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Metropolis Technologies secures $1.6 billion to accelerate AI-powered real-world infrastructure. Read More - https://lnkd.in/dySVBDzg The funding includes a $1.1 billion Term Loan B arranged by JPMorganChase Bank and a $500 million Series D round led by a fund managed by LionTree, valuing Metropolis at approximately $5 billion. The investment will support expansion into new markets and verticals as the company scales its AI-driven recognition platform. “With this new capital, we're continuing to scale our platform and forge the foundation of the Recognition Economy, building a new paradigm for how AI is deployed in the real world,” said Alex Israel, CEO and Co-founder of Metropolis. “As we deploy our technology into retail, hospitality and fueling, Metropolis will go beyond just processing transactions by embedding speed and simplicity into everyday experiences.” Following the acquisitions of SP+ and AI biometrics pioneer Oosto, Metropolis now processes more than $5 billion in annual transaction volume across 4,200+ locations and adds over one million new members each month. The company is expanding its AI platform beyond parking into retail, mobility, hospitality, and fueling to create frictionless, personalized customer experiences. “Metropolis is demonstrating that AI can be thoughtfully commercialized at real-world scale,” said Ramin Arani, Head of Investments at LionTree. “We're excited by the Metropolis team's success to date and look forward to supporting the next phase of their growth.” Image Credit - Alex Israel, CEO and Co-founder, Metropolis #Metropolis #ArtificialIntelligence #AppliedAI #RecognitionEconomy #TechNews #Funding #Innovation #SmartInfrastructure #RetailTech #Mobility

Auto Tech Outlook has named Sortera the “Top AI Driven Automotive Metals Recycling Technology 2026”! 🏆 COO Ben Pope noted that traditional recycling systems have historically struggled to differentiate among complex metal variants. This inability to sort cleanly leads to significant value loss and a heavy reliance on exporting materials for manual separation. Sortera’s high-throughput platform changes the game. By treating metal recovery as a data problem, our system analyzes scrap fragments piece-by-piece based on both visual signals and chemical composition. Instead of exporting mixed non-ferrous metals, we are upgrading scrap streams into high-purity, predictable feedstock right here at home—fueling a more sustainable, resilient domestic automotive supply chain. Check out Ben's insights in Auto Tech Outlook - https://lnkd.in/ezVQtGTY #AI #CleanTech #AutomotiveSupplyChain #Recycling #Sustainability #Innovation #SorteraTechnologies

Metropolis celebrated reaching 5M Members in Texas, expanding our footprint by more than 50% year over year and serving nearly 500 parking locations statewide. https://lnkd.in/exMmhgMG

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An investor who bought into Apptronik in 2019 paid a $15 million valuation. The company is worth $5.5 billion today, a 367x mark in seven years, and not one share has traded on a public exchange. The round that set the new number tells you why the humanoid category is being priced the way it is: - Apptronik closed a $935 million Series A, the largest early-stage round in robotics history, at a $5.5 billion valuation. - Google selected the Apollo robot as primary hardware for its Gemini Robotics program. - Mercedes-Benz, GXO Logistics, and Jabil already deploy Apollo on factory and warehouse floors, with John Deere and the Qatar Investment Authority joining the cap table. - Reported commercial demand runs to roughly $1 billion. In 2019, a general-purpose humanoid robot sounded close to impossible, and the $15 million entry price reflected exactly that doubt. The steepest returns in any frontier category are earned in the years when the idea still sounds unreasonable, and they accrue almost entirely to whoever holds private shares before the market agrees. By the time a company like this reaches an exchange, the 333x has already happened, and the people who captured it were early, private, and patient.

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