Mega-Rounds Hit Space, Defense, Longevity and Fusion — June 03, 2026

Impulse Space raised $500 million as venture capital kept pouring into capital-intensive frontiers, with Mach Industries, NewLimit, Focused Energy and Twinco also announcing large rounds across defense, biotech, fusion and trade finance. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Impulse Space Raises $500M Series D to Build In-Space Mobility Infrastructure for the Space Economy — Impulse Space https://www.impulsespace.com/updates/impulse-space-raises-500-million-dollar-series-d-to-build-in-space-mobility-infrastructure-for-the-space-economy 2. Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year | TechCrunch — TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/defense-tech-darling-mach-industries-hits-1-8b-valuation-a-4x-jump-in-a-year/ 3. NewLimit raises $435M led by Founders Fund to bring longevity medicines to human trials — NewLimit Blog https://blog.newlimit.com/p/newlimit-raises-435m-led-by-founders 4. Focused Energy raises $240M to commercialise NIF laser fusion tech — The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/focused-energy-240m-laser-fusion-nif-rwe 5. Twinco Secures €165M to Scale Trade Finance Model - Ventureburn — Ventureburn https://ventureburn.com/twinco-secures-e165m-to-scale-trade-finance-model/ Got 60 seconds? Tell us what you think and help shape the show: https://www.lanternpodcasts.com/topfive/feedback?show=startup-fundraising Follow and rate Startup Fundraising on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]