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Friday 6 November 2026

5 rounds and $12B raised. The biggest: OpenAI, $11B.

Rounds
5 -44%
Capital raised
$12B ×86
Median round
$200M ×61

vs Fri 30 Oct

The day in charts

AI took 93% of the capital on this day, up from 69% on Fri 30 Oct. OpenAI alone raised $11B, 92% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

$12B raised in 5 rounds.

The 5 biggest rounds, Friday 6 November 2026OpenAI: $11B; CesiumAstro: $730M; aSand.ai: $200M; Humble Robotics: $51M; Vensum Power: $10M OpenAI $11B CesiumAstro $730M · Series D aSand.ai $200M · Series A Humble Robotics $51M Vensum Power $10M

Mega-rounds against the rest

3 of 5 rounds made 99% of the capital.

60% of the rounds were of $100M or more 60%of the rounds3 of 599% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 99%of the capital$11.9B of $12B
Rounds of $100M or more, Friday 6 November 2026
RoundsCapital
$100M or more3$11.9B
The rest2$61M

Where the capital went

AI raised $11.2B, 93% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Friday 6 November 2026 93% AI AI $11.2B 3 rounds 93% Robotics & Hardware $730M 1 round 6% Climate & Energy $51M 1 round <1%
Capital by sector, Friday 6 November 2026
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$11.2B93%3
Robotics & Hardware$730M6%1
Climate & Energy$51M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $11.7B, 98% of the capital. Rounds in 3 countries, 1 with no country disclosed.

Capital by country, Friday 6 November 2026United States: $11.7B; China: $200M; Finland: $10M United States $11.7B · 2 rounds China $200M · 1 round Finland $10M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 1 round, median $200M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Friday 6 November 2026 1 A $200M 1 D $730M 3 Other $51M
Rounds by stage, Friday 6 November 2026
StageRoundsMedian round
Series A1$200M
Series D1$730M
Other or undisclosed3$51M

The cities that raised

Austin raised $730M, more than all of Asia ($200M). Rounds from 3 cities.

Capital by city, Friday 6 November 2026Austin: $730M; Beijing: $200M; Helsinki: $10M Austin $730M · 1 round Beijing $200M · 1 round Helsinki $10M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest day of the two weeks.

Capital raised per day, Friday 6 November 2026 Sat 24 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 25 Oct: $34M, 1 round; Mon 26 Oct: $737M, 12 rounds; Tue 27 Oct: $2.5B, 16 rounds; Wed 28 Oct: $287M, 11 rounds; Thu 29 Oct: $1.2B, 21 rounds; Fri 30 Oct: $139M, 9 rounds; Sat 31 Oct: $86M, 1 round; Sun 1 Nov: $10M, 1 round; Mon 2 Nov: $679M, 13 rounds; Tue 3 Nov: $1.7B, 21 rounds; Wed 4 Nov: $530M, 12 rounds; Thu 5 Nov: $3.3B, 18 rounds; Fri 6 Nov: $12B, 5 rounds $5B$10B$15B 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 $12B
Capital raised per day, Friday 6 November 2026
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Sat 24 Oct0$0K
Sun 25 Oct1$34MMave, $34M
Mon 26 Oct12$737MBedrock Robotics, $600M
Tue 27 Oct16$2.5BRe:Build, $2.1B
Wed 28 Oct11$287MFoundry, $100M
Thu 29 Oct21$1.2BFuriosaAI, $620M
Fri 30 Oct9$139M&Truth, $70M
Sat 31 Oct1$86MPowerlattice, $86M
Sun 1 Nov1$10MTwo Point O Capital, $10M
Mon 2 Nov13$679MNorthwood Space, $375M
Tue 3 Nov21$1.7BFal, $1.3B
Wed 4 Nov12$530MLaza Medical, $160M
Thu 5 Nov18$3.3BZipline, $1.5B
Fri 6 Nov5$12BOpenAI, $11B

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