Axelera AI raised more than $250M in this round (bringing total raised to over $450M to date). Innovation Industries was the lead investor; new investors include BlackRock and SiteGround Capital. Other existing investors: Bitfury, CDP Capital, the European Innovation Council Fund and Samsung Catalyst Fund. Company focuses on AI inference chips and edge-first architecture; reported to have 500 customers across defence, agritech and robotics. Funding described as the largest ever by an EU AI semiconductor firm.