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Startups that raised in the week of July 20, 2026
22 startups announced a funding round in the week of July 20, 2026, raising $1.5B in disclosed capital. The median round was $13.3M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 8 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 22Jul 20 to Jul 26
- Raised
- $1.5Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $13.3Mof 22 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 July 20, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was CuspAI, which raised $450M Series B on July 20.
- By stage: Seed and angel 6 (27%), Series A 4 (18%), Series B 3 (14%), Series C and later 1 (5%).
- 8 of the 22 rounds (36%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 6 rounds were $100M or more.
- 1 of these companies are posting open roles today, 41 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CuspAI | $450M Series B · $2.6B valuation | AI & machine learning | Quartz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Meshy | $400M Series B · $1.5B valuation | VoxelMatters (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Humanoid | $152M Series A | Robotics | United Kingdom | The Robot Report (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Crystalys Therapeutics | $130M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Candid Health | $120M Series D | Healthcare & digital health | Sixth Street (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Neo | $100M | WSJ (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Ropedia | $22M | Robotics | Singapore | Tech in Asia (opens in a new tab) | ||
| SkyPilot | $20M Seed | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Smash Foods | $18M | L Catterton | Forbes (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Plazza | $15M Series A | Accel, Elevation Capital +1 | ET Entrepreneur (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: $13.3M.
Every round announced in the week of July 20, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Foods | $18M | L Catterton | Forbes (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ropedia | $22M | Robotics | Singapore | Tech in Asia (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Inner Logic | $11.5M Seed | Healthcare & digital health | Healthcare IT Today (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Tikva Allocell | $8M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| N-Zyme Biomedical | $4.6M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Petra Labs | $5.2M Seed | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Cascade | $3.5M | Real estate & construction | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| StrongestLayer | $4.1M Seed | SecurityWeek (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Candid Health | $120M Series D | Healthcare & digital health | Sixth Street (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Crystalys Therapeutics | $130M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Talentware | €3.3M | CDP VC, 360 Capital | Startupbusiness (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Humanoid | $152M Series A | Robotics | United Kingdom | The Robot Report (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Vikk AI | $4.2M | Legal & compliance | SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) | |||
| 30 Sundays | $6.7M | AI & machine learning | Bessemer Venture Partners | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| deltaVision | €10.2M Seed | Defense & space | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| ORiS | €5M | Climate & energy | Italy | I3P (opens in a new tab) | ||
| SkyPilot | $20M Seed | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Meshy | $400M Series B · $1.5B valuation | VoxelMatters (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Plazza | $15M Series A | Accel, Elevation Capital +1 | ET Entrepreneur (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Infinity | $15M Seed | Hardware & semiconductors | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Neo | $100M | WSJ (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| CuspAI | $450M Series B · $2.6B valuation | AI & machine learning | Quartz (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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