15 startups solving problems in ways you wouldn’t believe possible. Check it out and if your startups is missing, let us know by filling out the form below. ⬇️ #Slovakia #SpaceTech #DeepTech

ABB announced the launch of its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition aimed at accelerating the development of AI solutions in robotics🤖 "Innovation has been at the heart of ABB since the foundation of our robotics business 50 years ago and we recognise the immense potential of startups and scaleups in driving technological advancement," said Marc Segura, President of ABB Robotics. 👇 Read more below 👇 #StartupsMagazine #Startups #Entrepreneur #Robotics #AI #StartupChallenge

🚀 Robotics is taking over Europe’s deeptech scene—and VCs are ALL IN! 🤖💰 From manufacturing to healthcare, startups are redefining industries with cutting-edge robotics powered by AI, automation, and precision hardware. The result? A wave of VC funding fueling innovation like never before: 🌱 Robotics TAM projected to hit €200B by 2030. 🇪🇺 Europe’s R&D powerhouse + strong gov’t support = fertile ground for startups. Why are VCs betting big on robotics? ✅ Massive market opportunities ✅ Resilient against economic dips ✅ Real-world impact from sustainability to efficiency 💡There have been a wave of EU Robotics Startups leading the innovation such as ARX Robotics, Circus Group, E-TERRY, Enchanted Tools, Keybotic, Moon Surgical, NEURA Robotics, RobCo. Founders: This is your moment to scale. Investors: Don’t miss the next wave of deeptech innovation. 🤔 What’s your take—where do you see robotics having the biggest impact in the next 5 years? Let’s discuss! #Robotics #DeepTech #Startups #VC #Innovation

Applications for the 2024 RoboBusiness Pitchfire competition close in just a little over two weeks! If you're a robotics startup that is less than five years old, has fewer than 30 employees, and is unfunded or has received seed funding, apply today! Participating startups receive a free booth on the expo floor, can schedule meetings with investors in attendance, network with industry leaders, and have an open invitation to appear on The Robot Report Podcast. Click the link below to apply now! #robotics #startups #roboticsevents

Notable #Robotics Investment Rounds from Q1 & What They Mean for Robotics Investing: ▶ We are seeing a growing number of B and C stage rounds across a range of sectors, indicative of a building wave of robotics startups that will reach maturity and usher in a reinvigorated robotics exit landscape ▶ Well-known, generalist tech investors and corporates are getting more involved to co-invest and even lead robotics deals, showcasing the increasing appetite & conviction of the larger venture community for robotics ▶ Humanoids stand as the far outliers in terms of funding metrics, and much like autonomous vehicles and drones did in past cycles have attracted large, strategic, long-term investors who can hold for long periods and continue to re-invest as the technology develops ▶ Robotics has taken a front and center place for the investing community in a way that we have never seen before – understanding the mechanics of how robotics startups develop products, go to market, and generate revenues is critical for any investors getting involved in the space. We are excited to bring the community together for Robotics Invest in June! The Deals*: Manufacturing RobCo $42M Series B led by Lightspeed Logistics  Starship Technologies $90M venture funding led by iconical and Plural Healthcare Medical Microinstruments, Inc. $110M series C led by Fidelity Investments LEM Surgical AG $25M Series B (investors undisclosed) Agriculture Bluewhite $39M Series C led by Insight Partners Hospitality Bear Robotics $60M Series C led by LG Electronics Humanoids Figure $675M Series B led by NVIDIA, Microsoft Unitree Robotics $139M Series B2 led by Meituan 1X $100M Series B led by EQT Ventures Aerospace and Defense Unseenlabs $91M Series C led by ISALT, UNEXO, Supernova Invest World View $70M Series D led by Sierra Nevada Corporation NewSpace Research and Technologies $52M equity and debt raise Vita Inclinata Technologies $44M venture funding w/ participation from 3&1 Fund LLC Hidden Level Inc. $20M Series B w/ participation from Booz Allen Ventures, Valor Equity Partners and Veteran Ventures Capital General-Purpose Robotics and Enabling AI Physical Intelligence $70M Seed led by Thrive Capital Brain Corp $32M Series D2 w/ participation from Tennant Company * Data extracted from PitchBook.

Snapshot of the last quarter in robotics VC - generalist tech getting more involved, larger and later-stage rounds building momentum for future robotics exits, and an interesting parallel between humanoids and past hype cycles for autonomous vehicles and drones. We’ll be diving into it all at Robotics Invest !

#fundingalert 💼Company: mimic 💰Funding: 2.3 Million ⚡Round: Pre-Seed  👥Investors: Founderful, Tiny.vc, another.vc In 2024, Benedek Forrai, Stefan Weirich, Stephan-Daniel Gravert, and Elvis Nava launched mimic. Working under Professor Robert Katzschmann's Soft Robotic Labs, the initial team was engaged in the nexus of robotics and artificial intelligence. mimic's robots will be able to think and comprehend the real world. The end result is that robots can do jobs with little to no assistance from engineers and without the need for costly, time-consuming programming for every new activity. Alex Stöckl Read more - https://lnkd.in/eFwFUAwf To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #mimic #roboticstartup #funding #news #fundingnews #startup #startupnews #startuprise

Apart from all the top flight speakers, my favourite part of the GCVI Summit on Monterey is meeting the startups that come to exhibit. We have 30+ corporate-backed startups attending this year, among them these #robot makers. I know 30+ sounds like a lot less than you would find at a Web Summit or a Slush — but these #startups are all carefully curated to be the ones that are already working with or funded by corporates. They always have some interesting insights into what is going on behind these scenes in their industries. A sneak preview in this piece about why corporate #investors have been increasing their spending on robot technologies recently.