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Startups that raised in the week of May 18, 2026
25 startups announced a funding round in the week of May 18, 2026, raising $2.2B in disclosed capital. The median round was $40M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 17 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 25May 18 to May 24
- Raised
- $2.2Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $40Mof 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 May 18, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Hark, which raised $700M Series A on May 21.
- By stage: Pre-seed 1 (4%), Seed and angel 4 (16%), Series A 5 (20%), Series B 4 (16%), Series C and later 5 (20%).
- 17 of the 25 rounds (68%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 7 rounds were $100M or more.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hark | $700M Series A | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Exa | $250M Series C | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mercury | $200M Series D · $5.2B valuation | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Radar | $170M Series B | Hardware & semiconductors | WWD (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Farther | $150M Series D | General Atlantic | General Atlantic (opens in a new tab) | |||
| AI cloud DeepInfra | $107M Series B | AI & machine learning | Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Primer | $100M Series C | Fintech & payments | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sigma | $80M Series E | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Commure | $70M | AI & machine learning | Fierce Healthcare (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Viktor | €64.7M Series A | AI & machine learning | EU-Startups (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: $40M.
Every round announced in the week of May 18, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa | $250M Series C | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vetir | $5.5M Series A | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Scope | €17.3M | AI & machine learning | United Kingdom | Index Ventures | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |
| Shatterdome Energy | $3.5M Pre-seed | Fintech & payments | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Hark | $700M Series A | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Farther | $150M Series D | General Atlantic | General Atlantic (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Neurosoft Bioelectronics | $7.5M Seed | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Imperagen | £5M | Biotech & life sciences | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| NanoClaw creator NanoCo | $12M Seed | Media & marketing | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Primer | $100M Series C | Fintech & payments | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mercury | $200M Series D · $5.2B valuation | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Viktor | €64.7M Series A | AI & machine learning | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Circle cofounder | $30M Series A | AI & machine learning | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Cosmico | €12M | Startupbusiness (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Forecastr | $7M Series A | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Arkeus | $25M | Robotics | SmartCompany (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Commure | $70M | AI & machine learning | Fierce Healthcare (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Century Health | $5M Seed | Healthcare & digital health | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Rely | $4.5M Seed | Real estate & construction | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Lexroom | €42.9M Series B | Legal & compliance | Italy | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Unframe | $50M Series B | Legal & compliance | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Radar | $170M Series B | Hardware & semiconductors | WWD (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Dust | $40M | AI & machine learning | SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sigma | $80M Series E | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| AI cloud DeepInfra | $107M Series B | AI & machine learning | Data Center Dynamics (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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