B Capital Group Early Bets Apptronik, Havoc AI Raise Big Follow-Ons
B Capital Group’s early Ascent Fund III investments — Apptronik, Havoc AI, and Star Catcher — raised substantial follow-on rounds as they scale robotics and frontier tech.
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B Capital Group’s early Ascent Fund III investments — Apptronik, Havoc AI, and Star Catcher — raised substantial follow-on rounds as they scale robotics and frontier tech.
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