Weekly funding roundup · 27 July to 2 August 2026

Startup funding, week of 27 July: Shield AI's $1.5B Series G leads 49 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 3 August 2026Updated 25 October 2026

We read 49 equity rounds announced from 27 July to 2 August 2026, raising $5.7B between them. The largest was Shield AI's $1.5B Series G, led by Advent International and JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group. The median seed round was $10M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $15M. Insight Partners led the most rounds, with 2.

Equity rounds49announced this week, 49 with an amount
Raised$5.7Bacross those rounds
Lead named86%of rounds say who led
Countries12where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1Shield AISeries G · United States · led by Advent International, JPMorgan Chase's Strategic Investment Group$1.5B
  2. 2CCommonwealth Fusion SystemsGrowth · United States$1.0B
  3. 3Multiverse ComputingSeries C · Spain · led by ForgePoint Capital, Bullhound Capital$570M
  4. 4Antora EnergySeries C · United States · led by Eclipse, G2 Venture Partners$550M
  5. 5K2 SpaceSeries D · United States · led by Kleiner Perkins, ICONIQ Capital$500M
  6. 6ThreatLockerGrowth · United States · led by Elephant$190M
  7. 7DwellySeries B · United Kingdom · led by General Catalyst, EQT$170M
  8. 8EliyanSeries C · United States · led by Seligman Ventures$145M
  9. 9OOnyx SecuritySeries B · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$113M
  10. 10ggroundcoverSeries C · Israel · led by Morgan Stanley Investment Management, One Peak$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-seed5$4.3Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed14$10Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A11$15Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B7$40Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C5$145Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D1$500Mthis week$158M12-month median
Growth3$190Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

  • United States23
  • United Kingdom7
  • Australia3
  • Spain1
  • Argentina1
  • Hungary1

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI37
  • Cybersecurity7
  • Aerospace & Space4
  • Climate Tech4
  • Big Data & Analytics4
  • Medical Devices3
  • Enterprise Software3
  • Hardware & Electronics3

AI was the busiest sector.