M-Based$700K
Mushroom-based materials that can replace leather.
METU 70th Anniversary Venture Capital Investment Fund
Startup Funding News
New startup rounds, lead investors and the businesses behind the funding.
10 rounds · $879.4M disclosed · $52.5M median
| Company | Amount | Stage / sector | Lead investor | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Based Mushroom-based materials that can replace leather. | $700K | Seed Biotech | METU 70th Anniversary Venture Capital Investment Fund | |
| Spiro Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets. | $18M | Undisclosed Mobility | — | |
| Spiro Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets. | $55M | Undisclosed Mobility | — | |
| Spiro Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets. | $215M | Undisclosed Mobility | — | |
| Spiro Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets. | $50M | Undisclosed Mobility | Afreximbank, Africa Go Green Fund | |
| Lunar Energy Lunar Energy combines home batteries with Gridshare software that coordinates distributed energy devices into virtual power plants. | $232M | Series C+ Climate tech | Activate Capital, B Capital, Prelude Ventures | |
| Zanskar Zanskar combines AI, computational geoscience and field exploration to find and assess geothermal resources and develop them into power-producing assets. | $115M | Series C+ Energy | Spring Lane Capital | |
| JetZero JetZero is developing an all-wing commercial aircraft that blends the passenger cabin and wing into one airframe to improve aerodynamic and fuel efficiency. | $175M | Series B Aerospace | B Capital | |
| Verna Verna helps businesses and public bodies plan nature-recovery projects, coordinate the work and monitor biodiversity outcomes over time. | $4M | Undisclosed Climate tech | NAP, Übermorgen Ventures | |
| Equitable Earth Equitable Earth certifies nature-based carbon projects, using digital monitoring and standardized accounting to assess conservation and restoration outcomes. | €12.6M | Series A Climate tech | — |
Spiro$18M
Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets.
Spiro$55M
Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets.
Spiro$215M
Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets.
Spiro$50M
Spiro builds electric motorcycles and operates a battery-swapping network for riders across African markets.
Afreximbank, Africa Go Green Fund
Lunar Energy$232M
Lunar Energy combines home batteries with Gridshare software that coordinates distributed energy devices into virtual power plants.
Activate Capital, B Capital, Prelude Ventures
Zanskar$115M
Zanskar combines AI, computational geoscience and field exploration to find and assess geothermal resources and develop them into power-producing assets.
Spring Lane Capital
JetZero$175M
JetZero is developing an all-wing commercial aircraft that blends the passenger cabin and wing into one airframe to improve aerodynamic and fuel efficiency.
B Capital
Verna$4M
Verna helps businesses and public bodies plan nature-recovery projects, coordinate the work and monitor biodiversity outcomes over time.
NAP, Übermorgen Ventures
Equitable Earth€12.6M
Equitable Earth certifies nature-based carbon projects, using digital monitoring and standardized accounting to assess conservation and restoration outcomes.
02 / Perspective
Reports & briefings
monthly briefing
September 2026 Startup Funding Report
77 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
weekly briefing
Sep 21 – 27, 2026 Startup Funding Weekly
27 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
weekly briefing
Sep 14 – 20, 2026 Startup Funding Weekly
5 sourced rounds, with company profiles and participating investors.
03 / Investors
Active investors
| Investor | Rounds | Led | Recent investments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Lightspeed Venture Partners | 23 | 6 | Temporal TechnologiesNeko Health |
| 02Y Combinator | 22 | 1 | SpottConveo |
| 03Andreessen Horowitz | 21 | 7 | ArmadinEliseAI |
| 04Accel | 21 | 6 | ArmadinEma |