Weekly funding roundup · 13 July to 19 July 2026

Startup funding, week of 13 July: Helsing's $1.8B Series E leads 51 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 20 July 2026Updated 31 October 2026

We read 51 equity rounds announced from 13 July to 19 July 2026, raising $7.4B between them. The largest was Helsing's $1.8B Series E, led by General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The median seed round was $5.8M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $24M. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the most rounds, with 2.

Equity rounds51announced this week, 50 with an amount
Raised$7.4Bacross those rounds
Lead named75%of rounds say who led
Countries16where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1HelsingSeries E · Germany · led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners$1.8B
  2. 2Fireworks AISeries D · United States · led by Index Ventures, TCV$1.5B
  3. 3Neko HealthSeries C · Sweden · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, O.G. Venture Partners$700M
  4. 4WWonderGrowth · United States · led by Tactile Ventures$650M
  5. 5PixVerseSeries C · Singapore$439M
  6. 6AdvanCellSeries D · Australia · led by Ally Bridge Group, Alpha Wave$315M
  7. 7Walden RoboticsSeed · United States · led by Toyota Ventures, Toyota Motor Corporation$300M
  8. 8EmergentSeries C · United States · led by Creaegis$130M
  9. 9BRINCGrowth · United States · led by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital$125M
  10. 10GauntletSeries C · United States · led by SBI Group$125M

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-seed1$634Kthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed18$5.8Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A9$24Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B5$65Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C9$98Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D3$315Mthis week$158M12-month median
Growth4$120Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

  • United States23
  • United Kingdom6
  • Australia4
  • Singapore2
  • Germany1
  • Canada1

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI28
  • Fintech8
  • Software7
  • Climate Tech5
  • Healthcare5
  • Financial Services4
  • Manufacturing4
  • Aerospace & Space4

AI was the busiest sector.