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Startups that raised in the week of January 12, 2026
21 startups announced a funding round in the week of January 12, 2026, raising $1.2B in disclosed capital. The median round was $25M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 6 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 21Jan 12 to Jan 18
- Raised
- $1.2Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $25Mof 21 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
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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.
The week of January 12, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Harmattan AI, which raised $200M Series B on January 12.
- By stage: Pre-seed 2 (10%), Seed and angel 1 (5%), Series A 6 (29%), Series B 7 (33%), Series C and later 1 (5%).
- 6 of the 21 rounds (29%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 5 rounds were $100M or more.
- 2 of these companies are posting open roles today, 42 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmattan AI | $200M Series B | AI & machine learning | Dassault Aviation | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | ||
| JetZero | $175M Series B | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| X Square Robot | $140M Series A | Robotics | Yahoo Finance Singapore (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Defense Unicorns | $136M Series B | Defense & space | Bain Capital (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Deepgram | $130M · $1.3B valuation | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (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) | ||||
| Accelsius | $65M Series B | AI & machine learning | Johnson Controls | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Aikido Security | $60M Series B · $1B valuation | Cybersecurity | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pee Safe | $32M Series C | India | Femtech Insider (opens in a new tab) |
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: $25M.
Every round announced in the week of January 12, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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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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