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Startups that raised in the week of August 24, 2026
22 startups announced a funding round in the week of August 24, 2026, raising $1.9B in disclosed capital. The median round was $31.2M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 15 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 22Aug 24 to Aug 30
- Raised
- $1.9Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $31.2Mof 22 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
← Aug 17 to Aug 23 · Aug 31 to Sep 6 → · 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 August 24, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Instinct has, which raised $350M on August 26.
- By stage: Seed and angel 3 (14%), Series A 8 (36%), Series B 2 (9%), Series C and later 2 (9%).
- 15 of the 22 rounds (68%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 8 rounds were $100M or more.
- 4 of these companies are posting open roles today, 142 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instinct has | $350M · $2.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Instinct AI assistant | $250M Series B · $2.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Quartz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Owner | $240M | AI & machine learning | Goldman Sachs Alternatives | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Gatik (opens in a new tab) | $200M | Mobility & logistics | Reuters (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Generalist | $200M | Robotics | Axios (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Socure | $156M · $5.2B valuation | AI & machine learning | SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Emerald AI | $150M Series A · $1.05B valuation | AI & machine learning | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| AusperBio (opens in a new tab) | $120M Series C | Biotech & life sciences | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Helcim | $53M Series C | Curql Fund | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Quintessent (opens in a new tab) | $40M Series A | Hardware & semiconductors | 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: $31.2M.
Every round announced in the week of August 24, 2026
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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.
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