The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Anduril Leads Varied Lineup Of Large Deals
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 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-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.