Monthly roundup · Healthtech · October 2026

Healthtech startup funding, October 2026: Yazen Health's $56M Growth leads 29 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026

We read 29 equity rounds in Healthtech announced in October 2026, raising $435M between them: 4% of all the rounds we read that month and 1% of the money. The largest was Yazen Health's $56M Growth, led by Verdane. The median seed round was $4.5M, against $4.3M over the last twelve months in Healthtech; at Series A it was $13M. EST Growmore led the most rounds, with 2.

Equity rounds29in Healthtech, 29 with an amount
Raised$435Macross those rounds
Lead named69%of rounds say who led
Share of the month4%of rounds; 1% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1YYazen HealthGrowth · Sweden · led by Verdane$56M
  2. 2ScarletSeries B · United Kingdom · led by Headline$50M
  3. 3SabiSeed · United States · led by Khosla Ventures$50M
  4. 4AAliceSeries D · Brazil · led by International Finance Corporation, Corporación Financiera Internacional (IFC)$40M
  5. 5AABA LifeGrowth · Morocco · led by Admaius Capital Partners$40M
  6. 6HealthleapSeries A · South Africa · led by Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital$38M
  7. 7AllaraGrowth · United States$30M
  8. 8VVoccaSeries A · France$20M
  9. 9CentSeries A · India · led by Blume Ventures$15M
  10. 10adsilicoSeries A · United Kingdom · led by PXN Ventures$13M

Day by day

Equity rounds in Healthtech announced each day of October. The busiest day was 26 October, with 4.

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-seed6$1.4Mthis month$2.0M12 months, all sectors
Seed9$4.5Mthis month$4.3M12 months here
Series A8$13Mthis month$13M12 months here
Series B1$50Mthis month$50M12 months, all sectors
Series C1$11Mthis month$100M12 months, all sectors
Series D1$40Mthis month$150M12 months, all sectors
Growth3$40Mthis month$113M12 months, all sectors

The most active leads

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

Where

United Kingdom had the most Healthtech rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Healthtech29
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Healthtech$435M
  • 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→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→