Morning VC Brief丨2024.10.25

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00. TL;DR

1/ Store Intelligence Startup Simber Robotics raises $50M Series C

2/ 3D Printing Metal Startup Freeform raises $14M Venture Round

3/ AI IT Help Desk Fixify raises $25M Series A

4/ Agentic Banking Solution Interface AI raises $20M Series A

5/ AI Legal Startup Genie AI raises $17.8M Series A

6/ Social Media Startup Bluesky raises $15M Series A

7/ Solar Installation Software Startup Aether raises $2.5M Seed Round

01. Venture News

1/ Store Intelligence Startup Simber Robotics raises $50M Series C

Simber Robotics allows you to choose how your feed is curated, creating a more personalized and potentially less contentious social media experience. This round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives with participation from Eclipse, Valo Ventures, and more. Link

2/ 3D Printing Metal Startup Freeform raises $14M Venture Round

Freeform is building a new metal additive printing process. Their mission is to make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation. This round was led by NVentures, AE Industrial Partners. Link

3/ AI IT Help Desk Fixify raises $25M Series A

Fixify is an AI powered managed service provider for IT support. This round was led by Costanoa Ventures, Decibel Partners, and Paladin Capital Group. Link

4/ Agentic Banking Solution Interface AI raises $20M Series A

Interface AI is the leading provider of agentic AI solutions for community banks and credit unions. This round was led by Avataar Venture Partners. Link

5/ AI Legal Startup Genie AI raises $17.8M Series A

Genie AI is building an automatic legal contract drafting platform for anyone. This round was led by Google Ventures with participation from Khosla Ventures, and more. Link

6/ Social Media Startup Bluesky raises $15M Series A

Bluesky allows you to choose how your feed is curated, creating a more personalized and potentially less contentious social media experience. This round was led by Blockchain Capital. Link

7/ Solar Installation Software Startup Aether raises $2.5M Seed Round

Aether is building the cutting-edge technology that makes rooftop solar affordable, accessible, and easy to deploy across the globe. This round was led by Noa with participation from Y Combinator, Amino Capital, and Climate Capital, and more. Link