Monthly roundup · Manufacturing · October 2026

Manufacturing startup funding, October 2026: Re:Build's $2.1B Growth leads 56 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026Updated 4 November 2026

We read 56 equity rounds in Manufacturing announced in October 2026, raising $4.2B between them: 8% of all the rounds we read that month and 7% of the money. The largest was Re:Build's $2.1B Growth, led by General Catalyst and JP Morgan Chase. The median seed round was $3.8M, against $4.8M over the last twelve months in Manufacturing; at Series A it was $13M.

Equity rounds56in Manufacturing, 49 with an amount
Raised$4.2Bacross those rounds
Lead named82%of rounds say who led
Share of the month8%of rounds; 7% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1Re:BuildGrowth · United States · led by General Catalyst, JP Morgan Chase$2.1B
  2. 2Varda Space IndustriesSeries D · United States$251M
  3. 3AArda Industries Inc.Series A · United States · led by Accel, Khosla Ventures$232M
  4. 4Mujin, Inc.Series D · Japan · led by SK Square$224M
  5. 5Group14 TechnologiesSeries D · United States$169M
  6. 6FFAIRINOSeries D · China · led by Meituan, Meituan Longzhu$150M
  7. 7EEka Robotics Inc.Series A · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime Capital$150M
  8. 8FFirehawk DefenseSeries D · United States · led by Advent International, Rochefort Asset Management$150M
  9. 9TractianSeries D · Brazil · led by Sapphire Ventures, Catalyst$130M
  10. 10Peak EnergySeries B · United States · led by GM Ventures$108M

Day by day

Equity rounds in Manufacturing announced each day of October. The busiest day was 22 October, with 7.

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-seed7$5.5Mthis month$2.0M12 months, all sectors
Seed15$3.8Mthis month$4.8M12 months here
Series A14$13Mthis month$18M12 months here
Series B4$38Mthis month$50M12 months, all sectors
Series C1$20Mthis month$100M12 months, all sectors
Series D6$160Mthis month$150M12 months, all sectors
Growth8$14Mthis month$113M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most Manufacturing rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Manufacturing56
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Manufacturing$4.2B
  • Raised, all sectors$59B

The whole of October 2026

Other sectors in October

411 roundsAI→100 roundsFintech→72 roundsHealthcare→67 roundsSoftware→67 roundsRobotics→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→