AI startup funding
AI startup funding, week by week
Updated November 1, 2026 · Presspool
Each week Presspool lists the AI companies that publicly announced a funding round, each round confirmed at two linked public sources. The latest week, October 26–31, 2026, has 49 rounds; 44 announced in dollars; 42 exactly stated USD rounds total $1.5 billion; 2 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings. Of its 49 companies, 5 (10%) had already been cited in AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index. Across all 6 weeks: 343 listed confirmed rounds, and 287 announced in dollars; 279 exactly stated USD rounds total $16.19 billion; 8 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings. Counts and totals cover only listed confirmed rounds; the record may not include every round.
Every week
| Week | Rounds | Announced in dollars | Largest exact USD round | Already cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26–31, 2026 | 49 | 44 announced in dollars; 42 exactly stated USD rounds total $1.5 billion; 2 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings | Upwind, $400 million | 5 of 49 |
| October 18–24, 2026 | 64 | the 52 announced in dollars total $3.81 billion | Flapping Airplanes, $1 billion | 5 of 64 |
| October 12–17, 2026 | 54 | 43 announced in dollars; 42 exactly stated USD rounds total $912 million; 1 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings | Salience Labs, $125 million | 3 of 54 |
| October 5–10, 2026 | 62 | 53 announced in dollars; 51 exactly stated USD rounds total $2.92 billion; 2 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings | TypeSafe AI, $870 million | 4 of 62 |
| September 28, 2026 – October 3, 2026 | 56 | the 46 announced in dollars total $3.32 billion | Instinct, $1 billion | 5 of 56 |
| September 21–26, 2026 | 58 | 49 announced in dollars; 46 exactly stated USD rounds total $3.74 billion; 3 qualified or unstated USD amounts excluded from totals and rankings | TEKEVER, $580 million | 9 of 58 |
Research that measured these rosters
September 21–26, 2026: Machine Relations Research measured the 24 rounds this week's roster held when it was first published on September 26, 2026 against the Machine Relations Index release of the same day: the websites of 17 of the 24 companies were cited in none of 16,925 eligible answer runs recorded since May 10, 2026. 17 of 24 Newly Funded AI Companies Are in Zero AI Answers, Machine Relations Research, September 26, 2026.
How these rosters are built
A round is listed once two linked public sources confirm its amount and investors, as the method page sets out. Nobody pays to be listed. Every week is also in /weeks.json, and each week's page has a Markdown twin. Full method.