Weekly funding roundup
Startup funding, 28 Sept – 4 Oct 2026
28 September – 4 October 2026
Startups announced 109 funding rounds in the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026, disclosing about $10.9B across 108 of them.
The largest was Mistral's €3B.
Robotics & Hardware (10), SaaS (10) and AI & Machine Learning (9) drew the most rounds, and Seed was the most common stage.
- Rounds
- 109
- Disclosed
- ~$10.9B
- Largest
- €3B
- Mistral
- Top stage
- Seed
Every round, biggest first
€3B
$1B
Series C
$700M
FieldAIgeneral-purpose brain for robots
$700M
Neko Healthfull-body scanning
$663M
$350M
$255.5M
Series B
ArmadinAI tools to counter cyber threats
$250M
Series D
Varda Spacespace drug manufacturing
$220M
$188M
Series C
$180M
Series C
Simple EnergyIndian electric two-wheeler startup
$153M
$150M
Series C
$150M
SiMa.aicustom chips for embedded AI
$145M
Series C
$140M
Series B
RecoAI agent security
$140M
Quartermasterreal-time ocean surveillance
$133.65M
Hertha Metalshigh-purity metals for batteries and aerospace
$120M
Series D
€100M+
$110M
Series B
$100M+
Series A
Deep PrincipleAI Scientist platform for materials R&D
$100M
Delos DataAI data center chip startup
$100M
Efficient Computerenergy-efficient processors
$88M
VolantisSan Francisco
$85M
WarpAI-powered HR operations
$76M
Stability AIAI-powered music tools
$60M
Series C
$55M
$50M
Series B
Flow EngineeringAI-driven hardware systems
$45M
Seed
$40M
Growth
Trustlyembedded payments for merchants and banks
$36M
$34.5M
$34M
$33M
Series B
$30M
RogoAI for financial services
$30M
Halluminatefinance-specific training environments
$26M
Series A
ChamelioAI contract review
$25M
$22M
$20M
$20M
Series A
VeridionU.S.
$20M
AndoAI agents in team chat
$18M
Series A
Ascertameasures enterprise AI value
$17M
Arceus LegalAI-powered law firm
$16.5M
Series A
€13.5M
ComplaionEurope
$15M
€11M
$12.5M
Atomicautonomous supply chain agents
$12M
Rig Securityidentity security for AI agents
$11.7M
€10M
Series A
RayonParis
₹100 Cr
Series B
₹100 Cr
Series B
Balwaan Krishiagricultural machinery manufacturer
£8.2M
Pre-seed
$10.2M
Series A
$10M
$10M
Series A
Sprivemortgage optimization
$10M
Draganflydrone maker
€8.5M
Series A
OsavulAI-driven threat monitoring
$9M
€7.7M
Seed
$8M
Seed
$8M
Destro AIwarehouse robot fleet software
$7.9M
Seed
$7.4M
Seed
$7M
Seed
Meadow AIdigital secret shopper for retailers
$7M
RemoteThreatoffensive cyber ops platform
$6.5M
Kanurraflat-fee pharmacy benefit model
$6M
Series A
OSCPGPS-free navigation tech
$5.1M
Elio MortgageAI-native mortgage brokerage
$5M
Get Accessexclusive club for startup investing
$5M
$5M
Bharat Housing Networkclean tech financing
€4M
Seed
€4M
Seed
$4.6M
Seed
$4.5M
$4.5M
Pre-seed
Tangent Roboticsrobotic fine motor skills
$4M
$4M
SolAI email assistant
$4M
$4M
Mavistaffing startup for accounting talent
$3.5M
Seed
WillJiniIndian estate-planning startup
£2.6M
€2.9M
€2.8M
VoltabackEV fleet charging reimbursement
$3M
$3M
Seed
€2.5M
$2.65M
Seed
€2.2M
Seed
$2.4M
EDTkitchen appliance startup
€1.9M
$1.9M
Pre-seed
€1.5M
€1.5M
$1.2M
Seed
AligatorLead: Qatar Development Bank
₹9 Cr
Series A
$1M
Pre-seed
Sensorifunctional mood-boosting beverage brand
$800K
₹7 Cr
Seed
$700K
Pre-seed
€535K
Sovera Securitysovereign AI cybersecurity
€500K
Pre-seed
₹4 Cr
Seed
Undisclosed
By stage
| Stage not stated | 60 | ~$7.77B |
| Seed | 16 | ~$112M |
| Series A | 11 | ~$229M |
| Series B | 7 | ~$611M |
| Series C | 6 | ~$1.72B |
| Pre-seed | 6 | ~$19.6M |
| Series D | 2 | ~$370M |
| Growth | 1 | ~$40M |
By sector
| Robotics & Hardware | 10 | ~$840M |
| SaaS | 10 | ~$444M |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9 | ~$4.78B |
| Cybersecurity | 8 | ~$481M |
| Fintech | 8 | ~$110M |
| Healthtech | 6 | ~$891M |
| Cloud & Infrastructure | 5 | ~$992M |
| Semiconductors & Electronics | 5 | ~$583M |
| Deep Tech | 5 | ~$255M |
| Proptech & Construction | 5 | ~$147M |
Most active investors
| Andreessen Horowitz | 2 | ~$460M |
| Valor Equity Partners | 2 | ~$408M |
| General Catalyst | 2 | ~$220M |
| Go.AI | 2 | ~$103M |
| AIR | 2 | ~$73M |
Where
| Paris | 3 | ~$58.4M |
| Europe | 3 | ~$20.9M |
| India | 2 | ~$25.2M |
| Taiwan | 1 | ~$663M |
| Copenhagen | 1 | ~$116M |
| San Francisco | 1 | ~$88M |
| Milan | 1 | ~$45M |
| Boston | 1 | ~$25M |
How this is compiled
Each row is a funding round reported in a StartupReader brief that week; its amount, round, lead investor and place come from the brief's story card, which is checked against the brief's text. Follow a row to the brief and the outlets it credits. A round reported twice is counted once. Amounts are shown as reported; to add them up, other currencies are converted at fixed approximate rates (€1 = $1.16, £1 = $1.33, $1 = ₹88). Spotted a mistake? Tell us.