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Latest AI startup funding news, investment rounds, Series A/B/C announcements, and venture capital activity in the artificial intelligence sector.
Rochefort Asset Management Closes Senior Secured Loan for Firehawk Aerospace to Scale Domestic Propulsion and Munitions Capacity
Rochefort Asset Management, a U.S. national security-focused investment firm licensed under the Department of War's Office of Strategic Capital, has closed a senior secured loan for Firehawk Aerospace...
Eclipse raises $1.3B across two funds to back manufacturing and robotics startups
Eclipse Capital has raised $1.3 billion across two funds — $720 million in Eclipse Fund VI and $591 million in Early Growth Fund III — to invest in startups focused on physical AI, robotics, automatio...
ANU spin-out Syenta raises $37M for chip interconnect tech using electrochemical AM
Syenta, a semiconductor technology company spun out from the Australian National University, has secured $37 million in funding from the Australian Government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporatio...
Beehive Industries wins USD 29.7M U.S. Air Force contract to advance 3D-printed jet engine production
Beehive Industries has secured a USD 29.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, awarded through the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the SOSSEC Consortium. The funding will accelerate de...
ELEGOO closes 500M+ yuan (USD 73M) Series B+ round led by Meituan, six months after DJI investment
Zhinengpai Technology, the Shenzhen-based parent company of consumer 3D printer brand ELEGOO, closed a Series B+ funding round exceeding 500 million yuan (approximately USD 73 million) on April 20, 20...
3D-FAB opens applications for 2026 crowdfunding support program for 3D printing startups
Seoul-based 3D-FAB, operated by the 3D Printing Research Association under the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency, has opened applications for its 2026 crowdfund...
Ethereal Machines raises USD 28.5 million in Series B led by Avataar for AM expansion
Bengaluru-based Ethereal Machines has secured INR 264.5 crore (approximately USD 28.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by Avataar Venture Partners, with participation from Peak XV Partners, No...
Capital-A secures Rs 160 crore first close for Fund II, targets manufacturing and deeptech startups
Capital-A, an operator-led venture capital firm based in India, has announced the first close of its second fund at Rs 160 crore (approximately $19 million). The fund targets a base corpus of Rs 300 c...
Capital-A raises Rs 160 crore first close of Fund II, targeting manufacturing and deeptech startups
Capital-A, a venture capital firm led by founder and lead investor Ankit Kedia, has raised Rs 160 crore (approximately $19 million) in the first close of its second fund. The fund targets a total base...
India launches ₹10,000 crore deep tech and manufacturing startup fund
The Indian government has launched the ₹10,000 crore (approximately $1.2 billion) Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0), a structured capital initiative managed by SIDBI through SEBI-registered Ca...
Freemelt triples revenue to $5.9M, secures follow-on defense order for E-PBF qualification
Swedish electron beam powder bed fusion (E-PBF) specialist Freemelt has received a follow-on order from an unnamed leading Swedish defense company, moving from feasibility study into proof-of-concept...
Daejeon City secures 2 billion KRW to support 20 defense and aerospace startups, including 3D printing-based firms
Daejeon City has been selected for South Korea's '2026 Regional Advanced Manufacturing Startup Scale-up Support Project,' securing 2 billion KRW (approximately $1.5 million USD, including 1.4 billion...
Daejeon City secures 20 billion won to support defense and space startups using 3D printing
Daejeon City, South Korea, has secured 20 billion won (approximately 14 billion won in direct grants) to fund a specialized accelerator program for defense and space startups leveraging additive manuf...
Elmet Group raises $120M in NASDAQ IPO, backed by refractory metal AM patent
Elmet Group (NASDAQ: ELMT) raised $120.4 million in its April 22 IPO, pricing 8.6 million shares at $14.00—the top of its range—and opened at $18.00 on April 23. Cantor led the underwriting syndicate...
Daejeon Secures 2 Billion Won for Defense and Space 3D Printing Startup Support
Daejeon City has been selected for a regional advanced manufacturing startup scaling-up project, securing a total of 2 billion won (approximately $1.5 million, including 1.4 billion won from the natio...
StirLight secures £1.25M to commercialize StirSense friction stir welding monitoring platform
StirLight, a North Derbyshire-based manufacturing start-up, has secured £1.25 million to accelerate the commercialization of its friction stir welding (FSW) technology. The capital injection consists...
Hitus launches 500,000 yen crowdfunding campaign for 3D Printed Assistive Device Design Contest 2026 with ICT Rehabilitation Research Association
Hitus Co., Ltd. has initiated a crowdfunding campaign on the READYFOR platform to fund the 2026 3D Printed Assistive Device Design Contest. In partnership with the non-profit ICT Rehabilitation Resear...
C-Infinity raises $16M Series A led by Canaan Partners to scale its industrial AI manufacturing platform
C-Infinity has secured $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Canaan Partners, with additional participation from Inventus Capital, Bee Partners, and Radius Capital. The capital injection is d...
Eplus3D withdraws RMB 1.2045 billion IPO application on Shanghai Stock Exchange
Hangzhou-based metal 3D printing manufacturer Eplus3D has officially withdrawn its application for an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board. Th...
Z-Polymers secures strategic investment from Kureha Corporation to advance Tullomer liquid crystal polymer platform
Z-Polymers has successfully closed its Series Seed financing round with a strategic investment from Kureha Corporation, a global leader in advanced materials and specialty chemicals. Beyond the capita...