So, everyone's buzzing about AI, right? But it's not just about chatbots and fancy image generators anymore. The real action is happening behind the scenes, in the "physical AI" world – think robots and self-driving cars. And that means companies supplying the tech that makes all this possible are suddenly in the spotlight.

Take Ethernovia, for example. These guys just snagged a cool $90 million in Series B funding. What do they do? They create Ethernet-based processors that are like the nervous system of autonomous vehicles. They grab data from all those sensors – cameras, lidar, the whole shebang – and send it zooming to the car's brain. It's super important, but not exactly the kind of thing that gets a lot of public attention – until now.

What I find really interesting is who's investing. They were already backed by big names like Porsche SE and Qualcomm Ventures. But this new round was led by Maverick Silicon. That's a fund created by Maverick Capital - and it's their first ever fund focused specifically on the AI sector!

I reckon we'll see a lot more of this. Investors are always looking for the next big thing, and physical AI is definitely heating up. All this investment will help more of these under-the-radar companies do their thing. It's an exciting time to be in tech, especially when you look beyond the headlines and see what's really driving innovation.