Weekly funding roundup · 12 October to 18 October 2026

Startup funding, week of 12 October: Ramp's $1.9B Growth leads 160 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 19 October 2026Updated 30 October 2026

We read 160 equity rounds announced from 12 October to 18 October 2026, raising $8.0B between them. The largest was Ramp's $1.9B Growth, led by Thrive Capital and Dragoneer Investment. The median seed round was $5.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $15M. Accel led the most rounds, with 4.

Equity rounds160announced this week, 142 with an amount

Raised$8.0Bacross those rounds

Lead named86%of rounds say who led

Countries28where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

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-seed23$3.3Mthis week$2.0M12-month median

Seed65$5.0Mthis week$5.5M12-month median

Series A28$15Mthis week$20M12-month median

Series B13$50Mthis week$50M12-month median

Series C7$70Mthis week$100M12-month median

Series D5$200Mthis week$158M12-month median

Growth16$37Mthis week$108M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

United States64
United Kingdom17
India17
China10
France5
Germany4

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

AI91
Fintech20
Healthcare19
Robotics18
Manufacturing17
Software15
SaaS14
Construction12

AI was the busiest sector.