NorBot closes $1 million to establish a commercial robotics integrator
Aspiring Vancouver-based commercial robotics integrator NorBot Technology has secured $1 million CAD in pre-seed funding. The news: NorBot aims…
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Andreessen Horowitz Raises $1.1B to Fund Hardware Startups as AI Racks Near 1 Megawatt
Andreessen Horowitz — the venture capital firm that spent fifteen years arguing software would eat the world — has closed…
The 25 most promising robotics startups in 2026, according to investors
After years of investors shunning hardware, Silicon Valley is getting physical. Robotics has become one of the hottest bets in…
The VC firm behind Shopify is doubling down on robotics and defense
Hard tech used to be a hard sell in Silicon Valley. Now, a major venture firm is staffing up to…
Ex-Ultrahuman exec raises $5.5 million for AI-native hardware startup Aina – The Economic Times
Aina, a Bengaluru-based consumer hardware startup founded by former Ultrahuman executive Apoorv Shankar, has raised $5.5 million in its first…
AI4Eyes sets its sights on faster dry eye diagnoses in Montréal clinics | BetaKit
Healthtech startup will start testing new tech as part of Quebec-backed medtech initiative. Some Québec clinics might soon use…
Accel backs Pocket’s $11M raise, as the AI hardware startup turns a viral launch into $27M ARR – Tech Funding News
Accel backs Pocket’s $11M raise, as the AI hardware startup turns a viral launch into $27M ARR Tech Funding News Source…
Mecka AI acquires Docula as it builds the data layer for robotics | BetaKit
Three-person Canadian AI startup joining the majority-Canadian Mecka team. Mecka AI has acquired a Vancouver startup to help it…
Robotics startup Sanctuary AI appoints former MDA exec as CEO
Interim CEO’s departure continues string of leadership changes at Vancouver-based startup. Sanctuary AI has a new CEO and a…
AI Startup Midjourney Pivots to Health With Ultrasound Machine
AI startup Midjourney Inc. announced its first hardware project at an event in San Francisco, outlining an unexpected move into…
Autonomique says backflipping robots are not the point | BetaKit
Montréal- and Menlo Park-based startup deploying physical AI at Ontario F&P plant. There’s a lot of froth in the…
Bloomberg Tech: Android Hardware, Open Source AI & Venture
This session from Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco delves into critical areas shaping the future of technology. The conversation touches…
Mecka AI announces $60 million USD to power physical AI
Canadian-led startup aims to build “the data and deployment layer” for robotics. Mecka AI, which aims to train robots…
Quantum computing for drug discovery still hasn’t had its “ChatGPT moment,” biotech founder says | BetaKit
ProteinQure’s co-founder argues “messy biology experiments” are still the bottleneck. Quantum chemistry has been touted as having the potential…
Mexico Emerges as AI Hardware Assembly Hub: Tech Week
This week, Sony Music Publishing’s US$4 billion catalog acquisition reinforced the scale race in intellectual property markets, while Mexico’s growing…
Mexico Emerges as AI Hardware Assembly Hub: Tech Week
This week, Sony Music Publishing’s US$4 billion catalog acquisition reinforced the scale race in intellectual property markets, while Mexico’s growing…
Era raises $11M to build a software platform for AI gadgets | TechCrunch
Earlier in April, the startup Era held a gathering in New York for artists who had received its developer kit.…
NorthX invests $2.2 million in trio of BC wildfire tech startups
NorthX Climate Tech announced more than $2.2 million worth of follow-on investments in a trio of British Columbia (BC)…