Startups funded in January 2026

131 startups raised $5.3B in total in January 2026. Largest rounds first.

1. SambaNova (sambanova.ai) — Series E · $350M
   SambaNova is a provider of AI cloud services.
2. Aetherflux (aetherflux.com) — Series A · $300M · San Carlos, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Index Ventures, Interlagos
   Aetherflux is building a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that can collect and transmit solar energy directly to ground stations on Earth.
3. Noveon Magnetics (noveonmagnetics.com) — Series C · $215M · US. Investors: One Investment Mgmt
   A U.S.-based rare earth magnet manufacturer raised a $215M Series C led by One Investment Mgmt. to meet demand in automotive and defense.
4. Pennylane (pennylane.com) — Series D · $204M · Paris, FR. Investors: Blackstone, CapitalG, DST, DST Global
   Pennylane is an accounting firm that collaborates with SMEs and accounting firms to streamline and digitize their accounting procedures.
5. Alveus Therapeutics (alveustx.com) — Series A · $197.3M · Denmark, DK. Investors: Andera Partners, Avego BioScience Capital, Kurma Partners, New Rhein Healthcare Investors
   Alveus Therapeutics is building next-generation therapies for obesity and metabolic diseases.
6. Farcaster (farcaster.xyz) — Series A · $180M. Investors: Paradigm, Standard Crypto, USV, Variant
   Farcaster is the leading decentralized social network.
7. LMArena (lmarena.ai) — Series A · $150M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis, Kleiner Perkins, LDVP
   LMArena is building a platform for crowdsourced AI model performance leaderboards for users across various countries.
8. Gilmour Space Technologies (gspace.com) — Series E · $149M · Gold Coast, AU. Investors: Blackbird, Brighter Super, Funds SA, Future Fund
   Gilmour Space Technologies is building a suborbital flight test service for commercial and defence customers developing hypersonic technologies.
9. Torq (torq.io) — Series D · $140M. Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Evolution Equity Partners, GGV Capital, Greenfield Partners
   Torq is a cybersecurity firm that provides an AI-based hyperautomation platform for organizations to address security incidents and manage security operations at scale.
10. Exowatt (exowatt.com) — Series A · $120M · Miami, US. Investors: 8090 Industries, Andreesen Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic Capital
    Exowatt is a renewable energy company providing a modular energy platform for powering energy-intensive data centers.
11. Vention (vention.io) — Series D · $110M · Montréal, CA. Investors: Desjardins Capital, Fidelity Investments Canada, Investissement Québec, Nvidia venture division
    Vention is building a self-serve platform of engineering software and plug-and-play hardware for manufacturing professionals to design, order, and deploy automated equipment.
12. Cast AI (cast.ai) — Series C · $108M · Miami, US. Investors: Aglaé Ventures, Cota Capital, Creandum, G2 Venture Partners
    Cast AI is a startup that taps machine learning to help enterprises bring their cloud spend under control.
13. Applecart (applecart.co) — Series C · $100M · New York, US. Investors: Blackstone
    Applecart provides software for identifying and engaging key stakeholders.
14. EPG (epg-module.com) — Series B · $100M · Singapore, SG. Investors: Forebright, Silicon Peak
    EPG is building factory-prefabricated data center components for data center infrastructure.
15. Genspark (genspark.net) — Series B · $100M · Palo Alto, US. Investors: Emergence Capital, LV Technology Ventures, Lanchi Ventures, SBI Investment
    Genspark is building an AI search engine that uses multiple specialized AI agents to generate new, customized pages for users with the aim of providing useful results on a single page.
16. Heven Aerotech (hevendrones.com) — Series B · $100M. Investors: IonQ
    Heven Aerotech is developing advanced quantum technology for enhancing therapeutics.
17. Loyal (loyalhealth.com) — Series C · $100M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Age1, Bain Capital Ventures, Box Group, Collaborative Fund
    Loyal is a biotech company developing drugs for dogs to extend their lifespan and maintain their quality of life.
18. Northwood Space Corp. (northwoodspace.io) — Series B · $100M · California, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners
    Northwood Space Corp. is building infrastructure for space missions for government and commercial aerospace clients.
19. Swap Commerce Ltd. (swap-commerce.com) — Series C · $100M. Investors: DST Global, ICONIQ
    Swap Commerce Ltd. is building a commerce operating system designed to unify and streamline the complex backend operations of e-commerce brands for merchants looking to expand internationally.
20. Sage Geosystems (sagegeosystems.com) — Series B · $97M · Houston, US. Investors: Arch Meredith, Carbon Direct Capital, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Helium-3 Ventures
    Sage Geosystems is developing Geopressured Geothermal System (GGS) technologies deep in the earth.
21. Corsera Health (corserahealth.com) — Series A · $80M · Boston, US. Investors: Forbion, Population Health Partners
    Corsera Health is building a preventative healthcare platform for individuals to understand and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
22. Luminary Cloud (luminarycloud.com) — Series B · $72M · San Mateo, US. Investors: N47, Nvidia, Sutter Hill Ventures
    Luminary Cloud is a cloud-native, computer-aided engineering (CAE) software provider for engineers to accelerate design cycles and time to market.
23. Oakberry (oakberry.com) — Series C · $67M. Investors: BTG Pactual
    Oakberry is a Brazilian acai concept that offers bowls, smoothies, juice, and snack bars.
24. Aikido (aikido.dev) — Series B · $60M · Ghent, BE. Investors: Clifford Chance, DST Global, Notion Capital, PSG Equity
    Aikido is building a no-nonsense, open source, developer-facing security platform.
25. Gravitee (gravitee.io) — Series C · $60M. Investors: AlbionVC, Riverside Acceleration Capital, Sixth Street Growth
    Gravitee is building a platform that helps companies manage their APIs and other digital traffic pipelines for various enterprises.
26. Ivo (ivo.ai) — Series B · $55M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Blackbird, Blackbird VC, Costanoa Ventures, Fika Ventures
    Ivo is building an AI-powered contract review solution for legal teams to improve efficiency and accuracy in managing contracts.
27. Think Bioscience (thinkbioscience.com) — Series A · $55M · US. Investors: Regeneron Ventures
    Think Bioscience is a U.S. synthetic biology company.
28. Indigo (indigonull.com) — Series B · $50M. Investors: Era Ventures, GTM Fund, NFX, Optum Ventures
    Indigo is building an artificial intelligence-powered home transaction platform for homebuyers, homesellers, and agents.
29. RevenueCat (revenuecat.com) — Series C · $50M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Adjacent, Index Ventures, NULL, SaaStr Fund
    RevenueCat is a subscription management solution provider for apps that monetize via in-app purchases.
30. TRex Bio (trex.bio) — Series B · $50M. Investors: Alexandria Venture Investments, Eli Lilly, Janus Henderson Investors
    TRex Bio is building treatments for immune conditions for patients suffering from diseases like atopic dermatitis.
31. Psithera (psithera.com) — Series A · $47.5M · Watertown, US
    Psithera is building a company focused on immune and inflammatory conditions for patients seeking innovative therapies.
32. Ronovo Surgical (ronovosurgical.com) — Series B · $44M · Shanghai, CN. Investors: Granite Asia, Guolian Capital, INCE Capital, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
    Ronovo Surgical is a Shanghai-based medical technology innovator developing novel surgical robotics for soft tissue procedures.
33. Flora (florafauna.ai) — Series A · $42M. Investors: Redpoint Ventures
    Flora is building a node-based design tool that allows users to create media assets through multimodal inputs for designers.
34. FLORA (alleywatch.com) — Series A · $42M · New York City, US. Investors: Redpoint Ventures
    FLORA is building a creative AI tool with an infinite canvas for generating and refining text, image, and video outputs for creators.
35. Applied Electric Vehicles (appliedev.com) — Series B · $40M · Melbourne, AU. Investors: BarrenJoey, Japan Post Capital, National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, St Baker
    Applied Electric Vehicles is building autonomous electric vehicles for industrial, logistics, and other commercial purposes.
36. Benepass (getbenepass.com) — Series B · $40M · New York City, US. Investors: Centana Growth Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, FoW Partners, Portage
    Benepass is a flexible benefits platform for employees.
37. Outtake (output.com) — Series B · $40M · New York City, US. Investors: Bill Ackman, CRV, ICONIQ, Nikesh Aurora
    Outtake is building an automation platform for cybersecurity for modern digital platforms.
38. ZBD (zbd.gg) — Series C · $40M · Austin, US. Investors: Blockstream Capital Partners
    ZBD is building a wallet for Bitcoin users to manage their cryptocurrency securely.
39. Nasdaq Private Market (nasdaqprivatemarket.com) — Series C · $37.6M. Investors: Allen & Company, BNP Paribas, Cerity Partners Ventures, Citi Ventures
    Nasdaq Private Market is a leading provider of liquidity solutions to private companies, their employees, and investors.
40. Dropzone AI (dropzone.ai) — Series B · $37M. Investors: Decibel Partners, IQT, In-Q-Tel, Madrona
    Dropzone AI is the first AI SOC analyst to replicate the techniques of elite human analysts.
41. Luxury Presence (luxurypresence.com) — Series C · $37M · Los Angeles, US. Investors: Adam and Jade Mills, Bessemer Venture Partners, GSBackers, NextEquity
    Luxury Presence is a leading proptech startup that provides growth marketing solutions to over 9,000 agents, teams, and brokerages.
42. Articul8 (articul8.ai) — Series B · $35M · Santa Clara, US. Investors: Adara Ventures, Aditya Birla Ventures
    Articul8 is building specialized AI solutions for regulated industries.
43. Midnite (midnite.com) — Series C · $35M · London, GB. Investors: Big Bets, Discerning Capital, Makers Fund, Play Ventures
    Midnite is building a hyper-growth sportsbook and casino for players in the UK.
44. Checkbox (checkbox.ai) — Series A · $33M. Investors: Conductive Ventures, Five V Capital, Peak XV Partners, Tidal Ventures
    Checkbox is building an AI-powered platform for managing legal requests and workflows for in-house legal teams.
45. Pee Safe (peesafe.com) — Series B · $32M · IN. Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, OrbiMed, Rainmatter
    Pee Safe is building personal hygiene solutions for women.
46. Easy Home Finance (easyhomefinance.in) — Series C · $30M · New Delhi, IN. Investors: Athera Venture Partners, Claypond Capital, Investcorp Growth Equity Fund, Investcorp Growth Opportunity Fund
    Easy Home Finance is building a digital home financing solution for homebuyers.
47. Emversity (emversity.com) — Series A · $30M · New Delhi, IN. Investors: Alteria Capital, InnoVen Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Premji Invest
    Emversity is building a skill-based training and higher-education platform to bridge the skilled-workforce gap for students.
48. Fiddler AI (fiddler.ai) — Series C · $30M · Palo Alto, US. Investors: Alpha Square Group, Benhamou Global Ventures, Capgemini, Cisco Investments
    Fiddler AI is building a platform for AI observability and AI safety for enterprises deploying trustworthy and scalable AI applications.
49. GovDash (govdash.com) — Series B · $30M · New York City, US. Investors: British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Mucker Capital, Northzone, Y Combinator
    GovDash is an end-to-end platform for government contractors focusing on three key stages: capture, proposal, and contracts.
50. Protege (protege.stanford.edu) — Series A · $30M · New York City, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg Beta, CRV, Flex Capital
    Protege is building an AI training data platform for developers and businesses seeking to improve AI performance.
51. Reveal Technology (revealtechnology.net) — Series B · $30M · Bozeman, US. Investors: Ballistic Ventures
    Reveal Technology is building the ecosystem for autonomy at the tactical edge for modern warriors.
52. West Co (west.co) — Seed · $29M. Investors: Spark Capital
    West Co is building a social media app that helps users plan with intention and capture their daily realities.
53. Planetary (planetarygroup.ch) — Seed · $28.7M · Aarberg, CH
    Planetary is building a mycoprotein production facility to develop low-cost hybrid meat solutions for alternative protein markets.
54. ShanX Medtech (shanxmedtech.com) — Seed · $28M · Eindhoven, NL. Investors: Borski Fund, Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM), CbusineZ, Invest-NL
    ShanX Medtech is building in-vitro diagnostic solutions for antimicrobial susceptibility testing for clinicians to act decisively, guided by diagnostic evidence in real-time.
55. Adaptive6 (adaptive6.com) — Series A · $28M. Investors: Forgepoint Capital, New Era Capital Partners, Pitango, U.S. Venture Partners
    Adaptive6 is building a cloud cost management and optimization platform for enterprises to reduce unnecessary cloud spending.
56. Converge Bio (converge-bio.com) — Series A · $25M. Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Saras Capital, TLV Partners, Vintage Investment Partners
    Converge Bio is building a tool to enhance biology-focused large language models for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
57. Fulcrum (withfulcrum.com) — Seed · $25M. Investors: CRV, Foundation Capital, South Park Commons
    Fulcrum is building a workflow automation platform for insurance brokerages.
58. Slice Global Equity (sliceglobal.com) — Series A · $25M · New York, US. Investors: Cooley, Fenwick, Insight Partners, Jibe Ventures
    Slice Global Equity is building an AI-native global equity compliance and management platform for multinational companies.
59. Antheia (antheia.bio) — Series C · $24M · Menlo Park, US. Investors: ATHOS KG, EDBI, Echo, Federov
    Antheia is building a biomanufacturing platform for producing critical pharmaceutical ingredients.
60. Anysignal (anysignal.com) — Series A · $24M
    Anysignal is building autonomous radio frequency sensing technology for space and national security.
61. Knight FinTech (knightfintech.com) — Series A · $23.6M. Investors: 3one4 Capital, Accel, Commerce VC, IIFL
    Knight FinTech is building AI-first banking infrastructure for banks, NBFCs, and financial platforms.
62. Nocion Therapeutics, Inc. (nociontx.com) — Series B · $23M · Watertown, US. Investors: Arkin Bio Capital, BioInnovation Capital, Canaan Partners, F-Prime Capital
    Nocion Therapeutics, Inc. is building novel small molecule CSCBs for the treatment of serious conditions involving cough, itch, and pain.
63. HEN Technologies (hentechnologies.com) — Series A · $22M · Hayward, US. Investors: NSFO, O’Neil Strategic Capital, Tanas Capital, z21 Ventures
    HEN Technologies is building an AI-driven fire defense operating system for organizations needing advanced fire suppression solutions.
64. Ironlight (ironlight.io) — Series A · $21M · Austin, US. Investors: Sei Development Foundation
    Ironlight is building a marketplace for tokenized securities for institutional investors and wealth advisers.
65. Luminate Medical (luminatemed.com) — Series A · $21M · Galway, IE. Investors: 8VC, ARTIS Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, Elkstone
    Luminate Medical is building at-home cancer treatments for patients undergoing chemotherapy.
66. MezoNetwork (mezo.org) — Series A · $21M. Investors: Draper Associates, Hack VC, Nascent, PanteraCapital
    MezoNetwork is building blockchain solutions for the cryptocurrency and digital assets market.
67. IO River (ioriver.io) — Series A · $20M · Tel Aviv, IL. Investors: Aryeh Mergi, New Era Capital Partners, Ronni Zehavi, S Capital
    IO River is an Israeli startup that provides a platform for managing multiple edge platforms to optimize Internet content delivery.
68. Prenosis (prenosis.com) — Series A · $20M · Chicago, US. Investors: Carle Health, Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Labcorp Venture Fund
    Prenosis is building integrated diagnostics and therapeutics for critical care conditions.
69. Prudentia Sciences (prudentiasciences.com) — Series A · $20M · Cambridge, US. Investors: GV, Iaso Ventures, McKesson Ventures, SignalFire
    Prudentia Sciences is building an AI-powered technology platform for life sciences to empower biopharma companies and investors in dealmaking.
70. RunPod (runpod.io) — Series A · $20M · Mount Laurel, US. Investors: Dell, Dell Technologies Capital, Intel Capital
    RunPod is a provider of a distributed GPU cloud platform that empowers developers to deploy custom full-stack AI applications globally and at scale.
71. Kazam (kazambikes.com) — Series B · $19.2M · Bangalore, IN. Investors: Avaana Capital, International Finance Corporation, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
    Kazam is building the digital infrastructure for EVs at scale for the electric mobility sector.
72. Supercritical Solutions (supercritical.solutions) — Series A · $18.8M. Investors: Al Mada Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited, Blackfinch Ventures
    Supercritical Solutions is building a proprietary ultra-efficient electrolyser for industries requiring high-pressure hydrogen.
73. Cambio (cambio.de) — Series A · $18M. Investors: Adverb Ventures, Builders VC, DVC, EGR Partners
    Cambio is introducing AI bots designed to negotiate debt and communicate with bank customers.
74. PranaX Corporation (pranax.com) — Series A · $17M · Houston, US
    PranaX Corporation is building regenerative biotechnology solutions focused on harnessing stem cell-derived exosomes for promoting wellness.
75. EasyWin (easywin.ng) — Seed · $15.5M. Investors: Velo Partners
    EasyWin is building a platform for skill-based gaming with cash prizes for mobile gamers.
76. Paid (paypal.com) — Series B · $15M · London, GB. Investors: EQT Ventures, GTMfund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital
    Paid is building a business engine that helps AI agent companies accelerate growth and profitability for businesses leveraging AI technologies.
77. Pro Padel League (propadelleague.com) — Series A · $15M. Investors: Left Lane Capital
    Pro Padel League is building a professional league for padel, a rapidly growing racket sport, for sports enthusiasts and spectators.
78. Spangle (spangleme.com) — Series A · $15M. Investors: DNX Ventures, Madrona, NewRoad Capital Partners, Streamlined Ventures
    Spangle is building custom landing pages for online shoppers based on what they searched for or clicked on.
79. Wrisk (wrisk.co) — Series B · $15M · GB. Investors: Alma Mundi Ventures, BNP Paribas, Mundi Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures
    Wrisk is building a data-driven platform for automotive brands to enable embedded and branded insurance experiences across the entire ownership lifecycle.
80. Klearly (klearly.nl) — Series A · $14M · Amsterdam, NL. Investors: Antler Elevate, Global PayTech Ventures, Italian Founders Fund, PayPal Ventures
    Klearly is building an app that simplifies payment acceptance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout Europe.
81. Fortitude Biomedicines (fortitudebio.com) — Seed · $13M. Investors: Elikon Venture, K2 Bio Partners, Shanghai Healthcare Angel Capital
    Fortitude Biomedicines is building a hybrid biologics platform combining molecular glue payloads with antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
82. Goodles (goodles.com) — Series A · $13M · Santa Cruz, US. Investors: Alumni Ventures, L Catterton, Springdale, Third Craft Partners
    Goodles is a better-for-you macaroni and cheese brand that offers a healthier take on macaroni and cheese with wheat and chickpea protein, organic vegetables, and various flavors.
83. TECregen (tecregen.com) — Seed · $12.6M · CH. Investors: Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, CARMA Fund, Eos Bioinnovation, High-Tech Gründerfonds
    TECregen is building thymopoietic biologics designed to rejuvenate thymic epithelial cells for restoring immune function.
84. Buyandship (buyandship.today) — Series C · $12M · Hong Kong, HK. Investors: AVA Angels, Altara Ventures, Cool Japan Fund, DLK Advisory
    Buyandship is a global cross-border eCommerce platform headquartered in Hong Kong, specializing in enabling international shipping for a wide range of products.
85. Concourse (concourse.co) — Series A · $12M
    Concourse is building the first AI Analyst specifically designed for corporate finance teams to streamline financial operations by automating manual and time-consuming tasks.
86. Haiqu (haiqu.ai) — Seed · $11M. Investors: Alumni Ventures, Collaborative Fund, MaC Venture Capital, Mac Venture Capital
    Haiqu is developing software technologies that will help maximize the potential of quantum computer hardware.
87. When (forwhen.com) — Series A · $10.2M · Chicago, US. Investors: 7wire Ventures, Alumni Ventures, B Capital, Enfield Capital Partners
    When is building an AI-powered offboarding solution for employees navigating post-employment transitions.
88. Risotto (tryrisotto.com) — Seed · $10M · San Francisco, US. Investors: 645 Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Ritual Capital, Surgepoint Capital
    Risotto is building an AI-native autonomous help desk for enterprises to automate internal support and resolve IT requests efficiently.
89. Snout (snout.com) — Series A · $10M. Investors: Bread and Butter Ventures, Footwork, Pear VC, Restive Ventures
    Snout is building a financing solution for pet owners to ensure accessible veterinary care.
90. Solfium (solfium.com) — Series A · $10M · Querétaro, MX. Investors: Accion
    Solfium is building solar panels and energy storage systems for businesses in Mexico to reduce energy costs and pollution.
91. Veera (veera.com) — Seed · $10M. Investors: 6th Man Ventures, Accomplice, Ayon Capital, CMCC Titan Fund
    Veera is a home-grown browsing platform that focuses on a better browsing experience and gives rewards based on engagement.
92. Crown Affair (crownaffair.com) — Series B · $9M. Investors: True Beauty Ventures
    Crown Affair is building a haircare brand for consumers seeking high-quality haircare products.
93. Doppler (doppler.lol) — Seed · $9M. Investors: Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Variant
    Doppler is building a token issuance platform for converting real-world assets into digital tokens on blockchain networks.
94. Whetstone Research (whetstone.cc) — Seed · $9M. Investors: Coinbase Ventures, Figment Capital, Pantera Capital, Variant
    Whetstone Research is building a protocol for on-chain token creation and issuance for developers and businesses interested in blockchain technology.
95. GlycanAge (glycanage.com) — Seed · $8.6M · London, UK. Investors: BrightCap Ventures, Guinness Ventures, Impetus Capital, Kadmos Capital
    GlycanAge is developing age-defying technology to predict diseases.
96. Luca (luca.ai) — Series A · $8M · Mexico City, MX. Investors: 6 Degrees Capital, Explorer, Heartcore Capital, Shilling VC
    Luca is building an AI-driven learning platform for K-12 students in Mexico.
97. SpotDraft (spotdraft.com) — Series B · $8M · Bengaluru, IN. Investors: Arkam Ventures, Prosus Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Riverwalk Holdings
    SpotDraft is building an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform designed for in-house legal teams.
98. AgileRL (agilerl.com) — Seed · $7.5M · London, GB. Investors: Counterview Capital, Entrepreneur First, Flying Fish, Fusion Fund
    AgileRL is building an AI training software platform for engineers and data scientists to improve and monitor their AI models.
99. SORA Technology (sora-technology.com) — Seed · $7.3M. Investors: Central Japan Innovative Research Fund I, Daiwa House Group Investment, UNERI Capital Fund Series I
    SORA Technology is building drone and AI solutions to combat infectious diseases and environmental issues for communities in Africa.
100. SAESOL Tech Inc. (saesol.tech) — Series B · $7.1M · Seoul, KR
     SAESOL Tech Inc. is building mobility cybersecurity solutions specializing in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) security for autonomous and connected vehicles.

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