Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Rino.ai closes C2 financing, bringing Series C total to $100 million
- Other backers include Xiangtan state-backed capital, 深重投, Hunan Caixin, Woori Financial Group and Bozheng Capital.
- Capital will support end-to-end Level 4 autonomy, Physical AI development and expansion of the urban operating network.
- Rino reports more than 5,000 autonomous logistics vehicles delivered and regular operations in over 200 Chinese cities.
Parallel Systems secures $100 million Series C to manufacture Panther vehicles
- New investors Hillspire, Agility Global and Cobalt Capital joined Anthos Capital, Congruent Ventures, Riot Capital and Collaborative Fund.
- The Georgia pilot with Genesee & Wyoming continues under Federal Railroad Administration supervision.
- Parallel reports more than $200 million raised to date and says major railroads are under contract to deploy its system.
Senior Auto secures strategic financing from Yueda Capital
- Yueda Capital is the investment arm of Jiangsu Yueda Group.
- Senior Auto is integrating its SWM world model with autonomous-driving decision-making and vehicle control.
- The company will use the capital for model upgrades, vehicle-grade engineering and expansion into additional heavy-duty logistics scenarios.
RoboTruck raises approximately JPY5.2B at Series A first close
- SPARX Asset Management and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital joined as new investors.
- Globis Capital Partners, Archetype Ventures, Mizuho Leaguer Investment and SMBC Venture Capital participated as existing investors.
- RoboTruck said it was preparing a second close; that future financing is outside the disclosed first-close amount.
T2 raises approximately JPY5B at Series B first close
- The transaction was a third-party share allocation to 11 corporate and venture investors.
- Participants spanned shipping, warehousing, leasing, real estate and energy-related investors.
- T2 said it planned an additional Series B close during fiscal 2026; that future close is not included in this amount.
Senior Auto raises RMB 300M Series C for autonomous freight systems
- Securities Capital and Yidao Capital co-invested in the round.
- The proceeds are earmarked for a next-generation automotive-grade autonomous-driving platform.
- Senior Auto is applying the system across ports, industrial sites and open-road freight logistics.
Rovigos raises KRW 2B for AI smart-logistics platform
- The round was funded through Incheon Innovation Fund and youth startup fund vehicles managed by Vine Ventures.
- Rovigos develops logistics-control software that integrates logistics data and mobile equipment.
- Capital is aimed at AI logistics-solution upgrades, R&D capacity and global market expansion.
Rino.ai completes C1 financing for autonomous-delivery expansion
- Capital supports core technology, automotive-grade vehicle production and broader commercial applications.
- The company plans to expand same-city freight, instant delivery and overseas markets.
Humble Robotics raises $24M seed funding for autonomous freight vehicles
- Humble Robotics raised $24 million in seed funding led by Eclipse, with participation from Energy Impact Partners.
- The round backed a cabless autonomous electric truck for dock-to-dock freight movement.
- The vehicle targeted short, high-frequency logistics routes between ports, warehouses and distribution centers rather than long-haul highway trucking.
KargoBot raises over $100M Series B
- Horizon Robotics and Gaorong Ventures co-led the round.
- Proceeds support expansion of KargoBot's unmanned fleet.
- KargoBot operated a fleet of more than 400 autonomous trucks.
Zelostech completes nearly US$300M Series B
- Blue Lake Capital and CDH BAIFU co-led the Series B, with Asia Investment Capital and Baidu Ventures among the participating investors.
- Zelos’s L4 urban-delivery vehicles are designed for scenarios such as express delivery and fresh produce and can operate from −30°C to +55°C.
- The financing will support next-generation product R&D, supply-chain development and global market expansion.
Embotech raises CHF23.5M Series B for logistics autonomy
- Emerald Technology Ventures and Yttrium led the round.
- BMW i Ventures, Nabtesco Technology Ventures, Sustainable Forward Capital Fund and RKK VC participated.
- The event adds operating or commercial context for warehouse automation and material-handling robotics.
Outrider closes $62M Series D for autonomous yard operations
- Koch Disruptive Technologies and New Enterprise Associates led the oversubscribed Series D.
- Outrider said the funding would support commercial scaling with Fortune 500 logistics customers.
- The company planned to scale to hundreds of systems, extend its safety and autonomy platform, and protect its patented technology.
FERNRIDE raises USD 50M Series A for autonomous yard trucking
- The funding supported autonomous electric yard-trucking systems for logistics operations.
- FERNRIDE described the round as backing its human-machine collaboration approach to automated logistics.
- The capital supports warehouse automation and material-handling workflows as FERNRIDE moves toward broader commercial use.
Outrider raises $73M Series C
- New investors included a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and NVentures, while Koch Disruptive Technologies and New Enterprise Associates also participated.
- The financing supports Outrider's autonomy and safety roadmap, hiring, and work with electric yard-truck manufacturers.
- Outrider said the capital would help scale deployments toward hundreds of autonomous yard trucks at customer sites.
Einride secures $500M financing package
- Barclays Europe led the debt facility that formed the larger part of the financing package.
- Equity participants included AMF, EQT Ventures, Northzone, Polar Structure, Norrsken VC and Temasek.
- The financing supported autonomous and digital freight deployments and international expansion.
Nash announces $20M Series A, bringing total funding to $27.8M
- Nash announced a $20 million Series A led by a16z, bringing disclosed total funding to $27.8 million.
- The Series A round amount is $20 million and is the priced event amount.
- The $27.8 million figure is cumulative company funding, including an earlier $7.8 million seed round.
Mars Auto raises $12M Series A for autonomous trucking
- GFT Ventures led the Series A.
- Mars Auto said it would expand its engineering team and autonomous-truck fleet.
- The company also planned to expand the data infrastructure supporting autonomous mid-mile freight.
Parallel Systems raises USD 49.55M Series A for autonomous rail vehicles
- The Series A round totaled USD 49.55 million.
- Parallel came out of stealth with autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles.
- Funding supported vehicle development, testing programs, and team growth.
Aurora raises more than $530M at a valuation above $2.5B
- Sequoia Capital led the round, with Amazon and T. Rowe Price making significant investments.
- Aurora later disclosed $659.7 million of aggregate Series B proceeds; that final total and the initial close are not additive.
- TechCrunch reported that the financing pushed Aurora's valuation above $2.5 billion.
Starsky Robotics closes USD 16.5 million Series A
- Shasta Ventures led the USD 16.5 million financing.
- Y Combinator, Trucks Venture Capital, 50 Years and 9Point Ventures also participated.
- Starsky planned to use the capital to bring its autonomous and remotely supervised trucking system to market.
Stanley Robotics raises EUR 3.6M Series A
- Stanley Robotics completed a Series A financing of EUR 3.6M.
- The financing was announced on 2017-05-23 in EUR.
- Stanley Robotics develops robotic systems for outdoor vehicle logistics and autonomous valet parking.