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Superhuman acquired notetaker Fathom; plus, OpenAI bought smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging, and AI infrastructure company Cornelis raised $205M
2026/09/15 | 7 mins.Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users.
Also, Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode.
And Cornelis, a company creating networking technology to help AI chips communicate more effectively, announced Monday that it has raised $205 million.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesFusion power startups find new partners in the defense world; plus, Mecka AI nears $500M valuation amid rush for robot training data
2026/09/14 | 7 mins.Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
Also, the round for Mecka is coming together months after Mecka announced its Series A.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDefense tech Mach Industries doubled its valuation in 3 months; plus, Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
2026/09/11 | 8 mins.Mach Industries is a buzzy startup that raised $600 million in its Series C round.
AlsoMaven Robotics emerged from stealth Thursday with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesCloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s most pressing bottlenecks; plus, Sequoia doubles down on Cymphony
2026/09/10 | 6 mins.UK-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million B extension round, bringing its lifetime total raised amount to $128 million.
Also, Cymphony was valued at more than $100 million in a $25 million Series A co-led by Sequoia and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch; plus, Poseidon Aerospace eyes first pilotless test flight, and Stoke Space raises another billion
2026/09/09 | 12 mins.-Founder Kofi Asante wasn’t planning on fundraising this year, but calls kept coming after their pre-seed launch.
-Poseidon is embracing autonomy and remote piloting, but it’s not bothering with the vertical takeoff and landing tech that is de rigueur among so many aviation startups.
-Stoke is one of a handful of startups attempting to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space.
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