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8 startup funding rounds, 18 to 24 May 2026: Hark's $700m Series A leads

Startups raised $912m across 8 rounds. AI drew the most money, and North America led by region.

HarkPhoto: NASA Johnson Space Center / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Raised$912m
Rounds8
Median round$25m
$1bn+ valuations1

We tracked 8 startup funding rounds announced from 18 to 24 May 2026, worth $912m in disclosed funding.

The largest was Hark's $700m Series A round, led by Parkway Venture Capital. Viktor followed with $75m.

AI startups raised $827m across 4 rounds, and those based in North America raised $730m.

22 May 2026

ScopeSeries A · Enterprise software · London · led by Index Ventures$20m

21 May 2026

Hark logoHarkSeries A · AI · United States · led by Parkway Venture Capital$700mStrideSeries B · Climate & energy · Vietnam · led by Lightrock$15m

20 May 2026

Catena Labs logoCatena LabsSeries A · Fintech · Boston · led by Acrew Capital$30mPrelude logoPreludeSeries A · Cybersecurity · Paris · led by 20VC$20mNanoCo logoNanoCoSeed · AI · Tel Aviv · led by Valley Capital Partners$12m

19 May 2026

Viktor logoViktorSeries A · AI · Warsaw · led by Accel$75m

18 May 2026

Dust logoDustSeries B · AI · Paris · led by Abstract$40m