5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: A Law Firm Operating System, Building Defense Tech Near The Battlefield, And Cell-Based Milk

This monthly column highlights five startup funding deals that may have gone unnoticed. The article notes that while AI and software continue to attract the most investment, many interesting companies are solving physical-world problems. The first deal is an $82 million Series B for Firestorm Labs, a San Diego-based defense startup building expeditionary manufacturing systems and modular drones to bring production closer to the battlefield. The second is a $60 million Series A for Manifest OS, which aims to build an operating system for AI-native law firms that charge clients based on outcomes rather than billable hours. The third is a €20 million (approx. $23 million) Series B for ROSI, a French cleantech startup developing technology to recycle valuable raw materials from defunct solar panels at an industrial scale. The fourth is a $3.2 million CAD (approx. $2.3 million) seed round for Opalia, a Montreal-based company producing "complete milk" from mammary cells in a bioreactor without using cows, positioning itself as a supplier for the food industry. The fifth is a $16 million seed round for C-Infinity, a Mountain View-based startup using AI to automate the process of turning digital product designs into actual production plans. The article concludes by noting a surge in funding for physical AI, with startups in this sector raising over $37 billion globally in 2026.

(Source：Crunchbase)