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Rounds
100
Oct 20 – 26, 2026
Disclosed funding
$45.2B
67 disclosed amounts
Median round
$13.4M
Of disclosed amounts
100 rounds
Funding rounds
CompanyAmountRoundSectorCountryInvestorsAnnounced
Chapter HomeConsumer · IndiaCompany profile

Chapter Home builds consumer brands for home furnishings, cookware and other household categories.

Chapter Home builds consumer brands for home furnishings, cookware and other household categories.

₹630MUndisclosedConsumerIndiaInvestors
CygridCybersecurity · GermanyCompany profile

Cygrid builds identity security software that controls what employees, applications and AI agents can do inside enterprise systems.

Cygrid builds identity security software that controls what employees, applications and AI agents can do inside enterprise systems.

€2.7MPre-seedCybersecurityGermanyInvestors
NAiSEEnterprise software · GermanyCompany profile

NAiSE coordinates robots, forklifts and material movement through software for warehouses and factories.

NAiSE coordinates robots, forklifts and material movement through software for warehouses and factories.

UndisclosedStrategic stake investmentUndisclosedEnterprise softwareGermanyInvestors
Karta AIAI · IndiaCompany profile

Karta AI develops voice agents for customer operations at banks, lenders, fintech companies and insurers.

Karta AI develops voice agents for customer operations at banks, lenders, fintech companies and insurers.

$3MSeedAIIndiaInvestors
MaxinsightsRobotics · United StatesCompany profile

Maxinsights supplies human activity datasets for training robotics and physical AI models.

Maxinsights supplies human activity datasets for training robotics and physical AI models.

$30MSeed roundSeedRoboticsUnited StatesInvestors
CoastFintech · United StatesCompany profile

Coast combines payment cards, expense controls and bill payments for businesses with fleets and field teams.

Coast combines payment cards, expense controls and bill payments for businesses with fleets and field teams.

$35MUndisclosedFintechUnited StatesInvestors
Harajuku Tokyo CaféConsumer · IndiaCompany profile

Harajuku Tokyo Café operates Japanese restaurants and bakehouses in India.

Harajuku Tokyo Café operates Japanese restaurants and bakehouses in India.

$3MPre-Series AUndisclosedConsumerIndiaInvestors
Phononic VibesIndustrial tech · ItalyCompany profile

Phononic Vibes designs and manufactures acoustic metamaterial products that reduce noise and vibration in transport, buildings and industrial infrastructure.

Phononic Vibes designs and manufactures acoustic metamaterial products that reduce noise and vibration in transport, buildings and industrial infrastructure.

UndisclosedFinancing transaction including secondary share purchaseUndisclosedIndustrial techItalyInvestors
Enact IntelligenceRobotics · SwitzerlandCompany profile

Enact Intelligence develops robot intelligence that uses force and touch to improve physical manipulation.

Enact Intelligence develops robot intelligence that uses force and touch to improve physical manipulation.

$30MPre-seedRoboticsSwitzerlandInvestors
iCUREXHealthtech · JapanCompany profile

Kagoshima medical-device company developing chitosan hydrogel materials for wound care, including the syringe-delivered Kitosla CX dressing.

Kagoshima medical-device company developing chitosan hydrogel materials for wound care, including the syringe-delivered Kitosla CX dressing.

¥140MSeries A first close: equity and debtSeries AHealthtechJapanInvestors

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Ranked by rounds participated in · From Oct 20, 2026

  1. 1
    Accel

    Coast, Legora, Arda Industries

    4rounds
    2led
  2. 2
    General Catalyst

    Tractian, Legora, Different

    4rounds
    1led
  3. 3
    Lux Capital

    Warp Sciences, Warhound, Flapping Airplanes

    4rounds
    1led
  4. 4
    Japan Finance Corporation

    HEARTBEATS, Inc., iCUREX, ugo

    3rounds
    0led
  5. 5
    Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

    Knowledge Work, HEARTBEATS, Inc., ugo

    3rounds
    0led

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