We tracked 10 startup funding rounds in July 2026, together worth $7.15bn in disclosed funding. The median disclosed round was $509m.
The largest was Helsing's $1.8bn Series D+ round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lightspeed Venture Partners, at a $18bn valuation. 9 rounds reached $100m or more and accounted for 100% of the money.
Defence & space led by sector with $3bn across 2 rounds, while AI startups raised $1.51bn. By region, Europe took $4.17bn (58%).
5 companys raised at a valuation of $1bn or more: Quantum Systems, Proxima Fusion, Helsing, Walden Robotics, Fireworks AI.
The biggest rounds
- 1HelsingSeries D+ · Defence & space · Munich$1.8bn
- 2Fireworks AISeries D+ · AI · San Mateo$1.51bn
- 3Quantum SystemsSeries D+ · Defence & space · Munich$1.2bn
- 4Neko HealthSeries C · Healthtech & bio · Stockholm$700m
- 5Antora EnergySeries C · Climate & energy · San Jose$550m
- 6Proxima FusionSeries B · Climate & energy · Munich$468m
- 7AdvanCellSeries D+ · Healthtech & bio · Brisbane$315m
- 8OratomicSeries A · Robotics & hardware · Pasadena$300m
- 9Walden RoboticsSeed · Robotics & hardware · Cambridge$300m
- 10KeyperSeries A · Proptech · United Arab Emirates$11m
Figures cover the rounds in our tracker, which records disclosed amounts converted to US dollars at announcement. See the methodology.