Monthly roundup · B2B · October 2026

B2B startup funding, October 2026: Different's $48M Seed leads 12 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026

We read 12 equity rounds in B2B announced in October 2026, raising $104M between them: 2% of all the rounds we read that month and 0% of the money. The largest was Different's $48M Seed, led by General Catalyst. The median seed round was $6.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months across all sectors; at Series A it was $6.5M.

Equity rounds12in B2B, 11 with an amount
Raised$104Macross those rounds
Lead named75%of rounds say who led
Share of the month2%of rounds; 0% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1DifferentSeed · United States · led by General Catalyst$48M
  2. 2Causa PrimaSeed · led by Base10 Partners$20M
  3. 3FinMaqSeries A · Colombia · led by Accion Venture Lab$6.5M
  4. 4DaptaSeed · United States · led by Chingona Ventures$6.0M
  5. 5CapGridSeries B · India · led by Hero Enterprise Venture Partners$5.3M
  6. 6WWisableSeed · United States$5.0M
  7. 7CCollective X HealthPre-seed · United States · led by Council Capital, Anthemis Female Innovators Lab Fund$3.2M
  8. 8VenttupPre-seed · India · led by Rainmatter by Zerodha, Rainmatter$3.0M
  9. 9PParkMundoSeed · Netherlands$2.6M
  10. 10IImersaPre-seed · Brazil · led by Flávio Szenkier$50K

Day by day

Equity rounds in B2B announced each day of October. The busiest day was 13 October, with 3.

1 October31 October

By stage, against the year

Each stage's median this month beside its twelve-month median: the sector's own where we hold enough rounds for a benchmark, otherwise the one across all sectors.

Pre-seed4$3.1Mthis month$2.0M12 months, all sectors
Seed5$6.0Mthis month$5.5M12 months, all sectors
Series A1$6.5Mthis month$20M12 months, all sectors
Series B1$5.3Mthis month$50M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most B2B rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, B2B12
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, B2B$104M
  • Raised, all sectors$59B

The whole of October 2026

Other sectors in October

411 roundsAI→100 roundsFintech→72 roundsHealthcare→67 roundsSoftware→67 roundsRobotics→56 roundsManufacturing→44 roundsSaaS→44 roundsConstruction→42 roundsHardware & Electronics→41 roundsBiotech→34 roundsBig Data & Analytics→33 roundsEnergy→33 roundsLogistics→32 roundsEnterprise Software→29 roundsAerospace & Space→29 roundsHealthtech→28 roundsCybersecurity→26 roundsDefence Tech→25 roundsCloud→24 roundsEntertainment→23 roundsB2C→23 roundsFinancial Services→22 roundsMedical Devices→20 roundsCleantech→19 roundsE-commerce→19 roundsFood & Beverage→18 roundsReal Estate→18 roundsDeeptech→18 roundsSemiconductors→17 roundsAgtech→16 roundsDeveloper Tools→15 roundsWeb3 & Crypto→15 roundsRetail→15 roundsMartech→14 roundsSupply Chain→14 roundsInsurtech→14 roundsTelecoms→14 roundsClimate Tech→13 roundsRegtech→13 roundsAutomotive & EVs→13 roundsChemicals & Materials→12 roundsFuture of Work→12 roundsMedia→12 roundsGaming→11 roundsProfessional Services→11 roundsMarketplaces→11 roundsHR Tech→11 roundsEducation→11 roundsSalestech→10 roundsProptech→10 roundsPharma→10 roundsFashion→10 roundsTravel & Hospitality→