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Startups that raised in the week of October 5, 2026
78 startups announced a funding round in the week of October 5, 2026, raising $5B in disclosed capital. The median round was $17M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 32 rounds. Sequoia Capital appeared most often among investors, in 3 of the 20 rounds with named backers.
- Announced rounds
- 78Oct 5 to Oct 11
- Raised
- $5Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $17Mof 78 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 0no announcement
← Sep 28 to Oct 4 · Oct 12 to Oct 18 → · 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 October 5, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was TypeSafe, which raised $870M Series A on October 11.
- By stage: Pre-seed 7 (9%), Seed and angel 19 (24%), Series A 23 (29%), Series B 12 (15%), Series C and later 5 (6%).
- 32 of the 78 rounds (41%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 12 rounds were $100M or more.
- 6 of these companies are posting open roles today, 102 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TypeSafe | $870M Series A · $7.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Andreessen Horowitz | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Manus | $500M | AI & machine learning | CNBC (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Oxide | $445M Series D | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Atlas Atomics | $400M Series A · $1.9B valuation | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| SignSplit | $400M Seed · $1B valuation | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Vinci | $250M Series B · $1.5B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Advent International (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Capitolis | $220M Series E · $1.9B valuation | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Type One Energy (opens in a new tab) | $200M Series B | Climate & energy | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| SiMa.ai | $150M Series C · $1.45B valuation | Robotics | Evertiq (opens in a new tab) | |||
| General Medicine | $120M | Healthcare & digital health | PR Newswire (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: $17M.
Most frequent backers
Of the 20 companies whose backers were reported.
Every round announced in the week of October 5, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundational | £8.2M Pre-seed | Defense & space | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| 19-year-old | $10M | Education | The Indian Express (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Preference Model | $16M Seed | Andreessen Horowitz | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Capitolis | $220M Series E · $1.9B valuation | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| TypeSafe | $870M Series A · $7.5B valuation | AI & machine learning | Andreessen Horowitz | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Atlas Atomics | $400M Series A · $1.9B valuation | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Fortem Technologies | $50M Series B | Robotics | Lockheed Martin | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Pro Shop | $24M Series B | Media & marketing | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Saudi autotech Autobia | $12M Series A | Saudi Arabia | Artal Capital | Wamda (opens in a new tab) | ||
| GUDEA | $7M Seed | Mudita Ventures And Collide Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Oxide | $445M Series D | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Fortastra | $30M Series A | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Rebel Audio | $10M Series A | DraftKings | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Klarent | €7.13M | Developer tools & infrastructure | Switzerland | https://ascendants.in/ (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Zach Yadegari | $10M | AI & machine learning | Nacionale (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sabi | $50M Seed | AI & machine learning | Khosla Ventures, Billionaire Vinod Khosla | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| DailyObjects | ₹332 crore Series C | Axiom Asia | BW Disrupt (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vinci Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $8M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | BioSpace (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Quanfluence | $10M | Chiratae Ventures, Targets Scalable Quantum Computers | https://ascendants.in/ (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Manus | $500M | AI & machine learning | CNBC (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Egoist Machines | $3M Seed | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Finches | €2M | Manufacturing & industrial | Germany | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Catalyst | $30M Seed | Fintech & payments | Sequoia Capital | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | ||
| TODAY | €2.8M | Fintech & payments | Denmark | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Wally | $25M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vocca | $20M Series A | Norrsken VC | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mecka | $60M Series B | Robotics | Sequoia Capital, Sequoia | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Children of the Light | $35M Series B | Gamesindustry (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Vesta | $30M Series B | AI & machine learning | HousingWire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Rein Security | $25M Series A | Cybersecurity | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Universal Quantum (opens in a new tab) | $100M Series A | Hardware & semiconductors | The Quantum Insider (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Doctours | $2M Pre-seed | Healthcare & digital health | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Comparables.ai | $6M Seed | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ionage | $1.3M Pre-Series A | ET Entrepreneur (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Sunfox Technologies | $7M Series A | ET Entrepreneur (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Hilt | $4.2M Seed | Cybersecurity | Traders Union (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Zomint | ₹36 crore Seed | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Rivercell (opens in a new tab) | $25M Seed | Biotech & life sciences | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Trmeric | $6.5M Seed | Hitachi Ventures | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Zeroset | $5.2M Pre-seed | Gradient And 2048 Ventures | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Bloom | $3.6M Seed | Manufacturing & industrial | United States | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | ||
| TeddyHoldings.AI | $60M Seed | AI & machine learning | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Myca | $1.3M Pre-seed | Manufacturing & industrial | AgFunderNews (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Parallel Systems | $100M Series C | Mobility & logistics | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Santé | $15M Series A | Consumer & e-commerce | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Stuut | $52.5M Series B | AI & machine learning | Insight Partners | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| UpSmith | $10M Series A | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sensible Biotechnologies | $47M | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| SuperMush | $3M Series A | NDude Labs | ET Entrepreneur (opens in a new tab) | |||
| TextYess | €4M Seed | Leaders League (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| ReFit Global | $1M Seed | Hardware & semiconductors | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Blaze Energy | $6.5M Seed | Climate & energy | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Furientis | $25M Seed | Legal & compliance | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Outer Spaces | $8M Pre-seed | Climate & energy | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CureMeAbroad | $1.1M Pre-seed | SteerX Ventures | ET Entrepreneur (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Something & Nothing | $6.4M Seed | Food Business News (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Siena | $17M Series A | Consumer & e-commerce | York IE | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Ampersand | $15M Series A | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Navra | $19M Series A | Fintech & payments | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Vitalize | $31M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Multiply Labs | $75M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Avarra | $17M Series A | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| WhiteLab Genomics (opens in a new tab) | $26M Series B | Biotech & life sciences | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Type One Energy (opens in a new tab) | $200M Series B | Climate & energy | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| General Medicine | $120M | Healthcare & digital health | PR Newswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Spiko | $90M Series B | NEA | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Procuros (opens in a new tab) | €20M Series A | Developer tools & infrastructure | Germany | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Vinci | $250M Series B · $1.5B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Advent International (opens in a new tab) | |||
| OneByZero | $20M Series A | DealStreetAsia (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Novele | $17M Series A | Climate & energy | Boise Labs | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Zenithon | $10M | Education | EdTech Innovation Hub (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pandektes | €13.5M | Legal & compliance | Denmark | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Fleuret AI | €4M | Cybersecurity | France | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Rig Security | $12M Seed | Cybersecurity | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Project Suppliers | $1M Pre-seed | Saudi Arabia | Wamda (opens in a new tab) | |||
| SignSplit | $400M Seed · $1B valuation | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| SiMa.ai | $150M Series C · $1.45B valuation | Robotics | Evertiq (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Outmarket AI | $34.5M Series B | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (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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