It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage. We’ve covered the trend in detail, and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event, we want to help pre-seed founders now being hel...
It’s not just you: AI startups are taking in a huge amount of seed funding, and in the process making things harder for anyone looking for funding even at a pre-seed stage.
We’ve covered the trend in detail, and at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt event, we want to help pre-seed founders now being hel...
<a href="https://desdunia.com/startups/no-product-no-problem-this-disrupt-2026-session-shows-how-to-get-pre-seed-funding-with-conviction-storytelling" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling </a> (Desdunia, 2026-07-17)[No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling ](https://desdunia.com/startups/no-product-no-problem-this-disrupt-2026-session-shows-how-to-get-pre-seed-funding-with-conviction-storytelling) — Desdunia (2026-07-17)https://desdunia.com/startups/no-product-no-problem-this-disrupt-2026-session-shows-how-to-get-pre-seed-funding-with-conviction-storytelling<blockquote cite="https://desdunia.com/startups/no-product-no-problem-this-disrupt-2026-session-shows-how-to-get-pre-seed-funding-with-conviction-storytelling">No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling </blockquote>
<p>Source: <a href="https://desdunia.com/startups/no-product-no-problem-this-disrupt-2026-session-shows-how-to-get-pre-seed-funding-with-conviction-storytelling" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Desdunia</a></p>Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.
The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures.
Parallel Systems raised $100M to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of freight up to 500 miles.
The Detroit startup has widened its scope beyond mobility to help drone and robotics companies find U.S. based manufacturers, shippers, and more.
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