Unitree shares are down about 45 percent in three trading sessions, erasing $30 billion from a debut peak near $66 billion. Its own IPO prospectus shows adjusted profit fell 53 percent, and analysts say the pricing mechanism itself, not Unitree's fundamentals, produced both the pop and the crash.
Generalist raised $200M led by 8VC to hit a $3B valuation, the third near-$3B-plus robot bet in two weeks, as Unitree's market value swung on a documented profit decline.
Instinct raised $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation while testers documented undeleted Gmail data, unapproved emails, and a successful phishing demo.
General Intuition and XPeng Robotics both raised at valuations near 6 billion dollars in the same week, one software-first in the US, one hardware-first in China.
Oura is targeting a US IPO as early as September 2026, aiming to raise up to $3 billion at a valuation above $16 billion, up from $11 billion a year ago.
Universal, Sony, and Warner Music are suing rival AI firms over training data, and just took equity in Stability AI's $76 million round. Here is what changes for buyers.
Repodo raised 8.2 million euros to build an AI-native audit firm using licensed auditors for sign-off. Its pitch: cut Big Four costs without cutting the auditor.
Gatik raised $200 million led by Qatar's sovereign fund after 85,000 driverless deliveries. Its trucks already run with no safety driver - something EU rules still do not allow.
NEURA Robotics bought Adlatus Robotics on 24 August 2026, its second deal in eleven days, converting a cleaning-robot partner into full ownership.
Quintessent closed a $40M Series A led by Cycle Capital and Ciena, and began sampling a laser addressing AI datacenters' indium phosphide shortage.
Descartes Systems Group acquired freight-broker AI platform Tai Software for about 100 million dollars, its third logistics-tech deal in four months.
BGF's EUR13 million stake in Oracle ERP consultancy Redfaire funds selective acquisitions, a roll-up signal enterprise IT buyers should not ignore.
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