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Startups that raised in the week of September 28, 2026
55 startups announced a funding round in the week of September 28, 2026, raising $2.4B in disclosed capital. The median round was $15M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 20 rounds.
- Announced rounds
- 55Sep 28 to Oct 4
- Raised
- $2.4Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $15Mof 55 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
← Sep 21 to Sep 27 · Oct 5 to Oct 11 → · 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 September 28, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was EliseAI, which raised $350M on September 30.
- By stage: Pre-seed 4 (7%), Seed and angel 6 (11%), Series A 18 (33%), Series B 6 (11%), Series C and later 7 (13%).
- 20 of the 55 rounds (36%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 8 rounds were $100M or more.
- 9 of these companies are posting open roles today, 291 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EliseAI | $350M | AI & machine learning | Pluang (opens in a new tab) | |||
| PaleBlueDot AI | $200M Series C · $3.2B valuation | AI & machine learning | FinSMEs (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Simple Energy | $182M Series C | Climate & energy | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Reverion | $175M Series B | Trendingtopics (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Quartermaster | $140M Series B | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Hertha Metals (opens in a new tab) | $133.65M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Homeward | $120M Series D | AI & machine learning | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Clay | $115M Series D · $7.1B valuation | AI & machine learning | SaasRise (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Efficient Computer | $97M Series B · $650M valuation | United States | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Volantis | $88M Series A | Hardware & semiconductors | Pulse 2.0 (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: $15M.
Every round announced in the week of September 28, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paymob | $35M Pre-Series C | EBRD | Africa Private Equity News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Basalt Health | $20M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | NEA | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Autoheal | $7.9M | Manufacturing & industrial | Innovation Endeavours | Indian Startup News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Gravity | $15M | 3one4 Capital, Info Edge Ventures | Indian Startup News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Halluminate | $30M Series A | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Daptic (opens in a new tab) | $15M Series A | Legal & compliance | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ramona Optics | $25M Series A | ARCH Venture Partners | BioBuzz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Osavul | $10M Series A | Cybersecurity | Kyiv Post (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Kuro | €10M | AI & machine learning | Germany | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Walapay | $4.6M Seed | Fintech & payments | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Topdog | $2.5M Seed | Consumer & e-commerce | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Homeward | $120M Series D | AI & machine learning | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | |||
| PaleBlueDot AI | $200M Series C · $3.2B valuation | AI & machine learning | FinSMEs (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Clay | $115M Series D · $7.1B valuation | AI & machine learning | SaasRise (opens in a new tab) | |||
| PERPTools | $5M Seed · $80M valuation | Fintech & payments | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Aptadir Therapeutics | €40M Seed | Biotech & life sciences | Startupbusiness (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Volantis | $88M Series A | Hardware & semiconductors | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Parakeet Health | $10M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | SaasRise (opens in a new tab) | |||
| EliseAI | $350M | AI & machine learning | Pluang (opens in a new tab) | |||
| EDT | $2.4M Pre-Series A | Consumer & e-commerce | India | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Arivihan | $10M Series A | Education | Accel | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||
| KHOY | €2M | Finland | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Aligator | $1.2M Seed | AI & machine learning | USA Today (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Tangent Robotics | $4.5M Pre-seed | Robotics | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Blackswan | $2.9M Seed | Defense & space | SpaceNews (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Simple Energy | $182M Series C | Climate & energy | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Metaview | $60M Series C | Recruiting & HR tech | Insight Partners | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Restate | $20M Series A | Developer tools & infrastructure | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Atomic | $12.5M Series A | Mobility & logistics | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| AnaCardio | €62.5M Series B | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Miter | $40M Series B | Real estate & construction | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Flow Engineering | $50M Series B · $750M valuation | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Blue Fire AI | $9M | Fintech & payments | Singapore | Tech in Asia (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Tundr | €11.6M Series A | Fintech & payments | Leaders League (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Rayon | €10M | AI & machine learning | France | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Marble | €6.5M | Cybersecurity | France | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Trendspek | $6M | Developer tools & infrastructure | Startup Daily (opens in a new tab) | |||
| RemoteThreat (opens in a new tab) | $7M Pre-seed | Cybersecurity | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| DOD Solution | $2.1M Pre-seed | Resilience Media (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Breye Therapeutics | €67.5M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | Yahoo Finance UK (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Hertha Metals (opens in a new tab) | $133.65M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Efficient Computer | $97M Series B · $650M valuation | United States | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | |||
| IPercept (opens in a new tab) | $16.5M Series A | Arctic Today (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Reverion | $175M Series B | Trendingtopics (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| HiringCafe | $6.8M Pre-seed | Recruiting & HR tech | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Quartermaster | $140M Series B | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| TenFore Golf | $7M Series A | Blueprint Equity | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CLARA Analytics | $24M Series C | Data & analytics | Spring Lake Equity Partners | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Erad | $22M | Saudi Arabia | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Klang | €1.32M | AI & machine learning | Sweden | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Modulate | $25M | AI & machine learning | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Insurtech Outmarket | $34.5M | Fintech & payments | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Alive App | $1M | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| AÏZA parent Amaani | $5M Series A | BECO Capital, Homegrown Ventures | Wamda (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Worth | $30M Series A | Fulcrum Equity Partners | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) |
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