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12 startup funding rounds, 16 to 22 February 2026: World Labs's $1bn Growth leads

Startups raised $1.99bn across 12 rounds. AI drew the most money, and North America led by region.

World LabsImage: World Labs
Raised$1.99bn
Rounds12
Median round$25m
$1bn+ valuations1

We tracked 12 startup funding rounds announced from 16 to 22 February 2026, worth $1.99bn in disclosed funding.

The largest was World Labs's $1bn Growth round. Vestwell followed with $385m.

AI startups raised $1bn across 1 round, and those based in North America raised $1.65bn.

19 February 2026

BadgeSeries A · Commerce & marketing · San Francisco · led by TTV Capital$13.8m

18 February 2026

World Labs logoWorld LabsGrowth · AI · United States$1bnVestwell logoVestwellSeries D+ · Fintech · New York · led by Blue Owl Capital$385mHeron PowerSeries B · Climate & energy · Scotts Valley · led by Andreessen Horowitz$140mCogent Security logoCogent SecuritySeries A · Cybersecurity · San Francisco · led by Bain Capital Ventures$42mAvantos logoAvantosSeries A · Fintech · New York · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$25m

17 February 2026

Kavak logoKavakSeries D+ · Commerce & marketing · Mexico City · led by Andreessen Horowitz$300mVulnCheck logoVulnCheckSeries B · Cybersecurity · Lexington · led by Sorenson Capital$25mSurrealDB logoSurrealDBSeries A · Developer tools · London$23mDaffodil Health logoDaffodil HealthSeries A · Healthtech & bio · San Francisco · led by Flare Capital Partners$16.3mFlextock logoFlextockSeries A · Commerce & marketing · Egypt · led by TLcom Capital$12.6mShakudo logoShakudoSeries A · Data & analytics · Toronto · led by Wittington Ventures$7m