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Startups that raised in the week of January 26, 2026
27 startups announced a funding round in the week of January 26, 2026, raising $1.2B in disclosed capital. The median round was $22M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 10 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 27Jan 26 to Feb 1
- Raised
- $1.2Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $22Mof 27 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 26, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Ricursive Intelligence, which raised $300M Series A on January 26.
- By stage: Pre-seed 1 (4%), Seed and angel 7 (26%), Series A 8 (30%), Series B 3 (11%), Series C and later 2 (7%).
- 10 of the 27 rounds (37%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 4 rounds were $100M or more.
- 2 of these companies are posting open roles today, 46 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricursive Intelligence | $300M Series A · $4B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| VulcanForms | $220M | Manufacturing & industrial | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Standard Nuclear | $140M Series A | Climate & energy | Teknovation (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Northwood Space | $100M Series B | SpaceNews (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Redwood Materials | $75M Series E | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Factify | $63M Seed | AI & machine learning | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Orbital | $60M Series B | Defense & space | PropTech Connect (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Recare | €37M | Healthcare & digital health | Germany | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Phia | $35M Series A | The Business of Fashion (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Slice | $25M Series A | Insight Partners | CTech (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: $22M.
Every round announced in the week of January 26, 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) |
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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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