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Startups that raised in the week of October 26, 2026
78 startups announced a funding round in the week of October 26, 2026, raising $5.2B in disclosed capital. The median round was $15M. AI & machine learning was the busiest industry with 38 rounds. Sequoia appeared most often among investors, in 3 of the 42 rounds with named backers. Another 22 young US companies reported a raise in an SEC Form D filing with no announcement.
- Announced rounds
- 78Oct 26 to Nov 1
- Raised
- $5.2Bdisclosed
- Median round
- $15Mof 78 with an amount
- SEC filings
- 22no announcement
← Oct 19 to Oct 25 · Nov 2 to Nov 8 → · 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 26, 2026 in numbers
- The biggest round was Modal, which raised $750M on October 27.
- By stage: Pre-seed 6 (8%), Seed and angel 23 (29%), Series A 22 (28%), Series B 5 (6%), Series C and later 11 (14%).
- 38 of the 78 rounds (49%) went to AI and machine learning companies.
- 12 rounds were $100M or more.
- 16 of these companies are posting open roles today, 416 roles in total.
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The 10 biggest rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modal | $750M | SaaS & enterprise software | Farmington Hills, MI | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Fractile | £577M Series C · $7B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | |||
| FuriosaAI | $620M Series D · $2.9B valuation | AI & machine learning | South Korea | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Bedrock Robotics | $600M Series C · $4.1B valuation | Robotics | Emergence, Betting Big +1 | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Upwind Security | $400M Series C · $3.8B valuation | Cybersecurity | Bessemer | N2K CyberWire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Whop | $200M Series D · $5.1B valuation | Sequoia, Shopify Ventures | BOSS Publishing (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Serval | $150M Series C · $3B valuation | AI & machine learning | San Francisco, CA | Sequoia | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |
| Firehawk | $150M Series D | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| MMI | $125M Series D | Robotics | MedCity News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| General Compute | $100M Series A · $800M valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (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.
Most frequent backers
Of the 42 companies whose backers were reported.
Every round announced in the week of October 26, 2026
| Date | Company | Round | Industry | Headquarters | Backers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMI | $125M Series D | Robotics | MedCity News (opens in a new tab) | |||
| FuriosaAI | $620M Series D · $2.9B valuation | AI & machine learning | South Korea | Jawlah (opens in a new tab) | ||
| NoorNation | $1.05M Seed | Climate & energy | Prince Khaled, KBW Ventures | CairoScene (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Dream | $17M Seed | Real estate & construction | Wowtale (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Smplify (opens in a new tab) | $1M | Developer tools & infrastructure | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Minicor | $3.8M Seed | Developer tools & infrastructure | Nigeria | Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator +7 | Nairametrics (opens in a new tab) | |
| Broccoli AI | $52M | AI & machine learning | Khosla Ventures | Elets CIO (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Weifa Electronics | $15M Series C | Hardware & semiconductors | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Nigerian-born engineer | $3.8M | AI & machine learning | Nigeria | Vanguard News (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Powerlattice | $86M | Hardware & semiconductors | Vancouver, WA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| General Compute | $100M Series A · $800M valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Home-Services AI Broccoli | $52M Series A | AI & machine learning | Khosla Ventures | Wowtale (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Foundry Robotics | $100M Series A | Robotics | Marlinspike Partners, 000-square-foot | Intelligent CIO (opens in a new tab) | ||
| SuperMe | $20M Series A | AI & machine learning | Greylock Partners, Kirsten Green | SuperMe (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Serval | $150M Series C · $3B valuation | AI & machine learning | San Francisco, CA | Sequoia | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | |
| Libo Bio | $15M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Rendezvous Robotics | $20M Seed | Defense & space | Aurelia Foundry, University of Michigan Endowment +5 | Payload Space (opens in a new tab) | ||
| DOCONCHAIN | $1M Seed | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Venttup | $3M Pre-Series A | Unicorn India Ventures | Sahyadri Startups (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Argotec | €50M | Defense & space | Startupbusiness (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Bloomsco | $1M Pre-seed | BetaKit (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Talky | €1.5M | Fintech & payments | Spain | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Setara Biosciences (opens in a new tab) | $90M Series A | Biotech & life sciences | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Audio Chateau Records | $9M Series A | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Fractile | £577M Series C · $7B valuation | Hardware & semiconductors | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Birch Hill | $4M Seed | Multicoin Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Opentrons (opens in a new tab) | $40M Series E | Robotics | BroadOak Capital Partners | SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Spicenet | $5M Series A | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Fronted (opens in a new tab) | $1.94M Seed | Recruiting & HR tech | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Wrapped Health | $2.1M Pre-seed | Healthcare & digital health | Arteria Capital | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Infisical | $40M Series B · $600M valuation | Cybersecurity | Elad Gil 27k Talk, Elad Gil +1 | Infisical (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Mintive | $7M Seed | Cowboy Ventures | Mezha (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Bites | $40M Series A | Recruiting & HR tech | GlobeNewswire (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Bleu Robotics | €5M Pre-seed | Robotics | The Engineer (opens in a new tab) | |||
| YK-Robotics | €1M Seed | Robotics | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| QwikBuild | $2.3M Pre-seed | AI & machine learning | Japan’s Globalway | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Ravical | $17M Seed | Fintech & payments | Lakestar, MMC Ventures | Tech (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Ace Blend | $9.91M | Healthcare & digital health | 3one4 Capital | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Wabi | $55M · $1.25B valuation | AI & machine learning | IVP | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Firehawk | $150M Series D | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Upwind Security | $400M Series C · $3.8B valuation | Cybersecurity | Bessemer | N2K CyberWire (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hyphenate | $45M Series A | AI & machine learning | Nexus Venture Partners, B Capital +3 | Hyphenate (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hex | $100M · $1.2B valuation | Data & analytics | a16z, Redpoint +5 | Hex (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Archera | $15M Series C | AI & machine learning | Pivot Investment Partners | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Snowmountain AI | $2.31M | AI & machine learning | Dealroom (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Maxinsights | $30M Seed | Robotics | Peak XV, South Park Commons +3 | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Northstar Security | $7M Seed | Cybersecurity | Wing Venture Capital | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Hyperbolic | $30M Series A | AI Funding Tracker (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Assembler AI | $4M Seed | Manufacturing & industrial | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Offe Market | $3M Seed | Consumer & e-commerce | Slauson & Co | Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Coherence Neuro | $45M Series A | AI & machine learning | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Blue Arbor Technologies | $10.5M Series A | Business Wire (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Plato | $16M Series A | AI & machine learning | Nava Ventures | Unite (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Cancore | ¥1.1B Seed | BigGo Finance (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Avante | $30M Series A | Recruiting & HR tech | United States | Frist Cressey Ventures | The Business Journals (opens in a new tab) | |
| Modal | $750M | SaaS & enterprise software | Farmington Hills, MI | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Kivo Health | $10M Series A | Healthcare & digital health | Allumia Ventures | Pulse 2.0 (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Machenta | $40M Seed | Robotics | United Kingdom | Creandum, Union Square Ventures | Lavx (opens in a new tab) | |
| MP Space | $23M Seed | Manufacturing & industrial | Australia | Space Connect (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Karta AI | $3M Seed | Fintech & payments | PeerCapital, Cedar Hill Capital +1 | AI Insider (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Live2.ai | ₹130 crore Pre-Series B | AI & machine learning | IvyCap Ventures | Rediff (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Mochatrade | $5.5M Seed | CoinFund | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Mostest | $4M Seed | Capital Q Ventures | citybiz (opens in a new tab) | |||
| PropTech Cortas | €1.47M Pre-seed | Real estate & construction | Denmark | PSV Tech | EU-Startups (opens in a new tab) | |
| Valion Bio | $4.77M Series B | TradingView (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Whop | $200M Series D · $5.1B valuation | Sequoia, Shopify Ventures | BOSS Publishing (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Cent | $15M Series A | AI & machine learning | Blume Ventures, South Park Commons +2 | Indian Startup Times (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Stryv | $11.5M Series B | Hardware & semiconductors | The Business Times (opens in a new tab) | |||
| Simplismart | $14M Series B | AI & machine learning | Nvidia, Dallas Venture Capital | NewsCord (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Bedrock Robotics | $600M Series C · $4.1B valuation | Robotics | Emergence, Betting Big +1 | Ventureburn (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Overwatch | $15M Series A | Cybersecurity | Brooklyn, NY | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Different | $48M Seed | Media & marketing | Campbell, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Infrared | $14M Series A | CoinMarketCap (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Ailytics | $7.4M Series A | Manufacturing & industrial | Tin Men Capital | DealStreetAsia (opens in a new tab) | ||
| BioStack | $9.5M Seed | Healthcare & digital health | Peak XV | Yourstory (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Zero Industries | $3M Pre-seed | Defense & space | Spacewatch (opens in a new tab) | |||
| MARC | $5M Seed | Real estate & construction | MXV Capita | PropTech Connect (opens in a new tab) | ||
| Matiks | $10M Pre-Series A | Consumer & e-commerce | General Catalyst | Entrackr (opens in a new tab) |
22 SEC Form D filings with no announcement
| Date | Company | Amount sold | Industry | Headquarters | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith GPO (opens in a new tab) | $5M | SaaS & enterprise software | Radnor, PA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Vescent Technologies | $16.4M | Hardware & semiconductors | Golden, CO | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Tru Singular Health (opens in a new tab) | $1M | Biotech & life sciences | Natick, MA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| ShareWillow Compensation | $4.7M | Recruiting & HR tech | New York, NY | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Redwagon Systems | $1.2M | SaaS & enterprise software | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Resolv Technology | $7.2M | SaaS & enterprise software | Manchester, MA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| GeoForge | $1.5M | SaaS & enterprise software | Brooksville, FL | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Dragon Q Energy | $1.7M | Climate & energy | Santa Barbara, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Corgi Insurance Services | $30M | Fintech & payments | San Francisco, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Swep Bio | $2.5M | Biotech & life sciences | Scarsdale, NY | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Stardust Semiconductors | $2.7M | SaaS & enterprise software | Ra'anana | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Bluesonde Technologies | $1M | SaaS & enterprise software | Portland, ME | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Vasopore | $1.1M | SaaS & enterprise software | San Jose, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Fathom Water | $4.3M | SaaS & enterprise software | Kirkland, WA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| CVAT.ai | $2.5M | Data & analytics | Wilmington, DE | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Accufy Diagnostics | $2M | Biotech & life sciences | Rockville, MD | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| ATTX | $1.1M | Hardware & semiconductors | Westminster, CO | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| CID Holdco | $52M | SaaS & enterprise software | Las Vegas, NV | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| Warp Sciences | $194.6M | SaaS & enterprise software | Portola Valley, CA | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| ULIFE Brands | $1.1M | Healthcare & digital health | Carson City, NV | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| IRIS AI Technologies | $5M | AI & machine learning | New York, NY | SEC Form D (opens in a new tab) | |
| GracePay | $1.2M | SaaS & enterprise software | Des Moines, IA | 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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