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18 startup funding rounds, 11 to 17 May 2026: Anduril's $5bn Series D+ leads

Startups raised $7.94bn across 18 rounds. Defence & space drew the most money, and North America led by region.

AndurilImage: Anduril
Raised$7.94bn
Rounds18
Median round$25.5m
$1bn+ valuations2

We tracked 18 startup funding rounds announced from 11 to 17 May 2026, worth $7.94bn in disclosed funding.

The largest was Anduril's $5bn Series D+ round, led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. Isomorphic Labs followed with $2.1bn.

Defence & space startups raised $5.02bn across 2 rounds, and those based in North America raised $5.18bn.

15 May 2026

Rapido logoRapidoGrowth · Mobility & logistics · Bengaluru · led by Prosus$240mWIRobotics logoWIRoboticsSeries B · Robotics & hardware · Seoul · led by JB Investment$68mArkeus logoArkeusSeries A · Defence & space · Melbourne · led by QIC Ventures$16.5m

14 May 2026

Fractile logoFractileSeries B · Robotics & hardware · London · led by Accel$220mGridCARE logoGridCARESeries A · Climate & energy · United States · led by Sutter Hill Ventures$64mIceotope logoIceotopeSeries B · Climate & energy · Sheffield · led by Two Seas Capital$26mStitch logoStitchSeries A · Fintech · Riyadh · led by Andreessen Horowitz$25mGraphon AI logoGraphon AISeed · AI · United States · led by Novera Ventures$8.3m

13 May 2026

Anduril logoAndurilSeries D+ · Defence & space · Costa Mesa · led by Thrive Capital$5bnMantle8 logoMantle8Series A · Climate & energy · Grenoble · led by Sandwater$36mGovWell logoGovWellSeries A · Enterprise software · New York · led by Insight Partners$25mAumet logoAumetSeries A · Healthtech & bio · Saudi Arabia · led by Emkan Capital$12m

12 May 2026

Isomorphic Labs logoIsomorphic LabsSeries B · Healthtech & bio · London · led by Thrive Capital$2.1bnMonaco logoMonacoSeries B · Commerce & marketing · San Francisco · led by Benchmark$50mGreenboard logoGreenboardSeries A · Legal & compliance · United States · led by Base10 Partners$15.5mWhite CircleSeed · AI · Paris$11mMekr logoMekrSeries A · Robotics & hardware · New Delhi · led by Avaana Capital$7m

11 May 2026

Ciridae logoCiridaeSeed · AI · United States · led by Accel$20m