Weekly funding roundup · 6 July to 12 July 2026

Startup funding, week of 6 July: Blue Origin's $10B Growth leads 42 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 13 July 2026Updated 25 October 2026

We read 42 equity rounds announced from 6 July to 12 July 2026, raising $16B between them. The largest was Blue Origin's $10B Growth, led by Coatue Asset Management. The median seed round was $5.7M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $18M. Khosla Ventures led the most rounds, with 2.

Equity rounds42announced this week, 40 with an amount
Raised$16Bacross those rounds
Lead named86%of rounds say who led
Countries17where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1Blue OriginGrowth · United States · led by Coatue Asset Management$10B
  2. 2JJoulentGrowth · United States · led by National Grid$1.8B
  3. 3SambaNova SystemsGrowth · United States · led by General Atlantic$1.0B
  4. 4RampLate stage · United States · led by GIC, ICONIQ Capital$750M
  5. 5Proxima FusionSeries B · Germany · led by XTX Ventures, East X Ventures$468M
  6. 6OratomicSeries A · United States · led by Khosla Ventures, Spark Capital$300M
  7. 7SkelloGrowth · France · led by Bridgepoint, Bridgepoint Development Capital$229M
  8. 8Even RealitiesSeries B · China · led by Tengxun Touzi, Meituan$150M
  9. 9Quaise EnergySeries B · United States · led by Prelude Ventures$134M
  10. 10Prime IntellectSeries A · United States · led by Radical Ventures$130M

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-seed3$3.0Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed8$5.7Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A8$18Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B9$90Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C3$76Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D3$67Mthis week$158M12-month median
Growth7$614Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

Firms that led two or more of the week's rounds.

Where

  • United States17
  • United Kingdom5
  • Germany3
  • India2
  • France2
  • Colombia1

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI22
  • Fintech9
  • Web3 & Crypto4
  • Energy4
  • Construction4
  • Healthcare3
  • Hardware & Electronics3
  • Manufacturing3

AI was the busiest sector.