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Apptronik announces a 90,000 sq ft humanoid data factory, teases new Apollo 3 robot Apptronik has unveiled Robot Park, a 90,000 square foot data factory in Austin, where fleets of Apollo 2 robots generate real-world training data across logistics, manufacturing, and retail. Set to debut next year, Apollo 3 will move beyond the prototype stage as Apptronik’s first product built to ship. That will be a milestone in what CEO Jeff Cardenas calls "the space race of our time," as modern robotics has major implications for national competitiveness and security. Read more → |
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| Lime IPO happened at the 'right moment,'
CEO says
Congratulations to Lime for debuting on the Nasdaq earlier this month at $27 a share, a day after pricing its IPO at $25. The scooter and e-bike company sold nearly 7 million shares, raising around $167 million. CEO Wayne Ting cited three straight years of positive free cash flow and 29% top-line growth in 2025 as reasons for the timing. Uber, one of Lime's earliest backers, acted as an anchor investor in the offering. Read more → |
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| The Pentagon is finally buying (some) weapons from startups
A Wall Street Journal deep dive examines Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push to route more Pentagon spending toward startups, with Saronic featured prominently. The company's drone boats are among the newer weapons systems the US has brought to bear in the war with Iran, alongside re-engineered Shahed drones. Saronic and Anduril together captured roughly a quarter of all Pentagon contract spending that went to venture-backed startups last year. Read more → |
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| Kalshi seeks approval to list perpetual futures tied to gold Kalshi filed for CFTC approval to list perpetual futures tied to gold, silver, and platinum, extending the 24/7 trading model it pioneered in crypto. Chief Risk Officer Udesh Jha said the platform is watching where else it makes sense to expand. The move puts Kalshi in direct competition with established exchanges like CME as the market for these contracts grows. Read more → |
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| Corporate venture capital is splitting in two
In a new piece in Crunchbase News, Alpha Managing Partner Steve Brotman notes that PayPal Ventures and Fidelity International both wound down their venture arms within six weeks of each other, even as corporate VC hit an all-time high. Both can be true because capital is concentrating. A short list of names, including Nvidia, Google, and Meta, drove most of last year's biggest AI rounds, while smaller corporate programs are the ones pulling back. Steve's takeaway is that when a corporate backer exits mid-life, pro rata rights let committed investors hold their ground. Read more →
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| Note: The above reflects Steve Brotman's personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice or
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| | In this episode of Driving Alpha, Ben Freeberg, Founder and Managing Partner of Oncology Ventures, shares how surviving cancer transformed his perspective on investing and ultimately led him to launch a specialist venture fund backing commercially validated solutions across oncology infrastructure, data, and care delivery. It's a candid conversation and especially meaningful to our team because Ben was working as an Associate at Alpha Partners when he received his diagnosis. Listen →
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