Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, we present the largest global startup funding rounds of July 2026 — a month defined by scale, ambition, and the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence with every sector from defense and energy to healthcare and quantum computing. The rounds tracked here span nine-figure raises and beyond, reflecting investor conviction at a time when infrastructure bets, deep tech breakthroughs, and AI platform plays are commanding unprecedented capital. This analysis goes beyond the headline numbers, providing detail on each company’s founding team, investor syndicate, industry focus, and cumulative funding history — context that separates signal from noise in an increasingly crowded market.
19. Oratomic $300.0M
Round: Series A
Description: South Pasadena-based Oratomic develops neutral-atom quantum hardware and error-correction architectures for utility-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers. Founded by in 2026, Oratomic has now raised a total of $310.0M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, and Spark Capital.
Investors in the round: 7i Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, Baiju Bhatt, Bain Capital Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, David Aaronson, Formation 8, General Catalyst, Global Frontier Investments, Index Ventures, Infleqtion, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Nebular, Scott Aaronson, Spark Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Optical Communication, Quantum Computing
Founding year: 2026
Total equity funding raised: $310.0M
19. Walden Robotics $300.0M
Round: Seed
Description: Cambridge-based Walden Robotics builds wheeled, two-armed semi-humanoid robots using Physical AI for manufacturing and logistics. Founded by Adrien Gaidon, Ben Burchfiel, Dave Johnson, Kerri Fetzer-Borelli, Rareș Ambruș, and Russ Tedrake in 2026, Walden Robotics has now raised a total of $300.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Menlo Ventures, NVIDIA, The Boeing Company, Toyota Ventures, and Calibrate Ventures.
Investors in the round: AE Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, Colle Capital Partners, CoreWeave Ventures, Deviation Capital, KAS Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, NextView Ventures, NVIDIA, One Madison Group, Prologis Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Shine Capital, Squarepoint Capital, The Boeing Company, Toyota, Toyota Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Logistics, Robotics
Founders: Adrien Gaidon, Ben Burchfiel, Dave Johnson, Kerri Fetzer-Borelli, Rareș Ambruș, Russ Tedrake
Founding year: 2026
Total equity funding raised: $300.0M
19. Xsight Labs $300.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Kiryat Gat-based Xsight Labs manufactures chipset semiconductors for data center and automotive sector applications. Founded by Erez Shaizaf, Gal Malach, and Guy Koren in 2017, Xsight Labs has now raised a total of $400.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Valor Equity Partners, Battery Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Intel Capital, and Fidelity.
Investors in the round: Aliya Capital Partners, Artisan Partners, Atreides Management, Battery Ventures, Diagonale Capital, Fidelity, Intel Capital, Key 1 Capital, Maverick Capital, Sienna Venture Capital, T. Rowe Price, Union Tech Ventures, Valor Equity Partners
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Founders: Erez Shaizaf, Gal Malach, Guy Koren
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $400.0M
19. Etched $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Jose-based Etched designs and manufactures hardware systems optimized for artificial intelligence model inference workloads. Founded by Chris Zhu, Gavin Uberti, and Robert Wachen in 2022, Etched has now raised a total of $925.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, SK Hynix, and Fundomo.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Argo, Jane Street Capital, Sequoia Capital, SK Hynix
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer, Hardware, Semiconductor
Founders: Chris Zhu, Gavin Uberti, Robert Wachen
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $925.4M
18. AdvanCell $315.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Sydney-based AdvanCell develops targeted alpha radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer and supports their development and manufacturing. Founded by Andrew Adamovich in 2019, AdvanCell has now raised a total of $439.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Eli Lilly, Alpha Wave Global, Catalio Capital Management, Bain Capital Life Sciences, and SV Health Investors.
Investors in the round: Abingworth, Ally Bridge Group, Alpha Wave Global, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Brandon Capital, Catalio Capital Management, Eli Lilly, Eventide, Fidelity, Morningside, Piper Sandler, Proto Axiom, Sanofi Ventures, SV Health Investors, SymBiosis, Tenmile, TIME BioVentures, T. Rowe Price, Velosity Capital
Industry: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Oncology, Pharmaceutical
Founders: Andrew Adamovich
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $439.5M
17. Antares $370.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Los Angeles-based Antares Industries designs and manufactures transportable nuclear fission microreactors for terrestrial and space applications. Founded by Jordan Bramble and Julia DeWahl in 2023, Antares has now raised a total of $471.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Paradigm, BoxGroup, Caffeinated Capital, Industrious Ventures, and Banter Capital.
Investors in the round: Caffeinated Capital, Industrious Ventures, Paradigm, Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital
Industry: Energy, Industrial, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing
Founders: Jordan Bramble, Julia DeWahl
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $471.0M
16. Chai Discovery $400.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Francisco-based Chai Discovery develops artificial intelligence models and software for protein engineering and molecular design. Founded by Jack Dent, Jacques Boitreaud, Joshua Meier, and Matthew McPartlon in 2024, Chai Discovery has now raised a total of $630.0M in total equity funding and is backed by OpenAI, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.
Investors in the round: Avenir, Avra Capital, Baillie Gifford, Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, BDT & MSD Partners, Dimension Capital, General Catalyst, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lachy Groom, Menlo Ventures, Oak HC/FT, OpenAI, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Yosemite
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Health Care, Life Science
Founders: Jack Dent, Jacques Boitreaud, Joshua Meier, Matthew McPartlon
Founding year: 2024
Total equity funding raised: $630.0M
16. Meshy AI $400.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Sunnyvale-based Meshy AI is an AI platform that enables users to generate and edit 3D models from text descriptions, images, and conversational prompts. Founded by Ethan Hu in 2021, Meshy AI has now raised a total of $450.0M in total equity funding and is backed by HSG, Matrix Partners China, Granite Asia, Source Code Capital, and BAI capital.
Investors in the round: BAI capital, Granite Asia, HSG, IDG Capital, Matrix Partners China, Monolith Capital, Source Code Capital
Industry: 3D Printing, 3D Technology, Art, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Gaming, Generative AI, Machine Learning
Founders: Ethan Hu
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $450.0M
15. Proxima Fusion €411.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Munich-based Proxima Fusion is a fusion energy company developing stellarator-based fusion power plants to deliver safe and carbon-free electricity. Founded by Francesco Sciortino, Jorrit Lion, Lucio Milanese, and Martin Kubie in 2023, Proxima Fusion has now raised a total of €598.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), Cherry Ventures, Balderton Capital, and CDP Venture Capital.
Investors in the round: Balderton Capital, Bayern Kapital, Brevan Howard Asset Management, Burda Principal Investments, CDP Venture Capital, Cherry Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, DST Global, East X Ventures, Elaia, European Innovation Council Fund, Google, HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds), KfW Capital, Leitmotif, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plural Platform, redalpine, RWE, SPRIN-D, UVC Partners, XTX Ventures
Industry: Clean Energy, Energy, Nuclear, Power Grid
Founders: Francesco Sciortino, Jorrit Lion, Lucio Milanese, Martin Kubie
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: €598.5M
14. K2 Space $500.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Torrance-based K2 Space develops high-power satellite platforms for orbital missions, using vertically integrated hardware and manufacturing processes. Founded by Karan Kunjur and Neel Kunjur in 2022, K2 Space has now raised a total of $925.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and T. Rowe Price.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, ARK Investment Management, CapitalG, ICONIQ Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sands Capital Ventures, Spark Capital, T. Rowe Price
Industry: Aerospace, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Space Travel
Founders: Karan Kunjur, Neel Kunjur
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $925.5M
13. Antora Energy $550.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Jose-based Antora Energy develops thermal energy storage systems that store renewable energy as heat for industrial applications. Founded by Andrew Ponec, David Bierman, and Justin Briggs in 2018, Antora Energy has now raised a total of $750.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Temasek, BlackRock, Eclipse, Trust Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.
Investors in the round: Activate Capital Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Decarbonization Partners, Eclipse, G2 Venture Partners, Impact Science Ventures, John Doerr, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Ribbit Capital, Salesforce Ventures, StepStone Group, The Westly Group, Trust Ventures
Industry: Energy, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy
Founders: Andrew Ponec, David Bierman, Justin Briggs
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $750.0M
12. Multiverse Computing €500.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Donostia-San Sebastián-based Multiverse Computing develops AI model compression and quantum-inspired optimization software for enterprise applications. Founded by Alfonso Rubio Manzanares, Enrique Lizaso, Román Orús, and Samuel Mugel in 2019, Multiverse Computing has now raised a total of €735.5M in total equity funding and is backed by CDP Venture Capital, Redstone.VC, Creative Destruction Lab, Inveready, and Forgepoint Capital.
Investors in the round: BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture fund, Bullhound Capital, European Innovation Council Fund, Forgepoint Capital, Gestion De Capital Riesgo Del Pais Vasco, HP, Kutxa Fundazioa, NAventures, Orange Ventures, Qatar Development Bank, Santander Alternative Investments, Scania Invest, SETT, Tikehau Capital, Zouk Capital
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Software
Founders: Alfonso Rubio Manzanares, Enrique Lizaso, Román Orús, Samuel Mugel
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: €735.5M
11. Wonder $650.0M
Round: Series D
Description: New York-based Wonder operates a mealtime platform offering restaurant meals, meal kits, and food delivery through a unified ordering experience. Founded by Juan Cappello and Marc Lore in 2018, Wonder has now raised a total of $3.1B in total equity funding and is backed by Accel, General Catalyst, New Enterprise Associates, Forerunner, and Bain Capital Ventures.
Investors in the round: Accel, AllianceBernstein, ARK Investment Management, Google Ventures, Kayne Anderson Rudnick (KAR), New Enterprise Associates
Industry: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery, Restaurants
Founders: Juan Cappello, Marc Lore
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $3.1B
10. Neko Health $700.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Stockholm-based Neko Health develops scanning technology for preventive healthcare and early detection of disease. Founded by Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne in 2018, Neko Health has now raised a total of $1.0B in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lakestar, Positive Sum, and BDT & MSD Partners.
Investors in the round: Alexis Ohanian, Alex Tew, Ariel Emanuel, Atomico, BDT & MSD Partners, Claudia Schiffer, Danny Meyer, Gary Vaynerchuk, General Catalyst, Jessie Inchauspé, Jimmy Iovine, Katie Haun, Lakestar, Liberty City Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Marco Perego Saldaña, Maria Sharapova, Mark Zuckerberg, Matthew Vaughn, Michael Acton Smith, O.G. Venture Partners, Positive Sum, Priscilla Chan, Raj Shamani, Steven Bartlett, Thierry Henry, Timothy Ferriss, William Adams, Zoe Saldana
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health Care, Hospital, Medical
Founders: Daniel Ek, Hjalmar Nilsonne
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $1.0B
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9. Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGSTL) ¥5.0B
Round: Venture
Description: Changchun-based Chang Guang Satellite Technology develops remote-sensing satellites and provides satellite data and information services. Founded in 2014, Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGSTL) has now raised a total of ¥7.7B in total equity funding and is backed by Shenzhen Capital Group, Matrix Partners China, CAS Star, CICC Capital, and Puhua Capital.
Investors in the round: Changfa Group, China Chengtong Fund, Haitong Innovation Securities Investment, Landstone Capital, Orient Assets Management, Shenzhen Capital Group
Industry: Commercial, Information Services, Information Technology, Satellite Communication
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: ¥7.7B
8. Together AI $800.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Francisco-based Together AI provides a cloud platform for developing, training, fine-tuning, and deploying generative AI models. Founded by Ce Zhang, Chris Re, Percy Liang, Tri Dao, and Vipul Ved Prakash in 2022, Together AI has now raised a total of $1.3B in total equity funding and is backed by Vista Equity Partners, NVIDIA, General Catalyst, Alumni Ventures, and Factory.
Investors in the round: Aramco Ventures, DTCP, Emergence Capital, General Catalyst, Geodesic Capital, Lux Capital, March Capital, NVIDIA, Pegatron, PSP Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Schneider Electric, S Ventures, Vista Equity Partners
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, IT Infrastructure, Machine Learning, Open Source
Founders: Ce Zhang, Chris Re, Percy Liang, Tri Dao, Vipul Ved Prakash
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $1.3B
7. SambaNova $1.0B
Round: Series F
Description: Palo Alto-based SambaNova delivers AI inference and scalable solutions, providing seamless integration for agentic AI applications. Founded by Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, and Rodrigo Liang in 2017, SambaNova has now raised a total of $2.5B in total equity funding and is backed by Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, Temasek, BlackRock, and Battery Ventures.
Investors in the round: A&E Investments, Assam Ventures, Battery Ventures, BlackRock, Cambium Capital Partners, Capital Group, General Atlantic, Intel Capital, Kabila Capital, Qatar Investment Authority, QFO Capital, Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Vista Equity Partners, Volantis Capital Management
Industry: AI Infrastructure, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Semiconductor, Software
Founders: Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $2.5B
6. Quantum Systems $1.2B
Round: Series D
Description: Gilching-based Quantum Systems builds AI-powered eVTOL drones for defense, security, and surveying, specializing in aerial intelligence solutions. Founded by Armin Busse, Florian Seibel, Michael Kriegel, and Tobias Kloss in 2015, Quantum Systems has now raised a total of $1.8B in total equity funding and is backed by European Investment Bank, Wellington Management, Advent International, DTCP, and Bond.
Investors in the round: Advent International, Airbus Defence & Space, A.P. Moller Holding, Balderton Capital, Blackstone, Bond, Elephant Ventures, Elevat3 Capital, Fidelity, HV Capital, Noteus Partners, Wellington Management
Industry: Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Drones, Government, Manufacturing, Mapping Services
Founders: Armin Busse, Florian Seibel, Michael Kriegel, Tobias Kloss
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $1.8B
6. Ant International $1.2B
Round: Series A
Description: Singapore-based Ant International is a digital payments and financial technology company that promotes inclusive financial growth for partners and customers globally. Founded in 2023, Ant International has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by Alibaba Group and Ant Group.
Investors in the round: Alibaba Group, Ant Group
Industry: Financial Services
Founding year: 2023
Total equity funding raised: $1.2B
5. Fireworks AI $1.5B
Round: Series D
Description: Redwood City-based Fireworks AI is an advanced platform that enables users to build, tune, and scale AI applications using open-source models. Founded by Chenyu Zhao, Dmytro Dzhulgakov, Dmytro Ivchenko, James Reed, Lin Qiao, and Pawel Garbacki in 2022, Fireworks AI has now raised a total of $1.8B in total equity funding and is backed by Menlo Ventures, NVIDIA, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.
Investors in the round: Atreides Management, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Evantic Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lone Pine Capital, Menlo Ventures, NVIDIA, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Operator Collective, Original Capital, Prysm Capital, QuantumLight, TCV, The Twenty Minute VC, Time Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Management, Infrastructure, SaaS, Software
Founders: Chenyu Zhao, Dmytro Dzhulgakov, Dmytro Ivchenko, James Reed, Lin Qiao, Pawel Garbacki
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $1.8B
4. Atoms $1.7B
Round: Venture
Description: Los Angeles-based Atoms develops industrial robotics and physical AI systems to automate tasks across various industries. Founded by Sky Dayton and Travis Kalanick in 2016, Atoms has now raised a total of $3.0B in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, A*, Abstract, and Bain Capital Ventures.
Investors in the round: A*, Abstract, Alpha Square Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital Ventures, Chemistry, Fifth Wall, K5 Global, SV Angel, Uber
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commercial Real Estate, Industrial, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Mining Technology, Real Estate, Robotics
Founders: Sky Dayton, Travis Kalanick
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $3.0B
3. Joulent $1.8B
Round: Venture
Description: Houston-based Joulent develops large-scale energy systems that provide firm baseload power and grid integration for AI data centers and industrial loads. Joulent has now raised a total of $1.8B in total equity funding and is backed by National Grid Ventures.
Investors in the round: National Grid Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Industrial
Total equity funding raised: $1.8B
2. Helsing $1.8B
Round: Series E
Description: Munich-based Helsing develops artificial intelligence software, autonomous systems, and defense technologies for military and government applications. Founded by Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler, and Torsten Reil in 2021, Helsing has now raised a total of $3.3B in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Disruptive, and Greenoaks.
Investors in the round: Accel, CPP Investments, Disruptive, Dragoneer Investment Group, General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Greenoaks, ICONIQ Capital, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Lightspeed Venture Partners, Plural, Prima Materia, The Stepstone Group
Industry: Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Electronics, Information Technology, Military, Robotics
Founders: Gundbert Scherf, Niklas Köhler, Torsten Reil
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $3.3B
1. Kling AI $2.8B
Round: Venture
Description: Beijing-based Kling AI is an AI-powered creative studio for generating images and videos using state-of-the-art generative AI methods. Founded in 2024, Kling AI has now raised a total of $2.8B in total equity funding and is backed by Shenzhen Capital Group, Qiming Venture Partners, BlueFive Capital, Legend Capital, and Tencent.
Investors in the round: Alibaba Cloud, Atypical Holdings, Baidu, Beijing CAS Generation Equity Investment Fund Partnership (LP), Beijing Haipu No.1 Technology Development Partnership (LP), Beijing Panmao Investment Management, Beijing Zhuoyue Lingbo Enterprise Management, BlueFive Capital, CCB Equity, Changsheng Investment, China Internet Investment Fund, Chongqing Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership (LP), CITIC Securities, Co-Stone Venture Capital, CPE Yuanfeng, Guangdong Dakang Lanwu Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (LP), Guofang Venture Capital, Haitong Leading Capital Management, Hangzhou Hengshi Asset Management, Hony Capital, Houwei Capital, Houwei Ruida (Dalian) Capital Management, Huace Film & TV, Huatai Zijin Investment, Hundreds Capital, ICBC Capital, Legend Capital, LIGHTHOUSE, Neumann Intelligence, Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Atlas Investment Management, Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Ruiyuan Investment Management, Parallel Mars Investment, Polaris PMF Select Investment, Primavera Capital Group, Qiming Venture Partners, Shanghai Guofang Digital Technology Enterprise Management Partnership (LP), Shanghai Qishan Investment, Shenzhen Capital Group, Tencent, Thinkfund Investment Management, Tianjin Lisi Mingtang Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership, Zhongguancun Science City Science
Industry: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Creative Agency, Generative AI, Video
Founding year: 2024
Total equity funding raised: $2.8B
