AI startup funding
AI Startup Funding This Week: 15 Rounds, November 2–7, 2026
Published November 7, 2026 · Presspool
Presspool confirmed 15 funding rounds announced by AI companies the week of November 2–7, 2026, and the list may not include every round that week. The 15 announced in dollars total $965 million. The largest exactly stated USD rounds were Applied Compute ($350 million), Sentra ($150 million) and Ocient ($100M). 2 of the 15 companies had already been cited in AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index.
Compare all 15 rounds
| Company | Amount | Round | Announced | Investors | Cited by AI engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Compute | $350 million | Round type not disclosed | Nov 2 | Elad Gil | Not yet |
| Sentra | $150 million | Series C | Nov 4 | Capital One Ventures | Yes (9 answers) |
| Ocient | $100M | Series C | Nov 5 | BOKA Capital, OCA Ventures | Not yet |
| Kalepa | $75 million | Series B | Nov 5 | Updata Partners | Not yet |
| Tutor Intelligence | $75 million | Series B | Nov 2 | Andreessen Horowitz | Not yet |
| Humble Robotics | $51 million | Series A | Nov 5 | Obvious Ventures | Not yet |
| Lazarus AI | $43 million | Round type not disclosed | Nov 3 | QBE, Mucker Capital, Motivate Ventures, State Farm Ventures, Wave Function Ventures, Indelible Solutions, Joyance Partners, AllegisNL Capital, One Way Ventures, AngelList, Techstars, Plug and Play and others; no lead named | Not yet |
| Larridin | $30 million | Series A | Nov 2 | Pelion Ventures | Yes (13 answers) |
| nPhase, Inc. | $30 million | Series D | Nov 2 | Viking Global Investors | Not yet |
| firmly | $15 million | Series A | Nov 5 | Squarepoint Capital | Not yet |
| Guava | $12.5 million | Seed | Nov 3 | Acrew Capital | Not yet |
| Atmospheric AI | $10 million | Seed | Nov 5 | DBL Partners | Not yet |
| Finpilot | $10 million | Series A | Nov 4 | Lobby Capital | Not yet |
| Physicl | $10M | Seed | Nov 6 | Inovia Capital | Not yet |
| Marble Cognition | $3.75 million | Pre-seed | Nov 2 | Heartcore Capital, Seedcamp | Not yet |
Every round, exact USD first
Applied Compute raised $350 million (round type not disclosed)
AI infrastructure for companies to train, serve, and improve their own models.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Sentra raised $150 million (Series C)
Agentic data security company protecting data at rest and controlling which human and AI identities can reach it.
Cited by AI engines Cited in 9 AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Ocient raised $100M (Series C)
Agentic AI solutions provider.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Kalepa raised $75 million (Series B)
Professional Grade AI for insurance, performing and orchestrating work across operations, underwriting, pricing, and portfolio management.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Tutor Intelligence raised $75 million (Series B)
A frontier research lab that trains foundation models for intelligent dexterous robot manipulation.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Humble Robotics raised $51 million (Series A)
Humble Robotics is reimagining ground transportation, using advanced physical AI to simplify today's biggest freight challenges.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Lazarus AI raised $43 million (round type not disclosed)
Applies AI to consequential business problems while giving customers greater control over technology, economics, and outcomes.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Larridin raised $30 million (Series A)
Enterprise-wide AI measurement and intelligence platform connecting AI adoption, productivity, and spend data to the work of people and agents.
Cited by AI engines Cited in 13 AI answers recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
nPhase, Inc. raised $30 million (Series D)
Unifies and governs clinical data to provide an AI-ready foundation for pharmaceutical sponsors and CROs.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
firmly raised $15 million (Series A)
The agentic commerce platform.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Guava raised $12.5 million (Seed)
Guava helps developers build AI voice agents for customer conversations and tasks like scheduling appointments and live support.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Atmospheric AI raised $10 million (Seed)
Builds computational models of the raw-material economy using chemical engineering and AI.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Finpilot raised $10 million (Series A)
The AI-native operating system for institutional capital.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Physicl raised $10M (Seed)
The synthetic data platform for physical AI.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026.
Marble Cognition raised $3.75 million (Pre-seed)
Learns how your company works from thousands of hours of real work, then builds AI coworkers that take over the repetitive cases.
Not yet cited Not cited in any AI answer the Machine Relations Index recorded between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 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 November 7, 2026 (release mri_score_v2.1+2026-11-07+296ae2caa083). 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 November 2, 2026?
- The largest exactly stated USD rounds were Applied Compute, $350 million (round type not disclosed), Sentra, $150 million (Series C) and Ocient, $100M (Series C).
- How much did AI startups raise the week of November 2, 2026?
- 15 AI rounds were confirmed that week, and the 15 announced in dollars total $965 million.
- Do AI answer engines already know these companies?
- 2 of the 15 companies had been cited in at least one AI answer recorded by the Machine Relations Index between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026: Sentra and Larridin. 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
- November 7, 2026: Added atmosphericai.com: source-confirmed $10 million Seed; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added physicl.ai: source-confirmed $10M Seed; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added goguava.ai: source-confirmed $12.5 million Seed; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added firmly.ai: source-confirmed $15 million Series A; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added marblecognition.com: source-confirmed $3.75 million Pre-seed; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added nphase.ai: source-confirmed $30 million Series D; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added lazarusai.com: source-confirmed $43 million financing; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added humblerobotics.ai: source-confirmed $51 million Series A; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.
- November 7, 2026: Added ocient.com: source-confirmed $100M Series C; issuer or qualifying outlet evidence reviewed November 7.