Weekly funding roundup
Startup funding, 5–11 Oct 2026
5–11 October 2026
Startups announced 92 funding rounds in the week of 5–11 October 2026, disclosing about $21.1B across all of them.
The largest was DeepSeek's $12B, led by Tencent.
Fintech (14), AI & Machine Learning (11) and Robotics & Hardware (7) drew the most rounds, and Seed was the most common stage.
- Rounds
- 92
- Disclosed
- ~$21.1B
- Largest
- $12B
- DeepSeek
- Top stage
- Seed
Every round, biggest first
$12B
$4B
Pre-IPO
$870M
TypeSafeLead: Andreessen Horowitz
$500M
$445M
Series D
$400M
Seed
$250M
Atomic MachinesAI-native micro-manufacturing
$250M
Series D
Varda Space Industriesorbital drug production
$250M
$200M
Type One Energyfusion power plant
$100M
Series A
$100M
Parallel Systemsautonomous electric rail vehicles
$90M
Series B
Nous ResearchAI agents for business users
$90M
Spikotokenized cash startup
$75M
Series B
$74M
Series A
Reactorreal-time world models
$62M
Ultra Roboticswarehouse robot platform
$60M
Seed
HoneAI business agents
$60M
Series B
€50M
$52.5M
Series B
StuutAI-powered order-to-cash automation
$50M
Series A
$42M
Series B
Namespacecompute stack infrastructure
$40M
$40M
HadrianAI cybersecurity startup
$38M
HealthleapAI patient triage tools
$38M
Seed
$38M
Series A
doxx.netprivate networks for AI agents
₹332 Cr
Series C
DailyObjectsLead: Xponentia Capital
€30M
VatesFrench virtualization company
$31M
$30M
Seed
$30M
$27M
$27M
Series A
FlaiAI-powered software for car dealerships
$25M
Wallyflat-fee dental care
$25M
Series A
$25M
$24M
Series A
Kapta Spacelow-cost satellite radar payloads
$24M
Series B
€20M
Series A
$20M
Polyphronlab-grown human heart tissue
$20M
MeliusAI workflow startup
$20M
€17M
Series A
Finmidfintech
$19M
Series A
€15M
Edoniamicroalgae-based protein
$17M
Series A
₹142 Cr
Series C
Nat HabitLead: Trident Growth Partners
$16M
€13.5M
$15M
Seed
SantéNew York
₹110 Cr
$12M
$11M
SoniloLead: B Capital · San Francisco
$11M
Seed
Ghostlocal AI computer
$10M
Persona AIpersonal AI assistant wearable
$10M
Seed
Zach Yadegaripersonal AI agents
$10M
Series A
UpSmithAI profit engine for home services
$10M
$10M
Pre-IPO
Garuda Aerospacedrone startup
$10M
Minerva Humanoidsremote-controlled bomb disposal robots
$10M
Beyond Reach LabsBrooklyn
₹85 Cr
NeoGrowthcollateral-free loans to small merchants
€8M
Seed
$9M
$7.7M
Seed
MonidAI agents pay for APIs per call
$7M
Seed
GudeaLead: Mudita Venture Partners
$7M
Series A
$6.3M
Seed
PolygradeAI software for home warranty claims
$6M
Seed
$6M
Seed
Comparables.aiAI deal intelligence
$5.1M
Series A
Menos AIAI infrastructure for institutional investors
$5M
$4.8M
Seed
€4M
Golbriak Spacesatellite laser comms
€4M
Pre-seed
$4.5M
₹36 Cr
Seed
Zomintwealth management platform
₹35.9 Cr
Series A
$4M
$4M
Seed
₹32 Cr
Seed
Desible.aiLead: Prime Venture Partners
$3.6M
€2.8M
Seed
$2.6M
Series B
Celaidbiotech pipeline development
€2M
Pre-seed
FinchesLead: High-Tech Gründerfonds · Bavaria
€1.5M
Pre-seed
€1.2M
Pre-seed
€750K
Seed
₹6 Cr
Pre-seed
₹2.5Cr+
By stage
| Stage not stated | 40 | ~$14.9B |
| Seed | 19 | ~$627M |
| Series A | 15 | ~$443M |
| Series B | 7 | ~$346M |
| Pre-seed | 5 | ~$10.8M |
| Pre-IPO | 2 | ~$4.01B |
| Series D | 2 | ~$695M |
| Series C | 2 | ~$53.9M |
By sector
| Fintech | 14 | ~$740M |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11 | ~$13.6B |
| Robotics & Hardware | 7 | ~$492M |
| Space & Aerospace | 7 | ~$315M |
| Cloud & Infrastructure | 6 | ~$4.59B |
| SaaS | 6 | ~$54.9M |
| Healthtech | 5 | ~$145M |
| Logistics & Supply Chain | 4 | ~$177M |
| E-commerce | 4 | ~$81.9M |
| Semiconductors & Electronics | 3 | ~$260M |
Most active investors
| Sequoia Capital | 2 | ~$930M |
| Instinct | 2 | ~$30M |
| Fireside Ventures | 2 | ~$16.6M |
| Prime Venture Partners | 2 | ~$7.73M |
| High-Tech Gründerfonds | 2 | ~$5.57M |
Where
| UK | 2 | ~$138M |
| London | 2 | ~$25M |
| India | 2 | ~$16M |
| Europe | 2 | ~$10.2M |
| Italy | 1 | ~$27M |
| Hamburg | 1 | ~$23.2M |
| Europe and North America | 1 | ~$15.7M |
| New York | 1 | ~$15M |
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.