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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.
Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries led the fundraising lineup in a week heavy with rounds for companies focused on applications in the physical world. Anduril’s $5 billion financing was by far the biggest. Other large rounds went to companies focused on supplying data power, robotics, space tech, biotech, and even strawberries.
1. Anduril Industries, $5B, defense tech: Defense tech unicorn Anduril Industries raised another $5 billion in funding at a $61 billion valuation — double the valuation of $30.5 billion it received less than a year ago. The Series H round, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital, brings the Costa Mesa, California-based company’s total raised to date to $11.4 billion, per Crunchbase.
2. VoltaGrid, $775M, energy: Houston-based VoltaGrid, a provider of mobile natural gas generators for data centers, microgrids and industrial applications, secured $1 billion in strategic investment from Halliburton and Blackstone. The investment includes $775 million in capital funding and a $225 million secondary purchase from existing investors.
3. Mind Robotics, $400M, robotics: Palo Alto, California-based Mind Robotics, developer of an AI-enabled industrial robotics platform, picked up $400 million in new financing led by Kleiner Perkins. The round brings total funding to date to more than $1 billion for the startup, which launched in 2025 as a spinout of Rivian.
4. Cowboy Space, $275M, space tech: Cowboy Space, a developer of rockets and satellite infrastructure to power and run AI compute in space, closed on $275 million in Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. Index Ventures led the financing for the San Carlos, California-based startup, which was founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt.
5. Oishii, $150M, indoor farming: Oishii, operator of highly automated indoor farms for growing strawberries, raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Sparx Asset Management. Founded in 2016, the Jersey City, New Jersey-headquartered startup has raised $370 million in total funding to date.
6. Exaforce, $125M, cybersecurity: San Jose-based Exaforce, developer of an AI-native security operations platform, secured $125 million in Series B funding from backers including HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures and Seligman Ventures.
7. Create Medicines, $122M, biotech: Create Medicines, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup focused on in vivo immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer, closed on $122 million in Series B funding. Newpath Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, and Hatteras Venture Partners led the financing.
8. HavocAI, $100M, autonomy: Providence, Rhode Island-based HavocAI, a provider of tools for developing military and commercial-grade autonomous systems across sea, air and land, secured $100 million in Series A funding. The round brings total funding to date for the 2-year-old company to $200 million.
9. Star Catcher, $65M, space tech: Star Catcher, a startup that says it is building the first power grid in space by beaming concentrated solar energy on demand to satellites, picked up $65 million in Series A funding. B Capital, Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures led the financing for the Jacksonville, Florida-based company, which was founded less than two years ago.
10. GridCare, $64M, data center power: GridCare, developer of technology to more efficiently provide power to AI data centers, raised $64 million in Series A funding. Sutter Hill Ventures led the financing for the Redwood City, California-based startup.
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