Weekly funding roundup · 26 October to 1 November 2026

Startup funding, week of 26 October: Cohere's $5.0B Series E leads 203 rounds

By Millionrounds ResearchPublished 2 November 2026Updated 4 November 2026

We read 203 equity rounds announced from 26 October to 1 November 2026, raising $14B between them. The largest was Cohere's $5.0B Series E, led by Schwarz Group. The median seed round was $6.0M, against $5.5M over the last twelve months; at Series A it was $15M. General Catalyst led the most rounds, with 5.

Equity rounds203announced this week, 168 with an amount
Raised$14Bacross those rounds
Lead named73%of rounds say who led
Countries32where this week's rounds were raised

The biggest rounds

  1. 1CohereSeries E · Canada · led by Schwarz Group$5.0B
  2. 2Re:BuildGrowth · United States · led by General Catalyst, JP Morgan Chase$2.1B
  3. 3FractileSeries C · United Kingdom · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint$700M
  4. 4FuriosaAISeries D · South Korea · led by National Growth Fund, National Growth Fund of Korea$620M
  5. 5Bedrock RoboticsSeries C · United States · led by Emergence Capital, CapitalG$600M
  6. 6WealthsimpleGrowth · Canada · led by GIC$425M
  7. 7UUpwindSeries C · United States · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$400M
  8. 8Open CosmosSeries C · United Kingdom · led by ETF Partners$334M
  9. 9Approaching.AISeries B · China · led by ICBC Investment, Xiaoshan Capital$193M
  10. 10Group14 TechnologiesSeries D · United States$169M

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-seed39$1.8Mthis week$2.0M12-month median
Seed63$6.0Mthis week$5.5M12-month median
Series A53$15Mthis week$20M12-month median
Series B18$30Mthis week$50M12-month median
Series C13$150Mthis week$100M12-month median
Series D6$150Mthis week$150M12-month median
Growth5$263Mthis week$113M12-month median

The most active leads

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

Where

  • United States68
  • India33
  • United Kingdom14
  • China12
  • South Korea10
  • Canada9

United States had the most rounds this week.

In what

  • AI121
  • Fintech30
  • Healthcare24
  • Robotics21
  • Software20
  • Hardware & Electronics13
  • Cybersecurity12
  • Manufacturing12

AI was the busiest sector.

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