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Participants include Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Maverick Capital, +ND Capital, Point72, and StepStone Group; new investors include AllianceBernstein, Baron Capital, J.P. Morgan, and the State of Michigan. Proceeds to scale Palette Neat (agentic Physical AI software) and next-gen silicon targeting ~1,000 dense TOPS (slated H1 2028) for humanoids, automotive ADAS/cockpits, and drones. 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