What are the biggest funding rounds in 2026?

The largest funding rounds in 2026 have been concentrated in AI, climate tech, and healthcare startups. Several companies have raised Series B and C rounds exceeding $100M, with AI infrastructure companies leading the way in total capital raised.

How do I track startup funding announcements?

Our Funding Tracker aggregates funding announcements from startups and growth-stage companies across industries. Each entry includes the round type, amount raised, key investors, and analysis of the company's growth trajectory.

What does a funding round mean for job seekers?

Funding rounds often signal upcoming hiring surges. Companies that just raised capital typically expand their teams significantly within 6-12 months. A Series A might mean 20-50 new hires, while a Series C could mean hundreds of new positions.

Startup Funding Tracker 2026

Track the latest startup funding rounds and venture capital deals. 27 funding announcements across 6 industries.

Funding Data Insights

Share Data

Total Deals

Late-Stage Venture

188000M total

Series G

575M total

Venture

1000M total

Equity + Debt

450M total

Late Stage

7800M total

Top Funded

OpenAI

$122 billion

Anthropic

$30 billion

xAI

$20 billion

Figma

$20 billion (acquisition price)

Waymo

$16 billion

OpenAI

$10 billion

Funding by Industry

Distribution across sectors

Technology

78%

Aerospace & Defense

Healthcare

Finance

Automotive & EV

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Wayve · February 24, 2026

Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion for Robotaxi Deployment in London

UK self-driving startup Wayve raised $1.2 billion (up to $1.5B with Uber contingent) in a Series D round backed by Microsoft, NVIDIA, Uber, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis for commercial robotaxi trials in 2026.

$1.2 billion raisedSeries D

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xAI · February 20, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion in Fourth-Largest VC Round Ever

xAI, Elon Musk's AI company building the Grok model, raised $20 billion in the fourth-largest venture capital round in history. The funding supports expansion of xAI's Memphis supercomputer cluster.

$20 billion raisedLate-Stage Venture

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Perplexity AI · December 19, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Perplexity AI Raises $500 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

AI search startup Perplexity AI raised $500 million in a round led by IVP, nearly tripling its valuation from six months earlier, as the company's AI-powered "answer engine" reached over 15 million monthly active users.

$500 million raisedSeries C

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Waymo · October 25, 2024 · Mountain View, CA

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion from Alphabet and External Investors

Alphabet's autonomous driving subsidiary Waymo raised $5.6 billion in its largest funding round ever, including significant external investment from Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, and Tiger Global, as the robotaxi service scaled to over 100,000 paid rides per week.

$5.6 billion raisedLate Stage

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Anduril Industries · August 7, 2024 · Costa Mesa, CA

Anduril Raises $1.5 Billion at $14 Billion Valuation

Defense technology startup Anduril Industries raised $1.5 billion in Series F funding, tripling its valuation from the prior round, as the company scaled production of autonomous defense systems and expanded its Lattice AI platform.

$1.5 billion raisedSeries F

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Canva · June 20, 2024 · Sydney, Australia

Canva Raises $1.7 Billion at $26 Billion Valuation

Australian design platform Canva raised $1.7 billion, primarily for employee liquidity, at a $26 billion valuation as the company surpassed $2 billion in annual revenue and prepared for a potential IPO.

$1.7 billion raisedLate Stage

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xAI · May 26, 2024 · Palo Alto, CA

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6 Billion in Series B

xAI, the AI startup founded by Elon Musk, raised $6 billion in Series B funding at a $24 billion valuation, with plans to build one of the world's largest GPU clusters and accelerate development of its Grok AI model.

$6 billion raisedSeries B

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Scale AI · May 21, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Scale AI Raises $1 Billion at $13.8 Billion Valuation

Scale AI raised $1 billion in Series F funding, more than doubling its valuation to $13.8 billion, as the data-labeling and AI-evaluation platform became critical infrastructure for frontier AI model development.

$1 billion raisedSeries F

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CoreWeave · May 1, 2024 · Roseland, NJ

CoreWeave Raises $1.1 Billion as AI Compute Demand Surges

GPU cloud provider CoreWeave raised $1.1 billion in Series C funding at a $19 billion valuation as AI companies desperately sought alternatives to hyperscaler cloud platforms for training and inference compute.

$1.1 billion raisedSeries C

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Discord · March 20, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Discord Raises $500 Million in Late-Stage Funding

Discord raised $500 million in a late-stage funding round, valuing the messaging platform at $15 billion as it expanded beyond gaming into broader community, education, and enterprise use cases.

$500 million raisedLate Stage

discordmessagingcommunity

Startup Funding Tracker 2026

Funding Data Insights

Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion for Robotaxi Deployment in London

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion in Fourth-Largest VC Round Ever

Perplexity AI Raises $500 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion from Alphabet and External Investors

Anduril Raises $1.5 Billion at $14 Billion Valuation

Canva Raises $1.7 Billion at $26 Billion Valuation

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6 Billion in Series B

Scale AI Raises $1 Billion at $13.8 Billion Valuation

CoreWeave Raises $1.1 Billion as AI Compute Demand Surges

Discord Raises $500 Million in Late-Stage Funding

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Startup Funding Tracker 2026

Funding Data Insights

Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion for Robotaxi Deployment in London

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion in Fourth-Largest VC Round Ever

Perplexity AI Raises $500 Million at $9 Billion Valuation

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion from Alphabet and External Investors

Anduril Raises $1.5 Billion at $14 Billion Valuation

Canva Raises $1.7 Billion at $26 Billion Valuation

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6 Billion in Series B

Scale AI Raises $1 Billion at $13.8 Billion Valuation

CoreWeave Raises $1.1 Billion as AI Compute Demand Surges

Discord Raises $500 Million in Late-Stage Funding

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