Industrial automation startup Path Robotics raises $300M in funding (opens siliconangle.com)
Path automates industrial welding; Georgian led, joined by a consortium including Yamaha Motor's venture arm.
Context: CapitalG and Emergence Capital led the Series C, with Nvidia and Bessemer joining; Bedrock says it is now valued at nearly $1 billion.
From SiliconANGLE: Bedrock Robotics Inc. today announced that it has closed a $600 million investment led by Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG fund and Emergence Capital. The Series C round also drew contributions from Nvidia Corp., Bessemer and more than a half-dozen others. Bedrock says it’s now valued at nearly $1 billion.
Bedrock Robotics · Series C · $600M · with CapitalG, Emergence Capital, Nvidia, BessemerAs stated by SiliconANGLE.
Path automates industrial welding; Georgian led, joined by a consortium including Yamaha Motor's venture arm.
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