The 10 largest startup rounds of the week of 12 October 2026, worth about $1.7B combined. Australian VC Square Peg raised the most ($1.0B).

The biggest rounds, ranked

#CompanyAmountRoundInvestorsSectorReported by
1Australian VC Square Peg$1 billion———Google News
2Infinigence AI$344MSeries C—AIGoogle News
3Neurophos$110 Million——AI infrastructureGoogle News – Chips & Hardware
4Tessolve Semiconductor$75 Mn——SemiconductorsGoogle News
5Scarlet$50MSeries BHeadlineHealthTech.eu
6Ultra Robotics$50MSeries A—RoboticsGoogle News – Startups
7Profitable French scale-up Wiremind€35 million——AIEU-Startups
8Vitalize$31MSeries A—AIGoogle News
9Chandigarh University$15 Million———Google News – Startups
10Romanian-Founded VoicePatrol€3M———Google News

How this list is built

Only rounds with a disclosed amount are ranked. Amounts are as reported; non-dollar figures keep their original currency and are converted roughly for ranking. Fund closes by VC firms are excluded.

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