Travis Kalanick’s robotics company Atoms has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ben Horowitz will join the company’s board of directors following the investment. Bain Capital, Fifth Wall and others participated in the round. Perhaps most notably, Uber also joined the funding round, reconnecting Kalanick with the company he founded,
Cascade, a startup building a platform to help architecture, engineering and construction firms find and win projects, has raised a $3.5 million seed round from Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun, Ada Ventures and Snowball VC. Launched in 2025, Cascade is the result of its founders, Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira, witnessing firsthand the difficulties construction companies face
Battery materials startup Sila announced Tuesday that it raised $300 million to expand its factory in Washington state to produce enough anode material for more than 100,000 electric vehicles. Sila’s expansion comes as demand for electric vehicles in the United States has weakened in the wake of the Trump administration’s efforts to cripple propulsion technology.
AI infrastructure company Infinity on Monday announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers at companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. The startup is creating software to make it easier for AI chips to run AI models. A big reason why Nvidia became the top
AI agents are starting to perform more sophisticated tasks, such as identifying suppliers that can deliver cargo, comparing prices, and sending messages to the supplier to arrange a delivery. But when it comes to paying for shipping, they still need to involve a human. Today’s financial sector depends on financial pathways, the underlying infrastructure that
Ryanair’s profits have fallen sharply as the war in the Middle East sent jet fuel prices soaring and customers became reluctant to book flights. The Irish airline’s pre-tax profits fell 34% to €593m (£503m) between April and June, while sales remained stable as the company was forced to cut fares to stimulate demand. Ryanair also