Orchard Robotics raises $22 million in Series A funding for its farm vision AI platform. Quiet Capital and Shine Capital lead the round, with returning investors General Catalyst and Contrary participating. Its tractor-mounted cameras capture high-resolution crop images, which AI analyzes for fruit size, color, and health; results feed cloud software that guides decisions on fertilization, pruning, and thinning.
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Zepto, a 10-minute delivery app, raises $665 million at $3.6 billion valuation
Zepto raises $665 million in a Series F round at a $3.6 billion valuation, more than double its $1.4 billion valuation from less than a year earlier. Glade Brook, Nexus and StepStone Group co-lead the round, joined by Avenir, Lightspeed, Avra and existing investors. The quick-commerce company reports 140% year-over-year growth, annualized GMV on track to exceed $1 billion, and plans to expand its dark-store network to more than 700 locations.
