Big VC Checks Chase APIs, Robot Touch and Quick Meds

Monday, July 20, 2026 · 6 min

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Alpaca raised $135 million in equity, with debt bringing the financing to $435 million, while China’s Yimu Tech topped RMB1 billion and India’s Plazza landed $15 million—three bets on infrastructure layers for tokenized assets, robotics and medicine delivery.

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Alpaca Secures $135M Funding Round To Expand AI-Driven Brokerage Platform For Tokenized Assets | Crowdfund Insider — Crowdfund Insider
Alpaca Secures $135M Funding Round To Expand AI-Driven Brokerage Platform For Tokenized Assets | Crowdfund Insider Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure, has announced a substantial $135 million equity raise. The round was spearheaded by Peak XV, with significant backing from Elefund and participation from new and existing investors including Opera Tech Ventures—the venture arm of BNP…
Yimu Tech raises over RMB1 billion for robot tactile sensing and production · TechNode — TechNode
Yimu Tech raises over RMB1 billion for robot tactile sensing and production · TechNode Credit: YIMU Yimu Tech, a Chinese developer of tactile sensing hardware and software for embodied-intelligence systems, has completed a Series E financing round of more than RMB1 billion, bringing its valuation above RMB10 billion. The financing was jointly backed by multiple leading RMB funds, USD funds and…
Plazza Bags $15 Mn To Expand Quick Medicine Delivery Business — Inc42
Plazza Bags $15 Mn To Expand Quick Medicine Delivery Business SUMMARY Plazza has raised $15 Mn in a Series A round led by Accel, Elevation Capital and Nexus Venture Partners Investors are increasingly backing specialised quick commerce models despite the regulatory and operational complexity of medicine delivery The startup will use the capital to strengthen its technology and inventory…