35 startup funding rounds logged on 12 October 2026, totalling about $4.5B disclosed. Largest: Baseten ($1.5B).
35 rounds, about $4.5B in disclosed capital. The biggest was Baseten at $1.5B.
Rounds come from public funding announcements and the outlets credited in the last column. Amounts are as reported; non-dollar amounts are shown in their original currency. Nothing is estimated.
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The 15 largest startup rounds of the week of 12 October 2026, worth about $2.7B combined. Australian VC Square Peg raised the most ($1.0B).
36 startup funding rounds logged on 9 October 2026, totalling about $2.5B disclosed. Largest: Manus Parent Butterfly Effect ($500M).
37 startup funding rounds logged on 8 October 2026, totalling about $2.9B disclosed. Largest: Manus ($500M).
Data infrastructure startup Mecka AI has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Sequoia. The company pays individuals to record everyday tasks, using the resulting motion data to train humanoid and other robotic systems.
