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August 2026 funding

Startup funding rounds announced in August 2026: 11 rounds worth $11.53bn.

Raised$11.53bn

Rounds11

Median round$400m

$1bn+ valuations6

Image: Databricks

Biggest round · San FranciscoDatabricks raises $5bn at a $190bn valuation in round led by Coatue

All 11 rounds

JemSeries A · HR & work · Cape Town · 17 Aug$8.4m DatabricksGrowth · Data & analytics · San Francisco · 13 Aug$5bn LovableSeries C · AI · Stockholm · 12 Aug$400m River AISeries A · AI · Palo Alto · 11 Aug$1.1bn Cambridge AerospaceSeries C · Defence & space · London · 10 Aug$300m FirmusGrowth · AI · Sydney · 7 Aug$2bn HadrianSeries D+ · Defence & space · Torrance · 6 Aug$1.37bn RiverSeries C · Mobility & logistics · Bengaluru · 5 Aug$120m HappyRobotSeries C · AI · San Francisco · 4 Aug$150m DecadeSeed · Fintech · Brazil · 4 Aug$85m Valar AtomicsSeries B · Climate & energy · Hawthorne · 3 Aug$1bn

By sector

Data & analytics1 round$5bn AI4 rounds$3.65bn Defence & space2 rounds$1.67bn Climate & energy1 round$1bn Mobility & logistics1 round$120m Fintech1 round$85m HR & work1 round$8.4m

By stage

Growth2 rounds$7bn Series D+1 round$1.37bn Series A2 rounds$1.11bn Series B1 round$1bn Series C4 rounds$970m Seed1 round$85m

By region

North America5 rounds$8.62bn Oceania1 round$2bn Europe2 rounds$700m India1 round$120m Latin America1 round$85m Africa1 round$8.4m

Compare months

November59 rounds$4.99bn October182 rounds$15.42bn September125 rounds$26.72bn August11 rounds$11.53bn July10 rounds$7.15bn June10 rounds$6.24bn May11 rounds$75.48bn April10 rounds$3.98bn March11 rounds$129.16bn February9 rounds$4.45bn January10 rounds$23.5bn

Rankings, reports and weekly roundups

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