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Startups that raised in the week of October 12, 2026
64 startups announced a funding round in the week of October 12, 2026, raising $3.6B in disclosed capital. The median round was $11.8M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 32 rounds. Another 25 young US companies reported a raise in an SEC Form D filing with no announcement.
- Announced rounds
- 64Oct 12 to Oct 18
- Raised
- $3.6Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $11.8Mof 64 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 25no 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 October 12, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was AI cloud Modal, which raised $750M Series D on October 16.
- By stage: Pre-seed 5 (8%), Seed and angel 17 (27%), Series A 16 (25%), Series B 5 (8%), Series C and later 11 (17%).
- 32 of the 64 rounds (50%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 8 rounds were $100M or more.
- 7 of these companies are posting open roles today, 437 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI cloud Modal | $750M Series D | AI & machine learning | Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Harvey | $550M · $15.5B valuation | Legal & compliance | بوابة التكنولوجيا المالية (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Celero Communications | $275M Series C · $3B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Orrick (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Armadin | $255.5M Series B | Cybersecurity | Menlo Park, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Varda | $250M Series D · $1.6B valuation | Los Angeles Business Journal (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Voltus | $225M Series D | Generation Investment Management | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CScale | $145M Series C | Hardware & semiconductors | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| VEIR | $110M Series C | Mobility & logistics | Matter Venture Partners And Tyche Partners | Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Suki | $90M Series E | Healthcare & digital health | The American Bazaar (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Stand | $70M Series C · $1B valuation | Saga Ventures | Theinsurer (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: $11.8M.
Most frequent backers
Of the 26 companies whose backers were reported.
Every round announced in the week of October 12, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrustedRouter | $6M Seed | Cybersecurity | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Reactive Markers | £9.06M Series A | 13books | UK Tech Investment News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| CapGrid | ₹46.28 crore Pre-Series B | Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Goodweek (opens in a new tab) | €10.69M | AI & machine learning | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Banaraswala | $2M Seed | ET HospitalityWorld (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Elevatry | €3M Pre-seed | AI & machine learning | Konsulteer (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Sirona Medical | $40M Series D | Healthcare & digital health | Radiology Business (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Suki | $90M Series E | Healthcare & digital health | The American Bazaar (opens in a new tab) | |||
| AI cloud Modal | $750M Series D | AI & machine learning | Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Armadin | $255.5M Series B | Cybersecurity | Menlo Park, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hurotics (opens in a new tab) | $18.6M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | South Korea | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Chubby Group | $50M Series A · $500M valuation | Consumer & e-commerce | Prysm Capital | Nasdaq (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Origin | $20M | Robotics | Accel, Zacua Ventures | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Cosmochute | $1.5M Pre-seed | Accel, Prosus Ventures | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Shamrock AI | $5M Seed | AI & machine learning | Endiya Partners | Indian Startup News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Solvera | €5.62M Pre-seed | AI & machine learning | Norway | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| EMode Photonix | $1M Pre-seed | Ground State Ventures | Quantum Computing Report (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Homa | $5M Seed | AI & machine learning | Quiet Capital | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Metabolize | $3.2M Seed | Healthcare & digital health | BioSpace (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Stand | $70M Series C · $1B valuation | Saga Ventures | Theinsurer (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Microbiotica (opens in a new tab) | £36M Series C | Healthcare & digital health | Yahoo Finance UK (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Confido Health | $12.5M Series A extension | Healthcare & digital health | Z47, Takes Total Series A Funding | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Sharp | $18M Series A | Hidden Variable | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Chariot Claims | $10M Series A | Silverton Partners | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| BloomX | $13M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | Israel | CTech (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Salary Hero | $7.6M Series A | Techsauce (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| North.cloud | $60M Series B | AI & machine learning | PeakSpan Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Spill Games | $10.5M Series A | India | Elevation Capital | Pocketgamer (opens in a new tab) | ||
| RapidCanvas | $29M Series B | AI & machine learning | Austin, TX | Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Ventures | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Dapta | $6M Seed | AI & machine learning | Chingona Ventures | AI Insider (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Altay Therapeutics | $37M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | BioSpace (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Ambio | €5.1M | Climate & energy | Finland | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Tamr | $21M | Data & analytics | Axios (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Parallel Loop | $6.6M Seed | AI & machine learning | 3one4 Capital | Indian Startup News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Revrag AI | $2.5M Seed | AI & machine learning | Accion Ventures, Cedar Hill Capital | TradingView (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Forgepoint | $9.8M Seed | Manufacturing & industrial | The American Bazaar (opens in a new tab) | |||
| FLÆ Robotics | €1M Seed | Robotics | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| OlsAro | $5.5M Seed | AgFunderNews (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Huppa | €1M Pre-seed | Fitt Insider (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Celero Communications | $275M Series C · $3B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Orrick (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Voltus | $225M Series D | Generation Investment Management | Mercom Capital Group (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Clueso | $10M Series A | AI & machine learning | Dharana Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Duvo | $32M Series A | Balderton Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Zenzap | $33M Series A | AI & machine learning | CTech (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Fragment | $12M Series A | AI & machine learning | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Pluto Security | $42M | Cybersecurity | TechCrunch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| NuSynth | ₹36.5 crore Seed | Avaana Capital, Shastra VC | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Drylab AI | $3M Seed | AI & machine learning | Vertex Ventures | The Business Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Photon | $4.5M Seed | Developer tools & infrastructure | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Hone | $60M Seed · $285M valuation | AI & machine learning | Benchmark, Index Ventures | Hedgeco (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Causa Prima | $20M | Fintech & payments | Fortune (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Collective X Health | $3.2M | Healthcare & digital health | Forbes (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Harbor | $10M Seed | Cybersecurity | Theinsurer (opens in a new tab) | |||
| VEIR | $110M Series C | Mobility & logistics | Matter Venture Partners And Tyche Partners | Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Harvey | $550M · $15.5B valuation | Legal & compliance | بوابة التكنولوجيا المالية (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Kapta Space | $24M Series A | Legal & compliance | Bill Gates-backed | Evertiq (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hope Care | €6M Series A | Cuatrecasas (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Loops | $3.5M | Consumer & e-commerce | SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) | |||
| HyLight | €13M | Climate & energy | Fuel Cells Works (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Besso | CHF 4M Seed | Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa) (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| TVS Automobile Solutions | $44.1M Series D | Autocar Professional (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| CScale | $145M Series C | Hardware & semiconductors | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Varda | $250M Series D · $1.6B valuation | Los Angeles Business Journal (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Scarlet | $50M Series B | Healthcare & digital health | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) |
25 SEC Form D filings with no announcement
| Date | Company | Amount sold | Industry | Headquarters | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeely | $2.1M | Media & marketing | Wilmington, DE | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Vernex | $1.4M | Climate & energy | Newark, DE | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Memazing | $15.4M | SaaS & enterprise software | Princeton, NJ | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Estuary Biotherapeutics | $40.7M | Biotech & life sciences | Menlo Park, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Unseen Reality | $10M | SaaS & enterprise software | Mountain View, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Spatial Logic | $3.6M | SaaS & enterprise software | Boulder, CO | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Sapphire Technologies | $8.9M | Climate & energy | Cypress, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Remitian | $14M | Fintech & payments | Miami, FL | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| OpsMate AI | $3.4M | AI & machine learning | Westwood, MA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Microcapital | $10M | SaaS & enterprise software | East Hampton, NY | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Jaccard | $4.5M | Hardware & semiconductors | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Exploration Technologies | $8.3M | Media & marketing | San Diego, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Eternal Life Energy | $1.6M | SaaS & enterprise software | Bellingham, WA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Ensho Therapeutics | $7.3M | Biotech & life sciences | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Cofertility | $8.4M | SaaS & enterprise software | Los Angeles, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Kaigene | $55M | Biotech & life sciences | Rockville, MD | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| APR Labs | $22.5M | SaaS & enterprise software | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Vimy Pharmaceuticals | $1M | Biotech & life sciences | Toronto | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Tesoro XP | $1.1M | SaaS & enterprise software | Austin, TX | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| SAAZ Micro | $1.5M | Hardware & semiconductors | Camarillo, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Poppins | $2.6M | SaaS & enterprise software | Claymont, DE | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Optain Health | $7.5M | Healthcare & digital health | Charlotte, NC | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Lykos Industries | $5M | Manufacturing & industrial | Atlanta, GA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| FibroBiologics | $1.2M | Biotech & life sciences | Houston, TX | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Axelyf | $2.6M | Biotech & life sciences | Chestnut Hill, MA | SEC Form D (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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