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Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)

3 rounds and $525M raised. The biggest: Moonshot AI, $500M.

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Rounds
3 new
Capital raised
$525M new
Median round
$23.6M new

The week in charts

AI took 95% of the capital this week. Moonshot AI alone raised $500M, 95% of it.

Mega-rounds against the rest

One round, Moonshot AI at $500M, made 95% of the capital.

33% of the rounds were of $100M or more 33%of the rounds1 of 395% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 95%of the capital$500M of $525M
Rounds of $100M or more, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)
RoundsCapital
$100M or more1$500M
The rest2$25.4M

Capital raised per day

The busiest day: Thu 1 Jan, $500M across 1 round.

Capital raised per day, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan) Mon 29 Dec: $0K, 0 rounds; Tue 30 Dec: $0K, 0 rounds; Wed 31 Dec: $0K, 0 rounds; Thu 1 Jan: $500M, 1 round; Fri 2 Jan: $1.8M, 1 round; Sat 3 Jan: $23.6M, 1 round; Sun 4 Jan: $0K, 0 rounds $200M$400M$600M Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 $500M
Capital raised per day, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Mon 29 Dec0$0K
Tue 30 Dec0$0K
Wed 31 Dec0$0K
Thu 1 Jan1$500MMoonshot AI, $500M
Fri 2 Jan1$1.8MMoto Finance, $1.8M
Sat 3 Jan1$23.6MKnight Fintech, $23.6M
Sun 4 Jan0$0K

Where the capital went

AI raised $500M, 95% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan) 95% AI AI $500M 1 round 95% Fintech $25.4M 2 rounds 5%
Capital by sector, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$500M95%1
Fintech$25.4M5%2

The 3 biggest rounds

$525M raised in 3 rounds.

The 3 biggest rounds, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)Moonshot AI: $500M; Knight Fintech: $23.6M; Moto Finance: $1.8M Moonshot AI $500M Knight Fintech $23.6M M Moto Finance $1.8M · Pre-Seed

Where the rounds were

China raised $500M, 95% of the capital. Rounds in 1 country, 2 with no country disclosed.

Capital by country, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)China: $500M China $500M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Pre-Seed was the most common stage: 1 round, median $1.8M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan) 1 Pre $1.8M 2 Other $262M
Rounds by stage, Week 1, 2026 (29 Dec to 4 Jan)
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed1$1.8M
Other or undisclosed2$262M

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