Weekly funding roundup · 20 July to 26 July 2026

Startup funding, week of 20 July: Atoms's $1.7B Series C leads 47 rounds

We read 47 equity rounds announced from 20 July to 26 July 2026, raising $4.8B between them. The largest was Atoms's $1.7B Series C, led by Andreessen Horowitz. The median seed round was $4.5M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $15M.

Equity rounds47announced this week, 44 with an amount
Raised$4.8Bacross those rounds
Lead named83%of rounds say who led
Countries15where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1AAtomsSeries C · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz$1.7B
  2. 2AAnt InternationalSeries A$1.2B
  3. 3CuspAISeries B · United Kingdom · led by New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins$450M
  4. 4SSilaGrowth · United States · led by Sutter Hill Ventures, Atreides Management$300M
  5. 5GGlowSeries A · United States · led by Sequoia Capital$180M
  6. 6HHumanoidSeries A · United Kingdom · led by Prime Movers Lab$152M
  7. 7YYimu TechGrowth · China$148M
  8. 8CCrystalys TherapeuticsSeries B · led by Frazier Life Sciences$130M
  9. 9CasheaSeries B · Venezuela · led by FinSight Ventures$100M
  10. 10CorgiSeries B · United States$64M

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-seed4$10Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed22$4.5Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A13$15Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B4$115Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C1$1.7Bthis week$100M12-month median
Growth3$148Mthis week$108M12-month median

Where

  • United States21
  • United Kingdom7
  • Germany3
  • China2
  • Egypt1
  • Belgium1

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI28
  • Fintech11
  • Manufacturing6
  • Robotics5
  • Biotech4
  • Big Data & Analytics4
  • Healthcare4
  • Energy4

AI was the busiest sector.