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16 startup funding rounds, 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2026: StepFun's $718m Series B leads

Startups raised $1.34bn across 16 rounds. AI drew the most money, and East Asia led by region.

StepFunPhoto: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-ovozr / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Raised$1.34bn
Rounds16
Median round$22m
$1bn+ valuations1

We tracked 16 startup funding rounds announced from 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2026, worth $1.34bn in disclosed funding.

The largest was StepFun's $718m Series B round. Upwind followed with $250m.

AI startups raised $816m across 4 rounds, and those based in East Asia raised $718m.

29 January 2026

RobCo logoRobCoSeries C · Robotics & hardware · Munich · led by Lightspeed Venture Partners$100mPoetiq logoPoetiqSeed · AI · Mountain View · led by FYRFLY Venture Partners$45.8mPrenosis logoPrenosisSeries A · Healthtech & bio · Chicago · led by PACE Healthcare Capital$20mArkeroPre-seed · Enterprise software · Seattle · led by Game Changers Ventures$6m

28 January 2026

Adaptive6 logoAdaptive6Series A · Enterprise software · Israel · led by U.S. Venture Partners$28mSlice Global logoSlice GlobalSeries A · Fintech · United States · led by Insight Partners$25mCheckbox logoCheckboxSeries A · Legal & compliance · Australia · led by Touring Capital$23mBoldVoice logoBoldVoiceSeries A · Edtech · United States · led by Matrix$21mHeyMaxSeries A · Consumer & media · Singapore · led by Peak XV Partners$11m

27 January 2026

FLORA logoFLORASeries A · AI · United States · led by Redpoint Ventures$42mYakeeySeries A · Proptech · Casablanca$15mConcourse logoConcourseSeries A · Fintech · New York · led by Standard Capital$12m

26 January 2026

StepFunSeries B · AI · Shanghai$718mUpwind logoUpwindSeries B · Cybersecurity · San Francisco · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$250mAlfred logoAlfredSeries A · Fintech · Mexico · led by F-Prime Capital$15mJelou logoJelouSeries A · AI · Ecuador · led by Wellington Access Ventures$10m