Weekly funding roundup · 7 September to 13 September 2026
Startup funding, week of 7 September: Mistral AI's $3.5B Series D leads 72 rounds
We read 72 equity rounds announced from 7 September to 13 September 2026, raising $14B between them. The largest was Mistral AI's $3.5B Series D, led by Samsung Electronics. The median seed round was $5.3M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $13M. Sequoia Capital led the most rounds, with 2.
Equity rounds72announced this week, 70 with an amount
Raised$14Bacross those rounds
Lead named89%of rounds say who led
Countries19where this week's rounds were raised
The biggest rounds
- 1
Mistral AISeries D · France · led by Samsung Electronics$3.5B - 2TThe Boring Co.Growth · United States$3.0B
- 3
CognitionSeries E · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz, Accel$2.0B - 4
Stoke Space TechnologiesSeries E · United States · led by Spark Capital, Point72 Ventures$1.0B - 5
Positron AISeries C · led by New Enterprise Associates, Valor Equity Partners$875M - 6
Mach IndustriesSeries C · United States$600M - 7
HarveyGrowth · United States · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Diffusion$550M - 8
The Exploration CompanySeries C · Germany · led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico$450M - 9
UniPatGrowth · led by Alibaba$300M - 10RRightway HealthcareSeries E · United States · led by Francisco Partners$155M
France · led by Samsung Electronics
United States
Germany · led by Bessemer Venture Partners, AtomicoBy 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 States22
- United Kingdom9
- India7
- Canada4
- Germany3
- China3
United Kingdom
India
Canada
ChinaUnited States had the most rounds this week.
In what
- AI40
- Healthcare9
- Fintech8
- Robotics7
- Logistics7
- Big Data & Analytics6
- Automotive & EVs6
- Construction5
AI was the busiest sector.