# New Startups This Week: Week 29 2026 (13–19 July 2026), 19 First-Time Raisers

> The 19 startups that raised their first round in week 29 of 2026, 13–19 July 2026: AI and Aerospace & Space and more, in 8 countries. From the rounds we track.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/new-this-week/2026-w29 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI

12

- [Walden Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics)
- [Pearl Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-health)
- [Valarian](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian)
- [TYLsemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi)
- [Beacon Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-security)
- [*S* SONATA](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonata)
- [*A* Aina](https://millionrounds.com/company/aina)
- [Guthrie AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/guthrie-ai)
- [Unloq](https://millionrounds.com/company/unloq)
- [*KT* Klean Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/klean-technologies)
- [Hyades](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyades)
- [*M* Marvel-Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvel-tech)

## Aerospace & Space

3

- [TerraFirma](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrafirma)
- [*S* Senra](https://millionrounds.com/company/senra)
- [Ravee Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravee-optics)

## Other sectors

4

- [Proaction](https://millionrounds.com/company/proaction)
- [TripWip](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripwip)
- [*PP* pQCee Pte Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/pqcee-pte-ltd)
- [Auralytica](https://millionrounds.com/company/auralytica)

## Segment by segment

### AI

12 startups · $475M raised

- [**Walden Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics) Walden Robotics Builds wheeled, two-armed semi-humanoid robots using Physical AI for manufacturing and logistics. United States $300M
- [**Pearl Health**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-health) Pearl Health is a value-based care enablement platform focused on empowering independent primary care providers. United States $50M
- [**Valarian**](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian) Valarian is a UK-based sovereign infrastructure company headquartered in London. United Kingdom $50M
- [**TYLsemi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) AI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture. United States $43M
- [**Beacon Security**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-security) Beacon Security is a technology company based in the United Kingdom that specializes in enhancing security operations through an i United States $13M
- [*S* **SONATA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonata) United States $7.0M
- [*A* **Aina**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aina) India $5.5M
- [**Guthrie AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/guthrie-ai) Guthrie 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

- [**TerraFirma**](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrafirma) TerraFirma, Inc. United States $115M
- [*S* **Senra**](https://millionrounds.com/company/senra) United States $65M
- [**Ravee Optics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravee-optics) Ravee 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

- [**Proaction**](https://millionrounds.com/company/proaction) Proaction is a fleet management and operations software company based in Des Moines, Iowa. United States $4.2M
- [**TripWip**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripwip) TripWip is a Uruguayan Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and peer-to-peer car rental marketplace. Uruguay $4.2M
- [*PP* **pQCee Pte Ltd**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pqcee-pte-ltd) Singapore $3.9M
- [**Auralytica**](https://millionrounds.com/company/auralytica) Auralytica is a UK-based deep-tech startup focused on developing innovative holographic hydrogel sensors that change color in resp United Kingdom $468K

## All 19 startups

- [**Walden Robotics** Walden Robotics Builds wheeled, two-armed semi-humanoid robots using Physical AI for manufacturing and logistics.](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics) AI United States **$300M** Seed · 15 Jul
- [**TerraFirma** TerraFirma, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/terrafirma) Aerospace & Space United States **$115M** Series A · 14 Jul
- [*S* **Senra** Aerospace & Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/senra) Aerospace & Space United States **$65M** Series B · 15 Jul
- [**Pearl Health** Pearl Health is a value-based care enablement platform focused on empowering independent primary care providers.](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-health) AI United States **$50M** Series C · 15 Jul
- [**Valarian** Valarian is a UK-based sovereign infrastructure company headquartered in London.](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian) AI United Kingdom **$50M** Series A · 14 Jul
- [**TYLsemi** AI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) AI United States **$43M** Seed · 14 Jul
- [**Beacon Security** Beacon Security is a technology company based in the United Kingdom that specializes in enhancing security operations through an i](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-security) AI United States **$13M** Seed · 16 Jul
- [*S* **SONATA** AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonata) AI United States **$7.0M** Seed · 16 Jul
- [**Ravee Optics** Ravee Optics is a private aerospace and space technology company specializing in ultracompact optical communications systems.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravee-optics) Aerospace & Space United States **$6.0M** Seed · 13 Jul
- [*A* **Aina** AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aina) AI India **$5.5M** Seed · 16 Jul
- [**Proaction** Proaction is a fleet management and operations software company based in Des Moines, Iowa.](https://millionrounds.com/company/proaction) Other sectors United States **$4.2M** Seed · 15 Jul
- [**TripWip** TripWip is a Uruguayan Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform and peer-to-peer car rental marketplace.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripwip) Other sectors Uruguay **$4.2M** Seed · 14 Jul
- [**Guthrie AI** Guthrie AI provides AI-powered Virtual Bid Assistants (VBA) that assist organizations in enhancing their bidding and proposal processes.](https://millionrounds.com/company/guthrie-ai) AI United States **$4.0M** Seed · 13 Jul
- [*PP* **pQCee Pte Ltd** Other sectors](https://millionrounds.com/company/pqcee-pte-ltd) Other sectors Singapore **$3.9M** Seed · 17 Jul
- [**Unloq** UNLOQ is a people development company that provides human resources services.](https://millionrounds.com/company/unloq) AI United Kingdom **$1.2M** Seed · 13 Jul
- [*KT* **Klean Technologies** AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/klean-technologies) AI Australia **$725K** Seed · 13 Jul
- [**Hyades** The geospatial-native MLOps platform for enterprise ML teams to build, evaluate, and deploy spatial models that get smarter with e](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyades) AI New Zealand **$634K** Pre-seed · 13 Jul
- [**Auralytica** Auralytica is a UK-based deep-tech startup focused on developing innovative holographic hydrogel sensors that change color in resp](https://millionrounds.com/company/auralytica) Other sectors United Kingdom **$468K** Seed · 14 Jul
- [*M* **Marvel-Tech** AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvel-tech) AI China **Undisclosed** Series C · 13 Jul

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