We tracked 16 startup funding rounds announced from 23 to 29 March 2026, worth $2.84bn in disclosed funding.
The largest was Shield AI's $2bn Series D+ round, led by Advent International and JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group. Kandou AI followed with $225m.
Defence & space startups raised $2.05bn across 3 rounds, and those based in North America raised $2.19bn.
26 March 2026
Shield AISeries D+ · Defence & space · San Diego · led by Advent International$2bn
StartaleSeries A · Fintech · Singapore · led by SBI Group$50m25 March 2026
Qualified HealthSeries B · Healthtech & bio · United States · led by New Enterprise Associates$125m
PAVE SpaceSeed · Defence & space · Lausanne · led by Visionaries Club$40m
GlimpseSeries A · Commerce & marketing · United States · led by Andreessen Horowitz$35mOriginSeries A · HR & work · London · led by Notion Capital$30m24 March 2026
HalterSeries D+ · Robotics & hardware · Auckland · led by Founders Fund$220mLace LithographySeries A · Robotics & hardware · Bergen · led by Atomico$40mWorthSeries A · Fintech · Orlando · led by Fulcrum Equity Partners$30mlittlefishSeries A · Fintech · Johannesburg · led by Partech$9.5m
OZiSeries A · Commerce & marketing · Gurugram · led by RTP Global$6.2m
BrainGridPre-seed · Developer tools · San Francisco · led by Menlo Ventures$1m23 March 2026
Kandou AISeries A · Robotics & hardware · Saint-Sulpice · led by Maverick Silicon$225m
InterloomSeed · AI · Munich · led by DN Capital$16.5mEgideSeed · Defence & space · Paris · led by Expeditions$9.3m
BidsoSeries A · Commerce & marketing · Bengaluru · led by Blume Ventures$5.5m