Who Raised: 87 startups raised $760M in the week to 19 Oct 2026
Eighty-seven companies closed rounds totalling $760M in the seven days to 19 October 2026, up from 76 the prior week, with Israel punching well above its deal count on capital.
◆ Startups this week
87
◆ Fresh capital
$760M
◆ Undisclosed terms
3 startups
◆ Previous week
76 startups · $835M
◆ Published
19 October 2026
◆ The Week
Eighty-seven startups raised a combined $760M in the window of 12–19 October 2026. That is up from 76 the previous week, adding 11 companies to the count. Three rounds were undisclosed, meaning the headline capital figure understates the true total.
◆ Stages
Seed was the most active stage, accounting for 44 raises and $242M, with pre-seed contributing a further 27 deals and $133M — together representing the large majority of the 87 companies. Series A, at 16 deals, nevertheless commanded $385M, meaning the average Series A cheque dwarfed seed and pre-seed allocations.
seed44 startups · $242M
pre-seed27 startups · $133M
series-a16 startups · $385M
◆ Sectors
Fintech was the most active sector by deal count at 10 raises and $47M, reflecting continued investor appetite for infrastructure plays around tokenised assets and AI-adjacent financial tooling. Biotech and AI Infrastructure, though fewer in deal count at 3 apiece, dominated by capital — $117M and $103M respectively — driven by a single large gene-therapy Series A and two substantial chip and compute raises. The pairing of heavy Biotech and AI Infrastructure capital alongside high Fintech deal volume is consistent with a market where large cheques chase deep-tech differentiation whilst smaller rounds service the broader software-and-automation layer.
Fintech10 startups · $47M
Robotics6 startups · $38M
Enterprise Software5 startups · $44M
AI & ML5 startups · $16M
Proptech4 startups · $25M
E-commerce4 startups · $13M
◆ Geography
The United States led on both deal count and capital, with 27 raises drawing $390M — the majority of the week's total by some distance. India placed second by count with 10 deals and $42M, while Israel, despite closing only 2 deals, attracted $93M, making it the second-largest geography by capital. South Korea, Sweden, and the United Kingdom each logged 6 deals, with capital of $31M, $26M, and $25M respectively.
United States27 startups · $390M
India10 startups · $42M
South Korea6 startups · $31M
Sweden6 startups · $26M
United Kingdom6 startups · $25M
UAE4 startups · $10M
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