Startup investors — October 2026 · Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026

Investor activity and startup funding rounds for the selected month.

121

Anicut CapitalLatest Oct 16

CapGrid · ₹462.8M Pre-Series B DailyObjects · Undisclosed Series C

2rounds

1led

Consumer 1Industrial tech 1

Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Series C+ 1

CapGrid ₹462.8M Pre-Series B DailyObjects Undisclosed Series C

122

Cambridge Innovation CapitalLatest Oct 16

Microbiotica · £36M Series C first close Salience Labs · $125M Series B

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Hardware 1

Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Microbiotica £36M Series C first close Salience Labs $125M Series B

123

Hitachi VenturesLatest Oct 16

RapidCanvas · $29M Series B Scimplify · $25M Strategic financing

2rounds

1led

AI 1Industrial tech 1

Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Undisclosed 1

RapidCanvas $29M Series B Scimplify $25M Strategic financing

124

IP Group plcLatest Oct 16

Microbiotica · £36M Series C first close Matter Machine · £4M Pre-Series A

2rounds

1led

Biotech 1Industrial tech 1

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Microbiotica £36M Series C first close Matter Machine £4M Pre-Series A

125

JM Strategic Innovation FundLatest Oct 16

Beff Inc. · ~¥300M Series A final close Spectronix · ¥518M Series F extension

2rounds

0led

Industrial tech 2

Series A 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series A 1, Series C+ 1

Beff Inc. ~¥300M Series A final close Spectronix ¥518M Series F extension

126

Joyo Bank, Ltd.Latest Oct 16

NEXTES · ¥2B Syndicated term loan Henry · ¥1.2B Venture debt and equity

2rounds

0led

Climate tech 1Healthtech 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

NEXTES ¥2B Syndicated term loan Henry ¥1.2B Venture debt and equity

127

MetaLatest Oct 16

Me-Nasoma · $5K AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon prize Neural Labs Africa · $5K AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon prize

2rounds

0led

Edtech 1Healthtech 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

Me-Nasoma $5K AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon prize Neural Labs Africa $5K AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon prize

128

Nexus Venture PartnersLatest Oct 16

CapGrid · ₹462.8M Pre-Series B Circle · ₹250M Seed

2rounds

1led

Ecommerce 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

CapGrid ₹462.8M Pre-Series B Circle ₹250M Seed

129

TencentLatest Oct 16

Microbiotica · £36M Series C first close Manus · >$500M Undisclosed

2rounds

0led

AI 1Biotech 1

Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series C+ 1, Undisclosed 1

Microbiotica £36M Series C first close Manus >$500M Undisclosed

130

Yamanashi Chuo BankLatest Oct 16

NEXTES · ¥2B Syndicated term loan Henry · ¥1.2B Venture debt and equity

2rounds

0led

Climate tech 1Healthtech 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 16, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

NEXTES ¥2B Syndicated term loan Henry ¥1.2B Venture debt and equity

131

Alpaca VCLatest Oct 15

North.cloud · $60M Series B Autopoiesis Sciences · $11M Seed

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Enterprise software 1

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

North.cloud $60M Series B Autopoiesis Sciences $11M Seed

132

Bayern KapitalLatest Oct 15

Elevatry · €3M Pre-seed Finches · €2M Pre-seed

2rounds

0led

Agritech 1Enterprise software 1

Pre-seed 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Pre-seed 2

Elevatry €3M Pre-seed Finches €2M Pre-seed

133

Bling CapitalLatest Oct 15

CarbonAI · $12M Funding Sunbound · $24M Series A

2rounds

0led

Fintech 2

Series A 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series A 1, Undisclosed 1

CarbonAI $12M Funding Sunbound $24M Series A

134

Circle VenturesLatest Oct 15

Uniform Labs · Undisclosed Seed Fission · $10M Series A

2rounds

0led

Fintech 2

Seed 1, Series A 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series A 1

Uniform Labs Undisclosed Seed Fission $10M Series A

135

Fika VenturesLatest Oct 15

Otter Health · $8M Seed Sunbound · $24M Series A

2rounds

1led

Fintech 1Healthtech 1

Seed 1, Series A 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series A 1

Otter Health $8M Seed Sunbound $24M Series A

136

GaingelsLatest Oct 15

North.cloud · $60M Series B Satlyt · $8M Seed

2rounds

0led

Enterprise software 1Space tech 1

Seed 1, Series B 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Series B 1

North.cloud $60M Series B Satlyt $8M Seed

137

Intel CapitalLatest Oct 15

Mueon · $65M Series A Salience Labs · $125M Series B

2rounds

0led

Hardware 2

Series A 1, Series B 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series A 1, Series B 1

Mueon $65M Series A Salience Labs $125M Series B

138

JR East StartupLatest Oct 15

any style · Undisclosed Agreed strategic investment ACIMUS · ~¥65M Seed

2rounds

0led

Media & gaming 1Proptech 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

any style Undisclosed Agreed strategic investment ACIMUS ~¥65M Seed

139

Lowercarbon CapitalLatest Oct 15

Stand · $70M Series C Type One Energy · $200M Series B

2rounds

0led

Climate tech 1Fintech 1

Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Stand $70M Series C Type One Energy $200M Series B

140

LYVA LabsLatest Oct 15

Medcotec · >£2.4M Funding Matter Machine · £4M Pre-Series A

2rounds

0led

Industrial tech 2

Undisclosed 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

Medcotec >£2.4M Funding Matter Machine £4M Pre-Series A

141

Neotribe VenturesLatest Oct 15

Stand · $70M Series C Clueso · $10M Series A

2rounds

0led

Enterprise software 1Fintech 1

Series A 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series A 1, Series C+ 1

Stand $70M Series C Clueso $10M Series A

142

Northern GritstoneLatest Oct 15

Silvia Bio · £3M Seed Matter Machine · £4M Pre-Series A

2rounds

1led

Biotech 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Silvia Bio £3M Seed Matter Machine £4M Pre-Series A

143

Oxford Science EnterprisesLatest Oct 15

OMass Therapeutics · $310M Series C Salience Labs · $125M Series B

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Hardware 1

Series B 1, Series C+ 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series B 1, Series C+ 1

OMass Therapeutics $310M Series C Salience Labs $125M Series B

144

Parkwalk Northern Universities Venture FundLatest Oct 15

Silvia Bio · £3M Seed Matter Machine · £4M Pre-Series A

2rounds

0led

Biotech 1Industrial tech 1

Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 1, Undisclosed 1

Silvia Bio £3M Seed Matter Machine £4M Pre-Series A

145

Restive VenturesLatest Oct 15

Homa · $5M Seed Beltic · Undisclosed Seed

2rounds

0led

Developer tools 1Proptech 1

Seed 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Homa $5M Seed Beltic Undisclosed Seed

146

TetherLatest Oct 15

AIsa · Undisclosed Seed extension EFY Finance · Undisclosed Seed

2rounds

0led

Developer tools 1Fintech 1

Seed 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

AIsa Undisclosed Seed extension EFY Finance Undisclosed Seed

147

Thrive CapitalLatest Oct 15

Abby Care · $82M Series C Savvy Wealth · $100M Series C

2rounds

0led

Fintech 1Healthtech 1

Series C+ 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 1 · Follow-on 1

Stages: Series C+ 2

Abby Care $82M Series C Savvy Wealth $100M Series C

148

新东方（珠海）文旅投资有限公司Latest Oct 15

Yiqi Shiguang · Undisclosed Undisclosed Guangdang Guangdang · Undisclosed Undisclosed

2rounds

0led

Consumer 1Travel tech 1

Undisclosed 2

Oct 15, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Undisclosed 2

Yiqi Shiguang Undisclosed Undisclosed Guangdang Guangdang Undisclosed Undisclosed

149

ALL STAR SAAS FUNDLatest Oct 14

AZOO · Undisclosed Series A Flyle · ¥1.9B Series A

2rounds

0led

Enterprise software 1Travel tech 1

Series A 2

Oct 14, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Series A 2

AZOO Undisclosed Series A Flyle ¥1.9B Series A

150

Araya VenturesLatest Oct 14

Stride · £4.6M Seed funding Comparables.ai · $6M Seed

2rounds

1led

Enterprise software 1Healthtech 1

Seed 2

Oct 14, 2026

Details

New companies 2 · Follow-on 0

Stages: Seed 2

Stride £4.6M Seed funding Comparables.ai $6M Seed

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