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

> We read 51 equity rounds announced from 13 July to 19 July 2026, raising $7.4B between them.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/weekly/2026-07-13 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Equity rounds **51** announced this week, 50 with an amount

Raised **$7.4B** across those rounds

Lead named **75%** of rounds say who led

Countries **16** where this week's rounds were raised

## The biggest rounds

- [1 **Helsing** Series E · Germany · led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners **$1.8B**](https://millionrounds.com/company/helsing)
- [2 **Fireworks AI** Series D · United States · led by Index Ventures, TCV **$1.5B**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fireworks-ai)
- [3 **Neko Health** Series C · Sweden · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, O.G. Venture Partners **$700M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neko-health)
- [4 W **Wonder** Growth · United States · led by Tactile Ventures **$650M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder)
- [5 **PixVerse** Series C · Singapore **$439M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixverse)
- [6 **AdvanCell** Series D · Australia · led by Ally Bridge Group, Alpha Wave **$315M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/advancell)
- [7 **Walden Robotics** Seed · United States · led by Toyota Ventures, Toyota Motor Corporation **$300M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics)
- [8 **Emergent** Series C · United States · led by Creaegis **$130M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/emergent)
- [9 **BRINC** Growth · United States · led by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital **$125M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/brinc)
- [10 **Gauntlet** Series C · United States · led by SBI Group **$125M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gauntlet)

## 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-seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/pre-seed) *1* **$634K** this week **$2.0M** 12-month median

[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed) *18* **$5.8M** this week **$5.5M** 12-month median

[Series A](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a) *9* **$24M** this week **$20M** 12-month median

[Series B](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b) *5* **$65M** this week **$50M** 12-month median

[Series C](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c) *9* **$98M** this week **$100M** 12-month median

[Series D](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-d) *3* **$315M** this week **$158M** 12-month median

[Growth](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth) *4* **$120M** this week **$108M** 12-month median

## The most active leads

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

- [**Lightspeed Venture Partners** Helsing, Neko Health *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)
- [**Tactile Ventures** Fora, Wonder *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tactile-ventures)

## Where

- United States **23**
- United Kingdom **6**
- Australia **4**
- Singapore **2**
- Germany **1**
- Canada **1**

United States had the most rounds this week.

## In what

- AI **28**
- Fintech **8**
- Software **7**
- Climate Tech **5**
- Healthcare **5**
- Financial Services **4**
- Manufacturing **4**
- Aerospace & Space **4**

AI was the busiest sector.

**How this roundup is made**

It is written from the rounds we read that week in named articles and filings. Only equity rounds with a stage count towards the figures; debt, grants and public companies' raises do not. We read more sources every month, so the number of rounds says more about our coverage than about the market: compare medians, not totals. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a mistake](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)