Augmentus raises Series A+ funding to reduce robot programming complexity

Augmentus founders, from left to right: Chong Voon Foo, Leong Yong Shin, and Daryl Lim. Source: Augmentus

Despite growing interest in robotics, many manufacturers are held back by programming that is complex, time-consuming, and rigid, according to Augmentus. The company, which is developing an &intelligent no-code robotics solution,&...

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27 to 29, combining 10,000+ startup and VC leaders for three days of vibrant ideas, groundbreaking tech, and future-shaping conversations. One of the most highly expected sessions taking place on among the two AI Stages will spotlight where AI hardware is ...

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Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts.

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A rendering of a three-armed JAXA robot in the international space station.

MoveIt Pro was evaluated by JAXA as the planning and control backbone for PORTRS. | Source: PickNik Robotics

PickNik Inc. recently partnered with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, to change how the International Space Station handles cargo and equipment. The project is part of JAXA&s Payload Organization and Transportation...

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When OpenAI was having its ChatGPT moment in 2022, Joe Scheidler, co-founder and CEO of Helios, was tackling a different kind of challenge: Helping build the White House’s newly authorized cybersecurity office and navigating the complexities of public-private coordination on cyber policies.

His current co-founder, Joseph Farsakh, was also at the...

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There's no shortage of capital out there, however there's even less room for error.Join a powerhouse panel at A Technology NewsRoom All Stage on July 15 in Boston for Fundraising Mistakes That Will Kill Your Round, and How to Avoid Them. This Scale Stage breakout session is constructed particularly for early-stage founders who wish to sidestep the ...

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In only 3 days, creators, financiers, and operators will flood into the SoWa Power Station in Boston for A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025-- and if you have not grabbed your pass yet, this is your last window to lock in the lowest rates offered and conserve approximately $475. Whether you're a novice founder or a scaling-stage exec, TC All Stage d.

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Time's going out. In just 4 days, A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 touches down at Boston's SoWa Power Station on July 15-- and your opportunity to secure cost savings of approximately $475 disappears.This one-day summit isn't constructed for spectators. It's created for the doers-- the creators, builders, and backers who are shaping what's next. Whether you're ...

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Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from Bloomberg News.

The funding round brings Also’s post-money valuation to $1 billion. The startup raised $105 million from Eclipse Ventures earlier this year when it was cleaved from Rivian.

Also...

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Praxis Labs, a learning development platform, announced its acquisition on Thursday for an undisclosed amount by the leadership and coaching enterprise Torch. 

“As a small company with fewer than 20 people serving companies as large as Amazon, we knew we needed to build powerful partnerships, across product and go-to-market, to reach more c...

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025 is the epicenter where 10,000+ startup and VC leaders collect to explore the future of innovation-- and this year, 2 AI Stages bring the intersection of style and artificial intelligence into sharp focus.We're enjoyed invite Alejandro Matamala Ortiz, co-founder and chief style officer at Runway, to one of the AI ...

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LangChain, an AI infrastructure startup providing tools to build and monitor LLM-powered applications, is raising a new round of funding at an approximate $1 billion valuation led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. 

LangChain began its life in late 2022 as an open-source project founded by Harrison Chase, who was then an...

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In the wake of a disaster, it’s not uncommon for people to look for answers anywhere they can find them. The devastating floods in Texas are no exception.

There are many potential reasons why so many people were killed by the swiftly rising waters, but one that some people have settled on is a practice known as cloud seeding. They claim that a...

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27-29, bringing together more than 10,000 start-up and VC leaders for a within look at where development is headed. Among the must-attend sessions is an honest panel on the Builders Stage about among the most high-stakes minutes in any founder's journey: r.

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At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage, we’re excited to showcase the partners who help shape the conversation around innovation and entrepreneurship. Their involvement goes beyond sponsorship — they bring real-world insights that reflect the pulse of today’s startup landscape. From fresh ideas to practical strategies, these partners are driving the en...

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Hugging Face’s new programmable Reachy Mini bots launched this week. The AI robots are open source, Raspberry Pi-powered, and come with cartoonish antennae and big googly eyes. They don’t do much out of the box. And that’s kind of the point.

Today, on A Technology NewsRoom’s Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Max Zeff, and Anthony Ha dig into...

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In simply five days, start-up leaders from throughout the nation will descend on Boston's SoWa Power Station for A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025-- and your opportunity to secure the most affordable ticket rates will be gone.Whether you're preparing for your next raise, aiming to fine-tune your go-to-market strategy, or developing your founding group, TC All S.

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025hits Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders for a deep dive into the future of technology. One of the most compelling conversations on one of the AI Stages will feature a panel of innovators redefining what intelligent systems can do. Among them i...

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Cognition’s AI coding agent Devin has scored a major customer: Goldman Sachs, the bank’s CIO, Marco Argenti, told CNBC.

“We’re going to start augmenting our workforce with Devin, which is going to be like our new employee,” Argenti told the outlet, adding that it plans to roll out hundreds of instances of Devin, potentially growing to thousands. The...

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Highly sought-after federal software contracts frequently come with a hidden cost: Achieving government SaaS security compliance, known as FedRAMP, can take years and require substantial resources.

Achieving this certification typically takes up to three years and costs more than $3 million, covering everything from security operations engineer...

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Boston, are you ready?! A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 is about to explode with energy — and the real magic kicks off with an epic lineup of Side Events lighting up the city from July 14–17!

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Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine announced on Friday that the publishing platform has remained profitable since August of last year, when it first achieved this milestone. In the post, Stubblebine detailed what it took to achieve this goal, which involved a combination of product changes, an investor restructuring, renegotiated loans, unloading office...

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Cluely, an AI startup that uses a hidden in-browser window to analyze online conversations, has shot to fame with the controversial claim that its “undetectability” feature lets users “cheat on everything.”

The company’s co-founder, Roy Lee, was suspended from Columbia University for boasting that he used Cluely, originally called Interview Coder,...

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We're delighted to welcome Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, to the AI Stage at A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-- 29 in San Francisco. In a featured fireside chat, Staniszewski will dive into how AI-powered voice innovation is changing digital interaction and interaction.Takeaways that mix ...

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Welcome to Startups Weekly-- your weekly wrap-up of whatever you can't miss out on from the world of start-ups. Desire it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.This newsletter took a break for the Fourth of July, and maybe you did, too, however the news didn't. Even the greatest start-ups are still following more financing. To assist you catch up, we've got the ...

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“SaaS is going away,” said Dave Park, co-founder and CEO of Narada AI. The company is betting big on a different future for enterprise software, one powered by agentic AI.

Change is coming “in the not-too-distant future,” Park said on Equity, A Technology NewsRoom’s flagship podcast. “The typical knowledge worker today deals with anywhere from 17 to...

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The group at Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based AI video-generation startup, doesn't think you can trigger your way to making a motion picture. That's why the company on Tuesday opened its 3D-aware design to the general public, promising a hybrid method that provides filmmakers more control than other basic text-to-video models. Moonvalley first launched its ...

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A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025 returns to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27-29, uniting over 10,000+ startup founders, VCs, and tech leaders for the ultimate look at what’s next. One of this year’s must-see conversations on the premier Going Public Stage features iconic entrepreneur and e-commerce trailblazer Julie Wainwright, in a...

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At A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025, the AI discussion goes deeper than just the current designs. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, creator and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most consistent presumptions in the field-- that raw intelligence alone suffices. With 10,000+ start-up and VC leaders expected in S.

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AI can assist your team relocation quicker-- but only if your group knows how to move together.Join Jeff Chow, chief product and innovation officer at Miro, for a roundtable sessions at A Technology NewsRoom All Stage on July 15 in Boston's SoWa Power Station, where he'll break down how product-led development can turbo charge collective problem-solving. Th ...

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