New Investment Fuels Growth

Fabric8Labs has secured $50M in its latest round of financing, led by NEA and Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Lam Capital, the corporate venture arm of Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX), TDK Ventures, and SE Ventures, as well as new investors Marunouchi Innovation Partners, SK hynix, Ericsson Ventures, Masco Ventures, and Toppan Global Venture Partners.

The new funding will accelerate:

• Capacity Expansion: Ramp production of Fabric8Labs’ U.S. manufacturing footprint from 5M to 22M components per year to meet growing demand across thermal management, RF, and power applications.
• Team Growth: Expand the team across manufacturing, design, quality, and process engineering to support growth customer programs.
• Production Ramp‑Up: Expand production team to support engagements in AI/HPC thermal management, RF/wireless, and power electronics, moving quickly from first article to full production.

“This investment accelerates our mission to scale Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) for customers in high-growth, fast-moving industries where we are solving their most demanding challenges. With ECAM, we’re reshaping how critical components are designed and manufactured—delivering the performance, reliability, and supply chain resiliency that enables customers to rapidly innovate and deploy advanced systems,” Jeff Herman, Co-Founder and CEO of Fabric8Labs

Fabric8Labs’ Advantage

Fabric8Labs has pioneered the most advanced additive manufacturing platform – Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM). ECAM is a room-temperature metal additive manufacturing technology that leverages electroplating principles to create ultra-high resolution, three-dimensional metal parts without the need for expensive post-processing. Components are rapidly built at the atomic level, resulting in excellent feature resolution and surface finish—ideal for applications in multiple industries: 

• Thermal Management: With the rapid growth of AI data centers, advanced thermal management solutions are becoming critical to ensure performance, efficiency, and reliability. From single-phase direct-to-chip (DTC) cooling to cutting-edge direct-to-silicon immersion systems, ECAM technology ensures next-generation AI and HPC chips will stay cooler under ever-increasing power densities.
• Wireless Communications (RF): Communications systems requirements increasingly demand faster, more efficient wireless systems that can be integrated into compact, space-constrained devices and infrastructure. Fabric8Labs leverages its room-temperature process to fabricate 3D antennas directly onto PCBs and high-performance substrates – optimizing size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) for systems in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, wireless backhaul networks, and mobile vehicle communications.
• Power Electronics: Vehicle electrification requires components that deliver higher efficiency in smaller, more reliable packages. ECAM-fabricated high-current interconnects and passive components, which can be printed directly onto high-performance ceramics, reduce assembly steps and material interfaces, resulting in more compact, efficient EV systems.

“We believe Fabric8Labs is redefining additive manufacturing with its breakthrough ECAM technology.” said Greg Papadopoulos, PhD., Venture Partner at NEA. “Early on, we recognized the potential of ECAM to deliver unmatched precision, scalability, and design freedom—unlocking new opportunities across thermal management, aerospace, and power electronics. We’re thrilled to continue supporting the team as they expand U.S. production and scale this transformative platform.”

Customers increasingly require a U.S.-based components manufacturer to supply these advanced products and advance concepts from prototype through production. Fabric8Labs’ U.S. based manufacturing footprint is ISO9001 certified and ITAR registered; ensuring high quality and reduced supply chain risk for customers. Fabric8Labs is sharing a look inside its first ECAM facility to showcase the future of manufacturing.

With this new investment, Fabric8Labs is poised to redefine how critical technologies are designed, manufactured, and integrated at the system level. By combining U.S.-based production capacity with its ECAM process, the company is enabling a new era of advanced manufacturing—one that empowers innovation and strengthens supply chains, enabling the next generation of AI infrastructure, electronics, aerospace, and energy systems.

About Fabric8Labs

Fabric8Labs, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California, is pioneering the next generation of manufacturing with its patented Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) 3D printing technology. Founded in 2015, the company delivers breakthrough solutions across electronics, medical devices, communications, and semiconductor industries. Fabric8Labs’ ECAM technology empowers data center infrastructure, enabling advanced thermal management solutions, power management components, and semiconductor packaging. Learn more at fabric8labs.com

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New Leaders Jordan Gadapee (CMO), Mark Lilien (CTO), and Thomas Quintana (VP of AI) Join as Vida’s AI Voice Agents Surpass 100 Million Customer Interactions

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13, 2025 — Vida, the leading AI phone agent operating system for enterprises, today announced the close of its $4 million Series A funding round led by Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) with participation from Timechain and others. The investment will support the continued development of Vida’s advanced AI solutions, accelerate the company’s mission to make AI agents accessible to more businesses, and fuel expansion into new verticals.

“It’s been an exciting year at Vida as we’ve helped businesses across construction, medical, automotive, telecom, and managed service providers deploy tens of thousands of AI agents that tackle complex tasks, boost customer engagement, and reduce reliance on human agents,” said Lyle Pratt, CEO and Founder of Vida. “This funding gives us the resources to scale faster, expand AI agents into new industries, and empower businesses everywhere to improve customer engagement, efficiency, and growth.”

Since launch, Vida’s AI phone agents have powered more than 100 million customer interactions. Vida’s AI Agents are deployed across tens of thousands of businesses across diverse industries, including construction, healthcare, automotive, telecommunications, and more.

A recent analysis found that customer inquiries handled by Vida AI agents are resolved about 80 percent faster than industry benchmarks* for human-handled service calls. This speed advantage allows businesses to handle more calls per hour, reduce wait times, and deliver consistently high-quality customer experiences across voice, web, and SMS channels.

“Vida unlocks agentic performance across all of the ways customers communicate with businesses from voice to text and beyond,” said Christopher Calicott, Managing Director and co-founding partner at TVP. “As the Vida team executes against its strong vision, our investment will help to accelerate Vida’s penetration in this rapidly growing market.” Upon the closing of the Series A, Mr. Calicott joined Vida’s board of directors as Chairman.

Following the funding round, Vida has strengthened its leadership team with three senior appointments: Jordan Gadapee as Chief Marketing Officer, Mark Lilien as Chief Technology Officer, and Thomas Quintana as Vice President of Artificial Intelligence. Gadapee and Lilien both join from Textline (acquired by Inunity), where Gadapee served as CPO and Lilien as founder and CTO. Quintana, formerly Director of Next Generation Technologies at Inteliquent (acquired by Sinch), adds deep AI voice experience. Together, they bring decades of experience in telecom, AI, and SaaS innovation to guide Vida’s product strategy, platform expansion, and global growth.

“I’m thrilled to join Vida at such a defining moment in its growth,” said Jordan Gadapee, CMO at Vida. “Vida is setting a new standard for how businesses connect and manage customers through AI, and I’m eager to help amplify that impact as we scale into new industries and redefine the future of intelligent communication.”

Created by telecom industry veterans, Vida provides advanced AI solutions that empower businesses to streamline and automate customer interactions, boosting revenue and enhancing productivity. The company’s AI agents handle complex business functions, including customer service calls and texts, lead qualification, scheduling, sales, and more, allowing teams to focus on growth while delivering a seamless customer experience. Vida partners with SMBs, telecom providers, and managed service providers to deliver enterprise-grade AI solutions across a range of industries.

To learn more about Vida’s AI-powered solutions, visit https://vida.io/.

* Analysis based on a sample of 10,000 Vida AI agent customer conversations lasting 15 seconds or longer (average resolution time of one minute and 14 seconds), compared to Zendesk’s industry benchmark of approximately six minutes for human-handled service calls.

About Vida
Vida is the leading AI phone agent operating system, transforming the way businesses communicate and operate. Founded by telecom veterans, its platform enables enterprises to create, deploy, manage, sell, and scale AI agents that automate key functions such as customer service, lead qualification, scheduling, and sales. Leveraging advanced AI technology, Vida delivers lifelike, low-latency voice interactions for real-time, engaging conversations. For more information, please visit https://vida.io/.

About Trammell Venture Partners
Trammell Venture Partners , founded in 2016, is an Austin-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in Bitcoin-native and applied AI companies. Since 2020, TVP has focused on backing founders building on the layers of the Bitcoin protocol stack via the venture capital industry’s first dedicated Bitcoin-native mandated VC fund series.

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2025 — Newly founded Singapore-based DEALISM PTE. LTD. has raised $15 million in angel funding to transform customer engagement and drive sales success. The round, led by GL Ventures with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and other angel investors, marks a significant milestone as the company prepares to enter the global market as a disruptor in sales conversation technology.

Leo Huan, former COO of China’s first publicly listed SaaS company, Youzan Technology Limited, and a former investor at Hillhouse Capital, has launched Dealism, the world’s first AI Sales Agent built on the principles of Vibe Selling. As COO at Youzan, Leo oversaw a sales organization of more than 3,000 professionals and helped drive over $15 billion in GMV. Drawing on deep experience in large-scale sales operations and investment, he created Dealism to transform how businesses engage with customers, turning every conversation into an opportunity to persuade, influence, and convert.

Dealism is designed for modern businesses facing increasingly complex customer interactions. Unlike traditional automation or rigid chatbot scripts, Dealism combines advanced AI with proven sales strategies to create intelligent, adaptive conversations that feel genuinely human. By analyzing psychology, buyer intent, and emotional cues, the AI communicates naturally, adapts in real time, and guides interactions strategically toward meaningful outcomes. The platform currently supports WhatsApp Web, Instagram DMs, and the Dealism mobile app, enabling businesses to manage multiple high-value channels efficiently.

Vibe Selling is a transformative approach that makes persuasion intuitive, practical, and highly effective — helping users connect with clients, build trust, and drive sales with confidence. Similar to how vibe coding simplifies programming for beginners while streamlining workflows for experts, Vibe Selling empowers newcomers to engage effectively while enhancing the efficiency of seasoned professionals.

In practice, Dealism’s AI agent crafts responses that feel authentic, align with client needs, and guide conversations smoothly through each stage of the sales process — from capturing attention with clear, engaging messaging, to building trust with personalized solutions, addressing concerns thoughtfully, and facilitating confident decisions without being pushy. By analyzing both conversations and relevant documents, Dealism generates responses that are timely, context-aware, and persuasive. Each interaction reflects the brand’s voice while adapting to the specific situation, ensuring communication feels human and natural rather than automated. Through this approach, Vibe Selling is seamlessly integrated into daily workflows, empowering sales professionals at any experience level to turn routine interactions into meaningful connections, drive tangible results, and close deals more effectively.

Dealism is fast and intuitive for any user. Setting up the AI Sales Agent requires just a few key inputs, allowing businesses to be operational in minutes without complicated onboarding or technical setup. Once active, Dealism leverages dynamic insights for customer-focused engagement, searching and analyzing live information about products, brand messaging, and audience preferences. This ensures that every reply is informed, accurate, and credibility-building, even in complex, multi-step sales conversations.

At its core, Dealism incorporates elite sales strategies used by top professionals across industries. These frameworks cover negotiation, storytelling, objection handling, and psychological persuasion techniques, automatically tailored to each conversation. By recognizing hesitation, motivation, and emotional cues, Dealism guides conversations naturally toward outcomes, creating persuasive interactions without feeling pushy. The AI also allows businesses to define specific goals — whether boosting conversions, nurturing leads, or building long-term loyalty — and adapts its communication style and strategy to achieve them.

The system continuously learns from interactions, training on millions of real sales conversations and integrating company-specific knowledge to refine tone, style, and strategy over time. This ongoing learning ensures that Dealism becomes an increasingly skilled sales teammate, capable of handling complex inquiries, understanding subtle buyer behavior, and improving engagement outcomes as it accumulates data. Its always-on, multi-channel capabilities enable businesses to maintain professional, consistent communication across channels, ensuring no opportunity is missed regardless of time zone or workload.

Dealism serves a diverse range of users. For creators selling coaching, courses, or digital content, the platform provides personalized, persuasive messaging that converts interest into sign-ups. By analyzing content and audience behavior, Dealism crafts interactions that resonate with prospective clients and foster trust, enabling more confident “yes” decisions. Solopreneurs managing multiple responsibilities benefit from Dealism’s ability to respond instantly in their own voice, keeping potential customers engaged while freeing time for other priorities.

E-commerce business owners also gain a significant advantage. With hundreds of customer conversations occurring simultaneously, identifying intent and responding in a timely manner is critical. Dealism detects subtle buying cues and hesitation, delivering personalized recommendations and persuasive responses that reduce abandoned carts and increase conversion rates. Customer support teams are equally empowered, with AI capable of analyzing sentiment, tailoring language to diffuse tension, and reinforcing brand trust through warm, thoughtful communication. By addressing both service and sales opportunities, Dealism encourages repeat business and fosters loyalty.

In the B2B sector, Dealism is particularly transformative, supporting sales professionals across conversation, client connection, and negotiation stages. It integrates deep product knowledge and contextual client information to provide accurate, relevant, and persuasive messaging. By analyzing profiles, tagging users, and customizing interactions to specific phases of the sales journey, Dealism accelerates deal closure and enhances professional credibility.

Leo emphasized the strategic significance of Dealism, drawing on extensive experience in both large-scale sales operations and investment management. “In high-performing sales organizations, success depends on understanding intent, timing, and the psychology behind every conversation,” Leo said. “Dealism brings these elements together in one system, helping businesses engage intelligently and consistently — without missing the nuances that make the difference between a lost opportunity and a closed deal.”

Dealism’s release marks a milestone in the evolution of intelligent sales solutions, combining the latest AI capabilities with decades of sales expertise embedded in its founder’s experience. For businesses navigating increasingly complex customer communication, Dealism offers a practical, high-impact solution that merges strategic thinking, psychological insight, and automation into a single, powerful tool.

With its fast setup, dynamic insights, built-in sales strategies, psychology-driven conversation design, smart profiling, continuous learning, and multi-channel presence, Dealism empowers users to sell smarter, communicate more effectively, and achieve consistently better outcomes. The platform is available now, bringing the principles of Vibe Selling to life in a scalable, AI-driven format for entrepreneurs, creators, customer support teams, and B2B professionals.

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2025 — Dealism, an AI-driven sales agent built to help businesses communicate, persuade, and convert across conversational channels, today announced the completion of a US$15 million angel financing round led by GL Ventures, with participation from HSG, Linear Capital, and other angel investors. The funding will support product expansion, global market entry, and continued innovation in strategic sales intelligence.

Selling remains the lifeline of business — not solely the act of closing, but the ongoing work of fostering trust, maintaining connection, and guiding prospects through meaningful dialogue. Many current solutions deliver speed or automation, but they fall short in shaping persuasion, delivering follow-ups at the right time, or sustaining authentic engagement at scale.

Dealism was founded by Leo Huan, a serial entrepreneur and former investor at Hillhouse Capital. Before founding Dealism, Leo served as President of China’s first publicly listed SaaS company, Youzan Technology Limited, where he led nationwide sales operations with thousands of representatives and oversaw billions in GMV. Through that experience, Leo realized that while technology made sales faster, it rarely made them more persuasive. “Sales is human at its core,” said Leo. “It’s about timing, tone, and trust — things most automation tools overlook. The world doesn’t need more chatbots; it needs intelligence that truly understands how people decide.”

This belief became the foundation of Dealism: an AI agent that learns how each business communicates and sells, then amplifies that authentic voice with precision and empathy. It doesn’t just automate responses — it reads intent, recognizes hesitation, and engages in ways that move the conversation forward naturally.

Dealism’s mission is clear: to shift business communication from mere automation to intelligent persuasion. The platform adapts to each organization’s voice, learns from real conversations and documents, and becomes attuned to when and how to engage a lead, respond to hesitation, follow up strategically, and ultimately convert interactions into closed deals.

Product Capabilities: Persuasion, Timing, and Follow-Up

At its core, Dealism merges advanced communication science with sales strategy. The agent analyzes customer intent, tone, and behavioral cues, then crafts responses that align with the business’s style while applying proven influence techniques. Its setup is simple — no scripting, no coding, and no manual segmentation required. Organizations from eCommerce sellers and creators to B2B sales teams and customer support departments can deploy Dealism quickly, equip their teams with an intelligent sales partner, and scale persuasive engagement without sacrificing authenticity.

Investment Use and Market Opportunity

With the US$15 million in funding, Dealism will focus on enhancing its AI agent’s intelligence, expanding into global markets, and growing its team across sales strategy, behavioral science, and AI innovation.

The business environment is evolving: conversational channels now account for a significant portion of customer engagement, yet many teams lack tools that manage conversation strategy, not just volume. Dealism is positioned to meet that need by offering a scalable way to convert dialogues into meaningful business outcomes.

“Every conversation is an opportunity,” Leo noted. “When you truly understand intent and respond with the right tone and timing, persuasion becomes natural. That’s what our system is built for — to help businesses capture those moments that move people to say yes.”

About Dealism

Dealism is an AI sales agent that learns from conversations and company knowledge to represent your voice with precision. It handles complex dialogues, recognizes customer intent, and applies proven persuasion strategies — helping businesses engage effectively, build trust, and convert more consistently.

For more information about Dealism and its innovative solutions, visit https://dealism.ai

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KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 13, 2025 — Horizon Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Ukraine, is proud to be honoured with the 2025 Deal Innovation Award by the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA). The award recognizes Horizon Capital’s leadership and innovation in structuring and executing the acquisition of Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell (DVL Telecom) – one of Ukraine’s largest M&A transactions in decades – by a consortium led by global telecom and tech entrepreneur Xavier Niel’s NJJ Holding. GPCA is a leading international association representing over 300 private capital funds and institutional investors from over 60 countries.

The organization commended Horizon Capital’s vision and professionalism in transforming Datagroup, driving 3.8x revenue growth and 4.8x EBITDA growth over five years, while delivering inclusive, sustainable value creation. The award further recognizes Horizon Capital’s innovative approach to partnership and capital structuring. To accelerate NJJ’s market entry to Ukraine, its fund Horizon Capital Growth Fund II, L.P. partnered with NJJ, investing 10% alongside NJJ in DVL Telecom, and raising $435 million in debt financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to conclude this transaction. This transaction represents a $1.5 billion investment for Ukraine, in acquisition price and guaranteed capex, despite ongoing war, underscoring the confidence of international investors in Ukraine’s resilience and secure future.

“We are deeply honoured to receive this recognition from GPCA, which reflects Horizon Capital’s commitment to mobilizing significant capital for Ukrainian companies, broadening the size and scale of bankable opportunities in the country, and accelerating the entry of top-tier global investors to Ukraine now, not waiting for the war to end , “ said Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner and CEO of Horizon Capital. “This award is shared with our partner Xavier Niel and the NJJ team, with Mykhailo Shelemba and the Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell team, and with the incredible Ukrainian business community demonstrating extraordinary resilience, strength and determination in overcoming challenging circumstances”, she added.

GPCA’s distinguished jury noted that the Datagroup-Volia-lifecell transaction demonstrated “confidence not only in Ukraine’s resilience but also in Horizon Capital’s ability to execute landmark deals under significant geopolitical risk.”

“The success of the Datagroup–Volia–lifecell deal demonstrates how targeted, value–added investment can create outsized impact even in challenging times. This aligns with our core strategy for our future Catalyst Fund, which concentrates on partnering with global strategic and financial investors to accelerate their entry into the Ukrainian market and to provide essential capital for the country’s reconstruction, particularly in vital sectors including energy, digital infrastructure, and construction materials and services” added Dmytro Boroday, Partner at Horizon Capital.

Horizon Capital is dedicated to partnering with visionary founders and companies transforming Ukraine, driving growth, innovation, and long-term value for these businesses and the country.

About the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA): The Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) is an international membership organization representing private capital investors who manage more than $2 trillion in assets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. GPCA connects investors and stakeholders, promotes industry best practices, and highlights the vital role of private capital in driving economic growth and innovation worldwide.

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• Oversubscribed financing round consisting of €77 million in Series C equity capital, led by HV Capital and DTCF, and €23 million in public funding, marking one of the largest capital rounds in the European semiconductor sector
• Fresh capital accelerates the commercialization of FMC DRAM+ and 3D CACHE+ memory chips to enable the global ramp-up of AI data centers and AI edge applications by increasing energy efficiency significantly
• FMC’s memory chips deliver more than 100% higher system efficiency and processing speed than established products and have the chance to become the new industry standard in the €100+ billion memory chip market

DRESDEN, Germany, Nov. 13, 2025 — Semiconductor pioneer FMC has raised €100 million to set new standards in memory chips with its highly innovative technology. The €77 million in equity comes from FMC’s oversubscribed Series C financing round, which is backed by prominent existing and new investors and ranks among the largest raise of its kind in the semiconductor industry. An additional €23 million has been sourced through public funds, including contributions from the IPCEI ME/CT program and the European Innovation Council (EIC).

The equity round is led by HV Capital and the DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), along with Vsquared Ventures. Returning investors include eCAPITAL, Bosch Ventures, Air Liquide Venture Capital, M Ventures (Merck), and Verve Ventures.

The fresh funding will accelerate the commercialization of the company’s DRAM+ and 3D CHACHE+ memory chips and system solutions and expand its global presence. FMC’s technology builds on its superior energy efficiency and will facilitate the global ramp-up of AI data centers and AI edge applications, setting a new industry standard in the €100+ billion memory chip market.

Thomas Rückes, CEO of FMC, said: “We are working on the next generation of memory chips and system solutions that are not only more sustainable and energy efficient, but also faster and less expensive than the current industry standard. While bandwidth has so far been the dominant metric of AI compute, energy efficiency is now becoming the key factor for the next generation of AI. Memory chips are the main bottleneck in the AI stack. FMC’s DRAM+ and 3D CACHE+ technology addresses precisely this issue: Faster and more energy efficient than established products. This lays the foundation for scaling up AI data centres and AI edge applications. Securing an equity financing of this magnitude emphasizes the significance of our technology, and we are grateful to have earned the trust of leading deep-tech investors for our vision.”

Fabian Gruner, Partner at HV Capital, said: “FMC’s highly innovative memory chip technology is unique and has the potential redefine global industry standards. We are proud to back its commercialization through our commitment.”

Dr. Torsten Löffler, Investment Director at the DTCF, said: “By tackling the growing energy needs of AI infrastructure, FMC’s memory technology enables more efficient computing. We are convinced by its technological excellence made in Germany and its strategic role in strengthening Europe’s semiconductor sovereignty.”

Paul-Josef Patt, Managing Partner at eCAPITAL, said: “From day one, we have been supporting FMC on its impressive growth journey. Pilot results confirm design wins with leading OEMs, and the roadmap for production and commercialization is in place. FMC demonstrates that deep tech from Europe can deliver and has the potential to take the lead in the memory chips of the future.”

Even with the planned expansions of energy capacity, AI data centers are expected to consume a very large share of global energy production in the future. FMC’s innovative persistent DRAM+ and 3D-CACHE+ memory technologies and systems can significantly reduce this energy consumption by minimizing and optimizing the data transfers between compute hierarchies, which account for a substantial portion of energy use, thereby increasing compute efficiency.

When FMC’s technologies replace conventional memory, system efficiency for high-performance databases and processing speed for energy-efficient AI applications could improve by more than 100%. This is possible because persistent DRAM+ and 3D-CACHE+ technologies replace volatile memory, eliminating time-consuming data transfers between volatile, fast, and slower non-volatile storage. FMC is commercializing its DRAM+ and 3D-CACHE+ designs and products in collaboration with leading DRAM memory chip companies and advanced logic foundries in high-volume 300mm production fabs worldwide for specific, energy-efficient customer applications in the near future. FMC’s technology also has disruptive potential to achieve higher memory densities than conventional memory solutions.

Memory chips have become a strategically crucial technology that is currently being dominated exclusively by South Korea, the U.S., and Taiwan, with China rapidly catching up. So far, Europe has not had a significant presence in this critical semiconductor segment. With FMC, a credible player is now emerging in Silicon Saxony with the ambition to close this strategic gap from within Europe.

About FMC

FMC is a leading semiconductor and memory chip company based in Dresden, founded in 2016 to develop a revolutionary memory chip technology. Based on the thin-film material hafnium oxide, the company has created a new class of memory cells with its DRAM+ chip – more sustainable, faster, and cost-efficient. Thanks to its extremely low power consumption, the technology significantly reduces the energy demand of AI data centers, laying the foundation for their scale-up in Europe and worldwide. FMC is now a fabless company, meaning it designs, develops, and markets its own products while outsourcing production to contract manufacturers (chip foundries). FMC is backed by investors including HV Capital, the DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF), Vsquared Ventures, eCAPITAL, Bosch Ventures, Air Liquide Venture Capital, M Ventures (Merck), Verve Ventures, Korean memory chip company SK hynix, semiconductor equipment manufacturer TEL, and other international investors. The company is led by CEO Thomas Rückes.

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 FedEx leans into medium-class electric trucks to advance network transformation and business sustainability objectives

On the heels of debuting the Entegra Coach Embark range extended electric motorhome on Harbinger’s platform, parent company THOR Industries deepens its investment in Harbinger

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 — Harbinger, a leading American-made medium-duty electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturer, today announced it has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round co-led by FedEx, the world’s largest express transportation company; Capricorn‘s Technology Impact Fund, a multibillion-dollar investment firm backing leading companies in electrification; and the world’s largest recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturer THOR Industries, known for its operating companies which include Airstream, Jayco, and more. The round also featured major participation from Ridgeline, a longtime Harbinger investor backed by FedEx. Additional previous Harbinger investors that participated in the round include Tiger Global; Leitmotif, a U.S. venture capital firm backed by Volkswagen; and venture capital firms Maniv Mobility, Schematic Ventures, Overture Climate, Ironspring Ventures, ArcTern Ventures, Litquidity Ventures, and The Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund, managed by Greycroft. With this round, Harbinger has raised $358 million to date.

Along with its investment, FedEx placed an initial order for 53 Harbinger electric vehicles (EVs) from the company. Harbinger will deliver chassis ready for upfit by the end of this calendar year. These vehicles—a mix of Class 5 and Class 6 models—reflect the shipping giant’s ongoing network transformation and resulting need for larger-capacity pickup and delivery vehicles as it continues to optimize its network and routes.

“FedEx’s participation signals a demand for innovation in the medium-duty truck sector and for an electric model that helps advance business and sustainability goals at the same time,” said Dipender Saluja, Managing Partner of Capricorn Investment Group’s Technology Impact Fund. “Over the last two decades, medium-duty truck fleets have generally deployed small volumes of demonstration electric trucks. The industry is now ready to move to mass adoption, with Harbinger leading that scale up.”

Harbinger’s proprietary electric platform, known as an electric vehicle stripped chassis, includes all major vehicle systems, which the company designs and manufactures in-house in America. This vertically integrated approach helps keep costs down, while providing a higher-performing, more durable solution than electric vehicles built upon existing diesel and gasoline platforms.

“Any vehicle that holds up to our rigorous on-road testing and offers state-of-the-art safety features with lower total cost of ownership is win-win for drivers and for our business,” said Paul Melander, Senior Vice President of Safety and Transportation, FedEx. “As we work toward a goal to electrify the entire FedEx pickup and delivery fleet by 2040, this trifecta of performance, price, and operational resilience is what we need to be able to continue to scale. We look forward to bringing these Class 5 and 6 units into our fleet and seeing electric medium-duty trucking options—like what Harbinger is offering—become more accessible in the marketplace for commercial fleets of all sizes.”

Harbinger created a driver-centric vehicle with improved suspension and handling features designed to improve driver comfort and reduce fatigue, an important consideration for large fleets. Harbinger trucks also bring modern safety and advanced driver assistance (ADAS) technology, which aren’t industry-standard in the medium duty segment, including backup cameras with dynamic trajectory, virtual bumpers, acoustic vehicle alerting systems (AVAS), and more.

“Harbinger is driving the next generation of medium-duty electric vehicles with a clean-sheet platform designed for optimized fleet performance,” said John Harris, Co-Founder and CEO, Harbinger. “The level of investor support we’ve received reflects strong belief in the practicality of our platform, and our order from FedEx demonstrates that this vision is already taking shape in the market.”

Harbinger’s vehicles are purpose-built from the ground up to be electric and to serve the rigorous needs of the medium-duty segment including last-mile delivery. Fleets select Harbinger’s all-electric vehicles because they are engineered for durability, modularity, and ease of service. Additional key highlights of Harbinger’s electric vehicle that fit FedEx fleet needs include:

• Acquisition costs that are competitive with current combustion engine vehicles, helping fleets achieve significant operational cost savings without large upfront electric vehicle costs.
• Modular architecture offering best-in-class battery configuration, with options to match duty cycles of the vehicle. Harbinger vehicles can be configured with electric range as low as 140 miles, to over 200 miles, allowing individual vehicles to be matched to specific needs to help reduce costs.
• Passenger vehicle-like driving experience, with smooth, intuitive handling, responsive acceleration with up to 13,400 lb-ft of torque at the wheel, and an industry-best 42 foot turning diameter¹ to better navigate tight streets, enabled by independent front suspension.

“We’re excited to be delivering an industry-leading electric vehicle to the market while keeping all core manufacturing activities here in the U.S.,” said Gilbert Passin, Chief Production Officer, Harbinger. “Thanks to our exceptional U.S. workforce and resilient supply chain, we’re building high-quality vehicles with a level of U.S. content that’s rare in the trucking industry today. Our early decision to focus on building onshore manufacturing capacity has been key to achieving a smooth volume ramp-up despite the volatile trade environment we’ve experienced this year.”

In September, THOR Industries’ operating company Entegra Coach unveiled the Embark, the world’s first range extended electric Class A motorhome. The RV integrates Harbinger’s advanced EV chassis with a low-emissions gasoline range extender that recharges the electric battery system, offering up to 450 miles of range. The Embark RV is based on the 2024 reveal of THOR Industries and Harbinger’s test vehicle, an innovation that earned the companies a Fast Company 2025 World Changing Ideas Award.

“Harbinger’s proven execution and breakthrough technology are helping us accelerate long-term innovation at THOR, said Todd Woelfer, Chief Operating Officer, THOR Industries. “This additional investment underscores THOR’s commitment to innovate and bring clean motoring to the RV industry. The launch of the Entegra Coach Embark RV represents the next phase of a deep collaboration with Harbinger and reflects our commitment to offer innovative best-in-class RVing experiences to our customers while creating real, sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace.”

For more information about Harbinger, please visit www.harbingermotors.com.

About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American-made medium-duty commercial vehicle company that offers all-electric and hybrid powertrains. The company is on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial and specialty vehicles, Harbinger has introduced a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced at acquisition parity to traditional diesel vehicle. Harbinger: Familiar Form. Revolutionary Foundation.

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¹ Based on Harbinger’s 158″ wheel base compared to other parcel delivery vehicles in North America.

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UPPSALA, Sweden, Nov. 13, 2025 — PeptiSystems, a life science company developing advanced manufacturing solutions for peptide and oligonucleotide-based therapeutics, has announced a significant growth investment from Rubicon Healthcare Partners. The partnership will enable PeptiSystems to accelerate its global expansion and deliver scalable, next-generation manufacturing solutions to a rapidly growing biopharma market.

Rubicon Healthcare Partners is a growth-oriented investment firm focused on Nordic life science companies supplying products, services, and technologies to the healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries. Through this partnership, Rubicon brings valuable experience and networks to support PeptiSystems’ international expansion and strategic development. Rubicon will become the largest shareholder in PeptiSystems after the transaction.

The investment enables PeptiSystems to further accelerate its commercial development and strengthen the organization for the next phase of growth. Building on its expanding customer base and the commercial momentum, the company is now advancing toward large-scale industrial applications and supporting customers in the transition to GMP production of therapeutic peptides and oligonucleotides.

“We are pleased to welcome Rubicon Healthcare Partners as a new shareholder in PeptiSystems. Their global life science experience and Nordic presence will be a valuable asset as we take the next steps in driving commercialization and scale our technology for industrial applications. This investment reflects confidence in our team and our strategy to drive growth in a rapidly expanding market,” says Karin Granath, CEO of PeptiSystems.

“We are proud to partner with PeptiSystems and support their robust growth strategy. The company’s strong values, commitment to excellence, and strategic vision align nicely with our investment philosophy. We were attracted to PeptiSystems’ innovative best-in-class instrument portfolio, customer-centric approach, and excellent management team,” says Ole J. Dahlberg, Managing Partner at Rubicon Healthcare Partners.

“I welcome Rubicon as major shareholder in PeptiSystems. This financial injection will further speed up our growth ability in providing our unique flow through technology for the production of therapeutic peptides and oligos,” says Mats Johnson, Chairman of the Board of PeptiSystems.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including review under Sweden’s Foreign Direct Investment screening legislation.

For more information, please contact:
Karin Granath, CEO, PeptiSystems
Phone: +46 702 82 07 47
Email: [email protected]

Ole J. Dahlberg, Managing Partner, Rubicon Healthcare Partners
Email: [email protected]

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GHENT, Belgien, 13. November 2025 — Hersteller auf der ganzen Welt verlassen sich immer noch auf Papier, Tabellenkalkulationen und fragmentierte Systeme zur Verwaltung von Fertigungsprozessen. Azumuta, das bedienerzentrierte Software-Scale-up aus Gent, Belgien, ändert dies.

Azumuta hat eine Serie-A-Finanzierung in Höhe von 8 Millionen Euro erhalten, um die Entwicklung seiner Plattform für KI-gestützte digitale Arbeitsanweisungen, Qualitätskontrolle und Mitarbeiterschulung zu beschleunigen. Die Runde wurde von Keen Venture Partners geleitet, mit Beteiligung von Capricorn Partners sowie den Altinvestoren PMV, Angelwise und Dirk Vermunicht.

Die Finanzierung wird das Wachstum des Teams, die Expansion in neue Märkte sowie die weitere Entwicklung unterstützen, um Herstellern zu helfen, ihre Abläufe zu rationalisieren, die Qualität zu verbessern und ihre Beschäftigten zu stärken.

„Jede Woche treffen wir auf Hersteller, die kritische Prozesse noch auf Papier abwickeln”, sagt Batist Leman, Geschäftsführer von Azumuta. „Es mangelt nicht an Ehrgeiz, sondern nur an einer Technologie, die für die reale Produktion ausgelegt ist. Azumuta überbrückt diese Lücke und hilft Fabriken dabei, die Digitalisierung so zu gestalten, dass sie zu ihren Betriebsabläufen passt.”

Know-how in der Werkstatt digitalisieren

Das 2016 gegründete Unternehmen Azumuta begann als digitales Arbeitsanweisungstool und hat sich zu einer Plattform entwickelt, die von fast 100 Herstellern weltweit genutzt wird. Durch die Kombination von Arbeitsanweisungen, Audits, Schulungen und Qualitätskontrollen in einem System erhalten Hersteller eine zentrale Anlaufstelle für betriebliches Wissen. Nutzer berichten von einer Verringerung des Verwaltungsaufwands um bis zu 50 % und von 60 % weniger Qualitätsbeschwerden.

Hersteller wie Atlas Copco, Toyota und Sioux Technologies verlassen sich auf Azumuta, um die Produktion am Laufen zu halten.

„Betriebliche Effizienz ist eine unserer wichtigsten Prioritäten”, sagt Johan Dom, VP Engineering bei Atlas Copco. „Auf dem Weg zu einer Fabrik der Zukunft ist die digitale Transformation unerlässlich. Hier spielt Azumuta eine entscheidende Rolle.”

„Die meiste Fertigungssoftware wird für die Chefetage entwickelt, nicht für die Beschäftigten in der Produktion”, fügt Robert Verwaayen, General Partner bei Keen Venture Partners, hinzu. „Azumuta setzt dort an, wo die eigentliche Arbeit stattfindet: bei der Entwicklung KI-gestützter Software, die Bediener tatsächlich nutzen wollen. Deshalb bewährt sie sich.”

Azumuta, das zu den am schnellsten wachsenden Technologieunternehmen Belgiens zählt, plant, seine Reichweite zu vergrößern und Produktinnovation, Kundenerfolg sowie Industriepartnerschaften voranzutreiben.

Informationen zu Azumuta

Azumuta unterstützt Hersteller dabei, ihr Know-how an der Front in vernetzte, digitale, KI-gestützte Prozesse zu verwandeln, indem es eine Plattform für Arbeitsanweisungen, Qualitätskontrolle und Schulungen anbietet. Der Name ist eine Anspielung auf den Genter Dialekt „ah zo moet da”, übersetzt: „ah, so geht das”.