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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: AI For Everything From Recycling To Breathing To Winning Construction Bids
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This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals that may have flown under the radar.
Key facts
- The London-based startup said last month that it has raised a £20.3 million ($27 million) Series B led by technology investor Omar Mir
- The Nashville, Tennessee-based company last month announced a $3.85 million round co-led by 8090 Industries and Next Phase Capital to commercialize technology that converts hard-to-recycle plastics
- The New York-based startup last month raised $3.5 million in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz ’s a16z speedrun accelerator, Ada Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures and others to build an AI platform
- Related Crunchbase query: Global Physical AI Venture Funding In 2026
Summary
This month’s installment of this column is all AI, though applications for the technology range widely, from two startups that apply AI to trash or recycling, to another that promises to help people breathe and sleep better, to a company that says its AI can help architects and builders spot commercial projects before they’re even announced. For decades, the recycling industry has relied on sampling and educated guesses to understand what moves through its facilities. The London-based startup said last month that it has raised a £20.3 million ($27 million) Series B led by technology investor Omar Mir. Its systems are now deployed in more than 20 countries and have analyzed more than 1 trillion waste objects, per the company.