{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Investing in Impact | Impact Investing","title":"Funding Rounds: $1B+ for Clean Energy, Autism Care, and Public Safety Tech","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0c085462\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":243,"description":"Hey friends,\nWelcome back to Funding Rounds, where we break down the week’s most impactful startup and venture funding announcements—highlighting the mission, the money, and the impact behind it all.\nThis week, over $1 billion was invested across public safety tech, clean energy, autism care, robotics, carbon removal, and more. Let’s get into it.\n\nFirst Due Secures $355 Million to Scale Public Safety Software\nFunding: $355 Million\nGoal: Expand public safety and emergency response software solutions\nImpact: Empowering first responders with technology to improve community safety\n🔗 Read more\nHeron Power Lands $38M Series A to Fast-Track All-Electric Future\nFunding: $38 million\nGoal: Accelerate transition to an all-electric future\nImpact: Advancing clean energy adoption across industries\n🔗 Learn more\nbeatBread Raises $124M to Empower Independent Musicians\nFunding: $124 million\nGoal: Offer flexible financing to independent musicians\nImpact: Expanding access to capital for artists without sacrificing ownership\n\n🔗 Learn more\nEquatic Secures $11.6M Series A to Scale Carbon Removal and Green Hydrogen\nFunding: $11.6 million\nGoal: Advance permanent carbon removal and green hydrogen production\nImpact: Scaling technologies to address climate change at the source\n🔗 Read more\nVulcan Elements Closes $65M Series A to Boost U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Production\nFunding: $65 million\nGoal: Produce high-performance rare earth magnets in the U.S.\nImpact: Strengthening domestic supply chains for critical clean energy materials\n🔗 Read more\nPositive Development Secures $51.5M Series C to Advance AI-Powered Autism Therapy\nFunding: $51.5 million\nGoal: Expand access to play-based developmental therapy and enhance its AI model for personalized autism care\nImpact: Supporting children with autism and their families through at-home, relationship-focused, and development-driven programs\n🔗 Learn more\nBetter Nature Lands $1.5M to Expand Clean-Label Tempeh in UK and Abroad\nFunding: $1.5M\nGoal: Grow...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xH2V0wRai2vSs5BEN2Ofr_Xx5JRthVsX0ReYVPkrd1k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xZmE5/Y2UyMDQzMGQwZGMx/YmI2ZjgyOTViYzcy/MTViMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}