1,197 startups raised a combined $109.5B across disclosed rounds in October 2026. Browse rounds by stage, industry, and city.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Debt Financing | $42.0B | Agentic AI | San Francisco | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Cohere | Series E | $5.0B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Toronto | Oct 29, 2026 |
| DayOne | Debt Financing | $3.7B | AI Infrastructure | Singapore | Oct 13, 2026 |
| DoorDash | Post-IPO Debt | $2.8B | Apps | San Francisco | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Axiom Solutions International | Series A | $2.0B | Cloud Computing | Austin | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Ramp | Series G | $1.9B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Bending Spoons | Post-IPO Debt | $1.8B | Apps | Milan | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Tenstorrent | Series E | $1.5B | AI Infrastructure | Santa Clara | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Octane | Debt Financing | $1.4B | Consumer Lending | New York | Oct 6, 2026 |
| SentinelOne | Post-IPO Debt | $1.3B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Mountain View | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Bridgit | Debt Financing | $1.2B | Finance | Sydney | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Slide Insurance | Post-IPO Debt | $1.1B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Tampa | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Lambda | Debt Financing | $1.0B | AI Infrastructure | San Francisco | Oct 1, 2026 |
| VAST Data | Corporate Round | $1.0B | Agentic AI | New York | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Stoke Space | Debt Financing | $1.0B | Aerospace | Kent | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Strive | Post-IPO Equity | $1.0B | Asset Management | Columbus | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Soar | Post-IPO Equity | $1.0B | Aerospace | Atlanta | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Flapping Airplanes | Series A | $1.0B | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Kalshi | Series G | $1.0B | Financial Exchanges | New York | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Instinct | Venture - Series Unknown | $1.0B | Agentic AI | San Francisco | Oct 21, 2026 |
| TypeSafe AI | Series A | $870.0M | AI Infrastructure | San Francisco | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Fractile | Series C | $771.2M | AI Infrastructure | London | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Modal Labs | Series D | $750.0M | AI Infrastructure | New York | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Pagaya | Post-IPO Debt | $650.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Devoted Health | Secondary Market | $622.0M | Elder Care | Waltham | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Stage | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 436 | $3.4B |
| Series A | 163 | $8.1B |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 148 | $4.6B |
| Pre-Seed | 104 | $242.5M |
| Grant | 72 | $338.1M |
| Debt Financing | 59 | $55.0B |
| Series B | 50 | $3.6B |
| Post-IPO Equity | 26 | $3.8B |
| Series C | 25 | $3.4B |
| Series D | 19 | $3.1B |
| Corporate Round | 18 | $2.4B |
| Non-equity Assistance | 15 | $243.0M |
| Angel | 11 | $30.2M |
| Series E | 9 | $7.9B |
| Private Equity | 9 | $519.3M |
| Post-IPO Debt | 9 | $8.7B |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 6 | $20.0M |
| Secondary Market | 5 | $955.2M |
| Convertible Note | 5 | $24.6M |
| Undisclosed | 3 | $16.1M |
| Series G | 2 | $2.9B |
| Product Crowdfunding | 1 | $723K |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | $225K |
| Series F | 1 | $213.3M |
| Industry | Rounds | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | 330 | $20.5B |
| Biotechnology | 74 | $2.9B |
| Health Care | 56 | $1.9B |
| Agentic AI | 35 | $44.7B |
| Information Technology | 33 | $162.9M |
| Analytics | 32 | $675.6M |
| Aerospace | 27 | $2.9B |
| Apps | 27 | $5.4B |
| Financial Services | 20 | $170.6M |
| AI Infrastructure | 18 | $9.0B |
| City | Rounds | Total raised |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | 137 | $53.7B |
| New York, United States | 97 | $9.9B |
| London, United Kingdom | 80 | $2.0B |
| Tokyo, Japan | 25 | $382.5M |
| Los Angeles, United States | 20 | $260.6M |
| Paris, France | 19 | $598.3M |
| Austin, United States | 17 | $3.1B |
| Singapore, Singapore | 16 | $4.6B |
| Palo Alto, United States | 13 | $905.0M |
| Seattle, United States | 13 | $84.8M |
Showing the next 100 rounds after the top 25 above.
| Company | Stage | Raised | Industry | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estuary Biotherapeutics | Series A | $93.0M | Biotechnology | San Francisco |
| Estuary Biotherapeutics | Series A | $93.0M | Biotechnology | San Francisco |
| CredibleMind | Venture - Series Unknown | $925K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Sausalito |
| Dream Labs | Seed | $90.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Reliable Robotics | Series D | $90.0M | Air Transportation | Mountain View |
| Nous Research | Series B | $90.0M | Agentic AI | Austin |
| Suki | Series E | $90.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Redwood City |
| Spiko | Series B | $90.0M | Asset Management | Paris |
| context.dev | Seed | $9.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Wilmington |
| Archeon | Series A | $9.0M | Medical Device | Besançon |
| UniSieve | Series A | $9.0M | Chemical | Zürich |
| Biotia | Venture - Series Unknown | $9.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Long Island City |
| Evos | Pre-Seed | $9.0M | — | New York |
| Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems | Seed | $9.0M | Energy | Loveland |
| Cognixion | Seed | $900K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Santa Barbara |
| YGO | Series A | $9.0M | Agentic AI | Berlin |
| Cleavr | Seed | $9.0M | Agentic AI | Paris |
| Kompanion | Seed | $893K | Accounting | Girona |
| Carebility | Seed | $8.8M | Compliance | Dallas |
| Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles | Seed | $877K | Automotive | Santa Monica |
| Monetizr | Seed | $875K | Advertising | Atlanta |
| TypeSafe AI | Series A | $870.0M | AI Infrastructure | San Francisco |
| ADC Therapeutics | Post-IPO Equity | $86.6M | Biopharma | Lausanne |
| Pascal | Venture - Series Unknown | $8.5M | Heating | Cambridge |
| ShareWillow | Seed | $8.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| XRlabs | Seed | $8.4M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | London |
| Mana Battery | Seed | $8.3M | Battery | Broomfield |
| Explore Tech | Venture - Series Unknown | $8.3M | Analytics | San Diego |
| Censys Technologies | Seed | $8.3M | Aerospace | Daytona Beach |
| Mana Battery | Seed | $8.3M | Battery | Broomfield |
| Nobest | Grant | $824K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Kawasaki |
| Abby Care | Series C | $82.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Atlian Insurance | Pre-Seed | $804K | Construction | London |
| Oro Mobility | Seed | $80.0M | Transportation | Estero |
| KymaThera | Series B | $80.0M | Biopharma | San Diego |
| OptimizeGEO.ai | Seed | $80.0M | — | Los Altos |
| HydRegen | Series A | $8.0M | Biopharma | Oxford |
| Aatmunn | Private Equity | $8.0M | Construction | Detroit |
| Onyx Bio | Seed | $8.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Berkeley |
| Epicrispr Biotechnologies | Grant | $8.0M | Biotechnology | South San Francisco |
| Vinci Pharmaceuticals | Series A | $8.0M | Health Care | Avon By The Sea |
| Predicate | Series A | $8.0M | Cryptocurrency | New York |
| Satlyt | Seed | $8.0M | Aerospace | San Francisco |
| Outer Spaces | Pre-Seed | $8.0M | Architecture | Los Angeles |
| Otter Health | Seed | $8.0M | Analytics | Philadelphia |
| The NAGA Group | Post-IPO Equity | $8.0M | Blockchain | Hamburg |
| Enthos | Seed | $8.0M | CleanTech | New York |
| Guardify | Venture - Series Unknown | $800K | Information Technology | Omaha |
| Klarent | Seed | $8.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Zurich |
| HEARTBEATS | Debt Financing | $8.0M | Content | Tokyo |
| Volare | Venture - Series Unknown | $8.0M | Food and Beverage | Uusimaa |
| RedCloud Technologies | Post-IPO Equity | $7.9M | Analytics | London |
| GLORIAH | Seed | $792K | Cosmetics | Edinburgh |
| Essen | Seed | $790K | Apps | Kawasaki |
| indurex | Seed | $7.9M | Asset Management | Amsterdam |
| 4Tissue | Series A | $7.9M | Biotechnology | Ghent |
| Webyn | Series A | $7.9M | — | Paris |
| Primitive Labs | Seed | $785K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| PRhobe | Seed | $785K | Software | Orinda |
| 1Komma5° | Private Equity | $78.5M | Charging Infrastructure | Hamburg |
| Kenorland Minerals | Post-IPO Equity | $7.8M | Mineral | Vancouver |
| CarbonFarm Technology | Series A | $7.8M | Agriculture | Paris |
| Tokyo Artisan Intelligence | Debt Financing | $7.8M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Yokohama-shi |
| LocalPosh | Seed | $775K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Fractile | Series C | $771.2M | AI Infrastructure | London |
| Monid | Seed | $7.7M | Agentic AI | San Francisco |
| Bullshot Inc | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.7M | — | Sherman Oaks |
| NEU Battery Materials | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.6M | Energy | Singapore |
| Elvy | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.6M | Energy | San Francisco |
| Henry | Debt Financing | $7.6M | B2B | Los Angeles |
| Storyflight Labs | Seed | $755K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Pittsburgh |
| DeepBrain AI | Grant | $751K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Palo Alto |
| The Concinnity Company | Venture - Series Unknown | $750K | Information Technology | Nashville |
| Modal Labs | Series D | $750.0M | AI Infrastructure | New York |
| Multiply Labs | Series B | $75.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Opply | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.5M | E-Commerce | London |
| IonQ | Grant | $7.5M | Electronics | College Park |
| Etra Health | Seed | $750K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Downingtown |
| Accountally | Seed | $750K | Accounting | Charleston |
| LadderUp Housing | Seed | $750K | Home Renovation | Toledo |
| Theravie Pharma | Seed | $750K | Beauty | San Diego |
| Cellular Logistics | Grant | $75K | Biotechnology | Madison |
| Insuraviews | Seed | $750K | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Milwaukee |
| Optain | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.5M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Akron |
| Hestus | Seed | $7.4M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | San Francisco |
| Ailytics | Series A | $7.4M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Singapore |
| Excision Medical | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.3M | Health Care | Malvern |
| Applied Protein Labs | Pre-Seed | $730K | Agriculture | London |
| Applied Protein Labs | Pre-Seed | $730K | Agriculture | London |
| esa Inc. | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.3M | GreenTech | Takanawa |
| Verdant Resource Partners | Seed | $7.3M | Asset Management | Calgary |
| Nuuri | Seed | $726K | Information Technology | London |
| Soxai | Product Crowdfunding | $723K | B2C | Yokohama |
| OS Therapies | Post-IPO Equity | $7.2M | Health Care | New York |
| Rivero | Venture - Series Unknown | $7.2M | Financial Services | Zurich |
| Aces Diagnostics | Series A | $7.1M | Biotechnology | Portola Valley |
| Forward Deployed | Seed | $702K | Chemical | Melbourne |
| Nevis | Series B | $70.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| &Truth | Seed | $70.0M | Artificial Intelligence (AI) | New York |
| Distalmotion | Debt Financing | $70.0M | Health Care | Epalinges |
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1197 startups in the VCBacked database raised a publicly announced funding round in October 2026, with a combined total of $109.5B across all stages from Pre-Seed through Series E and beyond.
Startups in our database raised a combined $109.5B in October 2026 across 1197 disclosed rounds. The largest round was Anthropic at $42.0B.
Seed was the most active stage in October 2026 with 436 rounds totaling $3.4B.
The top industries by round count in October 2026 were Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, Health Care, Agentic AI, Information Technology.