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13 startup funding rounds, 12 to 18 January 2026: Skild AI's $1.4bn Series C leads

Startups raised $2.47bn across 13 rounds. Robotics & hardware drew the most money, and North America led by region.

Skild AIImage: Skild AI
Raised$2.47bn
Rounds13
Median round$40m
$1bn+ valuations3

We tracked 13 startup funding rounds announced from 12 to 18 January 2026, worth $2.47bn in disclosed funding.

The largest was Skild AI's $1.4bn Series C round, led by SoftBank. Parloa followed with $350m.

Robotics & hardware startups raised $1.4bn across 1 round, and those based in North America raised $1.79bn.

15 January 2026

Parloa logoParloaSeries D+ · AI · Berlin · led by General Catalyst$350mMytraSeries C · Mobility & logistics · Brisbane · led by Avenir Growth$120mGovDash logoGovDashSeries B · Enterprise software · New York · led by Mucker Capital$30m

14 January 2026

Skild AI logoSkild AISeries C · Robotics & hardware · Pittsburgh · led by SoftBank$1.4bnosapiens logoosapiensSeries C · Enterprise software · Mannheim · led by Decarbonization Partners$100mdepthfirstSeries A · Cybersecurity · San Francisco · led by Accel$40mPee Safe logoPee SafeSeries C · Commerce & marketing · Gurugram · led by OrbiMed$32mVoiceRun logoVoiceRunSeed · AI · Cambridge · led by Flybridge Capital Partners$5.5m

13 January 2026

Defense Unicorns logoDefense UnicornsSeries B · Defence & space · United States · led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities$136mConverge BioSeries A · Healthtech & bio · Boston · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$25mFlipSeries A · AI · New York · led by Next Coast Ventures$20m

12 January 2026

Harmattan AI logoHarmattan AISeries B · Defence & space · Paris · led by Dassault Aviation$200mRISA LabsSeries A · Healthtech & bio · Palo Alto · led by Cencora Ventures$11.1m