3 in Finance

2/20: Apex.ai (Palo Alto, CA), an autonomous scalable software platform for self-driving vehicles, strengthens ties to the global market as it secures strategic investment from LG Electronics to advance software-defined vehicle technology. (Link)

2/19: Manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles for maritime security, Saronic Technologies (Austin, TX) raises $600mm Series C from Elad Gill and General Catalyst to take on autonomous shipbuilding. The round, which includes participation from Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Caffeinated Capital, places the company at a $4B pre-money valuation. (Link)

2/13: Apptronik (Austin, TX), a producer of general-purpose humanoid robots, raises $350mm of Series A venture funding in a deal led by B Capital Group and Capital Factory. (Link)

3 for Fun

Tesla launches FSD beta in Mexico, its fourth country, expanding its lead as the only player executing multi-national training (Link)

Uber opens waitlist for Waymo rides in Austin (Link)

Meet Protoclone, Clone Robotics’ “anatomically accurate” humanoid robot (Link)