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Thursday 12 November 2026

17 rounds and $3B raised. The biggest: Mirendil, $1B.

Rounds
17 -6%
Capital raised
$3B -9%
Median round
$25M +46%

vs Thu 5 Nov

The day in charts

AI took 96% of the capital on this day, up from 3% on Thu 5 Nov. Mirendil alone raised $1B, 33% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $2.8B, 93% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Thursday 12 November 2026Mirendil: $1B; Fractile: $720M; UFORCE: $700M; Q-CTRL: $290M; Databento: $100M Mirendil $1B · Series A Fractile $720M UFORCE $700M · Series A Q-CTRL $290M · Series C Databento $100M · Series C

Mega-rounds against the rest

5 of 17 rounds made 93% of the capital.

29% of the rounds were of $100M or more 29%of the rounds5 of 1793% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 93%of the capital$2.8B of $3B
Rounds of $100M or more, Thursday 12 November 2026
RoundsCapital
$100M or more5$2.8B
The rest12$226M

Where the capital went

AI raised $2.9B, 96% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Thursday 12 November 2026 96% AI AI $2.9B 14 rounds 96% Fintech $100M 1 round 3% Health $15M 1 round <1% Other $20M 1 round <1%
Capital by sector, Thursday 12 November 2026
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$2.9B96%14
Fintech$100M3%1
Other$20M<1%1
Health$15M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $1.2B, 39% of the capital. Rounds in 6 countries, 3 with no country disclosed.

Capital by country, Thursday 12 November 2026United States: $1.2B; United Kingdom: $740M; Ukraine: $700M; France: $35.7M; Germany: $30M; Italy: $21M United States $1.2B · 7 rounds United Kingdom $740M · 2 rounds Ukraine $700M · 1 round France $35.7M · 2 rounds Germany $30M · 1 round Italy $21M · 1 round

Most active investors

Lakestar joined 2 rounds, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Thursday 12 November 2026Lakestar: 2 rounds, 0 led; Clearlake Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Kleiner Perkins: 1 rounds, 1 led; Founders Fund: 1 rounds, 1 led; Lightspeed Venture Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Redpoint Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Thrive Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; UK National Wealth Fund: 1 rounds, 1 led; Valor Equity Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Salesforce Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Lakestar 2 rounds Clearlake Capital 1 round · 1 led Kleiner Perkins 1 round · 1 led Founders Fund 1 round · 1 led Lightspeed Venture Partners 1 round · 1 led Redpoint Ventures 1 round · 1 led Thrive Capital 1 round · 1 led UK National Wealth Fund 1 round · 1 led Valor Equity Partners 1 round · 1 led Salesforce Ventures 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 9 rounds, median $25M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Thursday 12 November 2026 1 Seed $1.7M 9 A $25M 1 B $20M 2 C $195M 4 Other $20M
Rounds by stage, Thursday 12 November 2026
StageRoundsMedian round
Seed1$1.7M
Series A9$25M
Series B1$20M
Series C2$195M
Other or undisclosed4$19.5M

The cities that raised

London raised $1.4B, more than all of North America ($1.2B). Rounds from 6 cities.

Capital by city, Thursday 12 November 2026London: $1.4B; San Francisco: $1B; Paris: $34M; Los Angeles: $30M; New York: $24M; Cambridge: $12.4M London $1.4B · 3 rounds San Francisco $1B · 1 round Paris $34M · 1 round Los Angeles $30M · 1 round New York $24M · 1 round Cambridge $12.4M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Fri 6 Nov, $12B.

Capital raised per day, Thursday 12 November 2026 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; Sat 7 Nov: $16.9M, 2 rounds; Sun 8 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 9 Nov: $621M, 12 rounds; Tue 10 Nov: $1.3B, 18 rounds; Wed 11 Nov: $825M, 14 rounds; Thu 12 Nov: $3B, 17 rounds $5B$10B$15B 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $12B$3B
Capital raised per day, Thursday 12 November 2026
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Sat 7 Nov2$16.9MPhysicl, $10M
Sun 8 Nov0$0K
Mon 9 Nov12$621MOnodrim Industries, $300M
Tue 10 Nov18$1.3BMercor, $750M
Wed 11 Nov14$825MTorus, $500M
Thu 12 Nov17$3BMirendil, $1B
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