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Startup funding in January 2026
82 startups announced a funding round in January 2026, raising $26B in disclosed capital. The median round was $23.5M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 27 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 82Jan 2026
- Raised
- $26Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $23.5Mof 82 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
This period was added afterwards from news archives and SEC filings (full live tracking began in the week of November 9, 2026). It is less complete than later periods, so treat the totals as a floor.
January 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was xAI, which raised $20B Series E on January 6.
- By stage: Pre-seed 3 (4%), Seed and angel 17 (21%), Series A 22 (27%), Series B 12 (15%), Series C and later 10 (12%).
- 27 of the 82 rounds (33%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 21 rounds were $100M or more.
- 5 of these companies are posting open roles today, 103 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI | $20B Series E | AI & machine learning | xAI (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Moonshot AI | $500M | AI & machine learning | China | SCMP (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Humans& | $480M Seed · $4.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| ClickHouse | $400M Series D | Data & analytics | Dakota (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ricursive Intelligence | $300M Series A · $4B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mews | $300M | AI & machine learning | Hotel Dive (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Baseten | $300M · $5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | |||
| OpenEvidence | $250M | MobiHealthNews (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VulcanForms | $220M | Manufacturing & industrial | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| WeLab | $220M Series D | Fintech & payments | ANTARA News (opens in a new tab) |
Announced rounds per week
Weeks run Monday to Sunday; the first and last can reach into the neighbouring month.
| Week | Announced rounds | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Dec 29, 2025 | 1 | $500M |
| Week of Jan 5, 2026 | 8 | $20.3B |
| Week of Jan 12, 2026 | 21 | $1.2B |
| Week of Jan 19, 2026 | 25 | $2.7B |
| Week of Jan 26, 2026 | 27 | $1.2B |
By stage, industry and size
By round
By industry
A company can sit in more than one industry, so shares add up to more than 100%.
By round size
Median round: $23.5M.
Most frequent backers
Of the 12 companies whose backers were reported.
Every round announced in January 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VulcanForms | $220M | Manufacturing & industrial | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| PayLater | $10M Seed | TechAfrica News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Recare | €37M | Healthcare & digital health | Germany | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| PranaX Corporation | $17M Series A | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Northslope | $22M | AI & machine learning | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sound Games | $6.5M | United States | GeekWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Panthera | $1.5M Seed | Vietnam Investment Review - VIR (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Redwood Materials | $75M Series E | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Orbital | $60M Series B | Defense & space | PropTech Connect (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pallma AI | $1.6M Pre-seed | Cybersecurity | Tech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| HeyMax | $11M Series A | AI & machine learning | Peak XV Partners | PhocusWire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Agrani Labs | $8M Seed | Peak XV Partners | The Economic Times B2B (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Enakl | $2.3M Seed | Mobility & logistics | TechCabal (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Factify | $63M Seed | AI & machine learning | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Checkbox | $23M Series A | Legal & compliance | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Slice | $25M Series A | Insight Partners | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Standard Nuclear | $140M Series A | Climate & energy | Teknovation (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Chamelio | $10M Seed | Legal & compliance | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Bleap | $6M Seed | Bleap (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Antheia | $24M Series C | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Northwood Space | $100M Series B | SpaceNews (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Phia | $35M Series A | The Business of Fashion (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| CVector | $5M | Manufacturing & industrial | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| SOM Alum | $6M | Real estate & construction | Yale School of Management (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ricursive Intelligence | $300M Series A · $4B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Alfred | $15M Series A | LatamList (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Visitt | $22M Series B | Real estate & construction | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Octarine Bio | €12.8M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | Denmark | BeBeez International (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Mews | $300M | AI & machine learning | Hotel Dive (opens in a new tab) | |||
| ClickHouse | $400M Series D | Data & analytics | Dakota (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Cubby | $63M Series A | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Bolna | $6.3M | AI & machine learning | General Catalyst | Entrepreneur India (opens in a new tab) | ||
| CareBestie | $4.4M Seed | Healthcare & digital health | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Yuki | $6M Seed | CTech (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| AiStrike | $7M Seed | SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Inferact | $150M Seed | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Railway | $100M Series B | Railway Blog (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Ringg AI | $5.5M Series A | AI & machine learning | Arkam Ventures | The Economic Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Enerzolve | $5.1M | Climate & energy | Jungle Ventures, Kae Capital | The Economic Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| OpenEvidence | $250M | MobiHealthNews (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Baseten | $300M · $5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Whizzo | $15M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Emergent | $70M | AI & machine learning | India | SoftBank, Khosla Ventures +1 | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |
| Formulary | $4.6M Seed | AI & machine learning | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Humans& | $480M Seed · $4.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pomelo | $55M Series C | Fintech & payments | Argentina | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Think Bioscience | $55M Series A | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Ivo | $55M Series B | Legal & compliance | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| AssetPlus | ₹175 crore | Fintech & payments | Nexus Venture Partners | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Zeroport | $10M Seed | Cybersecurity | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| WeLab | $220M Series D | Fintech & payments | ANTARA News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mytra | $120M Series C | Modern Materials Handling (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Olelo Intelligence | $1M | AI & machine learning | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Project Eleven | $20M Series A | Quantum Computing Report (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Truva | $9M | Real estate & construction | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pee Safe | $32M Series C | India | Femtech Insider (opens in a new tab) | |||
| SkyFi | $12.7M Series A | Defense & space | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Xella Health | $3.7M Pre-seed | Healthcare & digital health | HLTH (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Aikido Security | $60M Series B · $1B valuation | Cybersecurity | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Type One Energy | $87M Series B | Climate & energy | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Listen Labs | $69M Series B | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| TenFore Golf | $7M Series A | Blueprint Equity | The Golf Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ahead Health | $6M | Healthcare & digital health | Startupticker (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Haiqu | $11M Seed | The Quantum Insider (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Deepgram | $130M · $1.3B valuation | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Klearly | $14M Series A | PayPal Ventures | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| JetZero | $175M Series B | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Defense Unicorns | $136M Series B | Defense & space | Bain Capital (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Converge Bio | $25M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Accelsius | $65M Series B | AI & machine learning | Johnson Controls | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| X Square Robot | $140M Series A | Robotics | Yahoo Finance Singapore (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Harmattan AI | $200M Series B | AI & machine learning | Dassault Aviation | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Emberos | $1.2M Pre-seed | AI & machine learning | ADWEEK (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pomelo Care | $92M Series C | Healthcare & digital health | HLTH (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Spangle | $15M Series A | The Business of Fashion (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Spiro Medical | $67M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Aamar | $4M Seed | Real estate & construction | Saudi Arabia | Wamda (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Swap | $100M Series C | Digital Commerce 360 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| xAI | $20B Series E | AI & machine learning | xAI (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Marketecture Media | $1M Seed | Media & marketing | Variety (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vambe | $14M Series A | Contxto (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Moonshot AI | $500M | AI & machine learning | China | SCMP (opens in a new tab) |
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Funding announcements in the news and trade press, plus SEC Form D filings by young US companies. Equity rounds only; a company counts once per round. Open roles are today's count on each company's own job board.
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