Who Raised: 73 startups, $871M — 6–13 July 2026
Robotics and deeptech dominated a busy week, with 73 early-stage startups closing $871M across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
◆ Startups this week
73
◆ Fresh capital
$871M
◆ Undisclosed terms
8 startups
◆ Previous week
50 startups · $429M
◆ Published
13 July 2026
◆ The Week
Between 6 and 13 July 2026, 73 startups raised a combined $871M across disclosed and undisclosed rounds — 8 of those rounds carried no public figure. That is up from 50 the previous week, marking a notable step-up in deal volume heading into mid-summer.
◆ Stages
Series A dominated by capital, with 15 rounds accounting for $569M of the week's total. Pre-seed was the most active stage by deal count — 31 rounds — but raised just $79M, underlining the gap in cheque size between the earliest bets and growth-stage commitments.
pre-seed31 startups · $79M
seed25 startups · $202M
series-a15 startups · $569M
bridge1 startup · $20M
pre-series-b1 startup · $1M
◆ Sectors
Deeptech was the clear headline sector: 20 rounds and $296M raised. Robotics, despite just 3 rounds, pulled in $261M — the highest capital concentration of any sector this week. Fintech came in third by capital at $105M across 11 rounds, while AI added a further $60M from 6 deals.
deeptech20 startups · $296M
fintech11 startups · $105M
AI6 startups · $60M
SaaS5 startups · $30M
healthtech4 startups · $22M
robotics3 startups · $261M
◆ Geography
India led on deal count with 14 rounds, though its $60M in aggregate capital was dwarfed by China's 8 rounds totalling $232M and South Korea's 6 rounds totalling $215M — the two Asian markets accounting for the bulk of capital deployed this week. The United Kingdom placed fourth by capital at $98M across 7 rounds, while the United States contributed $83M from 10 deals.
India14 startups · $60M
United States10 startups · $83M
China8 startups · $232M
United Kingdom7 startups · $98M
South Korea6 startups · $215M
Germany4 startups · $8M
◆ The Database
The full database, including all 73 rounds and investor details where disclosed, is available via the Fusion42 platform.
All tracked startups →◆ Startups in this edition