AI startup funding
AI Startup Funding, October 12–17, 2026: 54 Rounds
Published October 16, 2026 · Updated October 24, 2026 · Presspool
Presspool confirmed 54 funding rounds announced by AI companies the week of October 12–17, 2026, and the list may not include every round that week. The 42 stated exactly in dollars total $912 million; 1 more in dollars has no exact figure and is left out of totals and rankings. The largest exactly stated USD rounds were Salience Labs ($125 million), Abby Care ($82 million) and Mueon ($65 million). 3 of the 54 companies had already been cited in AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index.
Compare all 54 rounds
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Investors | Cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salience Labs | $125 million | Series B | Oct 14 | Bullhound Capital | Not yet |
| Abby Care | $82 million | Series C | Oct 15 | Transformation Capital | Not yet |
| Mueon | $65 million | Series A | Oct 15 | Maverick Silicon | Not yet |
| North | $60 million | Series B | Oct 15 | PeakSpan Capital | Not yet |
| Albert Invent | $55 million | Series B | Oct 13 | TCV | Not yet |
| Harmonic Security | $50 million | Series B | Oct 14 | Crosspoint Capital Partners | Yes (4 answers) |
| Scarlet | $50 million | Series B | Oct 12 | Headline | Not yet |
| Holyvolt | $45 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 15 | Zone II, CC.VC and angels from the finance sector (no lead named) | Not yet |
| Duvo | $32 million | Series A | Oct 14 | Balderton Capital | Not yet |
| RapidCanvas | $29 million | Series B | Oct 16 | Vertex Ventures SEA & India | Yes (1 answer) |
| Sunbound | $24 million | Series A | Oct 15 | TTV Capital | Not yet |
| Brellium | $23 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 13 | Left Lane Capital, First Round Capital | Not yet |
| Opsin | $21 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 15 | SYN Ventures, Race Capital | Not yet |
| Tamr | $21 million | Growth equity | Oct 14 | Volition Capital | Not yet |
| Causa Prima | $20 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Base10 Partners | Not yet |
| Undecimal Bio | $18 million | Seed | Oct 13 | 4BIO Capital, IQ Capital | Not yet |
| Ubitium | $14 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Ibex Investors | Not yet |
| Confido Health | $12.5 million | Series A extension | Oct 14 | Z47 | Not yet |
| CarbonAI | $12 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 15 | Cowboy Ventures | Not yet |
| Goodweek | $12 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 15 | Adara Ventures | Not yet |
| Readily | $11 million | Series A | Oct 13 | Define Ventures | Not yet |
| Chariot Claims | $10 million | Series A | Oct 15 | Silverton Partners | Not yet |
| Clueso | $10 million | Series A | Oct 13 | Dharana Capital | Not yet |
| Harbor | $10 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Base10 Partners, Abstract Ventures, 8VC | Not yet |
| Forgepoint | $9.8 million | Seed | Oct 14 | Primary Venture Partners, a16z speedrun | Not yet |
| Evos | $9 million | Pre-seed | Oct 14 | Uncork Capital, Field Ventures | Not yet |
| Othello | $8 million | Seed | Oct 14 | a16z speedrun, Owl Capital and Long Journey Ventures (no lead named) | Not yet |
| Uvi | $7.5 million | Seed | Oct 14 | CT Innovations | Not yet |
| Solvera | $6.3 million | Pre-seed | Oct 15 | Seedcamp | Not yet |
| LightSprint | $6.1 million | Seed | Oct 13 | 645 Ventures | Not yet |
| Dapta | $6 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Chingona Ventures | Not yet |
| Pathways | $6 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Sorenson Capital | Not yet |
| Homa | $5 million | Seed | Oct 15 | Quiet Capital | Not yet |
| Marklo | $5 million | Seed | Oct 14 | Forerunner | Not yet |
| Matters | $5 million | Pre-seed | Oct 15 | Jakob Johansson | Not yet |
| Shamrock AI | $5 million | Seed | Oct 15 | Endiya Partners | Not yet |
| Leela | $4.6 million | Seed | Oct 12 | Array Ventures, Female Founders Fund | Not yet |
| CodeWall | $4 million | Pre-seed | Oct 14 | Osney Capital | Not yet |
| IPX | $4 million | Seed | Oct 15 | Bitsurge Holdings | Not yet |
| Minicor | $3.8 million | Seed | Oct 14 | IA Ventures | Not yet |
| Intellivisa | $3 million | Pre-seed | Oct 13 | Mu Ventures, Incisive Ventures | Not yet |
| Miracly | $2 million | Pre-seed | Oct 14 | Beenext Ventures, Lotus | Not yet |
| Reach Security | more than $50 million | Series B | Oct 13 | Top Tier Capital Partners | Yes (3 answers) |
| AdGraam | ₹3 crore | Seed | Oct 15 | Umair Mohammad | Not yet |
| Alchera Technologies | £2.7 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Maven Capital Partners | Not yet |
| Ambio | €5.1 million | Seed | Oct 14 | b2venture | Not yet |
| Elevatry | €3 million | Pre-seed | Oct 15 | Bayern Kapital, the consultancy H&Z and several business angels (no lead named) | Not yet |
| Holo | €5 million | Seed | Oct 15 | Market One Capital | Not yet |
| KP Labs | PLN 19.4 million | Growth equity | Oct 14 | Sole investor named: Momentum Capital Partners | Not yet |
| MOSS AI (Moss Intelligence) | more than RMB 1 billion | Pre-A | Oct 12 | Huakong Fund | Not yet |
| Obsero | $1.2 million | Seed | Oct 13 | SFC Capital | Not yet |
| Sainaptic | £1 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Cornerstone VC, Ufi Ventures | Not yet |
| reebuild | €3 million | Seed | Oct 13 | Fortino Ventures | Not yet |
| VoicePatrol | €3 million | Round type not disclosed | Oct 12 | GapMinder | Not yet |
Every round, exact USD first
Salience Labs raised $125 million (Series B)
A leader in photonic chips targeting connectivity for AI datacenter infrastructure.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Abby Care raised $82 million (Series C)
An AI-powered care-at-home platform enabling family members to become trained, certified paid caregivers.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Mueon raised $65 million (Series A)
A semiconductor systems company building a new modular foundation for AI and hyperscale computing.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
North raised $60 million (Series B)
AI-powered FinOps: manage and optimize cloud, AI and data spend in one platform.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Albert Invent raised $55 million (Series B)
Albert has built the first chemistry-native AI operating system for R&D.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Harmonic Security raised $50 million (Series B)
AI governance and control platform.
Cited by AI engines Cited in 4 AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Scarlet raised $50 million (Series B)
The only Notified Body specialised in software and AI: a medical device certification process built for SaMD and AIaMD manufacturers.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Holyvolt raised $45 million (round type not disclosed)
The AI-powered battery materials discovery company.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Duvo raised $32 million (Series A)
Duvo brings your people, AI agents and existing systems together to map, run and improve your processes.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
RapidCanvas raised $29 million (Series B)
Build, deploy and scale autonomous AI agents with expert human oversight: a Hybrid Approach to enterprise AI.
Cited by AI engines Cited in 1 AI answer recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Sunbound raised $24 million (Series A)
The AI-powered revenue operating system for senior living.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Brellium raised $23 million (round type not disclosed)
Brellium's clinical AI audits 100% of your documentation and coding.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Opsin raised $21 million (round type not disclosed)
The AI governance and security platform built to detect and contain AI agent misbehavior.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Tamr raised $21 million (Growth equity)
The leading AI-native master data management (MDM) platform.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Causa Prima raised $20 million (Seed)
The agent-to-agent network for finance teams: AI agents handle invoicing, disputes and discounts on both sides of every B2B transaction.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Undecimal Bio raised $18 million (Seed)
Undecimal pairs massive scale combinatorial chemistry with transformer-based AI to guide siRNA therapeutics into the tissues that need them.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Ubitium raised $14 million (Seed)
The semiconductor startup building a universal processor for machines that perceive, think and act in the real world.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Confido Health raised $12.5 million (Series A extension)
The company building integrated AI agents for healthcare operations.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
CarbonAI raised $12 million (round type not disclosed)
CRE finance agents that show their work: AI agents for commercial real estate lending.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Goodweek raised $12 million (round type not disclosed)
Goodweek is the AI Manager for SMBs: one place to manage the models, data, users, access and spend related to AI.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Readily raised $11 million (Series A)
An AI-native compliance intelligence platform for healthcare.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Chariot Claims raised $10 million (Series A)
A consumer AI platform built to streamline consumer protection claims.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Clueso raised $10 million (Series A)
The agentic video platform for businesses: an AI video creation platform for every team.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Harbor raised $10 million (Seed)
Harbor insures AI agents: it inventories every agent you run, measures its risk, adds guardrails and insures what remains.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Forgepoint raised $9.8 million (Seed)
The AI revenue engine for manufacturers: AI workers for sales, quoting, order intake, purchasing, AR and customer service.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Evos raised $9 million (Pre-seed)
The Agentic Operations Platform: AI operators learn from your best people, then do the work on the systems you already use.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Othello raised $8 million (Seed)
An applied AI lab building AI models for live sales calls.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Uvi raised $7.5 million (Seed)
The context layer for enterprise AI agents.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Solvera raised $6.3 million (Pre-seed)
The AI-native engineering firm, starting with MEP engineering.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
LightSprint raised $6.1 million (Seed)
The software factory for product teams: PMs, designers and ops direct AI agents on the real codebase.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Dapta raised $6 million (Seed)
An AI sales agent for small-and-medium sized businesses designed to convert inbound leads faster.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Pathways raised $6 million (Seed)
A New York-based AI platform that turns manufacturers' operational data into environmental product documentation.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Homa raised $5 million (Seed)
The AI platform reinventing how Americans buy homes while returning up to 2% of the purchase price to buyers at closing.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Marklo raised $5 million (Seed)
The first AI marketing platform for brand marketers.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Matters raised $5 million (Pre-seed)
The AI-native personal finance platform, rebuilding banking around intelligence and automation.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Shamrock AI raised $5 million (Seed)
Agentic assurance for SAP and enterprise transformations.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Leela raised $4.6 million (Seed)
Self-executing compliance for regulated businesses: Leela's RegLang compiles regulations and policies into structured rules that AI can run.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
CodeWall raised $4 million (Pre-seed)
Building the offensive layer for enterprise security: autonomous attack agents that prove how an enterprise can actually be compromised.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
IPX raised $4 million (Seed)
An agentic OS for tokenized intellectual property, built on Base.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Minicor raised $3.8 million (Seed)
Minicor lets AI use legacy desktop software like an API.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Intellivisa raised $3 million (Pre-seed)
The clearance engine for international travel, an agentic AI platform handling visa, entry and compliance requirements end-to-end.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Miracly raised $2 million (Pre-seed)
The AI marketing platform: Miracly makes ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity recommend you, with AI-tailored content.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Reach Security raised more than $50 million (Series B)
The AI that operates security defenses at machine speed.
Cited by AI engines Cited in 3 AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
AdGraam raised ₹3 crore (Seed)
AI ad generator for D2C brands: turn a product URL into image and video ads.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Alchera Technologies raised £2.7 million (Seed)
Alchera's AI platform turns weeks of data analysis into trusted evidence, powering same-day decisions for highways operators and local authorities.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Ambio raised €5.1 million (Seed)
An AI-native end-to-end procurement solution that covers the whole purchasing cycle for recycled plastics, from material discovery to long-term deliveries.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Elevatry raised €3 million (Pre-seed)
An agentic AI platform for strategic procurement (in the company's words: agentische KI-Plattform für den strategischen Einkauf).
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Holo raised €5 million (Seed)
Holo AI turns your website into ads, emails, and social posts.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
KP Labs raised PLN 19.4 million (Growth equity)
KP Labs develops on-board data processing for satellites, with hardware and algorithms that bring AI capabilities to CubeSats and small satellites.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
MOSS AI (Moss Intelligence) raised more than RMB 1 billion (Pre-A)
A large-model company for next-generation contextual interaction intelligence, with multimodal large models as its core engine.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Obsero raised $1.2 million (Seed)
An AI search intelligence platform that shows brands how they appear across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
Sainaptic raised £1 million (Seed)
Sainaptic is an AI assessment engine for awarding organisations: AI-assisted marking you can put your name to.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
reebuild raised €3 million (Seed)
The AI-native back-office for the construction industry, digitizing and automating invoice approval, cost management and material administration.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
VoicePatrol raised €3 million (round type not disclosed)
AI-powered voice moderation for multiplayer games.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026.
What “cited by AI engines” means here
The Machine Relations Index asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews a fixed panel of buyer questions on a recurring schedule and records which websites each answer cites. A company counts as cited when its own website appeared as a source in at least one recorded answer between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 (release mri_score_v2.1+2026-10-24+e479e9b12312). The panel asks buyer questions across 24 industry categories, not questions about these companies by name, so “not yet” means no recorded answer cited the company's site. A company whose market sits outside those categories can be absent for that reason alone.
Questions
- Which exactly stated USD AI rounds were largest the week of October 12, 2026?
- The largest exactly stated USD rounds were Salience Labs, $125 million (Series B), Abby Care, $82 million (Series C) and Mueon, $65 million (Series A).
- How much did AI startups raise the week of October 12, 2026?
- 54 AI rounds were confirmed that week, and the 42 stated exactly in dollars total $912 million; 1 more in dollars has no exact figure and is left out of totals and rankings. 11 rounds were announced in another currency and are listed as announced, not converted.
- Do AI answer engines already know these companies?
- 3 of the 54 companies had been cited in at least one AI answer recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026: Harmonic Security, RapidCanvas and Reach Security. A funding announcement does not by itself put a company into AI answers.
How this list was built
Rounds come from public announcements. Candidates came from a funding-announcement feed and the daily funding reports named on the method page; every entry was confirmed at its own sources. Each entry links the two sources that confirm it: the company's announcement and one outlet, which settle the amount and investors, or two independent outlets that agree on the amount and the lead, or on one investor as the only backer. The company's own words describe it as AI or as built for AI. The round type is printed as announced, or as not disclosed when no source states it. Full method.
Changes
- October 24, 2026: Added Pathways: $6 million seed led by Sorenson Capital, announced 2026-10-13.
- October 19, 2026: Added KP Labs (PLN 19.4 million): Tech.eu and The Recursive both name Momentum Capital Partners as the round's only backer and agree on the amount, so it qualifies on the two-outlet path; it is printed as sole investor named, not as a lead.
- October 19, 2026: Removed KP Labs: its round was confirmed only by two outlets, neither naming a lead investor, and a round confirmed by outlets alone needs both to name the same lead.
- October 19, 2026: Added Holyvolt ($45 million): its own release names the investors and The EV Report reported the round. A lead investor is required only when two outlets, not the company, confirm a round.