502 startups raised a combined $21.5B across disclosed rounds in August 2026. Browse rounds by stage, industry, and city.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks | Private Equity | $5.0B | Analytics | San Francisco | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Kyoto Fusioneering | Debt Financing | $1.3B | Clean Energy | Tokyo | Aug 24, 2026 |
| River AI | Series A | $1.1B | AI Infrastructure | Palo Alto | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Domyn | Debt Financing | $1.0B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Milan | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Castelion | Series C | $800.0M | Aerospace | Torrance | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Hark | Corporate Round | $700.0M | Agentic AI | San Jose | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Whatnot | Series G | $547.0M | Collectibles | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Bridge | Private Equity | $500.0M | Commercial Lending | New York | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Oxide Computer Company | Series D | $445.0M | Cloud Computing | Emeryville | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Lovable | Series C | $400.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Stockholm | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Hadrian | Debt Financing | $360.0M | Aerospace | Torrance | Aug 14, 2026 |
| OLIX | Series B | $312.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | London | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Mariana Minerals | Series B | $310.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Houston | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Volta | Series A | $300.0M | Information Technology | Palo Alto | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Wispr Flow | Series B | $280.0M | Apps | San Francisco | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Horizon3.ai | Series E | $250.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Neros Technologies | Series C | $250.0M | Aerospace | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Starcloud | Series A | $250.0M | Aerospace | Redmond | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Owner | Series D | $240.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Palo Alto | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Blacknut | Private Equity | $215.0M | Digital Entertainment | Cesson-sévigné | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Gravis Robotics | Series A | $200.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Zürich | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Vaderis Therapeutics | Series B | $152.0M | Biotechnology | Basel | Aug 11, 2026 |
| MapLight Therapeutics | Post-IPO Equity | $150.0M | Biopharma | Palo Alto | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Emerald AI | Series A | $150.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Washington | Aug 25, 2026 |
| HappyRobot | Series C | $150.0M | Analytics | San Francisco | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Stage | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 206 | $1.2B |
| Pre-Seed | 70 | $158.2M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 67 | $1.1B |
| Series A | 47 | $2.9B |
| Series B | 29 | $1.9B |
| Grant | 17 | $196.0M |
| Series C | 17 | $2.6B |
| Debt Financing | 16 | $3.1B |
| Corporate Round | 10 | $800.3M |
| Private Equity | 6 | $5.8B |
| Angel | 6 | $28.1M |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 2 | $880K |
| Series D | 2 | $685.0M |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | $153.7M |
| Secondary Market | 1 | $99.0M |
| Series G | 1 | $547.0M |
| Series E | 1 | $250.0M |
| Undisclosed | 1 | $25.0M |
| Convertible Note | 1 | $20.0M |
| Industry | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 111 | $4.3B |
| Health Care | 31 | $406.1M |
| Information Technology | 27 | $583.0M |
| Analytics | 26 | $5.5B |
| Biotechnology | 16 | $571.6M |
| Aerospace | 13 | $1.7B |
| Agentic AI | 13 | $789.0M |
| Biopharma | 10 | $455.4M |
| E-Commerce | 9 | $98.6M |
| Apps | 9 | $353.4M |
| City | Rounds | Total raised |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | 43 | $6.6B |
| New York, United States | 38 | $1.3B |
| London, United Kingdom | 34 | $625.2M |
| Tokyo, Japan | 13 | $1.4B |
| Austin, United States | 11 | $181.6M |
| Los Angeles, United States | 10 | $831.3M |
| Denver, United States | 8 | $53.9M |
| Singapore, Singapore | 8 | $84.9M |
| Palo Alto, United States | 8 | $2.0B |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 6 | $33.4M |
Showing the next 100 rounds after the top 25 above.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLASH | Seed | $8.2M | Animation | Kami-meguro |
| Nobest | Seed | $824K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Kawasaki |
| HexSeed Technology | Pre-Seed | $812K | Advanced Materials | Aberdeen |
| amber | Series A | $8.1M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Aachen |
| Wasteside | Seed | $808K | Marketing | Hanover |
| Castelion | Series C | $800.0M | Aerospace | Torrance |
| Cloverleaf AI | Series A | $8.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Denver |
| Medly AI | Seed | $8.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | London |
| PineGap | Series A | $8.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Arrakis Security | Seed | $8.0M | Cyber Security | New York |
| Deon Health | Venture - Series Unknown | $8.0M | Health Care | Port Huron |
| Kotofit | Seed | $795K | Communities | Jersey City |
| Riven Systems | Pre-Seed | $7.9M | Chemical | New York |
| Intelligence.AI | Seed | $7.9M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Denver |
| Surf Music | Seed | $7.9M | Music | Singapore |
| Neno Technology | Seed | $7.7M | Bookkeeping and Payroll | Amsterdam |
| LuxWall | Debt Financing | $77.0M | Building Material | Ypsilanti |
| Tandem PV | Grant | $7.7M | Energy | Fremont |
| Blank Street | Series C | $75.0M | Coffee | Brooklyn |
| Model ML | Venture - Series Unknown | $75.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Cyclic Materials | Venture - Series Unknown | $75.0M | CleanTech | Kingston |
| Xpander.ai | Seed | $7.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Cybernomic | Seed | $750K | Information Technology | Wayne |
| Compi | Pre-Seed | $750K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Istanbul |
| Astek Diagnostics | Seed | $750K | Health Care | Baltimore |
| RQD Clearing | Venture - Series Unknown | $74.0M | Finance | New York |
| BRAINBox Solutions | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.1M | Biotechnology | Richmond |
| Revier Therapeutics | Seed | $7.0M | Biotechnology | Deidenberg |
| Hark | Corporate Round | $700.0M | Agentic AI | San Jose |
| Aloi | Seed | $7.0M | Software | Stockholm |
| Atomic Canyon | Seed | $7.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Luis Obispo |
| Actualyze AI | Seed | $7.0M | Information Technology | Pasadena |
| Lokal | Seed | $700K | E-Commerce Platforms | Santiago |
| Domma | Equity Crowdfunding | $699K | E-Commerce | Barcelona |
| Urban Farms | Seed | $684K | AgTech | Boulder |
| Integrated Biosciences | Venture - Series Unknown | $68.4M | Biopharma | Redwood City |
| MAASH | Seed | $6.8M | Biotechnology | Anderlecht |
| FlairMakers | Pre-Seed | $675K | — | London |
| YardOps | Seed | $673K | Logistics | Hull |
| Safehire.ai | Seed | $673K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | London |
| Strong by Form | Series A | $6.6M | 3D Printing | Stuttgart |
| Lambda Surgical | Seed | $6.5M | Health Care | Cambridge |
| PLEOPHARMA, INC. | Grant | $6.5M | Health Care | Phoenixville |
| Synthefy | Seed | $6.5M | Analytics | Austin |
| ImpactMatrix | Seed | $650K | Data Management | Lodi |
| Babynetic | Seed | $650K | Baby | Houston |
| Wiener Intelligence | Seed | $6.4M | Consulting | Kowloon City |
| Elisa Interactive | Pre-Seed | $635K | Generative AI | Montréal |
| megli | Seed | $634K | — | Tokyo |
| Quantec | Venture - Series Unknown | $629K | — | Machida |
| Nexus | Seed | $6.3M | Health Care | Cleveland |
| Brdg | Pre-Seed | $613K | Real Estate | Montréal |
| LevelTen Energy | Venture - Series Unknown | $61.1M | Analytics | Seattle |
| Smack Technologies | Series B | $61.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Austin |
| Oligo Security | Series C | $60.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Solva | Seed | $6.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Light Links, Inc. | Pre-Seed | $6.0M | Communications Infrastructure | Berkeley |
| Integrate | Debt Financing | $6.0M | Enterprise Software | Seattle |
| Teragen Energy | Pre-Seed | $6.0M | Clean Energy | Southborough |
| SkinBit | Pre-Seed | $6.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Proxy Foods | Seed | $6.0M | Analytics | Washington |
| Multiplier | Seed | $6.0M | Asset Management | New York |
| Nailzy | Pre-Seed | $600K | Beauty | Dallas |
| Simplicia | Seed | $600K | Information Services | Paris |
| Entity | Seed | $5.8M | Gaming | Dublin |
| Lab Thunder | Seed | $577K | Software | Magdeburg |
| ChargeItSpot | Series B | $57.1M | Consumer Electronics | Philadelphia |
| Ultra.tech | Venture - Series Unknown | $57.1M | Information Technology | New York |
| Ranch Road Equity | Seed | $560K | Financial Services | Arlington |
| Velio Partners | Seed | $560K | Financial Services | San Francisco |
| Ezra Legacy Partners | Seed | $550K | Information Technology | Austin |
| Whatnot | Series G | $547.0M | Collectibles | Los Angeles |
| Voltheia | Seed | $5.4M | Energy | Paris |
| Jij | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.4M | Information Services | Tokyo |
| Hypercubic | Seed | $5.3M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| AgentWise.io | Pre-Seed | $525K | Big Data | London |
| KidzToPros | Venture - Series Unknown | $522K | Communications Infrastructure | Fremont |
| InfiniG | Seed | $5.2M | Mobile | Los Gatos |
| Subconscious | Seed | $5.1M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Cambridge |
| Neuromorphic Labs | Seed | $5.1M | — | Wilmington |
| Caryatid | Seed | $510K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Mercer Island |
| Superior Genomics | Seed | $508K | Health Care | Norway |
| Aperon | Seed | $505K | Information Technology | Cambridge |
| Databricks | Private Equity | $5.0B | Analytics | San Francisco |
| Bridge | Private Equity | $500.0M | Commercial Lending | New York |
| K2 Therapeutics | Seed | $50.0M | Biopharma | Boston |
| Flagler Health | Series B | $50.0M | Health Care | New York |
| Outside | Debt Financing | $50.0M | Advertising | Boulder |
| HubX | Series A | $50.0M | Analytics | Izmir |
| Network Bio | Venture - Series Unknown | $50.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Princeton NuEnergy | Grant | $50.0M | Advanced Materials | Bordentown |
| Khartis Therapeutics | Series B | $50.0M | Biopharma | San Diego |
| Osmo Studio | Seed | $5.0M | — | San Francisco |
| MIRAVA | Angel | $5.0M | Marine Transportation | Tai Po |
| SkyPSI | Angel | $5.0M | — | Dallas |
| Princeton Critical Minerals | Grant | $5.0M | Clean Energy | New Jersey |
| Atinary | Corporate Round | $5.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Lausanne |
| Quantizr | Seed | $5.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Park City |
| Switchboard Health | Venture - Series Unknown | $5.0M | Health Care | Boise |
| Legio | Seed | $5.0M | Information Technology | Toronto |
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502 startups in the VCBacked database raised a publicly announced funding round in August 2026, with a combined total of $21.5B across all stages from Pre-Seed through Series E and beyond.
Startups in our database raised a combined $21.5B in August 2026 across 502 disclosed rounds. The largest round was Databricks at $5.0B.
Seed was the most active stage in August 2026 with 206 rounds totaling $1.2B.
The top industries by round count in August 2026 were Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Care, Information Technology, Analytics, Biotechnology.