Investors continued backing companies building industrial and enterprise technologies this week, as deeptech, robotics, and artificial intelligence startups closed substantial financial rounds.
US-based Bedrock Robotics completed one of the largest transactions of the week, securing USD 600 million in a Series C financing that elevates its valuation to USD 4.1 billion.
Indian startups Hunar.AI, Simplismart, and Live2.ai likewise revealed new capital infusions to grow their operations and scale their AI platforms. In Europe, venture capital firm Entourage closed its second fund at EUR 100 million.
Bedrock Robotics Raises USD 600 Million
CapitalG and Emergence Capital co-led the Series C round for Bedrock Robotics, which brought in USD 600 million and valued the firm at USD 4.1 billion.
Bedrock Robotics intends to direct the funds toward speeding up the commercial rollout of self-driving construction machinery and autonomous excavators. The enterprise also aims to broaden its footprint on construction sites while enhancing field support infrastructure and teams for contractors.
Live2.ai Secures Rs. 130 Crore
IvyCap Ventures led a Pre-Series B funding round that brought in Rs. 130 crore (roughly USD 14 million) for Indian startup Live2.ai, encompassing both secondary and primary investments.
Live2.ai will put the funds toward speeding up development of its agentic AI intelligence platform and growing its footprint among global brands and enterprise clients. Additional plans involve bolstering cloud infrastructure throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and North America, alongside growing customer success, engineering, and data science staff.
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Simplismart Raises USD 14 Million
Dallas Venture Capital spearheaded a Series B funding round in which Simplismart secured USD 14 million. Additional participation came from Accel, NVIDIA, Micromax, and Shastra VC.
Simplismart will apply the capital to progress its model orchestration and AI inference platform, create dynamic GPU scheduling software, and grow collaborations with cloud providers as well as sovereign AI infrastructure operators.
Hunar.AI Raises Rs. 40 Crore
Blume Ventures led a Series A round where Hunar.AI secured Rs. 40 crore (roughly USD 4.8 million). Seedstars International and Hyderabad Angels Fund also joined the round.
The capital will drive the creation of multilingual AI agents and conversational AI infrastructure tailored for frontline workforce onboarding, hiring, training, and employee engagement. Hunar.AI additionally intends to speed up product creation and broaden its market footprint.
Entourage Raises EUR 100 Million For Second Fund
European venture capital investor Entourage closed its second fund with EUR 100 million (roughly USD 116 million). Spearheaded by Pieterjan Bouten and partners Maarten Mortier and Evert Beeckman, the vehicle is supported by private investors, family offices, and entrepreneurs.
Entourage targets investments in roughly 25 seed and pre-seed companies focusing on deeptech, physical AI, robotics, enterprise software, and artificial intelligence. Initial investments are planned between EUR 1 million and EUR 5 million, with extra funds held back for subsequent investments.
