Weekly funding roundup · 29 June to 5 July 2026

Startup funding, week of 29 June: Kling AI's $3.0B Growth leads 52 rounds

We read 52 equity rounds announced from 29 June to 5 July 2026, raising $8.7B between them. The largest was Kling AI's $3.0B Growth, led by CPE and CITIC Securities. The median seed round was $4.5M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $25M.

Equity rounds52announced this week, 51 with an amount
Raised$8.7Bacross those rounds
Lead named85%of rounds say who led
Countries20where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1KKling AIGrowth · China · led by CPE, CITIC Securities$3.0B
  2. 2Sharon AIGrowth · Australia · led by Situational Awareness$1.6B
  3. 3Quantum SystemsSeries D · Germany · led by Blackstone Group, Advent International$1.2B
  4. 4Together AISeries C · United States · led by Aramco Ventures$800M
  5. 5EtchedSeries C · United States · led by Sequoia Capital, Stripes$300M
  6. 6QuantifindGrowth · United States · led by Summit Partners$200M
  7. 7LeapXpertGrowth · United States · led by Riverwood Capital$180M
  8. 8BehavoxGrowth · led by HPS Investment Partners$175M
  9. 988090 LabsSeries A · United States · led by Salesforce Ventures$135M
  10. 10EntSeed · United States · led by Decibel$100M

By stage, against the year

Each stage's median this week beside its median over the last twelve months. A single week is a small sample, so read the gap as a hint, not a trend.

Pre-seed2$2.5Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed18$4.5Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A13$25Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B6$46Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C4$198Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D1$1.2Bthis week$158M12-month median
Growth8$180Mthis week$108M12-month median

Where

  • United States17
  • United Kingdom6
  • India4
  • Germany3
  • Australia2
  • Brazil2

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI29
  • Fintech9
  • Robotics6
  • Cybersecurity5
  • Software4
  • Construction4
  • Healthcare4
  • Regtech4

AI was the busiest sector.