Several tech startups — Skild AI, depthfirst, Meld, among others, have announced their venture capital funding from investors.
Skild AI Raises $1.4 bn
Skild AI has raised $1.4 billion in funding, reaching a valuation of over $14 billion to accelerate the development of its general-purpose robotics intelligence platform. The round was led by SoftBank Group with participation from NVIDIA Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Macquarie Capital, Disruptive, 1789 Capital, and other strategic investors. The company’s core innovation, the Skild Brain, is a unified AI foundation model designed to enable robots to learn, reason, and adapt across multiple physical environments. Skild AI’s strategy focuses on scaling real-world robotics deployment across logistics, manufacturing, and service industries. The funding supports advanced research, infrastructure expansion, and commercial partnerships, delivering faster automation, improved productivity, and long-term customer value. The company was founded by Deepak Pathak, who serves as CEO.
depthfirst Secures $40 mn
depthfirst has secured $40 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform focused on securing modern software supply chains. The round was led by Accel with participation from Alt Capital, BoxGroup, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mantis VC, SV Angel, and several angel investors. The company leverages automation and intelligence to detect vulnerabilities, reduce risk exposure, and protect critical software infrastructure at scale. depthfirst’s strategy centers on helping enterprises proactively secure codebases as software complexity increases. The investment will be used to scale product development, grow engineering teams, and expand go-to-market efforts. Customers benefit from faster threat detection, improved compliance, and stronger operational resilience. depthfirst was founded by security experts focused on next-generation software protection.
Meld Raises $7 mn
Meld has raised $7 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate the expansion of its global digital asset infrastructure. The round was led by Lightspeed Faction with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital. Meld provides institutional-grade connectivity between digital assets and traditional financial systems, enabling seamless access to crypto liquidity, payments, and settlement services. The company’s technology focuses on secure, compliant, and scalable financial infrastructure for banks and enterprises. Meld plans to use the funding to expand international coverage, strengthen partnerships, and enhance platform capabilities. Customers benefit from faster integration, reduced operational friction, and improved access to digital finance. Meld was founded by specialists in financial infrastructure and blockchain technology.
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