Monthly roundup · Software · October 2026

Software startup funding, October 2026: Legora's $550M Series E leads 67 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 1 November 2026Updated 3 November 2026

We read 67 equity rounds in Software announced in October 2026, raising $1.9B between them: 9% of all the rounds we read that month and 3% of the money. The largest was Legora's $550M Series E, led by Atreides Management. The median seed round was $6.1M, against $5.0M over the last twelve months in Software; at Series A it was $16M.

Equity rounds67in Software, 58 with an amount
Raised$1.9Bacross those rounds
Lead named82%of rounds say who led
Share of the month9%of rounds; 3% of the money

The biggest rounds

  1. 1LegoraSeries E · Sweden · led by Atreides Management$550M
  2. 2Infinigence AISeries C · China$344M
  3. 3VinciSeries B · United States · led by Temasek Holdings, Advent International$250M
  4. 4CollectiveSeries B · United States · led by General Catalyst, QED Investors$100M
  5. 5&TruthSeed · United States$70M
  6. 6PPSV TechPre-seed · Denmark$63M
  7. 7HyphenateSeries A · United States · led by Nexus Venture Partners$45M
  8. 8WiremindGrowth · France · led by IronWave$39M
  9. 9WWatchtower LabsSeed · United States · led by Shield Capital, Conviction$35M
  10. 10ScubaSeed · United States · led by Accel, IVP$34M

Day by day

Equity rounds in Software announced each day of October. The busiest day was 21 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-seed17$2.0Mthis month$2.0M12 months here
Seed24$6.1Mthis month$5.0M12 months here
Series A13$16Mthis month$18M12 months here
Series B4$66Mthis month$50M12 months, all sectors
Series C1$344Mthis month$100M12 months, all sectors
Growth7$34Mthis month$113M12 months, all sectors

Where

United States had the most Software rounds this month.

Against the month

  • Rounds, Software67
  • Rounds, all sectors733
  • Raised, Software$1.9B
  • Raised, all sectors$59B

The whole of October 2026

Other sectors in October

411 roundsAI→100 roundsFintech→72 roundsHealthcare→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 roundsMarketplaces→11 roundsHR Tech→11 roundsEducation→11 roundsSalestech→10 roundsProptech→10 roundsPharma→10 roundsFashion→10 roundsTravel & Hospitality→