Monthly roundup · Future of Work · October 2026

Future of Work startup funding, October 2026: Vitalize's $31M Series A leads 12 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026

We read 12 equity rounds in Future of Work announced in October 2026, raising $74M between them: 2% of all the rounds we read that month and 0% of the money. The largest was Vitalize's $31M Series A, led by Oak HC/FT. The median seed round was $3.2M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months across all sectors; at Series A it was $15M.

Equity rounds12in Future of Work, 9 with an amount
Raised$74Macross those rounds
Lead named75%of rounds say who led
Share of the month2%of rounds; 0% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1VitalizeSeries A · United States · led by Oak HC/FT$31M
  2. 2FFirstworkSeries A · United States · led by Earlybird Venture Capital$15M
  3. 3ShareWillowSeed · United States$8.5M
  4. 4Salary HeroSeries A · Thailand · led by Cento Ventures$7.6M
  5. 5JJoobaSeed · United States · led by A16z Speedrun$4.0M
  6. 6CColarePre-seed · United States$2.5M
  7. 7Sprout FamilySeed · Canada · led by BDC Thrive Venture Fund$2.5M
  8. 8FrontedSeed · Norway · led by Kaknäs Invest$1.9M
  9. 9CCurvetAIPre-seed · India · led by Merak Ventures$622K

Day by day

Equity rounds in Future of Work announced each day of October. The busiest day was 15 October, with 2.

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-seed3$1.6Mthis month$2.0M12 months, all sectors
Seed5$3.2Mthis month$5.5M12 months, all sectors
Series A3$15Mthis month$20M12 months, all sectors
Growth1-this month$113M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most Future of Work rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Future of Work12
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Future of Work$74M
  • 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 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→