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Startup funding rounds and who invested: 27 in the last 30 days
In the 30 days to October 29, 2026, DryPowder tracked 27 startup funding rounds where the press named the investors, from 41 news reports. The largest was Legora ($550M Series E, led by Atreides). Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures were named most often over the last 90 days.
Updated · rounds reported by TechCrunch, Techmeme, Axios, Sifted, Fortune and Crunchbase News
Rounds in the last 30 days
| Startup | Round | Investors named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fragment | $56M | 8VC | |
| Serval | $150M | Sequoia (lead) | |
| Broccoli AI | $52M | Khosla Ventures (lead) | |
| General Compute | $100M · Series A | Blackbird (lead), Abstract (lead) | |
| Nevis | $70M · Series B | EQT Ventures (lead), QuantumLight | |
| Slingshot Insurance | $27M · Seed | Rally Ventures (lead), Skyward Group (lead) | |
| Blacksmith | $66M · Series C | Sequoia (lead) | |
| Legora | $550M · Series E | Atreides (lead) | |
| Whop | $205M | Sequoia Capital (lead) | |
| Arda | $230M | Altimeter (lead), Accel (lead), Khosla (lead) | |
| Daytona | $60M · Series B | FirstMark (lead) | |
| Otter.ai | $320M | General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund | |
| Pigment | $250M · Series E | Scaleup Europe Fund (lead) | |
| Dream Labs | $90M · Seed | B Capital (lead), Kindred Ventures (lead) | |
| Town | $108M · Series B | Forerunner Ventures (lead), Menlo Ventures (lead) | |
| Opsin | $21M | SYN Ventures (lead), Race Capital (lead) | |
| RapidCanvas | $29M · Series B | Vertex Ventures (lead), Hitachi Ventures (lead) | |
| Holyvolt | $45M | Zone II, CC.VC | |
| North.cloud | $60M · Series B | PeakSpan Capital (lead) | |
| Icon | $200M · Series D | Baillie Gifford (lead), BlackRock (lead) | |
| Marklo | $5M · Seed | Forerunner (lead) | |
| Arena | $200M | Lightspeed (lead), Khosla (lead) | |
| Gudea | $7M · Seed | Mudita Venture Partners (lead), Silicon Road Ventures (lead) | |
| Manus | $500M | IDG Capital (lead), Boyu Capital, Tencent, HSG, ZhenFund | |
| Vesta | $30M | Conversion Capital (lead) | |
| Mecka AI | $60M | Sequoia | |
| ElevenLabs | $300M | Wellington (lead), T. Rowe Price |
Listed: startup equity rounds reported in the press where at least one investor is named in the coverage. Left out: talks, rumours, share sales and reports that name no investor. Each startup page links the original articles.
Most active investors in these rounds
- Sequoia Capital10 rounds
- Andreessen Horowitz5 rounds
- Khosla Ventures5 rounds
- General Catalyst4 rounds
- 8VC3 rounds
- Altimeter3 rounds
- Lightspeed Venture Partners3 rounds
- Accel2 rounds
- Coatue Management2 rounds
- Forerunner Ventures2 rounds
- Iconiq2 rounds
- Madrona Venture Group2 rounds
- Radical Ventures2 rounds
- Thrive Capital2 rounds
- Vertex Ventures2 rounds
Earlier rounds
September 2026 (11)
August 2026 (39)
- Faro
- Lone Palm Labs
- Arga Labs
- Emerald AI
- Gatik
- Keenable
- Primero
- Generalist
- Muon Space
- Navi
- Rillet
- Smack Technologies
- Veeda
- Terra Industries
- Databricks
- Yuno
- ClearJet
- Skan AI
- Thrive Holdings
- River AI
- River Markets
- Trajectory
- Corma
- Acrab
- Firmus
- Whatnot
- Omilia
- Sapiom
- Discovery Loop
- Faye
- Convex
- Oligo Security
- Volta Infra
- June
- Mariana Minerals
- Valar Atomics
- Zenity
- Bloom Security
- Harmony
July 2026 (43)
- DataBahn
- Dili
- Inforcer
- Simile
- Encore AI
- groundcover
- Dwelly
- Fish Audio
- Hush Security
- Mate
- Spur Intelligence
- Throne Science
- Antares Nuclear
- Enigma
- Way Security
- Elio
- Paper
- Etched
- Imagi
- Atoms
- Cascade
- Passionfroot
- Bluecore Energy
- Infinity
- Natural
- DeepSeek
- Thira
- Fora
- Humanoid
- Sable
- Syntetica
- Cyclops
- Hadrius
- Monumental
- Neko Health
- Rime
- Velocity
- Aligned
- Higharc
- Oxmiq
- Pie
- Twelve Labs
- Venice AI
June 2026 (38)
- Nebex
- Aseon Labs
- Redo
- Upside
- Airwallex
- Hang Ten Systems
- Netris
- Patronus AI
- Scaled Cognition
- Mindstone
- Ornn
- Seltz
- XCures
- Stark
- Fomo
- Groq
- Prosper AI
- Kyber
- Architect Labs
- derivatives exchange
- Gradial
- Andera
- Comand AI
- Convey
- Pramaana Labs
- Copia
- Everlab
- Hydra Host
- Limitless Labs
- NewCore
- Orbio
- Radical Numerics
- Rylo
- Equal AI
- Theker
- Jedify
- Morpho
- Sandstone
February 2026 (1)
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Frequently asked questions
Which startups raised funding recently?
The newest rounds with named investors, as of October 29, 2026: Fragment ($56M, October 29, 2026); Serval ($150M, October 29, 2026); Broccoli AI ($52M, October 28, 2026); General Compute ($100M Series A, October 27, 2026); Nevis ($70M Series B, October 26, 2026). 27 rounds are listed for the last 30 days.
What were the largest startup funding rounds in the last 30 days?
Legora, $550M Series E; Manus, $500M; Otter.ai, $320M; ElevenLabs, $300M; Pigment, $250M Series E. Amounts are as reported in the coverage.
Which investors backed the most startups recently?
Over the 90 days to October 29, 2026: Sequoia Capital (10 rounds), Andreessen Horowitz (5 rounds), Khosla Ventures (5 rounds), General Catalyst (4 rounds), 8VC (3 rounds). Counts are rounds where the press named the firm as an investor.
Where does this funding data come from?
From startup funding news in TechCrunch, Techmeme, Axios, Sifted, Fortune and Crunchbase News. An investor is listed only when its name is in the report, a firm is marked as lead only when the report says it led, and an amount is shown only when the figure appears in the coverage. Each startup page links the original articles.