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Tractian raises $130 million to scale industrial AI monitoring
Tractian announced a $130 million Series D led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1.4 billion company valuation. It plans to scale sensor-based monitoring and AI analysis for industrial equipment. Its facility counts and claims about avoided downtime are company-reported; the round does not prove those outcomes.
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