Weekly funding roundup · 24 August to 30 August 2026
Startup funding, week of 24 August: Instinct's $250M Series B leads 57 rounds
We read 57 equity rounds announced from 24 August to 30 August 2026, raising $3.2B between them. The largest was Instinct's $250M Series B, led by Index Ventures and Benchmark. The median seed round was $4.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $36M. General Catalyst led the most rounds, with 2.
Equity rounds57announced this week, 54 with an amount
Raised$3.2Bacross those rounds
Lead named81%of rounds say who led
Countries20where this week's rounds were raised
The biggest rounds
- 1
InstinctSeries B · United States · led by Index Ventures, Benchmark$250M - 2RREGENT CraftSeries B · United States · led by AE Ventures, Mare Liberum$240M
- 3
OwnerSeries D · United States · led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives$240M - 4
General IntuitionGrowth · United States · led by AgriZeroNZ$220M - 5
GeneralistSeries B · led by 8VC$200M - 6
GatikSeries D · United States · led by Qatar Ban, Koch Disruptive Technologies$200M - 7
SocureGrowth · United States$156M - 8
Emerald AISeries A · United States · led by DCVC, Energize Capital$150M - 9EErco EnergíaSeries C · Colombia$129M
- 10AAusperBio TherapeuticsSeries C · United States · led by Harbert Growth Partners$120M
United States · led by Index Ventures, Benchmark
ColombiaBy 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.
The most active leads
Firms that led two or more of the week's rounds.
Where
- United States24
- United Kingdom8
- India5
- Brazil2
- Austria1
- Bangladesh1
United Kingdom
India
Brazil
Austria
BangladeshUnited States had the most rounds this week.
In what
- AI32
- Fintech8
- Robotics6
- Software5
- Biotech5
- Big Data & Analytics4
- Construction4
- Healthcare4
AI was the busiest sector.