Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive
## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Amazon backs programmable optics startup Lumotive** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-backs-programmable-optics-startup-lumotive/) - **The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Megarounds Proliferate, Led By Enterprise Software, AI, And Space Tech** (Crunchbase News) - [Read more](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-funding-rounds-june-5-2026/) - **Applied Intuition raises $600M as it pushes further into defense** (TechCrunch Fundraising) - [Read…
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