# Future of Work startup funding, October 2026: Vitalize's $31M Series A leads 12 rounds > 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. Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/future-of-work (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Equity rounds **12** in Future of Work, 9 with an amount Raised **$74M** across those rounds Lead named **75%** of rounds say who led Share of the month **2%** of rounds; 0% of the money ## The biggest rounds - [1 **Vitalize** Series A · United States · led by Oak HC/FT **$31M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitalize) - [2 F **Firstwork** Series A · United States · led by Earlybird Venture Capital **$15M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstwork) - [3 **ShareWillow** Seed · United States **$8.5M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharewillow) - [4 **Salary Hero** Series A · Thailand · led by Cento Ventures **$7.6M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/salary-hero) - [5 J **Jooba** Seed · United States · led by A16z Speedrun **$4.0M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jooba) - [6 C **Colare** Pre-seed · United States **$2.5M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/colare) - [7 **Sprout Family** Seed · Canada · led by BDC Thrive Venture Fund **$2.5M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-family) - [8 **Fronted** Seed · Norway · led by Kaknäs Invest **$1.9M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fronted) - [9 C **CurvetAI** Pre-seed · India · led by Merak Ventures **$622K**](https://millionrounds.com/company/curvetai) ## Day by day Equity rounds in Future of Work announced each day of October. The busiest day was 15 October, with 2. 1 October 31 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-seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed) *3* **$1.6M** this month **$2.0M** 12 months, all sectors [Seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed) *5* **$3.2M** this month **$5.5M** 12 months, all sectors [Series A](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a) *3* **$15M** this month **$20M** 12 months, all sectors [Growth](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth) *1* **-** this month **$113M** 12 months, all sectors ## Where - [United States](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/united-states) **6** - [India](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/india) **1** - [Japan](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/japan) **1** - [Canada](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/canada) **1** - Norway **1** - Thailand **1** - Nigeria **1** United States had the most Future of Work rounds this month. ## Against the month - Rounds, Future of Work **12** - Rounds, all sectors **733** - Raised, Future of Work **$74M** - Raised, all sectors **$59B** [The whole of October 2026](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10) ## Other sectors in October [411 rounds **AI** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/ai)[100 rounds **Fintech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/fintech)[72 rounds **Healthcare** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/healthcare)[67 rounds **Software** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/software)[67 rounds **Robotics** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/robotics)[56 rounds **Manufacturing** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/manufacturing)[44 rounds **SaaS** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/saas)[44 rounds **Construction** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/construction)[42 rounds **Hardware & Electronics** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/hardware)[41 rounds **Biotech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/biotech)[34 rounds **Big Data & Analytics** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/big-data)[33 rounds **Energy** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/energy)[33 rounds **Logistics** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/logistics)[32 rounds **Enterprise Software** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/enterprise-software)[29 rounds **Aerospace & Space** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/aerospace)[29 rounds **Healthtech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/healthtech)[28 rounds **Cybersecurity** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/cybersecurity)[26 rounds **Defence Tech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/defensetech)[25 rounds **Cloud** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/cloud)[24 rounds **Entertainment** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/entertainment)[23 rounds **B2C** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/b2c)[23 rounds **Financial Services** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/financial-services)[22 rounds **Medical Devices** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/medical-device)[20 rounds **Cleantech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/cleantech)[19 rounds **E-commerce** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/ecommerce)[19 rounds **Food & Beverage** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/food-beverage)[18 rounds **Real Estate** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/real-estate)[18 rounds **Deeptech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/deeptech)[18 rounds **Semiconductors** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/semiconductors)[17 rounds **Agtech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/agtech)[16 rounds **Developer Tools** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/developer-tools)[15 rounds **Web3 & Crypto** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/web3)[15 rounds **Retail** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/retail)[15 rounds **Martech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/martech)[14 rounds **Supply Chain** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/supply-chain)[14 rounds **Insurtech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/insurtech)[14 rounds **Telecoms** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/telecom)[14 rounds **Climate Tech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/climate)[13 rounds **Regtech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/regtech)[13 rounds **Automotive & EVs** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/automotive)[13 rounds **Chemicals & Materials** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/chemicals)[12 rounds **B2B** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/b2b)[12 rounds **Media** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/media)[12 rounds **Gaming** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/gaming)[11 rounds **Professional Services** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/consulting)[11 rounds **Marketplaces** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/marketplace)[11 rounds **HR Tech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/hrtech)[11 rounds **Education** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/education)[11 rounds **Salestech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/salestech)[10 rounds **Proptech** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/proptech)[10 rounds **Pharma** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/pharma)[10 rounds **Fashion** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/fashion)[10 rounds **Travel & Hospitality** *→*](https://millionrounds.com/news/monthly/2026-10/sector/traveltech) **How this roundup is made** It is written from the rounds we read that month in named articles and filings, by the sectors we file each company under; a company can sit in more than one, so sector roundups overlap. Only equity rounds with a stage count; debt, grants and public companies' raises do not. Each sector with 10 or more equity rounds in a month gets its own roundup. We read more sources every month, so compare medians, not totals. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a mistake](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)