"Castelion - $350.0M Torrance-based Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and manufacturing processes to national security challenges. Founded by Andrew Kreitz, Bryon Hargis, and Sean Pitt in 2022, Castelion has now raised a total of $439.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Avenir Group, BlueYard Capital, Cantos, Champion Hill Ventures, First In, General Catalyst, Interlagos Capital, Lavrock Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Silent Ventures, Space.VC, and Valor Equity Partners."
"Ripple Foods - $17.0M Berkeley-based Ripple Foods specializes in making non-dairy milk with just as much protein as milk and half the sugar. Founded by Adam Lowry and Neil Renninger in 2014, Ripple Foods has now raised a total of $330.8M in total equity funding and is backed by Euclidean Capital, Fall Line Capital, Material Impact, Prelude Ventures, Rich Products Ventures, S2G Investments, Tao Capital Partners, and Tim Koogle."
Twenty-six startup funding rounds totaled $1.93B for the week ending 12/6/25. Castelion raised $350.0M for defense hardware development and manufacturing, bringing its total equity to $439.6M with backing from top venture firms. Tutor Intelligence raised $34.0M to scale AI-driven warehouse robots, increasing its total funding to $78.6M and attracting investors including Union Square Ventures. Ripple Foods raised $17.0M to expand its high-protein, lower-sugar non-dairy milk business, reaching $330.8M in total equity. Simular raised $21.5M to develop AI-powered agents for automating computer and web tasks. Multiple other deals contributed to the weekly funding total.
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