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Startups that raised in the week of August 31, 2026
22 startups announced a funding round in the week of August 31, 2026, raising $1.5B in disclosed capital. The median round was $12.2M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 6 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 22Aug 31 to Sep 6
- Raised
- $1.5Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $12.2Mof 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 August 31, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Wonderful, which raised $550M Series C on September 4.
- By stage: Pre-seed 3 (14%), Seed and angel 6 (27%), Series A 4 (18%), Series B 2 (9%), Series C and later 4 (18%).
- 6 of the 22 rounds (27%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 5 rounds were $100M or more.
- 5 of these companies are posting open roles today, 173 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderful | $550M Series C · $5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Medici Brands | $250M Series B | Food Business News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Félix | $200M Series C | Fintech & payments | A16z, General Catalyst | Crunchbase News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Lyte | $165M Series C · $1.6B valuation | Robotics | Maverick Silicon | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||
| HiddenLayer | $100M Series B | Cybersecurity | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Elucid | $55M Series D | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| SciFin | $44M Seed | Altimeter And Madrona | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Drone-Maker Easy Aerial | $20M Series A | Robotics | Insight Partners | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| VitalFluid (opens in a new tab) | €17.2M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | Global AgInvesting (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Atira | $17.5M | Manufacturing & industrial | Germany | 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: $12.2M.
Every round announced in the week of August 31, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hivebotics | $6M Series A | Robotics | Vertex Ventures | The Business Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Wonderful | $550M Series C · $5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| VitalFluid (opens in a new tab) | €17.2M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | Global AgInvesting (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Critical Materials Group | $10.3M Seed | Overmatch Ventures | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Emberos | $5.5M Seed | AI & machine learning | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Atira | $17.5M | Manufacturing & industrial | Germany | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Backbone | €4M Pre-seed | AI & machine learning | Belgium | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Medici Brands | $250M Series B | Food Business News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Senticell | $7M Seed | Biotech & life sciences | United States | BioBuzz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Elucid | $55M Series D | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Lyte | $165M Series C · $1.6B valuation | Robotics | Maverick Silicon | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||
| HiddenLayer | $100M Series B | Cybersecurity | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Drone-Maker Easy Aerial | $20M Series A | Robotics | Insight Partners | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Kepler Aerospace | $8M Seed | Defense & space | Blue Ashva Capital | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Félix | $200M Series C | Fintech & payments | A16z, General Catalyst | Crunchbase News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| SciFin | $44M Seed | Altimeter And Madrona | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Remedium | $1.5M Pre-seed | Saudi Arabia | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Norbert Health | $14M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| TrustedRouter | $1.25M | AI & machine learning | Axios (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Harvard Law dropout | $6M | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| S-Transistors | €2.6M Pre-seed | Lifeline Ventures | The Quantum Insider (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Drumbeat | NZ$2M Seed | SaasRise (opens in a new tab) |
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