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Startups that raised in the week of January 19, 2026
25 startups announced a funding round in the week of January 19, 2026, raising $2.7B in disclosed capital. The median round was $55M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 9 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 25Jan 19 to Jan 25
- Raised
- $2.7Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $55Mof 25 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 19, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Humans&, which raised $480M Seed on January 20.
- By stage: Seed and angel 7 (28%), Series A 5 (20%), Series B 2 (8%), Series C and later 4 (16%).
- 9 of the 25 rounds (36%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 9 rounds were $100M or more.
- 1 of these companies are posting open roles today, 15 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| 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) | ||||
| WeLab | $220M Series D | Fintech & payments | ANTARA News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Inferact | $150M Seed | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Mytra | $120M Series C | Modern Materials Handling (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Railway | $100M Series B | Railway Blog (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Emergent | $70M | AI & machine learning | India | SoftBank, Khosla Ventures +1 | Reuters (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: $55M.
Every round announced in the week of January 19, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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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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