Funding Rounds: Episode 5: $1B+ for Clean Energy, Autism Care, and Public Safety Tech

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Hey friends,

Welcome back to Funding Rounds, where we break down the week’s most impactful startup and venture funding announcements—highlighting the mission, the money, and the impact behind it all.

This week, over $1 billion was invested across public safety tech, clean energy, autism care, robotics, carbon removal, and more. Let’s get into it.

First Due Secures $355 Million to Scale Public Safety Software

Funding: $355 Million
Goal: Expand public safety and emergency response software solutions
Impact: Empowering first responders with technology to improve community safety

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Heron Power Lands $38M Series A to Fast-Track All-Electric Future

Funding: $38 million
Goal: Accelerate transition to an all-electric future
Impact: Advancing clean energy adoption across industries

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beatBread Raises $124M to Empower Independent Musicians

Funding: $124 million
Goal: Offer flexible financing to independent musicians
Impact: Expanding access to capital for artists without sacrificing ownership

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Equatic Secures $11.6M Series A to Scale Carbon Removal and Green Hydrogen

Funding: $11.6 million
Goal: Advance permanent carbon removal and green hydrogen production
Impact: Scaling technologies to address climate change at the source

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Vulcan Elements Closes $65M Series A to Boost U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Production

Funding: $65 million
Goal: Produce high-performance rare earth magnets in the U.S.
Impact: Strengthening domestic supply chains for critical clean energy materials

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Positive Development Secures $51.5M Series C to Advance AI-Powered Autism Therapy

Funding: $51.5 million
Goal: Expand access to play-based developmental therapy and enhance its AI model for personalized autism care
Impact: Supporting children with autism and their families through at-home, relationship-focused, and development-driven programs

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Better Nature Lands $1.5M to Expand Clean-Label Tempeh in UK and Abroad

Funding: $1.5M
Goal: Grow alternative protein product lines globally
Impact: Driving plant-based innovation in the protein market

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FORT Robotics Secures $18.9M Series B Expansion

Funding: $18.9 million
Goal: Advance safety and security solutions for robotics and physical AI syste