New this week · Week 29, 2026
New startups, week 29, 2026
13–19 July 2026
19 startups raised a first round we recorded between 13–19 July 2026, in 8 countries. 18 reported an amount, $674M between them; the biggest was Walden Robotics with $300M. Most were in AI and Aerospace & Space.
19first-time raisers
8countries
$674Mraised, 18 with an amount
AIbusiest sector
AI
12Funding by segment
- AI$475M12
- Aerospace & Space$186M3
- Other sectors$13M4
Where they are based
- United States10$607M
- United Kingdom3$52M
- India1$5.5M
- Australia1$725K
- New Zealand1$634K
- China1-
- Uruguay1$4.2M
- Singapore1$3.9M
United States
United Kingdom
India
Australia
New Zealand
China
Uruguay
SingaporeFounded
Earlier
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11 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M4
- $1M to $10M8
- $10M to $50M2
- $50M to $250M4
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
8 of 19 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States10
- United Kingdom3
- India1
- Australia1
- New Zealand1
- China1
- Uruguay1
- Singapore1
Startups by country, 8 countries in all.
Segment by segment
AI
12 startups · $475M raised
Walden RoboticsWalden Robotics Builds wheeled, two-armed semi-humanoid robots using Physical AI for manufacturing and logistics.United States$300M
Pearl HealthPearl Health is a value-based care enablement platform focused on empowering independent primary care providers.United States$50M
ValarianValarian is a UK-based sovereign infrastructure company headquartered in London.United Kingdom$50M
TYLsemiAI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture.United States$43M
Beacon SecurityBeacon Security is a technology company based in the United Kingdom that specializes in enhancing security operations through an iUnited States$13M- SSONATAUnited States$7.0M
- AAinaIndia$5.5M
Guthrie AIGuthrie AI provides AI-powered Virtual Bid Assistants (VBA) that assist organizations in enhancing their bidding and proposal processes.United States$4.0M
Aerospace & Space
3 startups · $186M raised
TerraFirmaTerraFirma, Inc.United States$115M- SSenraUnited States$65M
Ravee OpticsRavee Optics is a private aerospace and space technology company specializing in ultracompact optical communications systems.United States$6.0M
Other sectors
4 startups · $13M raised
ProactionProaction is a fleet management and operations software company based in Des Moines, Iowa.United States$4.2M
TripWipTripWip is a Uruguayan Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and peer-to-peer car rental marketplace.Uruguay$4.2M- PPpQCee Pte LtdSingapore$3.9M
AuralyticaAuralytica is a UK-based deep-tech startup focused on developing innovative holographic hydrogel sensors that change color in respUnited Kingdom$468K
All 19 startups
- Walden RoboticsWalden Robotics Builds wheeled, two-armed semi-humanoid robots using Physical AI for manufacturing and logistics.AIUnited States$300MSeed · 15 Jul
- TerraFirmaTerraFirma, Inc.Aerospace & SpaceUnited States$115MSeries A · 14 Jul
- SSenraAerospace & SpaceAerospace & SpaceUnited States$65MSeries B · 15 Jul
- Pearl HealthPearl Health is a value-based care enablement platform focused on empowering independent primary care providers.AIUnited States$50MSeries C · 15 Jul
- ValarianValarian is a UK-based sovereign infrastructure company headquartered in London.AIUnited Kingdom$50MSeries A · 14 Jul
- TYLsemiAI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture.AIUnited States$43MSeed · 14 Jul
- Beacon SecurityBeacon Security is a technology company based in the United Kingdom that specializes in enhancing security operations through an iAIUnited States$13MSeed · 16 Jul
- SSONATAAIAIUnited States$7.0MSeed · 16 Jul
- Ravee OpticsRavee Optics is a private aerospace and space technology company specializing in ultracompact optical communications systems.Aerospace & SpaceUnited States$6.0MSeed · 13 Jul
- AAinaAIAIIndia$5.5MSeed · 16 Jul
- ProactionProaction is a fleet management and operations software company based in Des Moines, Iowa.Other sectorsUnited States$4.2MSeed · 15 Jul
- TripWipTripWip is a Uruguayan Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and peer-to-peer car rental marketplace.Other sectorsUruguay$4.2MSeed · 14 Jul
- Guthrie AIGuthrie AI provides AI-powered Virtual Bid Assistants (VBA) that assist organizations in enhancing their bidding and proposal processes.AIUnited States$4.0MSeed · 13 Jul
- PPpQCee Pte LtdOther sectorsOther sectorsSingapore$3.9MSeed · 17 Jul
UnloqUNLOQ is a people development company that provides human resources services.AIUnited Kingdom$1.2MSeed · 13 Jul- KTKlean TechnologiesAIAIAustralia$725KSeed · 13 Jul
HyadesThe geospatial-native MLOps platform for enterprise ML teams to build, evaluate, and deploy spatial models that get smarter with eAINew Zealand$634KPre-seed · 13 Jul- AuralyticaAuralytica is a UK-based deep-tech startup focused on developing innovative holographic hydrogel sensors that change color in respOther sectorsUnited Kingdom$468KSeed · 14 Jul
- MMarvel-TechAIAIChinaUndisclosedSeries C · 13 Jul
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