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Top 10 Robotics and Automation Transactions in Q1 2021


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7. Plus gets $420M for autonomous trucks

Plus, formerly Plus.ai, last week said that FountainVest Partners and ClearVue partners led $220 million in financing on top of $200 million it had raised in February. The Cupertino, Calif.-based developer of “full-stack” self-driving technology for trucks plans to use the funding to continue its global expansion. Plus is in the process of certifying PlusDrive for commercial operations in China and is working with SF Express.

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1. 10. WeRide raises $310M for autonomous vehicles

2. 9. AI processor provider Horizon Robotics finds $400M

3. 8. Berkshire Grey enters $413M SPAC merger

4. 7. Plus gets $420M for autonomous trucks

5. 6. Momenta obtains $500M in Series C funding

6. 5. Nuro receives $500M in Series C funding for delivery robo…

7. 4. VELO3D to undertake $500M SPAC merger

8. 3. Cruise gets $1B in equity funding from Microsoft, others

9. 2. 3D printing firm Markforged in $2.1B SPAC merger

10. 1. Teledyne acquires FLIR Systems for $8B



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