Monthly roundup · Semiconductors · October 2026
Semiconductors startup funding, October 2026: Fractile's $700M Series C leads 18 rounds
We read 18 equity rounds in Semiconductors announced in October 2026, raising $2.0B between them: 2% of all the rounds we read that month and 3% of the money. The largest was Fractile's $700M Series C, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint. The median seed round was $8.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months across all sectors; at Series A it was $11M.
Equity rounds18in Semiconductors, 12 with an amount
Raised$2.0Bacross those rounds
Lead named83%of rounds say who led
Share of the month2%of rounds; 3% of the money
The biggest rounds
- 1
FractileSeries C · United Kingdom · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint$700M - 2
FuriosaAISeries D · South Korea · led by National Growth Fund, National Growth Fund of Korea$620M - 3
VinciSeries B · United States · led by Temasek Holdings, Advent International$250M - 4NNano-core ChipSeries C · China · led by JianTou Investment$150M
- 5
Salience LabsSeries B · United Kingdom · led by Bullhound Capital$125M - 6MMueon Corp.Series A · United States · led by Maverick Silicon$65M
- 7UUbitium GmbHSeed · Germany · led by Ibex Investors$14M
- 8PPhoton BridgeSeries A · Netherlands · led by 360 Capital, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund$11M
- 9
NanoForge AISeed · South Korea · led by Mirae Asset Venture Investment$11M - 10
MintNeuroSeries A · United Kingdom · led by Odyssey Ventures$5.0M
United Kingdom · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint
South Korea · led by National Growth Fund, National Growth Fund of Korea
United States · led by Temasek Holdings, Advent International
China · led by JianTou Investment
Germany · led by Ibex Investors
Netherlands · led by 360 Capital, Amadeus APEX Technology FundDay by day
Equity rounds in Semiconductors announced each day of October. The busiest day was 14 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.
Where
- United States5
- China4
- United Kingdom3
- South Korea2
- India1
- Japan1
- Netherlands1
- Germany1
United States had the most Semiconductors rounds this month.
Against the month
- Rounds, Semiconductors18
- Rounds, all sectors733
- Raised, Semiconductors$2.0B
- Raised, all sectors$59B
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→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→