EarthlingVC's Record Q3: 10 Deals, Robotics and Bio Outpacing AI
arian_ghashghai · x · 2026-10-05
EarthlingVC reports its highest-volume quarter ever: 10 new deals and the most capital deployed, including 4 first VC checks and 5 Europe-based teams (Zurich the only repeat geography). Rough sector split: 3 bio, 3 robotics, 2 materials science, 1 ocean tech, and just 1 AI. The post quotes Boost VC's Q3: 12 deep tech investments, 6 of which were founders' first yes. Top early-stage capital is flowing to robotics and hard tech more than pure AI plays.
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