New this week · Week 38, 2026
14–20 September 2026
48 startups raised a first round we recorded between 14–20 September 2026, in 21 countries. 48 reported an amount, $1.4B between them; the biggest was barq with $330M. Most were in AI, Cleantech and Biotech.
25 without a founding year on record.
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.
23 of 48 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
Startups by country, 21 countries in all.
31 startups · $919M raised
3 startups · $106M raised
2 startups · $5.9M raised
2 startups · $331M raised
10 startups · $82M raised
Open any company for its first round and its investors, or search the investors who write first cheques in the app, with filters, lists and exports.