Monthly roundup · Fintech · October 2026

Fintech startup funding, October 2026: Ramp's $1.9B Growth leads 100 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026

We read 100 equity rounds in Fintech announced in October 2026, raising $6.4B between them: 14% of all the rounds we read that month and 11% of the money. The largest was Ramp's $1.9B Growth, led by Thrive Capital and Dragoneer Investment. The median seed round was $4.7M, against $5.0M over the last twelve months in Fintech; at Series A it was $14M. Sequoia Capital led the most rounds, with 3.

Equity rounds100in Fintech, 89 with an amount
Raised$6.4Bacross those rounds
Lead named75%of rounds say who led
Share of the month14%of rounds; 11% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1RampGrowth · United States · led by Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment$1.9B
  2. 2KalshiSeries G · United States · led by Sequoia Capital, Wellington Management$1.0B
  3. 3ID FinanceGrowth · Spain$610M
  4. 4WealthsimpleGrowth · Canada · led by GIC$425M
  5. 5AjaibSeries C · Indonesia$270M
  6. 6WhopSeries D · United States · led by Sequoia Capital, Shopify Ventures$200M
  7. 7ValonSeries D · United States$150M
  8. 8Salmon GroupGrowth · Philippines$140M
  9. 9CapitolisSeries E · United States · led by Citibank$120M
  10. 10HomewardSeries D · United States · led by Saluda Grade$120M

Day by day

Equity rounds in Fintech announced each day of October. The busiest day was 20 October, with 10.

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-seed20$3.2Mthis month$2.4M12 months here
Seed25$4.7Mthis month$5.0M12 months here
Series A23$14Mthis month$16M12 months here
Series B10$35Mthis month$40M12 months here
Series C5$40Mthis month$68M12 months here
Series D3$150Mthis month$150M12 months, all sectors
Growth10$56Mthis month$56M12 months here

The most active leads

Firms that led two or more of the month's rounds in Fintech.

Where

United States had the most Fintech rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Fintech100
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Fintech$6.4B
  • Raised, all sectors$59B

The whole of October 2026

Other sectors in October

411 roundsAI→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 roundsB2B→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→