Weekly funding roundup · 31 August to 6 September 2026

Startup funding, week of 31 August: Crusoe's $3.0B Growth leads 55 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Updated 27 October 2026

We read 55 equity rounds announced from 31 August to 6 September 2026, raising $6.9B between them. The largest was Crusoe's $3.0B Growth, led by Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management. The median seed round was $3.9M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $32M. Andreessen Horowitz led the most rounds, with 3.

Equity rounds55announced this week, 52 with an amount
Raised$6.9Bacross those rounds
Lead named78%of rounds say who led
Countries16where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1CrusoeGrowth · United States · led by Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management$3.0B
  2. 2WWonderfulSeries C · Israel · led by Insight Partners$550M
  3. 3TTripo AISeries B · United States · led by MPCi$446M
  4. 4VVASTSeries B · China · led by Matrix Partners$446M
  5. 5Snorkel AIGrowth · United States · led by S32, Insight Partners$350M
  6. 6DavidSeries B · United States · led by Valor Equity Partners, Greenoaks$250M
  7. 7Scan.comGrowth · United Kingdom · led by Noteus Partners$220M
  8. 8FFelix PagoSeries B · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst$200M
  9. 9FFélixSeries C · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst$200M
  10. 10LyteSeries C · United States · led by Maverick Silicon$165M

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-seed8$2.1Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed17$3.9Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A9$32Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B9$163Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C4$183Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D1$55Mthis week$158M12-month median
Growth6$147Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

  • United States21
  • Canada6
  • Australia4
  • Germany3
  • China2
  • Brazil2

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI34
  • Fintech9
  • Healthcare8
  • Big Data & Analytics5
  • Cybersecurity5
  • Energy5
  • Software4
  • Hardware & Electronics4

AI was the busiest sector.