Weekly funding roundup · 14 September to 20 September 2026

Startup funding, week of 14 September: Crusoe's $3.9B Series F leads 106 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Updated 25 October 2026

We read 106 equity rounds announced from 14 September to 20 September 2026, raising $11B between them. The largest was Crusoe's $3.9B Series F, led by Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management. The median seed round was $4.6M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $20M. General Catalyst led the most rounds, with 3.

Equity rounds106announced this week, 104 with an amount
Raised$11Bacross those rounds
Lead named85%of rounds say who led
Countries28where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1CrusoeSeries F · United States · led by Valor Equity Partners, Atreides Management$3.9B
  2. 2GroqGrowth · United States · led by Disruptive$750M
  3. 3TemporalSeries E · United States · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management$550M
  4. 4DD-RoboticsSeries C · China · led by Mirae Asset$400M
  5. 5Open CosmosGrowth · United Kingdom · led by ETF Partners, Trill Impact$346M
  6. 6barqSeries A · Saudi Arabia$330M
  7. 7Impulse SpaceSeries D · United States · led by Emergence Capital$308M
  8. 8ExeinGrowth · Italy · led by Headline$270M
  9. 9TabbySeries F · Saudi Arabia · led by Blue Pool Capital$233M
  10. 10EUCLYDSeries A · Netherlands · led by Innovation Industries, Samsung$231M

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-seed15$1.5Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed29$4.6Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A20$20Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B14$41Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C6$157Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D5$125Mthis week$158M12-month median
Growth13$200Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

  • United States29
  • United Kingdom15
  • India8
  • Germany4
  • Netherlands4
  • France3

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI62
  • Fintech17
  • Big Data & Analytics13
  • Construction11
  • Healthcare10
  • Cybersecurity9
  • Software8
  • Manufacturing7

AI was the busiest sector.