Monthly roundup · Marketplaces · October 2026

Marketplaces startup funding, October 2026: Scimplify's $25M Series C leads 11 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026

We read 11 equity rounds in Marketplaces announced in October 2026, raising $78M between them: 2% of all the rounds we read that month and 0% of the money. The largest was Scimplify's $25M Series C, led by Hitachi Ventures. The median seed round was $2.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months across all sectors; at Series A it was $12M.

Equity rounds11in Marketplaces, 10 with an amount
Raised$78Macross those rounds
Lead named73%of rounds say who led
Share of the month2%of rounds; 0% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1ScimplifySeries C · India · led by Hitachi Ventures$25M
  2. 2Sharp PerformanceSeries A · United States · led by Hidden Variable$18M
  3. 3AutobiaSeries A · Saudi Arabia · led by Artal Capital$12M
  4. 4VECKTASeries A · United States · led by Origin Ventures$11M
  5. 5snagSeed · United States · led by Slow Ventures$4.0M
  6. 6Offe MarketSeed · United States · led by Slauson & Co.$3.0M
  7. 7PParkMundoSeed · Netherlands$2.6M
  8. 8SSalameSeed · Argentina$1.5M
  9. 9BBucketlistt.comSeed · India · led by Kairon Capital$798K
  10. 10AAqar ExitSeed · Egypt$200K

Day by day

Equity rounds in Marketplaces announced each day of October. The busiest day was 20 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.

Seed6$2.0Mthis month$5.5M12 months, all sectors
Series A3$12Mthis month$20M12 months, all sectors
Series C1$25Mthis month$100M12 months, all sectors
Growth1-this month$113M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most Marketplaces rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Marketplaces11
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Marketplaces$78M
  • 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 roundsFuture of Work→12 roundsB2B→12 roundsMedia→12 roundsGaming→11 roundsProfessional Services→11 roundsHR Tech→11 roundsEducation→11 roundsSalestech→10 roundsProptech→10 roundsPharma→10 roundsFashion→10 roundsTravel & Hospitality→