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Analysis · 19 October 2026

Where the startup money went.

38 rounds and $2.41B in disclosed capital, broken down by region, country, stage, industry and investor. Totals count disclosed amounts only. Written analysis of each trend follows as the data builds.

$2.41Bdisclosed capital
38rounds
$7.7Mmedian disclosed round

The numbers in 18 charts

Capital by region

Disclosed capital raised by startups in each region.

  • Americas$1.77B
  • Asia-Pacific$471.1M
  • Europe$151.6M
  • Middle East$20.2M
  • Africa–
  • Not stated–

Rounds by region

Number of rounds announced, disclosed or not.

  • Americas12
  • Asia-Pacific16
  • Europe5
  • Middle East3
  • Africa1
  • Not stated1

Top countries by capital

Eight countries with the most disclosed capital.

  • United States$1.76B
  • China$354.5M
  • Switzerland$135.0M
  • Philippines$90.0M
  • Israel$16.0M
  • India$15.6M
  • Spain$10.8M
  • Argentina$5.4M

Most active countries

Countries ranked by number of rounds.

  • United States9
  • China8
  • India2
  • Spain2
  • South Korea2
  • Switzerland1
  • Philippines1
  • Israel1

Capital by stage

Disclosed capital per funding stage.

  • Pre-seed$12.0M
  • Seed$123.0M
  • Series A$357.6M
  • Series B$130.0M
  • Series D$135.0M
  • Series E$1.50B
  • Growth$90.0M
  • Not stated$64.1M

Rounds by stage

How many rounds were at each stage.

  • Pre-seed5
  • Seed7
  • Series A11
  • Series B3
  • Series C1
  • Series D1
  • Series E1
  • Growth1
  • Strategic2
  • Not stated6

Capital by industry

Industries with the most disclosed capital.

  • Semiconductors & hardware$1.78B
  • AI & data$202.8M
  • Biotech & pharma$145.5M
  • Fintech$99.0M
  • Consumer & retail$58.6M
  • Medtech & devices$37.5M
  • Space & defence$31.0M
  • Healthtech$20.0M

Most active industries

Industries ranked by number of rounds.

  • AI & data7
  • Semiconductors & hardware5
  • Fintech4
  • Consumer & retail4
  • Climate & energy3
  • Biotech & pharma2
  • Medtech & devices2
  • Space & defence2

Largest rounds

The eight biggest disclosed rounds.

  • Tenstorrent$1.50B
  • Xin'ai Keji (Nanjing)$224.3M
  • Nouscom$135.0M
  • Town$108.0M
  • Dream Labs$90.0M
  • Salmon Group$90.0M
  • MemSilicon$59.8M
  • Hangzhou Xingqi Shushang Technology Co., Ltd.$44.9M

Round sizes

Disclosed rounds grouped by size.

  • Under $1M1
  • $1M–5M12
  • $5M–20M8
  • $20M–50M2
  • $50M–100M3
  • $100M and above4

Median round by stage

Typical disclosed round size at each stage.

  • Pre-seed (5)$3.0M
  • Seed (6)$5.5M
  • Series A (8)$10.2M
  • Series B (3)$11.5M
  • Series D (1)$135.0M
  • Series E (1)$1.50B
  • Growth (1)$90.0M
  • Not stated (5)$8.4M

How concentrated was the money

Share of disclosed capital taken by the largest rounds.

85%of disclosed capital went to the five largest rounds. The single largest took 62%.
All capital
Largest roundNext fourEverything else

Disclosure by region

Share of rounds in each region that stated an amount.

  • Americas83%
  • Asia-Pacific75%
  • Europe100%
  • Middle East100%
  • Africa0%
  • Not stated0%

Stage mix by region

Rounds in each region, split by stage.

Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Not stated
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries CSeries DSeries EGrowthStrategicNot stated

Most active investors

Investors named in the most rounds. Counts only named investors, so they are a floor.

  • SV Angel2
  • Innovation X1
  • Trace Capital1
  • M-Ventures1
  • Revelation Partners1
  • Forerunner Ventures1
  • Menlo Ventures1
  • B Capital1

Investors leading the most capital

Disclosed size of the rounds each investor led.

  • Innovation X$1.50B
  • Trace Capital$1.50B
  • M-Ventures$135.0M
  • Revelation Partners$135.0M
  • Forerunner Ventures$108.0M
  • Menlo Ventures$108.0M
  • B Capital$90.0M
  • Kindred Ventures$90.0M

Where rounds were first reported

Language of the first report we found for each round.

English: 26 (68%)Local language: 12 (32%)

What we know about each startup

Share of startups for which each detail is public.

  • Company website61%
  • Named founders82%
  • A founder's LinkedIn53%
  • Company LinkedIn55%
  • Lead investor named63%
  • Amount disclosed79%

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