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Eka Robotics raises **$150 million** at a **$1.45 billion** valuation to advance its AI-driven robotic gripper, which uses force sensors and vision to adjust grip mid-task. The system handles objects up to **1 kilogram**, achieves **>95% success rates** on pick-and-place tasks, and outperforms human baselines (~**1,500 ops/hr vs. 600**). Industrial pilots are underway, with the gripper priced under **$1,000** and rated for **5 million cycles** (targeting **20 million**). Founders Pulkit Agrawal (MIT) and Tuomas Haarnoja (ex-Google DeepMind) lead the startup, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime, and prior investors Obvious Ventures and E14 Fund.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Eka Robotics, founded by MIT professor Pulkit Agrawal and former Google DeepMind researcher Tuomas Haarnoja, achieves superhuman dexterity in robotic manipulation using a force-sensitive gripper and a vision-force-action deep-learning model. The startup’s $150M Series A round values it at $1.45B, with backing from a16z and F-Prime. Eka’s robot adapts to diverse objects without retraining, handles up to 1,500 items per hour with 95%+ success, and integrates physics simulation for scalable reinforcement learning. Experts compare its precision—like gently grasping a raspberry—to breakthroughs in legged locomotion, though real-world deployment challenges remain in industrial settings.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

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Lighthouse closes a $370 million Series C led by KKR, reaching a valuation of more than $1 billion. The hospitality analytics provider plans to use the funding to build more data sets, analytics tools and AI functionality, and it may pursue further acquisitions. Its platform processes 400 terabytes of travel and market data daily and serves more than 70,000 hospitality providers, including Holiday Inn, Radisson and NH Hotel Group.

Nov 2024 · TechCrunchNews article