Who Raised: 70 startups, $910M — 28 Sep–5 Oct 2026

◆ Startups this week

70

◆ Fresh capital

$910M

◆ Undisclosed terms

3 startups

◆ Previous week

77 startups · $1.1B

◆ Published

5 October 2026

◆ The Week

Seventy startups raised a combined $910M in the seven days to 5 October 2026, with 3 rounds on undisclosed terms. That is down from 77 companies the previous week, a reduction of 7 deals, though aggregate capital remains substantial, anchored by a cluster of large Series A rounds at the top of the table.

◆ Stages

Seed was the busiest stage by deal count at 37 raises and $285M, but Series A dominated by capital at $553M across 16 rounds — an average round size that reflects conviction bets on companies with demonstrated traction. Pre-seed accounted for 15 raises and $49M.

◆ Sectors

Enterprise Software led by deal count at 14 raises and $122M, reflecting steady institutional appetite for AI-adjacent workflow tooling. Deep Tech produced only 2 deals but $121M — the highest capital efficiency of any sector — signalling that hardware and infrastructure bets are concentrating in fewer, larger rounds. Cybersecurity logged 7 raises and $85M, consistent with persistent enterprise security budgets and the emerging threat surface created by AI agents. Robotics (4 deals, $61M) and AI Infrastructure (3 deals, $36M) round out a week in which picks-and-shovels plays for the AI stack are clearly attracting capital alongside application-layer software.

◆ Geography

The United States dominated by volume and capital, with 27 companies raising $582M — comfortably the largest single-country share of the week's activity. Italy punched well above its deal count of 3, pulling in $106M, driven by a standout biotech seed. Israel and China each contributed 3 and 2 raises respectively, with Israel accounting for $39M and China $56M.

◆ The Database

Full company profiles, investor details, and historical round data for all 70 raises in this window are available in the Fusion42 Scout database.

◆ Startups in this edition

• Hertha Metals
• Parallax
• Aptadir Therapeutics
• Volantis
• Knowin
• doxx.net
• Halluminate
• Pilgrim
• erad
• Rig Security
• Foundational
• Osavul