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Varda Space, an El Segundo, California-based maker of drugs in orbit, raised $251 million in a Series D led by Lux Capital and Natural Capital. The weekly funding digest also highlights ElevenLabs reaching a $22 billion valuation and a $10 billion climate fund from TPG. Source: axios.com
Varda Space, a startup that manufactures in orbit, has closed a $250 million Series D round at a $1.6 billion valuation, the company told Reuters. The funding will help the firm scale its orbital pharmaceutical production. Source: reuters.com
The AI company serving housing and healthcare has reached unicorn status with a new funding round led by a16z and Bessemer. CEO Minna Song argues that the industries where AI matters most are still not getting the most attention. Source: fortune.com
Instinct, a viral AI agent, has raised $1 billion in a Series C round that values it at $10 billion. The company says the money will help bring Instinct to more people and advance its vision of personal AI. Source: techcrunch.com
European AI-powered autonomous systems provider TEKEVER has announced the first close of a $580 million Series D round. The financing is meant to expand its sovereign autonomous systems business and fund strategic acquisitions. Source: unmannedsystemstechnology.com
Efficient Computer Corp. has raised $97 million in a Series B round led by TQ Ventures. The financing lifts the Carnegie Mellon spinout's total funding to $173 million and values the startup at $650 million. Source: bizjournals.com
EliseAI announced on Tuesday that its latest funding round values the company at $4 billion. The round nearly doubled the valuation of the startup, which focuses on AI for housing and healthcare. Source: reuters.com
Instinct announced on Monday it raised $1 billion in a new funding round, quadrupling its valuation to $10 billion amid surging demand for AI agents. Source: reuters.com
Instinct, developer of a personal AI agent for everyday tasks, said on September 28, 2026 that it raised another $1 billion in Series C funding. The round lifts the company's valuation to $10 billion as it pushes to make useful AI accessible to a broader audience. Source: unite.ai
According to an IPO prospectus reviewed by Reuters, Anthropic outlined an ambitious vision in which AI could transform the global economy on an unprecedented scale. The filing marks a major milestone for the company as it moves toward a stock market debut. Source: finance.yahoo.com
Chipmaker SiMa.ai raised $150 million in a Series C round that pushed its valuation to $1.45 billion, the San Jose-based company said Monday. It builds chips and software for physical, real-world AI applications. Source: thenextweb.com
The AI insurance startup has been raising capital nonstop since May, even as it navigates controversies including the temporary shutdown of one of its operations. Source: forbes.com
In venture capital news, SF-based AI inference startup Baseten is reportedly in talks to raise a Series G round at a $26 billion valuation, according to Axios Pro. Source: axios.com
A curated roundup tracks the biggest startup funding deals of 2026, focusing on $100 million-plus venture rounds raised by U.S.-based companies. Source: news.crunchbase.com
Island, which builds an enterprise-focused agentic control plane, closed a $400 million Series F round that more than doubled its valuation to $6.4 billion. Source: fintech.global
Nscale raised $3.36 billion in convertible notes led by Third Point, with NVIDIA, Apollo and Citadel among the backers. The company's total contracted value now exceeds $103 billion. Source: en.wowtale.net
Mountain View-based Ema, which develops AI agents for enterprises, raised $77 million in a Series B round led by Creaegis. Existing backers including Accel also participated, bringing the startup's cumulative funding to $140 million. Source: pulse2.com
MixMode, based in Santa Barbara, California, develops self-learning AI technology for detecting cyberattacks in real time. The company announced a $45 million Series B funding round led by PSG on March 23. Source: app.dealroom.co
Island secured $400 million in Series F funding, valuing the enterprise browser company at $6.4 billion. The firm positions itself as a security layer for businesses navigating the growing use of AI agents in corporate environments. Source: ffnews.com
Dallas-based Island Technology raised $400 million in a Series F round on September 24, pushing its valuation to $6.4 billion. The company builds an enterprise browser aimed at securing corporate data and, more recently, supporting AI agent workflows. Source: bizjournals.com