Startup news, funding and launches for Saturday, November 7, 2026

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Funding

Beijing-based GenRobot AI, which develops equipment and software for collecting human demonstrations that can be used to train robots, raised a $100M Series A+ (TechNode) (opens techmeme.com)

GenRobot AI builds equipment and software for collecting human demonstrations used to train robots; the Beijing company raised a $100M Series A+, per TechNode.

technode.com10:05 PM PTDetails

Funding

JPMorgan and Mastercard back Seattle startup Firmly’s bet on AI shopping agents (opens geekwire.com)

Firmly raised $15 million, backed by JPMorgan and Mastercard, for software that lets online retailers sell through AI shopping assistants and marketplaces without a separate integration for each.

GeekWire10:23 AM PTDetails

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