AI investors · Jul 20, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

Investors backing AI companies across stages, from applications to infrastructure.

211

NTT DOCOMO VenturesLatest Oct 12

Loops AI · $3.5M Seed Higgsfield · $400M Series B

2rounds

0led

AI 1Ecommerce 1

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 12, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

Loops AI $3.5M Seed Higgsfield $400M Series B

212

Acrew CapitalLatest Oct 8

Arena · $200M Series B Horizon3 · $250M Series E

2rounds

0led

AI 1Cybersecurity 1

Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Arena $200M Series B Horizon3 $250M Series E

213

AMP PBCLatest Oct 8

Arena · $200M Series B River AI · $1.1B Seed and Series A

2rounds

1led

AI 2

Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Arena $200M Series B River AI $1.1B Seed and Series A

214

Angular VenturesLatest Oct 8

Verso · $6M Seed groundcover · $100M Series C

2rounds

1led

AI 1Developer tools 1

Seed 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series C+ 1

Verso $6M Seed groundcover $100M Series C

215

Apollo Global ManagementLatest Oct 8

Waymo · $5B Term loan Nscale · $3.4B Pre-IPO convertible loan notes

2rounds

0led

AI 1Mobility 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

Waymo $5B Term loan Nscale $3.4B Pre-IPO convertible loan notes

216

Boyu CapitalLatest Oct 8

Manus · >$500M Undisclosed Anew Labs · $290M Funding

2rounds

1led

AI 1Biotech 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

Manus >$500M Undisclosed Anew Labs $290M Funding

217

Cory LevyLatest Oct 8

Persona · $10M Undisclosed Ghost · $11M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Hardware 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Persona $10M Undisclosed Ghost $11M Seed

218

Franklin TempletonLatest Oct 8

Waymo · $5B Term loan Arch · $52M Series B

2rounds

0led

Fintech 1Mobility 1

Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Waymo $5B Term loan Arch $52M Series B

219

TencentLatest Oct 8

Manus · >$500M Undisclosed Lovable · $400M Series C

2rounds

0led

AI 2

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Manus >$500M Undisclosed Lovable $400M Series C

220

The House FundLatest Oct 8

Arena · $200M Series B SkyPilot · $20M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 2

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 8, 2026

Details

New companies 1 · Follow-on 1

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

Arena $200M Series B SkyPilot $20M Seed

221

Detroit Venture PartnersLatest Oct 7

Bloom · $3.6M Seed Aurelius Systems · $40M Series A

2rounds

0led

Defense tech 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 1, Series A 1

Oct 7, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series A 1

Bloom $3.6M Seed Aurelius Systems $40M Series A

222

Robot VenturesLatest Oct 7

Nous Research · $90M Series B Physical Superintelligence (PSI) · $58M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 2

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 7, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

Nous Research $90M Series B Physical Superintelligence (PSI) $58M Seed

223

Better AngleLatest Oct 6

Cleavr · €8M Seed DoD Solution · $2.1M Pre-Seed

2rounds

0led

Defense tech 1Fintech 1

Pre-seed 1, Seed 1

Oct 6, 2026

Details

New companies 1 · Follow-on 1

Stages: Pre-seed 1, Seed 1

Cleavr €8M Seed DoD Solution $2.1M Pre-Seed

224

Portfolio VenturesLatest Oct 6

Cleavr · €8M Seed Nettle · $4.8M Seed

2rounds

0led

Fintech 2

Seed 2

Oct 6, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Cleavr €8M Seed Nettle $4.8M Seed

225

Station FLatest Oct 6

Cleavr · €8M Seed Biolevate · €30M Series A

2rounds

0led

Enterprise software 1Fintech 1

Seed 1, Series A 1

Oct 6, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series A 1

Cleavr €8M Seed Biolevate €30M Series A

226

Alpha Square GroupLatest Oct 5

SafeWorld · $12.2M Seed Menos AI · $5.1M Pre-A financing

2rounds

0led

Fintech 1Robotics 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

SafeWorld $12.2M Seed Menos AI $5.1M Pre-A financing

227

Alstin CapitalLatest Oct 5

Pandektes · €13.5M Series A Deepslate · €7.7M Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Enterprise software 1

Seed 1, Series A 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series A 1

Pandektes €13.5M Series A Deepslate €7.7M Seed

228

European Tech CollectiveLatest Oct 5

RobCo · Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction Basecamp Research · $140M Series C

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Industrial tech 1

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

RobCo Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction Basecamp Research $140M Series C

229

Founders FutureLatest Oct 5

SafeWorld · $12.2M Seed Outline · $3M Funding round

2rounds

1led

Enterprise software 1Robotics 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

SafeWorld $12.2M Seed Outline $3M Funding round

230

Greenfield PartnersLatest Oct 5

RobCo · Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction OLIGO Security · $60M Growth

2rounds

0led

Cybersecurity 1Industrial tech 1

Growth 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 1 · Follow-on 1

Stages: Growth 1, Undisclosed 1

RobCo Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction OLIGO Security $60M Growth

231

Innovation EndeavorsLatest Oct 5

SafeWorld · $12.2M Seed Elio · $21M Undisclosed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Robotics 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

SafeWorld $12.2M Seed Elio $21M Undisclosed

232

Iron Wolf CapitalLatest Oct 5

Buntar Aerospace · $16M Undisclosed Blackswan Space · €2.5M Seed

2rounds

1led

Defense tech 1Space tech 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Buntar Aerospace $16M Undisclosed Blackswan Space €2.5M Seed

233

LingottoLatest Oct 5

RobCo · Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction Lumilens · >$700M Series C

2rounds

0led

Hardware 1Industrial tech 1

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 5, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

RobCo Undisclosed Primary investment and employee secondary transaction Lumilens >$700M Series C

234

Guillermo RauchLatest Oct 2

Conway Research · Undisclosed First financing SkyPilot · $20M Seed

2rounds

0led

AI 2

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 2, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Conway Research Undisclosed First financing SkyPilot $20M Seed

235

Hummingbird VenturesLatest Oct 2

Conway Research · Undisclosed First financing Olix · $312M Series B

2rounds

0led

AI 1Hardware 1

Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 2, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Conway Research Undisclosed First financing Olix $312M Series B

236

Menlo Ventures’ Anthology FundLatest Oct 2

Conway Research · Undisclosed First financing Basecamp Research · $140M Series C

2rounds

0led

AI 1Biotech 1

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 2, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Conway Research Undisclosed First financing Basecamp Research $140M Series C

237

Square PegLatest Oct 2

Supabase · Undisclosed Funding round Alloy Robotics · $8M Seed

2rounds

0led

Developer tools 1Robotics 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 2, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Supabase Undisclosed Funding round Alloy Robotics $8M Seed

238

42CAPLatest Oct 1

Deepslate · €7.7M Seed Kontext · $4M Seed

2rounds

2led

AI 1Cybersecurity 1

Seed 2

Oct 1, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Deepslate €7.7M Seed Kontext $4M Seed

239

ArmilarLatest Oct 1

FRANK · Undisclosed Undisclosed Usawa Care · $3M Seed

2rounds

1led

Fintech 1Healthtech 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 1, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

FRANK Undisclosed Undisclosed Usawa Care $3M Seed

240

Llama VenturesLatest Oct 1

Photon · $4.5M Seed Visko · $10M Pre-Seed

2rounds

1led

AI 1Developer tools 1

Pre-seed 1, Seed 1

Oct 1, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Pre-seed 1, Seed 1

Photon $4.5M Seed Visko $10M Pre-Seed

“—” in Led means every role for that investor in this period is undisclosed; it does not mean zero leads. New companies counts the first participation in a company in our records; follow-on counts later participation.