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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal roundup
here
.
Busy week, big checks, lots of AI and robotics. That, in ultra-brief synopsis form, characterized the general startup fundraising environment this week. Notably, the two largest global rounds were U.K.-based
Nscale
and Paris-based
Advanced Machine Intelligence
, which raised $2 billion and $1.03 billion, respectively.
In the U.S., meanwhile, e-commerce platform
Quince
, AI networking developer
Nexthop AI
and industrial automation startup
Mind Robotics
each picked up $500 million.
1. (tied)
Quince
, $500M, e-commerce:
Quince, an online fashion and home goods retailer with an affordable luxury theme, said it secured $500 million in Series E financing led by
Iconiq Capital
. The round sets a $10.1 billion post-money valuation for the 8-year-old, San Francisco-based company.
1. (tied)
Nexthop AI
, $500M, AI infrastructure:
AI networking startup Nexthop AI raised $500 million in Series B funding led by
Lightspeed Venture Partners
, with
Andreessen Horowitz
joining as a major investor alongside other backers. The Santa Clara, California-based company develops switching technology built on open-source operating systems for AI and cloud networking.
1. (tied)
Mind Robotics
, $500M, robotics:
Rivian
spin-out Mind Robotics closed on a $500 million Series A round, co-led by
Accel
and Andreessen Horowitz. The Palo Alto, California-based company is developing an AI-enabled industrial robotics platform, with a focus on automating industrial and manufacturing tasks at scale.
4.
Rhoda AI
, $450M, robotics:
Palo Alto, California-based robotics startup Rhoda AI emerged from stealth with $450 million in Series A funding reportedly led by
Premji Invest
. The startup trains robots using hundreds of millions of videos to develop intelligent models for operating in complex and changing environments.
5.
Replit
, $400M, AI software creation:
Replit, an agentic AI software creation platform, picked up $400 million in Series D funding at a $9 billion valuation, up from $3 billion just six months ago.
Georgian
led the financing for the Foster City, California-based company, joined by a long list of venture and celebrity investors.
6. (tied)
Eridu
, $200M, AI networking:
AI startup Eridu emerged from stealth with over $200 million in a newly announced Series A round led by
Socratic Partners
,
John Doerr
,
Hudson River Trading
,
Capricorn Investment Group
and
Matter Venture Partners
. Saratoga, California-based Eridu develops a high-performance network switch for AI data centers.
6. (tied)
Axiom Math AI
, $200M, artificial intelligence:
Palo Alto, California-based Axiom Math AI, a developer of AI systems that can perform automated verification of computer code,
raised
$200 million in Series A funding at a $1.6 billion valuation.
Menlo Ventures
led the round, joined by
Madrona
,
Greycroft
,
B Capital
and
Toyota Ventures
.
8.
Sunday
, $165M, robotics:
Sunday, a startup planning a beta launch for a household robot called Memo later this year, raised $165 million in Series B funding.
Coatue
led the financing, which set a $1.15 billion valuation for the Mountain View, California-based company.
9.
Kai
, $125M, cybersecurity:
San Jose, California-based Kai, developer of an agentic AI cybersecurity platform, announced that it secured $125 million in funding led by
Evolution Equity Partners
.
10.
Oro Labs
, $100M, procurement:
Oro Labs, developer of a procurement platform for enterprise customers, raised $100 million in Series C funding.
Brighton Park Capital
and
Goldman Sachs Growth Equity
led the financing, which the company said follows a year of 300% revenue growth.
Global financings
The week’s largest rounds went to European startups.
Nscale
, $2B, AI infrastructure:
Nscale, an AI infrastructure hyperscaler, secured $2 billion in Series C funding.
Aker
and
8090 Industries
led the financing, which set a $14.6 billion valuation for the London-based company.
Advanced Machine Intelligence
, $1.03B, artificial intelligence:
Advanced Machine Intelligence, a startup co-founded by computer science pioneer and former
Meta
AI chief
Yann LeCun
, said it has
raised $1.03 billion
to develop “world models,” or AI designed to learn from and interact with the physical world. The funding for the Paris-based company
represents
the largest seed round ever for a European startup.
Methodology
We tracked the largest announced rounds in the Crunchbase database that were raised by U.S.-based companies for the period of March 7-13. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could be a small time lag as some rounds are reported late in the week.
Illustration:
Dom Guzman
— Source: Crunchbase News (https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-ai-robotics-ecommerce-quince/)