SoftBank Leads $500M Series F in Agile Robots at $8.5B Valuation
Munich-based Agile Robots raised $500M in a SoftBank-led Series F at an $8.5B valuation, with Nvidia and Hitachi joining. Total funding now nears $2B.
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