Just raised · Archive · Week
Startups that raised in the week of April 6, 2026
14 startups announced a funding round in the week of April 6, 2026, raising $1.5B in disclosed capital. The median round was $82.5M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 6 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 14Apr 6 to Apr 12
- Raised
- $1.5Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $82.5Mof 14 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
← Mar 30 to Apr 5 · Apr 13 to Apr 19 → · Download this week as CSV · Every round
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 April 6, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Data Center Builder Firmus, which raised $505M on April 6.
- By stage: Seed and angel 1 (7%), Series B 3 (21%), Series C and later 3 (21%).
- 6 of the 14 rounds (43%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 6 rounds were $100M or more.
Free to quote with a link to this page. Cite as: Work Insiders, “Startups that raised the week of April 6, 2026”, workinsiders.com/funding/week/2026-04-06/.
The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Center Builder Firmus | $505M | Developer tools & infrastructure | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | |||
| ShengShu | $293M | China | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Xoople | $130M Series B | AI & machine learning | Spain | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Qualified Health | $125M Series B | Healthcare & digital health | Healthcare IT Today (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Starfish Space | $110M | Defense & space | GeekWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Chapter | $100M Series E | AI & machine learning | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Modus | $85M | AI & machine learning | Lightspeed | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Life Biosciences | $80M Series D | Life Biosciences (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Patlytics | $40M Series B | AI & machine learning | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| True Footage | $40M Series C | 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: $82.5M.
Every round announced in the week of April 6, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixie Chess | $5.2M | BlockchainGamerBiz (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| ShengShu | $293M | China | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Flashpass | $4.25M Seed | Detroit Free Press (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Chapter | $100M Series E | AI & machine learning | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Qualified Health | $125M Series B | Healthcare & digital health | Healthcare IT Today (opens in a new tab) | |||
| OnSite | $1.3M | Real estate & construction | Singapore | TNGlobal (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Life Biosciences | $80M Series D | Life Biosciences (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Patlytics | $40M Series B | AI & machine learning | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Modus | $85M | AI & machine learning | Lightspeed | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Ecoil | $2.5M | Climate & energy | Fundalogical Ventures | The Economic Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| True Footage | $40M Series C | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Starfish Space | $110M | Defense & space | GeekWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Data Center Builder Firmus | $505M | Developer tools & infrastructure | Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Xoople | $130M Series B | AI & machine learning | Spain | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) |
Get the Monday list
Every Monday: the startups that raised in the past week, their open roles and a CSV you can load into your CRM. Free.
Where the numbers come from
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.
How the tracker is builtWho raised most recently
The live list has every round from the last 90 days, ranked for recruiters, with open roles counted daily.
Recently funded startups