Fundraising announcement
May 20, 2026
Germany
Codesphere selected for €250M German government AI and cloud infrastructure tender
Codesphere, co-founded by Fellow Paul Schmitz, has secured a key role in a €250 million German government tender alongside STACKIT and SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH. The company will provide the platform layer for Germany’s sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure initiative, focused on secure, open-source, and vendor-independent systems.
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Terra Industries raises $22M to scale autonomous defense systems across Africa
Terra Industries, co-founded by Fellows Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka, has raised an additional $22 million in funding led by Lux Capital, bringing the company’s total round to $34 million. Founded in 2024, Terra Industries develops AI-powered autonomous security systems designed to protect critical infrastructure across Africa.
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Aaru reaches $1B valuation with AI platform designed to predict human behavior
Aaru, co-founded by Sigma Fellow Cameron Fink, has reached a $1 billion valuation as demand grows for its AI-powered consumer prediction platform. Founded by teenage entrepreneurs Cameron Fink, Ned Koh, and John Kessler, the New York-based startup is working with major brands including McDonald’s and EY to help businesses better understand and anticipate human behavior through AI. Launched just two years ago, Aaru is part of a new wave of AI startups challenging traditional market research and consulting models by automating complex behavioral analysis with advanced AI systems.
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Fundraising announcement
October 28, 2025
Germany / Singapore
peaq secures new funding from Greenfield Capital to scale its Economy of Things network
peaq, co-founded by Fellows Leonard Dorlöchter and Max Thake, has secured new funding from Greenfield Capital and additional investors, bringing the company’s total financing to $41 million. Built on Polkadot, peaq provides Web3 infrastructure for developers and entrepreneurs building decentralized applications for vehicles, robots, and smart devices—powering the emerging Economy of Things (EoT).
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Fundraising announcement
October 23, 2025
United States
VitVio raises $8M seed round to boost operating room efficiency with AI
VitVio, co-founded by Fellow Aleksander Pajewski, has raised an $8 million seed round to scale its AI-driven ambient sensing platform for operating rooms. The oversubscribed round was led by Bek Ventures with participation from LDV Capital, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, Balnord, Thornapple River Capital and others, bringing VitVio’s total funding to $10 million.
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Fundraising announcement
June 13, 2025
Germany
Knowunity raises €27M Series B to bring AI-powered learning to 1B students
Knowunity, co-founded by Fellow Benedict Kurz, has raised €27 million in Series B funding to accelerate the global rollout of its AI-powered learning companion. The round was led by XAnge with participation from Portfolion, Isomer Capital, Project A, Redalpine and Educapital, bringing the company’s total funding to €45 million.
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