🦿💥Humanoid Robots Land $520M

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As the third week of February begins, physical AI advances as Apptronik raises $520 million with backing from Google and Mercedes-Benz to scale its Apollo humanoid, while Trener Robotics secures $32 million for its self-learning industrial robot platform. Data centers accelerate with Fleet Data Centers pricing $3.8 billion in notes for a 230MW Nevada facility and Blackstone committing $10 billion to fund 1.6 GW of AI infrastructure by 2028.

Mobility diversifies as Uber acquires Getir's delivery business for over $435 million and Ever raises $31 million for its AI-native used EV marketplace. Energy transition gains momentum with fusion startup Inertia closing $450 million to build the world's most powerful laser system and nuclear startup Alva Energy raising $33 million to unlock 10 GWe from existing U.S. reactors.

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Apptronik Raises $520M Series A Extension for Humanoid Robots
Google, Mercedes-Benz, and John Deere back humanoid robotics startup Apptronik's $520 million raise, pushing total funding past $935 million at $5 billion valuation to scale Apollo robots for factories and warehouses. (Read more)

Ouster Acquires StereoLabs for $35M in Sensor Consolidation Play
LiDAR maker Ouster snaps up French vision startup StereoLabs for $35 million cash plus 1.8M shares, fusing digital LiDAR with stereo cameras and AI perception software to create a unified sensing platform for Physical AI robots and autonomous systems. (Read more)

Trener Robotics Lands $32M for Physical AI Factory Robots
Trener Robotics scores $32 million Series A to scale its Acteris platform, which teaches industrial robots new tricks using plain English commands instead of traditional programming. (Read more)

Haply Robotics Secures $16M for Haptic Robot Controls
Montreal's Haply Robotics raises $16 million CAD to build "steering wheels for robots" — haptic controllers that let AI systems feel and manipulate objects with human-like precision. (Read more)

Algorized Secures $13M Series A for Physical AI Perception in Industrial Robotics
Swiss startup Algorized lands $13 million to deploy wireless sensor networks that give factory robots a "sixth sense" for detecting humans and avoiding collisions in real-time. (Read more)

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Ares Management Arranges $2.4 Billion Debt Facility for Vantage Data Centers
Ares Management commits $2.4 billion to Vantage Data Centers for refinancing and expansion across 17 North American campuses, potentially fueling Oracle-OpenAI infrastructure projects. (Read more)

Blackstone Leads $1.2 Billion Investment in Neysa AI Infrastructure Platform
Blackstone takes majority stake in Indian AI infrastructure startup Neysa with up to $1.2 billion financing to scale from 1,200 to 20,000+ GPUs, as India's GPU count is projected to explode from 60,000 to 2 million units. (Read more)

Fleet Data Centers Prices $3.8B in Senior Secured Notes for Hyperscale Facility
Fleet Data Centers secures $3.8 billion in bonds to build a massive 230MW Reno facility fully pre-leased to a mystery $3 trillion company — likely Nvidia. (Read more)

Rowan Digital Infrastructure Secures $550M in Financing for Texas Data Center
Rowan closes $550 million to build a 300MW data center in Texas, bringing its 18-month fundraising total past $4 billion in the AI infrastructure land rush. (Read more)

Uber Acquires Getir's Delivery Business for $435M+
Uber scoops up Turkish quick-commerce darling Getir's delivery arm for $435 million, consolidating a once-$12 billion unicorn that raised $2.4 billion but couldn't survive the post-pandemic reckoning. (Read more)

Ever (EV Marketplace) Raises $31M Series A
Eclipse leads $31 million into Ever, an AI-powered marketplace exclusively for used electric vehicles, backed by Rivian's early Saudi investors. (Read more)

Natilus Raises $28M Series A for Blended-Wing Aircraft
Aerospace startup Natilus lands $28 million to build radical blended-wing planes promising massive efficiency gains, with 570+ aircraft orders worth $24 billion already in hand. (Read more)

driveblocks Raises €3.5M ($4.1M) Pre-Series A for Off-Road AI Perception
German startup driveblocks secures €3.5 million to bring autonomous vision to tractors, bulldozers, and military vehicles using camera-LiDAR fusion AI. (Read more)

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Fusion Startup Inertia Closes $450M to Build World's Most Powerful Laser System
Bessemer and Google Ventures back fusion startup Inertia's $450 million Series A to build the world's most powerful laser system for grid-scale clean fusion power by the 2030s. (Read more)

Alva Energy Secures $33M to Unlock 10 GWe from Existing Reactors
Alva Energy emerges with $33 million and ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on the board to upgrade aging U.S. nuclear plants, potentially unlocking 10 GWe for power-hungry AI data centers. (Read more)

AI Energy Trading Platform Tem Lands $75M Series B at $300M+ Valuation
Lightspeed leads Tem's oversubscribed $75 million Series B to scale its AI matchmaking engine that connects power producers with buyers, eyeing expansion to Australia and Texas. (Read more)

Startup Deep Space Energy Raises €930K ($1.1M) to Generate Power on the Moon
Latvian upstart Deep Space Energy secures €930 thousand from ESA, NATO, and investors to build fuel-efficient radioisotope generators powering lunar missions and satellites (Read more)