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FundingMara Whitfield · Mar 5

Founders Fund leads $80 million bet on Austin's Nominal at a $1 billion valuation

The hardware-testing software company became a unicorn on a Series B extension led by Founders Fund.

Apptronik's Series A swells past $935 million as humanoid-robot race heats up
FundingMara Whitfield · Feb 13

Apptronik's Series A swells past $935 million as humanoid-robot race heats up

A February extension co-led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with Google participating, pushed the Austin robotics company's Series A near $1 billion total.

Texas Instruments to buy Austin's Silicon Labs for $7.5 billion
FundingMara Whitfield · Feb 4

Texas Instruments to buy Austin's Silicon Labs for $7.5 billion

The all-cash deal is TI's largest acquisition since 2011 and would fold an Austin wireless-chip pioneer into the Dallas semiconductor giant.

Saronic raises $600 million Series C at $4 billion valuation for autonomous warships
FundingMara Whitfield · Feb 4

Saronic raises $600 million Series C at $4 billion valuation for autonomous warships

The Austin defense-tech company's round, led by Elad Gil, quadrupled its valuation as it builds an autonomous shipyard called Port Alpha.

FundingMara Whitfield · Feb 2

CesiumAstro closes $470 million to scale satellite communications and a new Austin HQ

The space-comms company combined a $270 million equity Series C led by Trousdale Ventures with $200 million in financing from EXIM and J.P. Morgan.

Mythic raises $125 million to challenge Nvidia with analog AI chips
FundingMara Whitfield · Dec 17

Mythic raises $125 million to challenge Nvidia with analog AI chips

The Austin chip company, led by DCVC with Honda and Lockheed Martin participating, capped a turnaround with an oversubscribed round.

FundingMara Whitfield · Oct 8

Base Power closes $1 billion Series C, plans downtown Austin battery factory

The Austin home-battery company raised one of the largest private rounds in city history and is building its first factory on the old Austin American-Statesman printing site.

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