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June 13, 2025 - Deals
Huupe Secures $9.3 Million From Investors Including Protagonist VC And Trevor Booker
Huupe (@HuupeOfficial), the first AI-powered smart gaming console, is redefining sports tech by embedding AI-driven performance training directly into the hoop. Backed by $21M in strategic capital and praised by NBA owners and executives as “a billion-dollar disruptor,” Huupe is gaining traction as the operating system for next-generation athletic development—starting with basketball.
With AI-native infrastructure and premium positioning, Huupe features a cutting-edge computer vision system that captures and analyzes every shot, movement, and metric—real-time coaching based on that data. It doesn’t just display stats—it teaches, corrects, and adapts to the player, evolving with them over time.
FOUNDERS: Paul Anton (@ManyYearsTime) & Lyth Saeed (@LythSaeed)
INVESTORS: Aristotle Loumis (@Aloumis), George Bousis (@GBousis) & Harry Hurst (@HarryHur5t) - Protagonist VC (@ProtagonistXYZ), Audie Attar (@AudieAttar), Ari Raptis, Michael Karsa, Jason Robins, George Daskalakis, TRI, Reform Ventures, Genesis, Kawn, Marvan Ventures, Trevor Booker, Keith Mardak & Ravi Patel (@RaviIowa)
AMOUNT: $9,300,000
HQ: #Miami #California #Wisconsin
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Aptera Motors Partners With Launch Design For $44 Million Production ProgramAptera Motors, the solar electric vehicle startup, has partnered with Shanghai-based Launch Design on a production program valued at up to $44 million to support the company’s first customer-bound vehicles. The agreement covers assembly tooling, vehicle testing, pilot production and future manufacturing, with the first 40 production vehicles targeted for delivery in late 2026. Launch will cover roughly one-third of program costs through warrants for up to about $15 million in Aptera stock, while Aptera Co-CEO Chris Anthony said the partnership will bring manufacturing expertise and supply-chain capabilities without adding significant capital burdens. Co-CEO Steve Fambro added that Launch’s global footprint could help support future expansion beyond the U.S.
FOUNDERS: Steve Fambro & Chris Anthony
VALUATION: $44,000,000
HQ: Carlsbad, California
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Vessev Secures $19 Million Series A Funding Led By Blackbird Ventures For Electric Hydrofoil ExpansionNew Zealand-based electric hydrofoil maker Vessev has raised $19 million in a Series A and follow-on financing round to accelerate production of its VS-9 vessel line, expand its global team, and support plans to manufacture in the United States. The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from new investors GD1 and Rypples alongside existing backers K1W1, Icehouse Ventures, Shasta Ventures, and NZVC. The company, led by co-founder and CEO Eric Laakmann, is entering the U.S. market with FlyTahoe as its first American customer and plans demonstrations in New York City, Washington D.C., and Lake Tahoe as it expands sustainable electric water transit.
FOUNDERS: Max Olson & Eric Laakmann
INVESTORS: Blackbird Ventures, GD1, Rypples, K1W1, Icehouse Ventures, Shasta Ventures & NZVC
ROUND: Series A
AMOUNT: $19,000,000
HQ: Auckland, New Zealand
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