# Startup funding this week: the startups that raised, Oct 26–Nov 2, 2026

> Startup funding rounds announced from Oct 26 to Nov 2, 2026: the largest with the amount linked to its announcement, by industry and stage, the startups flagged in stealth before they announced, and the founders behind them.

- URL: https://recentfunding.com/blog/startup-funding-week-of-2026-10-26/
- Published: 2026-11-02
- Data snapshot: 2026-11-02
- Tags: funding rounds, weekly
- Publisher: Recent Funding (https://recentfunding.com/)

In the seven days to November 2, 2026, 164 startups announced a funding round with a sourced amount (238 announced a round in all). The largest were [FuriosaAI](https://recentfunding.com/companies/furiosa-ai/) ([$620M](https://thenextweb.com/news/furiosaai-series-d-620m-2-9bn-valuation)), [Bedrock Robotics](https://recentfunding.com/companies/bedrock-robotics/) ([$600M](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/this-startups-self-driving-excavators-help-dig-up-600m-in-new-funding/)) and [Wealthsimple](https://recentfunding.com/companies/wealthsimple/) ([$425M](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/wealthsimple-raises-425m-equity-round/)).

## The largest rounds this week

| # | Company | Industry | Stage | Amount | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [FuriosaAI](https://recentfunding.com/companies/furiosa-ai/) | robotics-hardware | series-b+ | [$620M](https://thenextweb.com/news/furiosaai-series-d-620m-2-9bn-valuation) | 2026-10-29 | The Next Web |
| 2 | [Bedrock Robotics](https://recentfunding.com/companies/bedrock-robotics/) | infra-devtools | series-b+ | [$600M](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/26/this-startups-self-driving-excavators-help-dig-up-600m-in-new-funding/) | 2026-10-26 | techcrunch.com |
| 3 | [Wealthsimple](https://recentfunding.com/companies/wealthsimple/) | fintech | series-b+ | [$425M](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/wealthsimple-raises-425m-equity-round/) | 2026-10-28 | thesaasnews.com |
| 4 | [Upwind](https://recentfunding.com/companies/upwind/) | security-privacy | series-b+ | [$400M](https://hackernoon.com/upwind-raises-$400m-series-c-at-$38b-valuation-as-revenue-quadruples-in-2026) | 2026-10-28 | hackernoon.com |
| 5 | [Northwood](https://recentfunding.com/companies/northwood/) | defense | series-b+ | [$375M](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/northwood-space-raises-375m-series-c-at-a-2b-valuation-from-a16z-and-dfj-growth/) | 2026-11-02 | techcrunch.com |
| 6 | [Micronano Core](https://recentfunding.com/companies/micronano-core/) | ai | series-b+ | [$300.02M](https://www.chinaventure.com.cn/news/114-20261028-393797.html) | 2026-10-28 | chinaventure.com.cn |
| 7 | [Approaching.AI](https://recentfunding.com/companies/approaching-ai/) | ai | series-b+ | [$194.96M](https://finance.biggo.com/news/e0019c14-0bec-40fe-9287-d947dbd28ed9) | 2026-10-26 | finance.biggo.com |
| 8 | [Group14 Technologies](https://recentfunding.com/companies/group14-technologies/) | energy-climate | series-b+ | [$167.58M](https://megaproject.com/news/factory/group14-raises-eur150-million-and-plans-battery-material-plant-in-spain) | 2026-10-30 | megaproject.com |
| 9 | [Firehawk Defense](https://recentfunding.com/companies/firehawk-defense/) | defense | unknown | [$150M](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/article/firehawk-defense-150-million-funding-round-22491566.php) | 2026-10-28 | dallasnews.com |
| 10 | [Serval](https://recentfunding.com/companies/serval/) | ai-agents | series-b+ | [$150M](https://www.unite.ai/serval-raises-150m-series-c-at-3b-valuation-to-hire-over-500/) | 2026-10-29 | unite.ai |
| 11 | [Dulo](https://recentfunding.com/companies/dulo/) | robotics-hardware | seed | [$130M](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sebastian-thrun-raises-130-million-ai-engineering-startup-dulo) | 2026-10-29 | theinformation.com |
| 12 | [Hypersonica](https://recentfunding.com/companies/hypersonica/) | defense | unknown | [$112.16M](https://tech.eu/2026/11/02/british-german-defence-startup-hypersonica-raises-eur100m/) | 2026-11-02 | tech.eu |
| 13 | [NeuroXess](https://recentfunding.com/companies/neuroxess/) | bio-health | series-b+ | [$105.01M](https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/4043628160685189) | 2026-10-28 | eu.36kr.com |
| 14 | [BioGeometry](https://recentfunding.com/companies/biogeometry/) | ai | series-a | [$100M](https://www.chinaventure.com.cn/news/111-20261028-393794.html) | 2026-10-28 | chinaventure.com.cn |
| 15 | [Collective](https://recentfunding.com/companies/collective/) | fintech | series-b+ | [$100M](https://www.securities.io/collective-raises-100-million-across-series-b-and-growth-facility/) | 2026-10-29 | securities.io |
| 16 | [General Compute](https://recentfunding.com/companies/generalcompute/) | ai | series-a | [$100M](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/general-compute-raises-100-million-series-a-countering-the-neocloud-disaster-narrative/) | 2026-10-27 | techcrunch.com |
| 17 | [GenRobot AI](https://recentfunding.com/companies/genrobot-ai/) | robotics-hardware | series-a | [$100M](https://technode.com/2026/11/02/robot-training-data-startup-genrobot-ai-raises-100-million-in-series-a-funding/) | 2026-11-02 | technode.com |
| 18 | [Hex](https://recentfunding.com/companies/hex/) | data-analytics | series-b+ | [$100M](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hex-technologies_today-were-announcing-our-100m-raise-led-activity-7520862482983206912-Ikl-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAVW6K4BmlBkZifhsLVjLJJRFyrJJsrdIAc) | 2026-10-27 | linkedin.com |
| 19 | [Solink](https://recentfunding.com/companies/solink/) | ai | series-b+ | [$100M](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261029969930/en/Solink-Raises-More-Than-%24100-Million-in-New-Funding-to-Bring-its-AI-Vision-Intelligence-to-Physical-Business-Operations-Around-the-World) | 2026-10-29 | businesswire.com |
| 20 | [Setara Biosciences](https://recentfunding.com/companies/setara-biosciences/) | bio-health | series-a | [$90M](https://pulse2.com/setara-biosciences-raises-90-million-series-a-to-advance-rare-disease-precision-medicines/) | 2026-10-30 | pulse2.com |
| 21 | [Powerlattice](https://recentfunding.com/companies/powerlattice/) | ai | series-a | [$86M](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/filing-chip-startup-powerlattice-raises-86m-to-ease-ais-power-crunch/) | 2026-10-30 | geekwire.com |
| 22 | [Lumaril](https://recentfunding.com/companies/lumaril/) | ai | series-a | [$66M](https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/lumaril-raises-66m-series-a-to-run-factories-on-autopilot) | 2026-10-27 | app.dealroom.co |
| 23 | [Startale](https://recentfunding.com/companies/startale/) | payments-stablecoins | series-a | [$63M](https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/startale-raises-dollar63m-to-build-japans-tokenized-finance-stack) | 2026-10-29 | coinmarketcap.com |
| 24 | [Qwello](https://recentfunding.com/companies/qwello/) | infra-devtools | series-b+ | [$61.53M](https://www.startbase.com/news/qwello-sichert-sich-bis-zu-55-millionen-euro-fuer-den-ausbau-seines-europaeischen-ladenetzes/) | 2026-10-26 | startbase.com |
| 25 | [Nevis](https://recentfunding.com/companies/nevis/) | fintech | series-b+ | [$60M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/nevis-raises-70m-in-series-b-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | finsmes.com |

Every amount links to its announcement. The rest of the week's rounds, and every round since, are on [recently funded startups](https://recentfunding.com/recently-funded/).

## By industry

| Industry | Companies |
| --- | --- |
| ai | 33 |
| bio-health | 26 |
| robotics-hardware | 17 |
| fintech | 10 |
| ecommerce-retail | 9 |
| ai-agents | 8 |
| infra-devtools | 7 |
| defense | 6 |
| energy-climate | 6 |
| data-analytics | 5 |
| security-privacy | 5 |
| food-agriculture | 4 |
| hr-work | 4 |
| trading-markets | 4 |
| consumer-social | 3 |
| proptech | 3 |
| defi | 2 |
| gaming | 2 |
| logistics-mobility | 2 |
| other | 2 |
| payments-stablecoins | 2 |
| edtech | 1 |
| enterprise-software | 1 |
| insurtech | 1 |
| media-marketing | 1 |

## By stage

| Stage | Companies |
| --- | --- |
| seed | 47 |
| series-a | 43 |
| unknown | 29 |
| series-b+ | 26 |
| pre-seed | 19 |

## Flagged in stealth before they announced

The last column is the days between the stealth flag and this week's announcement.

| # | Company | Industry | Stage | Flagged | Latest round | Announced | Days from flag |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Nevis](https://recentfunding.com/companies/nevis/) | fintech | series-b+ | 2026-04-12 | [$60M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/nevis-raises-70m-in-series-b-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | 197 |

All flagged companies are on [stealth startups](https://recentfunding.com/stealth-startups/).

## The founders behind this week's rounds

| Founder | Role | Company | Flagged | Latest round | Announced | Listed at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ivan Chalov · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-chalov) | Co-founder and COO | [Nevis](https://recentfunding.com/companies/nevis/) | 2026-04-12 | [$60M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/nevis-raises-70m-in-series-b-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [neviswealth.com](https://www.neviswealth.com/about/) |
| Mark Swan · [X](https://x.com/markswan_) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjamesswan/) | Co-founder and CEO | [Nevis](https://recentfunding.com/companies/nevis/) | 2026-04-12 | [$60M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/nevis-raises-70m-in-series-b-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [neviswealth.com](https://www.neviswealth.com/about/) |
| Philipp Burda · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-burda) | Co-founder and CPO | [Nevis](https://recentfunding.com/companies/nevis/) | 2026-04-12 | [$60M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/nevis-raises-70m-in-series-b-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [neviswealth.com](https://www.neviswealth.com/about/) |
| Abdullah Geduk | Founder | [Academa](https://recentfunding.com/companies/academa/) | — | undisclosed | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Sina Atalay | Founder | [Academa](https://recentfunding.com/companies/academa/) | — | undisclosed | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Jeffrey Hung | Founder | [AccufyDx](https://recentfunding.com/companies/accufydx/) | — | undisclosed | 2026-10-28 | — |
| Shivam Hingorani · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivam-hingorani-96648a196/?originalSubdomain=in) | Founder | [Ace Blend](https://recentfunding.com/companies/ace-blend/) | — | [$9.91M](https://bharatfast.com/english/start-up/ace-blend-raises-9-91-mn-series-a2-3one4/36400/) | 2026-10-29 | — |
| Tammy Crawford · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-crawford) | CEO | [Aces Diagnostics](https://recentfunding.com/companies/aces-diagnostics/) | — | undisclosed | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Alejandro Frangi | Founder | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Anthony Holmes | Chief Product Officer | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Beckie Bown | Chief Financial Officer | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Nishant Ravikumar | Founder | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [adsilico.uk](https://www.adsilico.uk/) |
| Professor Alejandro Frangi | Founder | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [adsilico.uk](https://www.adsilico.uk/) |
| Sheena Macpherson | Founder | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [adsilico.uk](https://www.adsilico.uk/) |
| Zeike Taylor | Founder | [adsilico](https://recentfunding.com/companies/adsilico/) | — | [$13.35M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/adsilico-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | [adsilico.uk](https://www.adsilico.uk/) |
| Prateek Manocha | Founder | [Ailytics](https://recentfunding.com/companies/ailytics/) | — | [$7.4M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/ailytics-raises-7-4m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Wei Zhuang Tan | Founder | [Ailytics](https://recentfunding.com/companies/ailytics/) | — | [$7.4M](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/ailytics-raises-7-4m-in-series-a-funding.html) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Aditya Ghosh | Founder | [Akasa Air](https://recentfunding.com/companies/akasa-air/) | — | [$47.28M](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/akasa-air-raises-450-crore-from-share-sale/article71627402.ece) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Anand Srinivasan | Founder | [Akasa Air](https://recentfunding.com/companies/akasa-air/) | — | [$47.28M](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/akasa-air-raises-450-crore-from-share-sale/article71627402.ece) | 2026-10-26 | — |
| Belson Coutinho | Founder | [Akasa Air](https://recentfunding.com/companies/akasa-air/) | — | [$47.28M](https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/akasa-air-raises-450-crore-from-share-sale/article71627402.ece) | 2026-10-26 | — |

More founders are on [founders](https://recentfunding.com/founders/).

## Get this data

```sh
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RF_KEY" "https://recentfunding.com/api/v1/rounds?since=2026-10-26"
```

Every parameter is in the [API docs](https://recentfunding.com/docs/). Last week's roundup: [week of Oct 19](https://recentfunding.com/blog/startup-funding-week-of-2026-10-19/).

## Related on Recent Funding

- [Startup funding data: the last 30 days in charts](https://recentfunding.com/data/)
- [Recently funded startups, updated daily](https://recentfunding.com/)
- [Money flow: raises, acquisitions and new funds](https://recentfunding.com/money-flow/)
- [AI investors: the VC firms and accelerators backing the most AI startups](https://recentfunding.com/blog/ai-investors/)
- [Game startups: the gaming startups that raised most recently](https://recentfunding.com/blog/game-startups/)
- [Green startups: the climate and clean energy startups that raised most recently](https://recentfunding.com/blog/green-startups/)
- [Recent Funding API docs](https://recentfunding.com/docs/): every endpoint behind this post; a [free API key](https://recentfunding.com/dashboard/?from=blog-related) takes just an email