# 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.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/weekly/2026-08-24 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Equity rounds **57** announced this week, 54 with an amount

Raised **$3.2B** across those rounds

Lead named **81%** of rounds say who led

Countries **20** where this week's rounds were raised

## The biggest rounds

- [1 **Instinct** Series B · United States · led by Index Ventures, Benchmark **$250M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/instinct)
- [2 R **REGENT Craft** Series B · United States · led by AE Ventures, Mare Liberum **$240M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/regent-craft)
- [3 **Owner** Series D · United States · led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives **$240M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/owner)
- [4 **General Intuition** Growth · United States · led by AgriZeroNZ **$220M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-intuition)
- [5 **Generalist** Series B · led by 8VC **$200M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/generalist)
- [6 **Gatik** Series D · United States · led by Qatar Ban, Koch Disruptive Technologies **$200M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatik)
- [7 **Socure** Growth · United States **$156M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/socure)
- [8 **Emerald AI** Series A · United States · led by DCVC, Energize Capital **$150M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/emerald-ai)
- [9 E **Erco Energía** Series C · Colombia **$129M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/erco-energia)
- [10 A **AusperBio Therapeutics** Series C · United States · led by Harbert Growth Partners **$120M**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ausperbio-therapeutics)

## 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) *6* **$2.2M** this week **$2.0M** 12-month median

[Seed](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/seed) *11* **$4.0M** this week **$5.5M** 12-month median

[Series A](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-a) *19* **$36M** this week **$20M** 12-month median

[Series B](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-b) *8* **$53M** this week **$50M** 12-month median

[Series C](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-c) *6* **$88M** this week **$100M** 12-month median

[Series D](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/series-d) *2* **$220M** this week **$158M** 12-month median

[Growth](https://millionrounds.com/benchmarks/growth) *4* **$188M** this week **$108M** 12-month median

## The most active leads

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

- [**General Catalyst** Cityblock Health, Transfyr *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- [**8VC** Generalist, Standard Metrics *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)
- [**Highland Europe** Adaptyv, Adapyv Bio *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-europe)
- [**Harbert Growth Partners** AusperBio Therapeutics, Yardstik *2 led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-growth-partners)

## Where

- United States **24**
- United Kingdom **8**
- India **5**
- Brazil **2**
- Austria **1**
- Bangladesh **1**

United States had the most rounds this week.

## In what

- AI **32**
- Fintech **8**
- Robotics **6**
- Software **5**
- Biotech **5**
- Big Data & Analytics **4**
- Construction **4**
- Healthcare **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)