Startups funded in October 2026
503 startups raised $26.2B in total in October 2026. Largest rounds first.
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- Unconventional AI (unconventionalai.com) — Seed · $475M. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, DCVC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital
Unconventional AI is building innovative artificial intelligence solutions for diverse applications. - Oxide Computer Company (oxide.computer) — Series D · $445M · Emeryville, US. Investors: AMD Ventures, Atreides Management, Eclipse, Friends & Family Capital
Oxide Computer Company is building integrated rack-scale systems that combine hardware and software to deliver cloud-like infrastructure within customers’ own data centers for enterprises. - Mujin (mujin-corp.com) — Series D · $435M · Tokyo, JP. Investors: 7-Industries, Accenture, Dr. James Kuffner, Mitsubishi HC Capital Realty Co., Ltd.
Mujin is a robot software firm that develops AI-based software for industrial automation, focusing on improving productivity and cost reduction for companies in the manufacturing and logistics sectors. - Atlas Atomics (atlasatomics.com) — Series A · $400M. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst
Atlas Atomics is developing improved heavy-water reactor technology that does not rely on enriched uranium for energy production. - Neolix (neolix.ai) — Series E · $400M · Beijing, CN. Investors: Alibaba AEFNextGen Hong Kong Fund, Beijing AI Fund, Boyu Capital, CDH
Neolix is building autonomous driving technology for transportation and logistics. - Neolix Technologies (neolix.cn) — Series E · $400M · CN. Investors: Alibaba AEF NextGen Fund, Beijing AI Fund, Boyu Capital, CDH
Neolix Technologies is building self-driving vehicles for various industries. - SignSplit (signsplit.com) — Seed · $400M. Investors: W Group
SignSplit is developing infrastructure that enables individuals and institutions to protect, license, and contribute their data, work, and likeness to artificial intelligence, robotics, research, and media organizations. - Upwind (upwind.io) — Series C · $400M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Alta Park Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canapi Ventures, Cerca Partners
Upwind is building an enhanced cloud security platform for companies needing protection against cyber threats. - Upwind Security (upwind.io) — Series C · $400M · New York, US. Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Canapi Ventures, Cyberstarts, Greylock
Upwind Security is building cloud and AI security platforms for enterprises facing advanced cloud security challenges. - Infinigence AI (infinigence-ai.com) — Series C · $343.7M · Shanghai, CN
Infinigence AI is building software and infrastructure solutions that facilitate the efficient execution of AI models across varied chip architectures for sectors such as gaming, healthcare, legal, and energy. - MemryX (memryx.com) — Series C · $343.7M · Beijing, CN. Investors: Arm IoT Fund, HarbourVest Partners, M Ventures, Motus Ventures
MemryX is building advanced Edge AI computing solutions for various customer applications. - Pear VC (pear.vc) — Seed · $333M · Menlo Park, US
Pear VC is backing the next generation of AI startups through a dedicated seed fund. - Barq (web.barq.app) — Series A · $329.5M. Investors: NULL
Barq is building a financial technology platform for consumers to access digital payment services. - Air Space Intelligence (airspace-intelligence.com) — Series C · $325M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Bloomberg Beta, Citadel Securities, Craft Ventures
Air Space Intelligence is an AI aerospace startup. - ASI (asi.com) — Series C · $325M · Boston, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Citadel Securities, Craft Ventures, Energy Impact Partners
ASI is building AI systems that can manage and control physical assets for various industries including air traffic, power grids, and military operations. - ASI Inc. (airspace-intelligence.com) — Series C · $325M
ASI Inc. is building AI solutions for various applications. - OMass Therapeutics (omass.com) — Series C · $310M · Oxford, GB. Investors: Bain Capital Life Sciences, Forbion, Janus Henderson Investors, Jefferson Life Sciences
OMass Therapeutics is building therapeutics for rare diseases, particularly focusing on endocrinology and immunology for patients with specific conditions. - PhysicsX (physicsx.ai) — Series C · $300M · Warsaw, PL. Investors: Allen & Co, Allen & Company LLC, Applied Materials, Atomico
PhysicsX is a startup that specializes in integrating artificial intelligence into engineering solutions, aiming to revolutionize various sectors like automotive, aerospace, renewables, and materials production. - Armadin (armadin.com) — Series B · $255.5M · San Francisco, US. Investors: 8VC, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures
Armadin is building an autonomous cybersecurity platform to prepare organizations for AI-driven threats. - Varda (varda.com) — Series D · $251M · Huntsville, US
Varda is building factories in space to utilize space resources. - Ibis (usaibis.com) — Pre-Seed · $250M · New York, US. Investors: Anchorage Digital, FalconX, Innovating Capital
Ibis is building an on-chain credit platform designed to expand institutional access to credit in frontier markets. - Moove (moove.io) — Series C · $250M · Lagos, NG. Investors: AfricInvest, BlackRock, BlueCrest Capital Management, Future Africa
Moove is a Nigeria-based mobility fintech that offers revenue-based vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing companies including Uber. - Pigment (pigment.com) — Series C · $250M · Paris, FR. Investors: Blossom Capital, EU’s Scaleup Europe Fund, Greenoaks, ICONIQ Growth
Pigment is building an AI-native enterprise performance management platform for large companies to unify data and decision-making. - Starburst (starburst.io) — Series D · $250M · Boston, US
Starburst is building a data lake query engine platform for organizations looking for analytics performance improvements. - TENEX.AI (tenex.ai) — Series B · $250M · London, GB. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Crosspoint Capital Partners, DTCP, DeepWork Capital
TENEX.AI is building an AI-native cybersecurity platform for enterprises to enhance their security operations. - Vinci (getvinci.ai) — Series B · $250M · Silicon Valley, US. Investors: AMD Ventures, Advent, Eclipse, Khosla Ventures
Vinci is building a physics-driven artificial intelligence platform for hardware design and simulation. - Aiolos Bio (theorg.com) — Series A · $245M
Aiolos Bio is building novel therapies based on TSLP antibodies for patients suffering from immune-mediated diseases. - Pathos AI (pathos.com) — Series E · $237M · Chicago, US. Investors: AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Builders VC, Lightbank
Pathos AI is building an AI-powered drug development platform for advancing clinical-stage pipeline of precision oncology therapeutics. - Voltus (voltus.co) — Series D · $225M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Activate Capital, Ajax Strategies, All Aboard Fund, Broadscale Group
Voltus is building a virtual power plant that leverages batteries, cooling systems, and industrial processes to supply power for data centres and other customers. - Warp Sciences (warp.xyz) — Series A · $215M · San Francisco Bay Area, US. Investors: IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Mayfield
Warp Sciences is building U.S.-based laboratory infrastructure that combines artificial intelligence, robotics and chemistry to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies make and test molecules. - doubleAI (doubleai.com) — Series A · $200M. Investors: BRM, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Greenfield Partners
doubleAI is building AI models that optimize software execution to reduce computing costs for its customers. - Icon (iconbuild.com) — Series D · $200M · Austin, US. Investors: Baillie Gifford, BlackRock
Icon is building robotic 3D construction systems for residential builders and developers. - ICON (icon.in) — Series D · $200M · Austin, US. Investors: Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, CAZ Investments, Capital Factory
ICON is an internet-first direct-to-consumer luggage and travel accessories startup aiming to capitalise on the unbranded space within the luggage market and solidify its position in the mass premium segment. - Ledgebrook (ledgebrook.com) — Series D · $200M · Boston, US. Investors: Allianz X, American Family Ventures, Brand Foundry Ventures, Duquesne
Ledgebrook is building an insurance platform for brokers to place difficult risks through innovative technology. - Nothing (nothing.tech) — Series C · $200M · London, GB. Investors: EQT, GV, Google, Highland Europe
Nothing is building innovative tech products for consumers looking for premium features at a budget price. - PaleBluedot Ai (palebluedot.ai) — Series C · $200M · Palo Alto, US
PaleBluedot Ai is building a super intelligence infrastructure platform for advanced artificial intelligence solutions. - PaleBlueDot AI (palebluedot.ai) — Series C · $200M · Palo Alto, US. Investors: B Capital, ComputeCore
PaleBlueDot AI is building an AI compute platform for various applications in the AI sector. - Type One Energy (typeoneenergy.com) — Series B · $200M · Knoxville, US. Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Centaurus Capital, Clutterbuck Capital, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
Type One Energy is building a sustainable, affordable fusion power system for the global energy market. - Warhound (warhound.com) — Seed · $200M · Texas, US. Investors: 8VC, In-Q-Tel
Warhound is building genetically engineered 'war dogs' for the US military. - Whop (whop.com) — Series D · $200M · New York City, US. Investors: Bain Capital Ventures, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Shopify Ventures
Whop is building e-commerce infrastructure and digital monetization tools for the creator economy. - CScale (cscale.ai) — Series C · $188M · Silicon Valley, US. Investors: Atreides Management, Intel Capital, Nvidia, Premji Invest
CScale is building optical interconnects for data centers to enhance artificial intelligence workloads performance. - QuantWare (quantware.com) — Series B · $178M · Delft, NL. Investors: ETF Partners, FORWARD.one, Graduate Ventures, Ground State Ventures
QuantWare is building quantum processing units for companies, researchers, and government entities seeking to experiment with quantum computing. - Group14 (group14.technology) — Series D · $167.6M. Investors: Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, OMERS Ventures
Group14 is building advanced battery materials for electric vehicle manufacturers. - Group14 Technologies (group14technologies.com) — Series D · $167M · Woodinville, US. Investors: ATL, Decarbonization Partners, Lightrock Climate Impact Fund, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Group14 Technologies is building silicon-carbon composite materials for electric vehicle batteries. - Windward Bio (einpresswire.com) — Series B · $165M · Copenhagen, DK. Investors: Blue Owl Capital, Blue Owl Health Care Opportunities, Novo Holding, Novo Holdings
Windward Bio is building a clinical-stage drug development company committed to improving outcomes for people living with advanced immunological diseases with an initial focus on severe respiratory conditions. - Eka Robotics (ekarobotics.com) — Series A · $150M · Cambridge, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Bison Ventures, E14 Fund, F-Prime Capital
Eka Robotics is building a vision-force-action model to develop dexterous robots for handling unfamiliar objects and tasks. - Fairino (fairino.com) — Series D · $150M. Investors: Meituan, Meituan Longzhu
Fairino is building industrial robotics systems for various international markets. - Firehawk (firehawkdefense.com) — Series D · $150M · Oklahoma, US. Investors: Advent, Rochefort Asset Management
Firehawk is building advanced propellant and rocket motor production systems for military applications. - Firehawk Defense (firehawkdefense.com) — Series D · $150M · Addison, US. Investors: Advent International, Rochefort Asset Management
Firehawk Defense is building innovative rocket propulsion technology for the defense sector. - Hightouch (hightouch.com) — Series D · $150M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Amplify Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Goldman Sachs, ICONIQ Growth
Hightouch is building a data and AI platform for marketing and personalization for Fortune 500 enterprises. - Inferact (inferact.ai) — Seed · $150M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners
The open-source software vLLM startup raised a $150M seed at an $800M valuation led by a16z and Lightspeed, with Sequoia, Altimeter, Redpoint, and ZhenFund. - Matchpoint (matchpointtx.com) — Series B · $150M · Watertown, US. Investors: Access Biotechnology, Atlas Venture, Nextech Invest, Norwest Venture Partners
Matchpoint is building an oral T cell modulator for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. - Matchpoint Therapeutics (matchpointtx.com) — Series B · $150M · Watertown, US. Investors: Access Biotechnology, Atlas Venture, BB Biotech, Bold Longevity Growth Fund
Matchpoint Therapeutics is building innovative therapeutics to progress clinical assets for patients in need. - Serval (serval.com) — Series C · $150M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Box Group, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures
Serval is building agentic AI models to automate IT service management for enterprise clients. - SiMa.ai (sima.ai) — Series C · $150M · San Jose, US. Investors: +ND Capital, AllianceBernstein, Alter Venture Partners, Amplify Partners
SiMa.ai is a San Jose, CA-based software-centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip company. - Valon (valon.com) — Series D · $150M · New York, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, WestCap
Valon is building a vertically integrated mortgage servicing platform for mortgage servicers and homeowners. - Valon Technologies (valontechnologies.com) — Series D · $150M · New York, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital
Valon Technologies is building an AI-native operating system for regulated finance with a focus on mortgage servicing. - Veradermics (veradermics.com) — Series C · $150M · Connecticut, US
Veradermics is building dermatological solutions for patients with skin conditions. - Pongbot (store.pongbotsports.com) — Series B · $149.4M. Investors: BlueRun Ventures, Pudong Venture Capital, Shanghai State Investment Pilot Fund, Yuanhe Puhua
Pongbot is building AI-driven sports hardware to enhance training experiences for tennis and other sports. - Eliyan (eliyan.com) — Series C · $145M · Santa Clara, US. Investors: AMD, Arm, Cisco Investments, Cisco Systems
Eliyan Corp. is a chip interconnect startup that offers an interconnect called NuLink, providing faster and more cost-efficient performance for chiplets and processors. - FAIRINO (fairino.info) — Series D · $140M · Suzhou, CN. Investors: Boyuan Capital, China Life Capital, Meituan, Shunwei Capital
FAIRINO is building cobots and smart manufacturing solutions for global industries including automotive and manufacturing. - Nouscom (nouscom.com) — Series D · $135M · Zurich, CH. Investors: 5AM Ventures, Andera Partners, Angelini Industries, Angelini Ventures
Nouscom is a Swiss biotech company developing cancer vaccines to advance cancer treatment. - Soufflé Therapeutics (souffletx.com) — Series B · $135M · Boston, US. Investors: BB Biotech, Balyasny Asset Management, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Juvia Group
Soufflé Therapeutics is building RNA therapies to help people live healthier lives. - Dulo (dulo.com) — Seed · $130M. Investors: Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Construct Capital, Eric Schmidt
Dulo is building foundation models designed specifically for engineering and hardware development for engineers. - Emergent (emergent.sh) — Series C · $130M · San Francisco, IN. Investors: Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Prosus Ventures, SoftBank
The Indian AI "vibe-coding" startup raised a $70M Series B led by SoftBank and Khosla, tripling its valuation to $300M. - Tractian (tractian.com) — Series D · $130M · Atlanta, US. Investors: General Catalyst, NULL, Next47
Tractian is an industrial asset monitoring company that uses sensors, edge computing hardware, and AI models to monitor industrial machines and predict mechanical failures based on vibrations and frequency patterns. - Blacksmith Software Inc. (blacksmith.sh) — Series C · $125M · United States of America, US. Investors: GV, Peak XV Partners, Premji Invest, Sequoia Capital
Blacksmith Software Inc. is building high-performance continuous integration solutions for enterprise development teams. - Medical Microinstruments, Inc. (mmimicro.com) — Series D · $125M · Jacksonville, US. Investors: Angelini Ventures, BioStar Capital, S3 Ventures
Medical Microinstruments, Inc. is building robotic technology that pushes the limits of soft tissue open surgery for patients with complex conditions. - Salience Labs (saliencelabs.ai) — Series B · $125M · Oxford, GB. Investors: AMD Ventures, Applied Ventures, LLC, Braavos, British Business Bank
Salience Labs is building innovative photonic switching technology for AI data centers. - Capitolis (capitolis.com) — Series E · $120M · New York, US. Investors: 9Yards Capital, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, Barclays
Capitolis is building technology solutions for financial markets to enable safer and more vibrant capital markets. - General Medicine (generalmedicine.co) — Series B · $120M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz
General Medicine is building a healthcare store for customers to have more power in the healthcare system. - Homeward (homeward.com) — Series D · $120M · Austin, US
Homeward is building a solution that helps homeowners buy before selling their existing homes or get cash offers for their properties. - Norm Ai (norm.ai) — Series C · $120M · New York City, US. Investors: Atypical Ventures, Bain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Basis Set Ventures
Norm Ai is revolutionizing regulatory compliance with AI by transforming cumbersome regulations into AI agents capable of making autonomous compliance decisions. - Omni (addomni.com) — Series C · $120M · San Francisco, US. Investors: First Round Capital, GV, ICONIQ, Redpoint Ventures
Fast, up-to-date answers for Sales & Support - River Mobility (rideriver.com) — Series C · $120M · Bengaluru, IN. Investors: Al Futtaim Automotive, Claypond Capital, Elev8 Venture Partners, Lowercarbon Capital
River Mobility is a player in the mobility solutions sector and has closed its Series B funding round to raise $40 million for its electric two-wheeler product. - ILiAD Biotechnologies, Inc. (iliadbio.com) — Series B · $115M. Investors: BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital Management
ILiAD Biotechnologies, Inc. is building advanced solutions for the prevention and treatment of disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. - Noxtua (noctua.at) — Series C · $113M · Berlin, DE. Investors: C.H.BECK, CMS, Dentons
Noxtua is building artificial intelligence solutions for the legal industry. - Advanced Navigation (advancednavigation.com) — Series C · $110M · Sydney, AU. Investors: Airtree Ventures, Alpha Intelligence Capital, In-QTel, KKR
Advanced Navigation is building AI-based robotics and navigation technologies for space exploration vehicles. - VEIR (veir.com) — Series C · $110M · Woburn, US. Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Dara Holdings, Engine Ventures
VEIR is building superconducting solutions for data centers, utilities, and renewable energy developers. - Town (usa.gov) — Series B · $108M · US. Investors: Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Conviction, First Round Capital
Town is building an AI-powered platform that automates document processing, data collection, and regulatory navigation for small and medium-sized enterprises. - TigerGraph (tigergraph.com) — Series C · $105M · Redwood City, US. Investors: Tiger Global
TigerGraph is building a native graph database platform that enables customers to access data in different ways than traditional relational databases for organizations seeking to leverage graph technology for data-driven - Ambient.ai (ambient.ai) — Series C · $100M · Redwood City, US. Investors: Allegion Ventures
Ambient.ai is building the next-gen agentic physical security platform for enterprise customers. - BioGeometry (biogeometry.com) — Series A · $100M. Investors: CDB Technology Venture Capital, China Life Capital, Fortune Capital, Guofang Ventures
BioGeometry is building AI-native biopharmaceutical technologies for the development of innovative life sciences solutions. - Blackwall (blackwall.com) — Series C · $100M · Estonia, EE. Investors: AVP, Dawn Capital, Expeditions, MMC
Blackwall is building an AI-enabled security and web infrastructure platform for Hosting Service Providers, Managed Service Providers, and eCommerce Platforms. - Foundry Robotics (foundryrobotics.ai) — Series A · $100M · Emeryville, US
Foundry Robotics is building an autonomous factory to revitalize U.S. manufacturing and create more capacity to build and scale critical product assembly for defense and commercial sectors. - Labelbox (labelbox.com) — Series E · $100M · San Francisco, US. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital, Infinitum Partners, Snowpoint Ventures
Labelbox is building an AI platform for reinforcement learning and managed agents for enterprises. - Parallel Systems (moveparallel.com) — Series C · $100M · Los Angeles, US. Investors: AVP, Agility Global, Anthos Capital, Cobalt Capital
Parallel Systems is building battery-powered autonomous freight technology for short-distance freight delivery. - Promaxo (promaxo.com) — Series C · $100M · Oakland, US. Investors: Amara Ventures, New Science Ventures
Promaxo is building a minimally-invasive and patient-centric MRI and robotic platform for improved prostate biopsy and treatment. - Rino.ai (rino.ai) — Series C · $100M · Beijing, CN. Investors: Hidden Hill Capital
Rino.ai is building unmanned delivery vehicles for urban logistics operations. - RobCo (robco.de) — Series C · $100M · Munich, DE. Investors: EQT Ventures, Greenfield Partners, Kindred Capital, Leitmotif
RobCo, a Munich-based startup offering affordable and connected robotics automation solutions for SMEs. - Universal Quantum (universalquantum.com) — Series A · $100M · Hamburg, GB. Investors: Artal Capital, DCVC, EDBI, EdenBase
Universal Quantum is building a modular trapped-ion architecture for quantum computing. - Estuary Biotherapeutics (estuarybio.com) — Series A · $93M · California, US. Investors: 4BIO Capital, Deep Track Capital, RA Capital Management
Estuary Biotherapeutics is building gene therapies for treating kidney disease. - Dream Labs (dreamlabs.ai) — Seed · $90M · San Francisco, US. Investors: A.Capital, B Capital, Kindred Ventures, SV Angel
Dream Labs is building AI models that can control robots from different manufacturers for various robotic tasks. - Setara Biosciences (setarabiosciences.com) — Series A · $90M · San Diego, US
Setara Biosciences is building precision medicines for rare genetic diseases and related expansion indications. - Spiko (spiko.xyz) — Series B · $90M · FR. Investors: Blockwall, Bpifrance, EQNX, First Capital
Spiko is launching tokenized mutual funds for US Treasury and European Bonds to democratize access to secure investments. - Volantis (volantis.com) — Series A · $88M · San Mateo, US. Investors: Abstract Ventures, John Doerr, Lachy Groom, Sam Altman
Volantis is building a photonic compute architecture for high-performance computing systems. - Truemeds (truemeds.in) — Series C · $85M · Mumbai, IN. Investors: Accel, Peak XV Partners
Truemeds is building an online pharmacy providing affordable generic alternatives to costly branded medications for customers in India. - Abby Care (abbycare.org) — Series C · $82M · San Francisco, US. Investors: CVS Health Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Pivotal Ventures
Abby Care is building an AI-native home care startup that trains family members to become certified, paid caregivers and supports them thereafter. - KymaThera (kymathera.com) — Series B · $80M · San Diego, US. Investors: Alta Partners, Foresite Capital, J. Wood Capital, Venrock
KymaThera is building a pan-mutant selective PI3Kα inhibitor for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and PI3Kα-driven vascular malformations. - Breye Therapeutics (breye.com) — Series A · $75.8M. Investors: Catalyze Capital, EIFO, Innovestor Life Science Fund, Ljungström family office
Breye Therapeutics is building oral therapeutics for the early treatment of retinal diseases.
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