We tracked 17 startup funding rounds announced from 10 to 16 August 2026, worth $8.19bn in disclosed funding.
The largest was Databricks's $5bn Growth round, led by Coatue. River AI followed with $1.1bn.
Data & analytics startups raised $5bn across 1 round, and those based in North America raised $7.25bn.
14 August 2026
Erco EnergíaSeries C · Climate & energy · Medellín · led by Next Utility Ventures$129m
SterlingSeed · AI · Wellington · led by Blackbird$2.2m13 August 2026
DatabricksGrowth · Data & analytics · San Francisco · led by Coatue$5bn
Aligned MarketplaceSeries A · Healthtech & bio · New York · led by Venrock$20m
AGent EnergySeed · Climate & energy · Houston · led by Spero Ventures$11m12 August 2026
Form EnergySeries D+ · Climate & energy · Weirton · led by T. Rowe Price$750m
LovableSeries C · AI · Stockholm · led by Menlo Ventures$400m
YuluSeries C · Mobility & logistics · Bengaluru · led by GEF Capital Partners$93m
Skan AISeries C · AI · Menlo Park · led by Cathay Innovation$63m
CytixSeries A · Cybersecurity · Manchester · led by Northern Gritstone$7m11 August 2026
River AISeries A · AI · Palo Alto · led by General Catalyst$1.1bn
NerosSeries C · Defence & space · Torrance · led by Sequoia Capital$250m
Flagler HealthSeries B · Healthtech & bio · New York · led by Bessemer Venture Partners$50m
LegioSeed · Edtech · Toronto · led by Klass Capital$5m
SocteraSeed · Robotics & hardware · Ithaca · led by Anorak Ventures$4m
PalettePre-seed · AI · Copenhagen · led by Ugly Duckling Ventures$3.5m10 August 2026
Cambridge AerospaceSeries C · Defence & space · London · led by DFJ Growth$300m