New this week · Week 32, 2026
New startups, week 32, 2026
3–9 August 2026
27 startups raised a first round we recorded between 3–9 August 2026, in 10 countries. 24 reported an amount, $1.1B between them; the biggest was Horizon3 with $250M. Most were in AI and Healthtech.
27first-time raisers
10countries
$1.1Braised, 24 with an amount
AIbusiest sector
AI
14Funding by segment
- AI$649M14
- Healthtech$57M3
- Other sectors$383M10
Where they are based
- United States8$384M
- Brazil4$89M
- China3$197M
- United Kingdom2$22M
- Lithuania1$130M
- Greece1$67M
- South Africa1$61K
- Finland1$2.5M
- India1$120M
- Australia1$1.6M
United States
Brazil
China
United Kingdom
Lithuania
Greece
South Africa
Finland
India
AustraliaFounded
Earlier
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115
16
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223
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26
19 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M5
- $1M to $10M7
- $10M to $50M8
- $50M to $250M6
- $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.
7 of 27 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 States8
- Brazil4
- China3
- United Kingdom2
- Lithuania1
- Greece1
- South Africa1
- Finland1
- India1
- Australia1
Startups by country, 10 countries in all.
Segment by segment
AI
14 startups · $649M raised
Horizon3Horizon3 invest in long-term growth companies with a strong customer and user focus integrated into profitable and scalable business models.United States$250M
OxylabsA market-leading proxy and web scraping solution service for large-scale public data gathering.Lithuania$130M
DecadeFrontier Technologies, Inc.Brazil$85M- OOmiliaGreece$67M
- NNaïve-$29M
- GGrittUnited States$26M
- GGIM-$20M
- TTangos-$20M
Healthtech
3 startups · $57M raised
- ATActive TechnologyChina$49M
SkinBitSkinBit is a healthcare technology company based in Manhattan Beach, California, founded in 2023 by Jonathan Benassaya, a melanoma survivor.United States$6.0M- STSeeTrue Technologies OyFinland$2.5M
Other sectors
10 startups · $383M raised
- BIBeijing Interstellar GloryChina$148M
- RMRiver MobilityIndia$120M
Claros TechnologiesClaros Technologies is an advanced materials company that develops safe and sustainable products with zero toxic waste.United States$55M
Hippo HarvestHippo Harvest is a private controlled-environment agriculture company founded in 2019, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.United States$30M- AEAdvanced Electric Machines (AEM)United Kingdom$22M
Avatar RoboticsAvatar Robotics is a robotics company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024.United States$6.5M- RRampartAustralia$1.6M
PlinqUtilizamos IA para deixar o mundo mais seguro na hora de se relacionar.Brazil$254K
All 27 startups
- Horizon3Horizon3 invest in long-term growth companies with a strong customer and user focus integrated into profitable and scalable business models.AIUnited States$250MSeries E · 3 Aug
- BIBeijing Interstellar GloryOther sectorsOther sectorsChina$148MSeries E · 5 Aug
- OxylabsA market-leading proxy and web scraping solution service for large-scale public data gathering.AILithuania$130MSeries A · 4 Aug
- RMRiver MobilityOther sectorsOther sectorsIndia$120MSeries C · 5 Aug
- DecadeFrontier Technologies, Inc.AIBrazil$85MSeed · 4 Aug
- OOmiliaAIAIGreece$67MSeries B · 6 Aug
- Claros TechnologiesClaros Technologies is an advanced materials company that develops safe and sustainable products with zero toxic waste.Other sectorsUnited States$55MSeries B · 4 Aug
- ATActive TechnologyHealthtechHealthtechChina$49MSeed · 3 Aug
- Hippo HarvestHippo Harvest is a private controlled-environment agriculture company founded in 2019, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.Other sectorsUnited States$30MSeries C · 4 Aug
- NNaïveAIAI-$29MSeries A · 6 Aug
- GGrittAIAIUnited States$26MSeries A · 4 Aug
- AEAdvanced Electric Machines (AEM)Other sectorsOther sectorsUnited Kingdom$22MGrowth · 4 Aug
- GGIMAIAI-$20MSeries A · 4 Aug
- TTangosAIAI-$20MSeed · 4 Aug
MalachyteMalachyte is an AI platform company founded by experts from Spotify, specializing in real-time, adaptive personalization for moderAIUnited States$10MSeed · 7 Aug
IntelligenceAIAI-$7.9MSeed · 3 Aug- Avatar RoboticsAvatar Robotics is a robotics company based in San Francisco, founded in 2024.Other sectorsUnited States$6.5MSeed · 5 Aug
- SkinBitSkinBit is a healthcare technology company based in Manhattan Beach, California, founded in 2023 by Jonathan Benassaya, a melanoma survivor.HealthtechUnited States$6.0MPre-seed · 5 Aug
- SStrattumAIAIBrazil$3.2MPre-seed · 4 Aug
- STSeeTrue Technologies OyHealthtechHealthtechFinland$2.5MSeed · 5 Aug
- RRampartOther sectorsOther sectorsAustralia$1.6MPre-seed · 6 Aug
EinshipEinship Tecnologia Ltda is a Brazilian technology startup founded in July 2023 and based in Fortaleza, Ceará.AIBrazil$1.0MSeed · 4 Aug- PlinqUtilizamos IA para deixar o mundo mais seguro na hora de se relacionar.Other sectorsBrazil$254KSeed · 7 Aug
TennsaTennsa OS gives your business its own AI.AISouth Africa$61KPre-seed · 7 Aug- PPokeBotAIAIChinaUndisclosedSeed · 6 Aug
- SAStello AIOther sectorsOther sectorsUnited StatesUndisclosedPre-seed · 5 Aug
VisaDocVisaDoc is a cloud-based, AI-powered business visa automation platform that simplifies the visa application process for over 190 gOther sectorsUnited KingdomUndisclosedSeed · 6 Aug
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