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A curated tracker follows the biggest startup funding deals of 2026, focusing on venture rounds of $100 million or more raised by U.S.-based companies. This week's list is dominated by AI and energy startups. Source: news.crunchbase.com
TypeSafe AI announced on October 9, 2026 an $870 million Series A round at a $7.5 billion valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz. The funding is meant to help the company ship more AI models. Source: unite.ai
Arena, an AI model evaluation platform that started as a UC Berkeley research project in 2023, has raised a $200 million Series B. The round values the company at $3.1 billion. Source: hedgeco.net
Oratomic, a neutral atom quantum computing company, closed a $475 million Series B on October 8, 2026. The firm aims to build the world's first utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers, with Wilson Sonsini advising on the deal. Source: wsgr.com
Neutral-atom quantum computing company Oratomic closed a $475 million Series B led by ARCH Venture Partners and other investors. The round brings its total funding since its March launch to a significantly higher figure. Source: en.wowtale.net
Isomorphic Labs, the Alphabet spinoff focused on speeding up drug discovery, is reportedly raising a new funding round. Reports suggest the valuation could reach as high as $50 billion. Source: siliconangle.com
Armadin will use its $255.5 million Series B to expand autonomous remediation, emerging-threat intelligence and global sales. The plans also include AI-generated EDR capabilities. Source: bankinfosecurity.com
Quantum computing startup Oratomic has raised $475 million in a Series B, only three months after closing its Series A. The deal highlights surging investor enthusiasm for the young quantum industry. Source: wsj.com
Arena began in 2023 as a UC Berkeley research project that crowdsourced rankings of AI models. It has now raised a $200 million Series B at a $3.1 billion valuation. Source: techcrunch.com
Nous Research has secured $90 million in funding to take its open-source AI assistant into the enterprise market. CEO Dillon Rolnick has been pictured alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other members of the Nous team. Source: wsj.com
Mecka AI, based in Toronto and New York City, has closed a $60 million USD (about $86 million CAD) Series B round. The round was led by Silicon Valley's Sequoia Capital, with Nvidia also among the backers. Source: betakit.com
Valon Technologies has closed a $150 million Series D round valuing the company at $2.3 billion. The money will go toward accelerating adoption of its AI-native ValonOS servicing platform. Source: housingwire.com
Only months after its previous major raise, AI chip startup Etched is reportedly getting investment offers at double or more its current valuation, according to sources. Source: techcrunch.com
Arlington County-based Quartermaster AI has closed a $140 million Series B round. The company plans to use the funds to expand its team and bring more vessels onto its platform. Source: virginiabusiness.com
European AI cloud startup Verda has raised $189 million in a Series B round. Emergence Capital led the deal, with MUFG among the participating investors. Source: datacenterdynamics.com
Crunchbase data shows global venture funding reached $159 billion in Q3 2026, spread across nearly 6,000 startups. The quarter saw a record number of billion-dollar rounds as the global AI race intensifies. Source: news.crunchbase.com
PaleBlueDot AI has secured $200 million in Series C financing at a $3.2 billion valuation. The funds will go toward expanding its Super Intelligence Infrastructure Platform and deploying it more widely. Source: pulse2.com
Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company launched by KKR and backed by Nvidia, is set to raise $1 billion from Samsung. The deal headlines a venture roundup that also covers Flow's $750M valuation and Bain's $250M investment in Kahua. Source: axios.com
Clay has closed a $115 million Series D round that lifts its valuation to $7.1 billion. The company is expanding its AI-powered GTM platform and training a new generation of GTM engineers. Source: saasrise.com
Armadin, an AI-native cybersecurity company led by Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia, announced it has raised $255.5 million in a Series B round. The round values the company at more than $2.5 billion. Source: hedgeco.net