Rune secures $40 million in Series A funding to launch RELIC, its innovative solar-powered data center. Spark Capital leads the round with participation from several key investors.
Amount Raised
$40 Million
Round Type
Series A
Investors
Description
Rune has introduced RELIC, a modular compute system that utilizes solar energy at generation sites. The launch is backed by a $40 million Series A funding round. Spark Capital leads this investment, showcasing confidence in Rune's innovative approach to optimize energy use. Other notable investors include Union Square Ventures and Lowercarbon Capital.
Who else raised in Hardware and Renewable Energy around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Rune that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Bandwidth raised $50M (Debt Financing) on October 29, 2026.
- Verda raised $189M (Series B) on September 22, 2026.
- Branch Energy raised $33M (Series B) on September 15, 2026.
- Green Voltis raised an undisclosed amount (Series A) on October 30, 2026.
- Noak raised $5.6M (Seed) on October 30, 2026.
- KineDB raised $948K (Pre-Seed) on October 29, 2026.
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