Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally

Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to make new plastic.

With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI

The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses.

Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots

The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month.

A former Thiel fellow’s startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters

Brinc launched its newest 911 response drone this week, as the company seeks to expand its prominence in the public safety industry.

With Sift Stack, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor

Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing.

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones 

Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots.

Harbinger’s next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles

The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units.

Arinna raises $4M seed round to solve the space power problem

Arinna builds solar cells specifically for spacecraft and has developed an ultrathin new material that it expects to be far more flexible and more efficient than current technology.

After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z

Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC.

Harbinger’s next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles

The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units.