Forerunner Ventures Joins depthfirst $80M Series B in AI Security
Forerunner Ventures participated in depthfirst’s $80M Series B, an applied AI lab securing the world’s software, in a round led by Meritech Capital.
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Nomadic's $8.4M Seed: Physical AI Needs Better Data Operations, Not Just Better Models
Nomadic's seed round addresses a growing bottleneck in autonomy stacks: messy, low-usability robot and AV video data.
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Runway's $10M Builder Fund: Foundation Model Companies Are Becoming Ecosystem Investors
Runway's fund + credits program mirrors a broader strategy: lock in distribution by financing the application layer early.
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Saronic $1.75B Series D at $9.25B — Maritime Autonomy Defense Round
Saronic's Austin-based Series D led by Kleiner Perkins shows defense-tech capital is now funding production infrastructure, not just prototypes.
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Whoop at $10.1B: Wearables Shift From Fitness Gadget to Health Platform
Whoop's $575M Series G suggests premium wearable businesses can still command growth capital when recurring subscriptions and clinical partnerships align.
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Mistral's $830M Debt Raise: AI Labs Are Adopting Project-Finance Thinking
Mistral's debt financing for data center build-out highlights a shift from pure equity to infrastructure-style capital stacks.