Mojo Vision Raises $51 Million

AR: Mojo Vision, a California startup creating AR smart contact lenses, announced $51 million in Series B-1 funding on Wednesday. Mojo Vision created significant hype when it demoed a prototype earlier this year.

3D printing: Velo3D, a California 3D printing startup, announced a $28 million Series D on Tuesday. Interesting tidbit: Velo3D supplies printers to SpaceX.

In Emerging Tech Brew recently: Brain Corp., which provides autonomous mobile robot (AMR) technology, said Monday it’s raised a $36 million round led by SoftBank. A few weeks ago, Brain Corp. told me AMRs were doing 8,000+ hours of cleaning work a day.

Relevant right now:

• Cheetah, an SF company that offers a platform for contactless pickup/delivery of food, announced $36 million in Series B funding.
• Robocath, a French developer of robotic systems for vascular disease treatment, raised $44 million in Series C funding.
• Medici, an Austin telehealth startup, raised $24 million in Series B funding.