BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 18, 2025 — Woodward Park Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Royal Oak Recycling (the “Company”), has received a strategic equity investment from Tamarix Equity Partners. Royal Oak Recycling is a leading multi-regional provider of commercial recycling services.
The transaction enhances Royal Oak Recycling’s existing ability to provide market leading service delivery across the United States and will allow the Company to fuel sustainable growth over both the near- and long-term, acting as a true national partner to marquee national customers and vendors.
Ed Mamou, Royal Oak Recycling’s Chief Executive Officer, and second-generation leader, said, “This milestone reflects the dedicated effort of our entire team. We are honored to partner with Tamarix, whose experience, culture, and resources align perfectly with our vision to deepen existing partnerships, expand nationally with new partners, and help clients achieve their sustainability and profitability goals.”
Royal Oak Recycling (www.royaloakrecycling.com), headquartered in Metro Detroit, Michigan, provides hauling, processing, and brokerage of high-grade paper, plastic, and metal through a scaled, multi-regional footprint. Founded in 1992, Royal Oak Recycling has developed a reputation for professionalism and reliability over its 30+ year history. Today, with nine facilities, a robust internal logistics operation, and a coverage area of 22 states, Royal Oak Recycling helps recycle more than half a million tons of material annually.
Tamarix Equity Partners (www.tamarixcapital.com), headquartered in New York, New York, is a middle market private equity firm founded by seasoned professionals with over 30 years of investment experience. Tamarix Equity Partners has invested over $1 billion in more than 80 different companies and specializes in supporting management teams as they grow their business and enhance value. The Firm invests in founder and family-owned companies at an inflection point in their growth, providing capital, resources, and expertise to support long term, sustainable returns for all stakeholders.
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La série C accélère le déploiement de la plateforme d’IA de PassiveLogic, afin de permettre un contrôle autonome dans le monde réel des bâtiments et des infrastructures.
SALT LAKE CITY, 18 septembre 2025 — PassiveLogic, le pionnier de l’autonomie générative, annonce aujourd’hui obtenu 74 millions de dollars en financement de série C pour développer sa vision afin de répondre à la demande mondiale d’IA physique dans notre infrastructure quotidienne. noa, le plus grand investisseur en capital-risque d’Europe en matière d’infrastructures physiques, a mené le tour de table, rejoint par de nouveaux investisseurs, Prologis Ventures, Johnson Controls, et PSP Growth. Ils rejoignent les bailleurs de fonds existants Addition, NVentures (la branche capital-risque de NVIDIA), Keyframe et Brookfield, ce qui porte le financement total à plus de 125 millions de dollars.
PassiveLogic Raises $74 Million to Scale Physical AI in the Real World
PassiveLogic transforme la façon dont les bâtiments et les infrastructures physiques sont conçus, exploités et optimisés grâce à une plateforme de contrôle autonome inédite.
Alors que l’IA physique, la robotique industrielle et les humanoïdes arrivent à maturité, PassiveLogic propose la première plateforme « robot de robots » au monde, orchestrant des environnements entiers : capteurs, IoT, systèmes, énergie, infrastructures et autres automatismes. En étendant l’IA générative au-delà de la niche des grands modèles de langage au vaste monde des systèmes physiques, la plateforme permet à quiconque de concevoir ses propres systèmes autonomes et agents d’IA personnalisés pour le monde bâti.
La plateforme gère toute la complexité des environnements bâtis, des centres de données aux hôpitaux, en passant par les tours de bureaux et les campus industriels. Au-delà du contrôle entièrement autonome et intersystème de la navigation, elle ajoute des capacités de nouvelle génération telles que le suivi des actifs, la gestion dynamique de l’énergie, les jumeaux numériques environnementaux, la détection préventive des défaillances, la maintenance prédictive, l’analyse basée sur la physique et le contrôle adaptatif de l’environnement – apportant une intelligence holistique au niveau du système dans un domaine longtemps limité par une logique statique et basée sur des règles.
Hive, le moteur de décision en temps réel, activé par une grappe de GPU sur site, donne à chaque fonction du bâtiment, du chauffage à la ventilation en passant par l’énergie et la logistique, un cerveau intelligent unifié. En appliquant les technologies de robotique autonome aux infrastructures, PassiveLogic élargit le marché existant de l’automatisation des bâtiments (191 milliards de dollars d’ici 2030), en anticipation d’un marché mondial actuel des bâtiments autonomes estimé 1,3 trillion de dollars.
« En tant qu’investisseur de la première heure, nous avons constaté le potentiel de PassiveLogic à redéfinir l’automatisation du monde physique », a déclaré Gregory Dewerpe, fondateur et associé directeur de noa. « Sa plateforme ne vise pas seulement à économiser de l’énergie, mais à donner aux bâtiments la capacité de comprendre, de s’adapter et d’agir de manière autonome. C’est le type de technologie fondamentale qui manquait au monde bâti. »
« PassiveLogic apporte le type d’innovation que nous recherchons, non seulement en tant qu’investisseurs, mais aussi en tant qu’opérateurs. Sa plateforme procure une véritable autonomie aux systèmes de construction, permettant un contrôle plus intelligent, plus efficace et en temps réel de l’ensemble des environnements », a déclaré William O’Donnell, responsable mondial du développement et de la croissance de Prologis. « Nous sommes ravis de soutenir l’équipe et d’intégrer cette technologie dans notre portefeuille pour nous aider à opérer de manière encore plus intelligente à grande échelle. »
« Les bâtiments sont responsables de près de 40 % des émissions mondiales de carbone, mais la plupart d’entre eux sont encore contrôlés par des systèmes obsolètes conçus dans les années 1990 », a déclaré Troy Harvey, cofondateur et PDG de PassiveLogic. « Grâce à ce financement, nous accélérons le déploiement d’une véritable autonomie pour le monde bâti, permettant des systèmes qui ne sont pas seulement plus efficaces sur le plan énergétique, mais aussi fondamentalement plus intelligents, plus sûrs et plus réactifs dans tous les aspects opérationnels. »
L’écosystème de PassiveLogic comprend son produit phare, Hive, qui utilise des jumeaux numériques basés sur la physique en temps réel et des modèles d’IA pour prendre des décisions indépendantes au niveau de la milliseconde, Sense Nano, un capteur sans fil pour capturer des données d’occupation et environnementales en temps réel et Quantum Lens, une application mobile pemettant aux utilisateurs de créer un jumeau numérique entièrement défini de n’importe quel bâtiment à l’aide d’un simple smartphone. Ensemble, ces outils constituent une architecture évolutive qui s’adapte parfaitement aux nouvelles constructions et aux rénovations dans un large éventail d’installations.
À propos de PassiveLogic
PassiveLogic crée des logiciels d’IA générative pour l’environnement bâti, permettant une autonomie générative pour les objets et une collaboration universelle en temps réel entre les équipes en réimaginant la façon dont nous concevons, construisons, exploitons, entretenons et gérons les bâtiments et les systèmes industriels en tant que robots d’infrastructure. En utilisant l’IA informée par la physique et les jumeaux numériques Quantum, PassiveLogic est alimenté par le compilateur d’IA le plus rapide au monde, afin de fournir des systèmes de contrôle nouvelle génération. Les utilisateurs peuvent construire une infrastructure autonome générative en quelques minutes et collaborer facilement avec des agents d’IA grâce à une suite intuitive d’outils « choisissez votre propre aventure ».
L’entreprise saisit une opportunité générationnelle de réinventer l’automatisation des bâtiments – en remplaçant les systèmes de contrôle vieillissants par la première plateforme moderne de l’industrie alimentée par des agents d’IA physiques autonomes dans les bâtiments – tout en relevant le défi climatique.
noa est la plus grande société de capital-risque d’Europe pour le monde bâti qui soutient les technologies permettant d’accélérer sa décarbonisation. Lancé en 2019 sous le nom d’A/O, noa s’associe à des fondateurs visionnaires pour provoquer des bouleversements dans l’ensemble du monde bâti, des structures et des matériaux à l’énergie et à l’environnement. noa est soutenue par certains des propriétaires, opérateurs et family offices immobiliers les plus importants et les plus avant-gardistes d’Europe, qui partagent sa détermination à décarboniser la classe d’actifs la plus importante et la plus polluante au monde, ainsi que son engagement à accélérer l’adoption d’un mode de vie durable.
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Recableando la autonomía: PassiveLogic recauda 74 millones de dólares para escalar la IA física en el mundo real
La ronda de la Serie C acelera la implementación de la plataforma de inteligencia artificial desde cero de PassiveLogic, lo que permite el control autónomo en el mundo real de edificios e infraestructura
SALT LAKE CITY, 18 de septiembre de 2025 — PassiveLogic, pionero en la categoría de autonomía generativa, anuncia hoy la obtención de 74 millones de dólares en financiación de Serie C para ampliar su visión y satisfacer la demanda global de IA física en nuestra infraestructura cotidiana. noa, la mayor firma de capital riesgo del mundo construido de Europa, lideró la ronda, junto con nuevos inversores: Prologis Ventures, Johnson Controls y PSP Growth. Estos se unen a los inversores existentes: Addition, NVentures (la división de capital riesgo de NVIDIA), Keyframe y Brookfield, elevando la financiación total a más de 125 millones de dólares.
PassiveLogic Raises $74 Million to Scale Physical AI in the Real World
PassiveLogic está transformando la forma en que se diseñan, operan y optimizan los edificios y la infraestructura física a través de una plataforma de control autónomo única en su tipo.
A medida que la IA física, la robótica industrial y los humanoides alcanzan su madurez, PassiveLogic ofrece la primera plataforma del mundo “robot de robots”, que orquesta entornos completos: sensores, IoT, sistemas, energía, infraestructura y otras automatizaciones. Al extender la IA generativa más allá del nicho de los LLM al amplio mundo de los sistemas físicos, la plataforma permite a cualquier persona diseñar sus propios sistemas autónomos y agentes de IA personalizados para el mundo construido.
La plataforma gestiona toda la complejidad de los entornos construidos, desde centros de datos y hospitales hasta torres de oficinas y campus industriales. Además de un control de búsqueda de rutas totalmente autónomo e intersistema, incorpora capacidades de última generación como el seguimiento de activos, la gestión dinámica de la energía, los gemelos digitales ambientales, la detección preventiva de fallos, el mantenimiento predictivo, el análisis basado en la física y el control ambiental adaptativo, aportando inteligencia holística a nivel de sistema a un campo que, desde hace tiempo, se ha visto limitado por la lógica estática y basada en reglas.
El motor de decisiones en tiempo real Hive, impulsado por un clúster de GPU in situ, integra todas las funciones del edificio, desde la climatización y la energía hasta la logística, en un cerebro inteligente unificado. Al aplicar tecnologías de robótica autónoma a la infraestructura, PassiveLogic está expandiendo el mercado actual de automatización de edificios (191.000 millones de dólares para 2030), proyectando un mercado global actual de edificios autónomos de 1,3 billones de dólares.
“Como uno de los primeros inversores, hemos visto el potencial de PassiveLogic para redefinir la automatización en el mundo físico”, explicó Gregory Dewerpe, fundador y socio director de noa. “Su plataforma no se centra solo en el ahorro energético, sino en dotar a los edificios de la capacidad de comprender, adaptarse y actuar de forma autónoma. Esta es la tecnología fundamental que el mundo construido ha estado echando en falta”.
“PassiveLogic ofrece la innovación revolucionaria que buscamos, no solo como inversores, sino también como operadores. Su plataforma aporta verdadera autonomía a los sistemas de edificios, permitiendo un control más inteligente, eficiente y en tiempo real en entornos completos”, afirmó William O’Donnell, director global de Desarrollo y Crecimiento Corporativo de Prologis. “Nos entusiasma apoyar al equipo e incorporar esta tecnología a nuestro portafolio para ayudarnos a operar de forma aún más inteligente a escala”.
“Los edificios representan casi el 40% de las emisiones globales de carbono; sin embargo, la mayoría aún se controlan con sistemas obsoletos diseñados en la década de 1990”, indicó Troy Harvey, cofundador y consejero delegado de PassiveLogic. “Con esta financiación, estamos acelerando el despliegue de una verdadera autonomía en el mundo construido, habilitando sistemas que no solo son más eficientes energéticamente, sino también fundamentalmente más inteligentes, seguros y con mayor capacidad de respuesta en todos los aspectos de sus operaciones”.
El ecosistema de PassiveLogic incluye su producto estrella, Hive, que utiliza gemelos digitales basados en la física en tiempo real y modelos de IA para tomar decisiones independientes en milisegundos; Sense Nano, un sensor inalámbrico que captura datos de ocupación y ambientales en tiempo real; y Quantum Lens, una aplicación móvil que permite crear un gemelo digital completamente definido de cualquier edificio con tan solo un smartphone. Juntas, estas herramientas sustentan una arquitectura escalable que se adapta perfectamente tanto a nuevas construcciones como a renovaciones en una amplia gama de instalaciones.
Acerca de PassiveLogic
PassiveLogic crea software de IA generativa para el entorno construido, lo que permite la autonomía generativa de las cosas y la colaboración universal en tiempo real entre equipos al reimaginar cómo diseñamos, construimos, operamos, mantenemos y gestionamos edificios y sistemas industriales como robots infraestructurales. Utilizando IA basada en la física y gemelos digitales cuánticos, PassiveLogic se basa en el compilador de IA más rápido del mundo para ofrecer sistemas de control de última generación. Los usuarios pueden construir infraestructuras generativas autónomas en minutos y colaborar fácilmente con agentes de IA mediante un conjunto intuitivo de herramientas “elige tu propia aventura”.
La empresa está aprovechando una oportunidad generacional para reinventar la automatización de edificios, reemplazando los antiguos sistemas de control con la primera plataforma moderna de la industria impulsada por agentes físicos de inteligencia artificial autónomos en el edificio, al mismo tiempo que enfrenta el desafío climático de frente.
noa es la mayor firma de capital riesgo del mundo de la construcción de Europa, que respalda la tecnología para acelerar la descarbonización del sector. Fundada en 2019 como A/O, noa colabora con fundadores visionarios para impulsar la disrupción en todo el espectro del mundo de la construcción, desde estructuras y materiales hasta energía y medio ambiente. noa cuenta con el respaldo de algunos de los propietarios, operadores y family offices inmobiliarios más grandes y vanguardistas de Europa, quienes comparten la determinación de noa de descarbonizar la clase de activos más grande y contaminante del mundo, y su compromiso de impulsar una vida sostenible.
£2 billion investment will unlock new capital and compute for British founders, fueling next-generation AI breakthroughs and global expansion
LONDON, Sept. 18, 2025 — Hoxton Ventures today announced its participation in NVIDIA’s landmark UK AI investment of £2 billion to strengthen the UK’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence. The alliance will expand access to capital and compute for British founders, empowering them to build the next generation of transformative AI companies.
Through this collaboration, NVIDIA, Hoxton Ventures, Accel, Air Street Capital, Balderton, and Phoenix Court will provide capital to accelerate the growth of the UK’s AI ecosystem by addressing historic challenges such as limited access to supercomputing power, constrained venture capital outside London, and barriers between academia and entrepreneurship. The investment will support emerging startups in innovation hubs across London, Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, and beyond.
“Hoxton was founded on the belief that world-class companies can emerge from Europe — and the UK has the ingredients to be a global leader in AI,” said Hussein Kanji, Founder and Managing Partner at Hoxton Ventures. “By working with NVIDIA and other top investors, we’re bridging global scale with local knowledge to ensure that Britain’s brightest founders have the capital, compute, and infrastructure they need to build globally transformative businesses.”
This collaboration builds on Hoxton’s decade-long track record of backing ambitious UK and European founders at the forefront of AI and deeptech. The UK has many companies that are pioneers in next-generation AI, novel computing architectures, robotics, and advanced materials—such as CuspAI, Machenta, Milvus Advanced, and Universal Quantum—many spun out of the UK’s leading research institutions (Imperial College London, Oxford University, and the University of Sussex).
Another UK-founded portfolio company, Peptone, is already collaborating with NVIDIA to develop an AI to predict the shape of disordered proteins – a class of biology that has remained invisible to traditional experimental techniques. By focusing on deep scientific breakthroughs with real-world applications, Hoxton has cemented its role as a go-to partner for the UK’s most promising entrepreneurs.
About Hoxton Ventures Hoxton Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies that can scale globally. The firm typically invests at the seed and Series A stages across sectors, with a focus on companies that have the potential to define new markets. Hoxton’s portfolio includes unicorns and market leaders such as Deliveroo, Darktrace, and Preply, as well as the next generation of standouts, including Avantia Law, Cusp AI, Finster, Kitt, Peptone, Skin Analytics and many others. For more information, visitwww.hoxtonventures.com.
While in private Beta, Titan processed over $1.5B in spot trading volume and is also now introducing Titan Prime API, Solana‘s most performant on-chain trading API to power platforms and traders across the entirety of Solana.
TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2025 — Titan, Solana‘s premier meta-dex aggregator, today announced the completion of a $7 million seed round led by Galaxy Ventures. With participation from Frictionless, Mirana, Ergonia, Auros, Susquehanna, and world-class angels, this raise accelerates Titan’s work of building a comprehensive gateway to internet capital markets — designed for traders seeking improved execution on Solana.
Titan Raises $7M Seed from Galaxy Ventures and Launches Publicly on Solana
Solana traders face fragmented liquidity and a growing number of aggregators, making it difficult to consistently find the best price. Titan solves this by consolidating all major aggregators and routers into one platform, properly comparing quotes, and providing full transparency to support consistently competitive trade execution.
After several months in private beta, where Titan processed over $1.5 billion in spot trading volume, the platform is now launching publicly to all traders. Titan leverages its proprietary advanced routing and meta-aggregation technology to consistently deliver the best swap prices across Solana liquidity sources as proven during live trading.
Titan is officially moving out of private beta and is now live to the public at titan.exchange.
“With significant price improvements from Titan’s unique routing algorithm — built on our deep understanding of market structure — and the fastest quote updates, Solana traders can gain the edge to consistently outperform. We’re excited to work hand in hand with traders and partners as we build the future of internet capital markets,” said Chris Chung, CEO of Titan.”At Galaxy Ventures, we look for teams working to build foundational infrastructure with long-term impact. We see Titan is doing exactly that. We believe they are creating the most advanced gateway to internet capital markets on Solana and their launch represents a major step forward for both traders and the broader DeFi ecosystem, and we’re thrilled to be part of this journey,” said Will Nuelle, General Partner of Galaxy Ventures.
In addition, Titan is introducing Titan Prime API, a meta-aggregator API that compares quotes from leading Solana routers, including Titan’s proprietary algorithm Argos, which outperforms competitors in 70–75% of cases. Powered by advanced simulation infrastructure, Titan Prime API handles the heavy lifting of router quote comparisons — a process that is both technically difficult and resource-intensive. Designed to power both platforms and traders across the ecosystem, Titan Prime API will roll out in phases and is now open for public waitlist requests.
About Titan
Titan is building the gateway to internet capital markets. The team has built Solana‘s first meta-aggregator, connecting all major routers to deliver the best possible prices for users. Titan also developed Argos, Solana‘s most performant aggregator router, which outperforms competitors 75% of the time. Together, these products help traders consistently capture best-in-class execution on Solana. For more information, users can visit titan.exchange.
Backed by renowned physicians, researchers, and leading tech VCs, MoldCo created an easy, affordable system for anyone to access Mold Toxicity treatment, in service of a healthier America.
BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2025 — MoldCo, the first clinician-led digital health platform standardizing mold detox as routine preventative care, today announces $8M in seed funding, co-led by Cantos and Collaborative Fund, bringing the company’s total funding to $11M. The new capital will support the expansion of MoldCo’s virtual clinic and advance its mission to address the widespread yet underdiagnosed health crisis of Mold Toxicity. MoldCo is making expert-led care for mold-related illness more affordable, accessible, and outcomes-driven for patients nationwide.
The Invisible Health Crisis Hiding in Half of U.S. Homes
Most physicians do not screen for or treat mold-related illness, despite more than 50% of U.S. households showing signs of mold, water damage, or dampness. As a result, public awareness remains low, widening a gap in care that leaves millions of patients across the country in the dark without a diagnosis or clear path to healing. People who suffer from mold exposure often spend years—and thousands of dollars—searching for explanations and cycling through specialists and misdiagnoses, when a simple screening for Mold Toxicity could have provided them with clarity.
Even when physicians identify mold as the cause, treatment is often prohibitively expensive or difficult to access. Many experience serious long-term symptoms, including Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), a debilitating condition triggered by mold exposure and frequently mistaken for chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or anxiety.
A Scalable Solution for Mold Toxicity Care
Instead of enduring debilitating symptoms and waiting months to see a specialist, patients can immediately access expert, evidence-based Mold Toxicity care through MoldCo’s telehealth platform. Treatment averages just $150–$300 per month, far less than fragmented alternatives, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars and are often ineffective due to limited clinical expertise.
“My own journey through the confusing and often dismissive landscape of conventional medicine while battling mold illness was frustrating and isolating,” said Ariana Thacker, MoldCo founder and CEO. “It revealed a critical gap: individuals are suffering because the specialized knowledge needed to recognize and effectively treat these conditions is widely unavailable. MoldCo was born from that experience. By combining specialized clinical expertise with telehealth accessibility, we’re making evidence-based care available to everyone who needs it as quickly as possible, at a fraction of the current cost.”
“The profound impact of environmental factors, like those found in water-damaged buildings, on human health and the immune system has been documented for decades,” stated Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, a leading physician and foundational researcher in biotoxin illness and CIRS. “The days of simply living with mold & biotoxin-related illness have been replaced by peer-reviewed treatment protocols, developed from nearly 30 years of research and evidence-based care, and now being made accessible through MoldCo.”
How it Works
Through MoldCo’s telehealth platform, patients can gain clarity on their symptoms, access virtual care, and receive treatments delivered to their home in three simple steps. This streamlined, comprehensive approach directly addresses the accessibility barriers inherent in treating Mold Toxicity, providing patients with:
On-Demand Expert Care: Direct access to MoldCo’s rigorously vetted, certified specialists in Mold Toxicity, eliminating geographic constraints and long wait times.
Advanced Lab Testing: Specialized biomarker testing from just $99, along with respective educational content.
Evidence-Based Treatments: Access to prescription-strength binders, targeted peptides, and specific compounded therapies, shipped directly to the patient.
Integrated Care Navigation: Continuous 24/7 support via dedicated care navigators through MoldCo’s platform, guiding patients through medical protocol and tracking progress seamlessly.
Investor Confidence in a Category-Defining Company
“The sheer scale of the Mold Toxicity crisis, hidden within the walls of our homes and workplaces and deeply impacting human health, represents exactly the kind of systemic, science-driven challenge Cantos exists to address,” stated Amee Kapadia, Partner at Cantos. “Patients have been left navigating a confusing, expensive, and often invalidating system for far too long. MoldCo is not just providing a service; they are building the essential infrastructure for accessible diagnosis and treatment, leveraging technology to bring scientifically validated protocols and expert care directly to those who have been profoundly overlooked. We are convinced they will lead the way in resolving this widespread health challenge.”
Andrew Montgomery, Partner at Collaborative Fund, commented, “We invest in companies creating a fundamentally better future, and MoldCo directly addresses the critical nexus of our living environments and our long-term health. Their intelligent, telehealth-first approach is precisely what’s needed to democratize access to this specialized care and empower individuals to break cycles of chronic illness linked to mold exposure. We’re proud to support their mission.”
What’s Next for MoldCo
In the next year, MoldCo will expand its specialized clinician network across the U.S., further develop its proprietary care technology, scale patient onboarding and support operations, and invest in clinical research collaborations as it continues to increase public and physician awareness of Mold Toxicity. The company aims to standardize mold detox as a crucial part of routine care, making it as common as a physical or dental exam and setting a new standard for the next wave of preventative health.
MoldCo is already offering advanced lab testing in 46 states and providing care in select states, including Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas. MoldCo will be available to patients nationwide by 2026.
To learn more about MoldCo or apply for care, visitwww.moldco.com.
About MoldCo MoldCo is the first clinician-led digital health platform standardizing mold detox as routine preventative care with affordable on-demand expert care, advanced lab testing, evidence-based treatments, and concierge care support. The company is on a mission to make mold solutions a standard component of full-body health and tackle the widespread, overlooked health crisis of Mold Toxicity. Leading tech VCs, world-renowned physicians, and pioneering researchers support MoldCo’s commitment to establishing mold detox as a crucial part of routine preventative care. Learn more at www.moldco.com.
DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 18, 2025 — Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO), a company dedicated to building a global intelligent technology platform, announced today a strategic investment in Arkreen through DePIN technology company aitos.io. Arkreen is a pioneer in decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) with Hashkey and Hash Global as its anchor Investor. This collaboration marks a significant breakthrough for Robo.ai in integrating the intelligent machine economy with Web3 technologies, aiming to create an intelligent machine asset network by integrating AI robot technology with DePIN blockchain infrastructure.
Leveraging its unique positioning in the Middle East and deep industry resources, Robo.ai is building an intelligent robot ecosystem encompassing eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), robotaxis, unmanned logistics vehicles, etc. Through this strategic partnership with Arkreen, Robo.ai can connect its ecosystem’s intelligent devices to Arkreen’s DePIN network, upgrading them into nodes capable of contributing data, enabling data monetization and efficient financing through Web3 economic models. The two parties will jointly launch an innovative circular mechanism combining intelligent machines and Web3, creating a self-reinforcing flywheel effect, significantly enhancing their competitiveness and visibility in the markets and Web3 community.
Key Highlights of their Collaboration:
1. Asset Tokenization and Machine Economy
Robo.ai’s eVTOLs, Robotaxi, autonomous logistics vehicles, and other equipment to be launched could integrate into the Arkreen DePIN network as on-chain nodes, contributing real-time data and earning token incentives. These devices are designed following the RWA (Real-World Asset) approach to support the digital issuance and global circulation of assets, aiming to optimize financing and liquidity while ensuring compliance.
2. Global Payments and Ecosystem Closed Loop
Both parties will jointly develop stablecoin payments and utility token mechanisms to support cross-border transactions and in-ecosystem settlements. Leveraging a decentralized network, they aim to reduce transaction friction, perfecting the payment closed loop and commercial monetization pathways for the smart machine economy.
3. Middle East Strategic Empowerment
Robo.ai’s presence in the Middle East provides large-scale nodes and demonstration scenarios for DePIN, covering smart cities, new energy, and logistics. Combined with the region’s active ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investment landscape, this enhances both parties’ visibility and liquidity in the digital asset market, accelerating technology validation and replication.
4. Data-Driven Intelligent Upgrades
Through on-chain data sharing and analysis, device operations are continuously optimized, such as autonomous driving route optimization and eVTOL energy management, improving operational efficiency and user experience. Decentralized data accounting enhances data credibility and traceability.
Robo.ai CEO Benjamin Zhai stated: “This strategic investment in Arkreen is a critical step toward the Web3 transformation of the intelligent machine economy. Arkreen’s DePIN blockchain infrastructure provides robust technical support for our intelligent device ecosystem, enabling asset monetization and global community collaboration. We look forward to working with Arkreen to leverage Web3 empowerment and our geopolitical advantages in the Middle East to jointly create a sustainable and intelligent global machine economy ecosystem.”
Arkreen Co-Founder and CEO Leo Lin stated: “Robo.ai’s strategic investment not only injects strong momentum into Arkreen’s global strategy but also provides valuable industry resources to accelerate the construction of our decentralized green energy asset network. Robo.ai’s deep expertise in intelligent robots and the Middle East market is highly complementary to our Web3 infrastructure. We believe this partnership will reshape the future of intelligent machines and the green economy, leading a new paradigm for the global digital economy.”
About Arkreen Arkreen is a Web3 technology company focused on decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), empowering global green energy asset networks and real-world assets (RWA) through blockchain technology to build a sustainable digital economy ecosystem.
About Robo.ai Inc. Robo.ai Inc. (Nasdaq: AIIO) is a technology company committed to building a globally leading artificial intelligence and robotics network platform. Our mission is to pave the way for an intelligent future by integrating smart terminals and building a unified AI operating system and a blockchain-empowered ecosystem. We aim to transform the company into a decentralized AI platform that connects all AI terminals, empowering users worldwide and ushering in a new era of digital-intelligent Internet of Things (IoT).
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NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2025 — Centari, the AI-powered deal insights platform trusted by AmLaw 25 and financial firms, today announced that it has raised $14 million in funding, including an oversubscribed Series A. The round was led by Sentinel Global with participation from GTMfund, South Park Commons, Alt Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Recall Capital, and strategic partners in the fintech and legal industries.
Centari’s Deal Intelligence Platform inaugurates a new category of AI purpose-built for high-stakes transactions spanning M&A, investment management, and finance. The platform moves beyond the capabilities of generalized productivity tools relying on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or user-driven prompt engineering. Employing innovative orchestration methods and proprietary document processing, Centari’s Deal Reasoning Engine transforms complex transactional documents into structured insights with attorney-level accuracy, empowering firms to achieve superior outcomes in negotiations, pitches, and investment analyses with the full force of their intellectual capital.
“Generic AI products fall short when billions of dollars are on the line and precision is non-negotiable,” said Kevin Walker, CEO and founder of Centari and a former Paul Hastings M&A lawyer. “Our vision for Deal Intelligence is to empower firms to harness information on a scale that was never possible before, delivering rich insights to the right place at the right time to accelerate transactions.”
The New York-based startup will use the capital to invest in R&D and hiring to scale Centari’s suite of products for dealmakers. The company’s team includes former attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis, Davis Polk, and other noted firms.
“At Sentinel Global we back category-leading teams who transform industries. Centari’s domain-specific intelligence in a massive market is exactly what drew us to lead this round,” said Jeremy Kranz, Managing Partner at Sentinel Global. “Centari is the first platform that actually thinks like an experienced deal lawyer, because it was built by an experienced deal team. Generic AI can draft emails, but can’t close deals. Other legal AI tools require constant prompting and still produce inconsistent results. Centari delivers attorney-level precision on billion-dollar transactions, automatically,” Kranz’s previous investments include DoorDash, Coinbase, Zoom, and Affirm.
“Our product-obsessed approach and commitment to precision and security has earned us the trust of leading law firms and investment institutions,” said Walker, adding, “This funding allows us to scale our mission with an incredible group of partners.”
About Centari Based in New York, Centari is the Deal Intelligence Platform purpose-built for legal and financial professionals. Founded by a team of experienced attorneys and machine learning engineers, Centari’s proprietary Deal Reasoning Engine transforms complex transactional documents into strategic insights, enabling deal teams to negotiate with confidence, accelerate closings, and achieve superior outcomes. The company’s customers include AmLaw 100 and global investment firms.
About Sentinel Global Sentinel Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in enterprise technology companies that are reshaping the systems underpinning global markets. Sentinel helps founders bring scalable, defensible, and adoption-ready platforms to market. The firm provides deep research, high-conviction capital, and access to a global network of institutions, partners, and domain experts.
JERICHO, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2025 — Global consulting firm J.S. Held announces that GRO-WELL® Brands, Inc., one of the largest green waste recycling companies in the Southwestern U.S., successfully closed a $24.4 million refinancing on August 28, 2025, agented by Ares Commercial Finance (“ACF”). GRO-WELL is one of the leading producers of mulch and soil products distributed through big box retailers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Washington state.
J.S. Held Secures $24.4M Refinance for GRO-WELL® Brands
To support the refinancing, GRO-WELL engaged J.S. Held as a refinancing advisor and appointed Michael Jacoby as the lead advisor. The J.S. Held team led a comprehensive financial assessment, refined the company’s forecast model, and developed a confidential memorandum used to engage over 80 potential financing partners. These efforts resulted in 19 submitted term sheets and a successful close with ACF.
Commenting on the transaction:
Michael Jacoby | Strategic Advisory Practice Lead | J.S. Held
“Our team’s knowledge of today’s lending environment, combined with our expertise in preparing and validating financial forecasts, as well as our deep understanding of asset-based lending, borrowing bases, and ineligible accounts receivable and inventory, enabled us to find the right lending partner, advocate on our client’s behalf, negotiate a loan agreement that met the needs of GRO-WELL, and close the financing within the required timeframe.”
Daniel Prawda | Founding Partner | GEF Capital Partners
“We are excited to be partnering with ACF as a capital solutions provider on this refinancing. The skill set J.S. Held brought to the table (as well as their relationships and trust amongst the ABL lender community) was exactly what we needed to complete this refinancing project in a timely and successful fashion. J.S. Held has proven to be a reliable and trusted partner when it comes to debt refinancing. With the enhanced liquidity capacity provided by ACF, we are excited to channel our attention and resources back into growth initiatives.”
Sridharan Kannan | Managing Director | Ares Commercial Finance
“We are pleased to support GRO-WELL® with flexible capital as it continues to build on its momentum as a well-known brand and support its growth trajectory. We look forward to our continued work with the company’s management team, along with their private equity sponsor, GEF, as they execute on their strategic initiatives, and appreciate the J.S. Held team’s thoughtful approach and execution.”
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.
J.S. Held experts serve organizations across six continents, including 84% of the Global 200 Law Firms, 75% of the Forbes Top 20 Insurance Companies (90% of the NAIC Top 50 Property & Casualty Insurers), and 71% of Fortune 100 Companies.
J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any other public accounting services. J.S. Held is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB or Ocean Tomo Investments, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.
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