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Startups that raised in the week of March 16, 2026
17 startups announced a funding round in the week of March 16, 2026, raising $1.4B in disclosed capital. The median round was $30M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 5 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 17Mar 16 to Mar 22
- Raised
- $1.4Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $30Mof 17 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 March 16, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Ayar Labs, which raised $500M on March 17.
- By stage: Seed and angel 4 (24%), Series A 3 (18%), Series B 4 (24%), Series C and later 1 (6%).
- 5 of the 17 rounds (29%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 4 rounds were $100M or more.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayar Labs | $500M | Optics & Photonics News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Verily | $300M | Healthcare & digital health | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Oasis Security | $120M Series B | Cybersecurity | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| XBOW | $120M | Cybersecurity | XBOW (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Crossbow Therapeutics | $77M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Unnatural Products | $45M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| RunSybil | $40M | Cybersecurity | Khosla Ventures | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Turquoise Health | $40M Series C | Healthcare & digital health | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Claros | $30M Seed | Climate & energy | General Catalyst, Red Cell Partners | Technical (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hanover Park | $27M Series A | Fintech & payments | Yahoo Finance (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: $30M.
Every round announced in the week of March 16, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verily | $300M | Healthcare & digital health | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Claros | $30M Seed | Climate & energy | General Catalyst, Red Cell Partners | Technical (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Assiduus Global | $25M Pre-Series B | Bajaj Finserv | Business Standard (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Oasis Security | $120M Series B | Cybersecurity | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Blue Activity | €8.5M Seed | Climate & energy | CHEManager (opens in a new tab) | |||
| RunSybil | $40M | Cybersecurity | Khosla Ventures | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | ||
| RockRose Risk | $9M Seed | Insurance Innovation Reporter (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| XBOW | $120M | Cybersecurity | XBOW (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Crossbow Therapeutics | $77M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Condor Software | $24M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Hanover Park | $27M Series A | Fintech & payments | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Webel | €4.3M Pre-Series A | Spain | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Wikifarmer | €7.1M | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Niv-AI | $12M Seed | Developer tools & infrastructure | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Turquoise Health | $40M Series C | Healthcare & digital health | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ayar Labs | $500M | Optics & Photonics News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Unnatural Products | $45M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Yahoo Finance (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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