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Startups that raised in the week of May 4, 2026
19 startups announced a funding round in the week of May 4, 2026, raising $2.7B in disclosed capital. The median round was $22M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 9 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 19May 4 to May 10
- Raised
- $2.7Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $22Mof 19 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 May 4, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Ineffable, which raised $1.1B Seed on May 8.
- By stage: Seed and angel 4 (21%), Series A 6 (32%), Series B 1 (5%), Series C and later 2 (11%).
- 9 of the 19 rounds (47%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 3 rounds were $100M or more.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ineffable | $1.1B Seed | AI & machine learning | United Kingdom | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Bret Taylor's Sierra | $1B · $15.8B valuation | AI & machine learning | GV | CNBC (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Quantum Motion | $160M Series C | Hardware & semiconductors | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| eleQtron | €57M Series A | Quantum Computing Report (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| ZyG | $60M Series A · $500M valuation | CTech (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| CMBlu | $59M Series C | Climate & energy | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Smartness | €47M Series B | AI & machine learning | PhocusWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Kanvas Biosciences | $48M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CopilotKit | $27M | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vori | $22M | Consumer & e-commerce | Fortune (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 May 4, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ineffable | $1.1B Seed | AI & machine learning | United Kingdom | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Quantum Motion | $160M Series C | Hardware & semiconductors | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Kohort | $7M Series A | AI & machine learning | Raine Group, Launching Full Suite of UA Agents | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Pit | $16M | AI & machine learning | Forbes (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Kanvas Biosciences | $48M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Jurisphere.ai | $2.2M | Legal & compliance | Bar and Bench (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Signadori Bio | €11M Seed | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Altara | $7M Seed | Manufacturing & industrial | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| District | $14.7M | Consumer & e-commerce | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| eleQtron | €57M Series A | Quantum Computing Report (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| CopilotKit | $27M | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vori | $22M | Consumer & e-commerce | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Siin | $3M Seed | Saudi Arabia | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CMBlu | $59M Series C | Climate & energy | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ethermed | $8.5M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Healthcare IT Today (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Smartness | €47M Series B | AI & machine learning | PhocusWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| ZyG | $60M Series A · $500M valuation | CTech (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Bret Taylor's Sierra | $1B · $15.8B valuation | AI & machine learning | GV | CNBC (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Enzo Health | $20M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | TechBuzz News (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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