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Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)

38 rounds and $4.1B raised. The biggest: Skild AI, $1.4B.

Compared with week 2

Rounds
38 +15%
Capital raised
$4.1B -84%
Median round
$30.5M -54%

Average of the 2 weeks before: 18 rounds, $12.7B a week. This week is -68% on capital.

The week in charts

AI took 61% of the capital this week, down from 82% in week 2. Skild AI alone raised $1.4B, 34% of it.

Mega-rounds against the rest

12 of 38 rounds made 85% of the capital.

32% of the rounds were of $100M or more 32%of the rounds12 of 3885% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 85%of the capital$3.5B of $4.1B
Rounds of $100M or more, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
RoundsCapital
$100M or more12$3.5B
The rest26$601M

Capital raised per day

The busiest day: Wed 14 Jan, $1.7B across 5 rounds.

Capital raised per day, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan) Mon 12 Jan: $657M, 7 rounds; Tue 13 Jan: $1.4B, 13 rounds; Wed 14 Jan: $1.7B, 5 rounds; Thu 15 Jan: $229M, 7 rounds; Fri 16 Jan: $57.5M, 5 rounds; Sat 17 Jan: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 18 Jan: $5M, 1 round $1B$2B Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun 18 $1.7B
Capital raised per day, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Mon 12 Jan7$657MMirador, $250M
Tue 13 Jan13$1.4BEtched, $500M
Wed 14 Jan5$1.7BSkild AI, $1.4B
Thu 15 Jan7$229MMytra, $120M
Fri 16 Jan5$57.5MFleetzero, $43M
Sat 17 Jan0$0K
Sun 18 Jan1$5MAkedo, $5M

Where the capital went

AI raised $2.5B, 61% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan) 61% AI AI $2.5B 11 rounds 61% Robotics & Hardware $517M 5 rounds 13% Enterprise software $426M 7 rounds 10% Health $360M 4 rounds 9% Climate & Energy $94.5M 2 rounds 2% Other sectors $221M 9 rounds 5%
Capital by sector, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$2.5B61%11
Robotics & Hardware$517M13%5
Enterprise software$426M10%7
Health$360M9%4
Other$155M4%6
Climate & Energy$94.5M2%2
Fintech$62M2%2
Consumer$4M<1%1

The 10 biggest rounds

The 10 biggest rounds raised $3.3B, 80% of the total.

The 10 biggest rounds, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)Skild AI: $1.4B; Etched: $500M; Mirador: $250M; Onebrief: $200M; Harmattan AI: $200M; JetZero: $175M; Alpaca: $150M; X Square Robot: $140M; Defense Unicorns: $136M; Deepgram: $130M Skild AI $1.4B Etched $500M M Mirador $250M · Series B Onebrief $200M Harmattan AI $200M · Series B JetZero $175M · Series B Alpaca $150M X X Square Robot $140M · Series A Defense Unicorns $136M · Series B Deepgram $130M · Series C

Everyone who raised

38 companies raised $4.1B. A bigger tile is a bigger round.

Every company that raised, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)MXVTCPLAASThe 38 biggest rounds, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)MXVTCPLAAS

Most active investors

Bessemer Venture Partners joined 2 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)Bessemer Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 2 led; Sequoia Capital: 2 rounds, 1 led; Sapphire Ventures: 2 rounds, 1 led; AVP: 2 rounds, 1 led; Lightspeed Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 0 led; General Catalyst: 2 rounds, 0 led; Y Combinator: 2 rounds, 0 led; SoftBank Group: 1 rounds, 1 led; Stripes: 1 rounds, 1 led; Battery Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Bessemer Venture Partners 2 rounds · 2 led Sequoia Capital 2 rounds · 1 led Sapphire Ventures 2 rounds · 1 led AVP 2 rounds · 1 led Lightspeed Venture Partners 2 rounds General Catalyst 2 rounds Y Combinator 2 rounds SoftBank Group 1 round · 1 led Stripes 1 round · 1 led Battery Ventures 1 round · 1 led

The investor race, last 8 weeks

Ranked by rounds joined so far. Lightspeed Venture Partners finished first with 6 rounds over the last 3 weeks.

The investor race, the last 3 weeksLightspeed Venture Partners: ranks 1, 1, 1, 6 rounds; Bessemer Venture Partners: ranks 2, 2, 2, 5 rounds; Y Combinator: ranks 3, 5, 3, 4 rounds; Fidelity Management & Research Company: ranks 4, 3, 4, 3 rounds; Coatue: ranks 5, 4, 5, 3 rounds W1W2W3 Lightspeed Venture Pa… 6 rounds · 1 led Bessemer Venture Part… 5 rounds · 2 led Y Combinator 4 rounds Fidelity Management &… 3 rounds · 1 led Coatue 3 rounds · 1 led
Rounds joined so far, the last 3 weeks
InvestorWeek 1Week 2Week 3
Lightspeed Venture Partners046
Bessemer Venture Partners035
Y Combinator024
Fidelity Management & Research Company023
Coatue023

Where the rounds were

United States raised $633M, 15% of the capital. Rounds in 3 countries, 31 with no country disclosed.

Capital by country, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)United States: $633M; Germany: $100M; Canada: $4.5M United States $633M · 5 rounds Germany $100M · 1 round Canada $4.5M · 1 round

The cities that raised

Pittsburgh raised $1.4B, more than all of Europe ($100M). Rounds from 19 cities.

Capital by city, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)Pittsburgh: $1.4B; San Diego: $250M; Long Beach: $175M; San Mateo: $150M; Shenzhen: $140M; San Francisco: $138M; Menlo Park: $75M; Bengaluru: $68M; Austin: $65M; Houston: $43M; New York: $42M; Istanbul: $30M Pittsburgh $1.4B · 1 round San Diego $250M · 1 round Long Beach $175M · 1 round San Mateo $150M · 1 round Shenzhen $140M · 1 round San Francisco $138M · 2 rounds

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 8 rounds, median $4.7M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan) 3 Pre $2M 8 Seed $4.7M 6 A $28M 7 B $136M 3 C $120M 11 Other $87M
Rounds by stage, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$2M
Seed8$4.7M
Series A6$27.5M
Series B7$136M
Series C3$120M
Other or undisclosed11$87M

Sectors against week 2

Biggest gain: Robotics & Hardware, +$194M. Biggest drop: AI, -$17.8B. Change in capital raised. Only where both periods have rounds.

Change in capital by sectors, Week 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan) against week 2Robotics & Hardware: +$194M; Other: +$102M; Consumer: -$45.8M; Fintech: -$339M; Health: -$877M; Enterprise software: -$1.7B; AI: -$17.8B Robotics & Hardware +$194M +60% Other +$102M +190% Consumer -$45.8M -92% Fintech -$339M -85% Health -$877M -71% Enterprise software -$1.7B -80% AI -$17.8B -88%
Sectors against week 2
SectorsWeek 3, 2026 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)week 2Change
Robotics & Hardware$517M$323M+$194M
Other$155M$53.4M+$102M
Consumer$4M$49.8M-$45.8M
Fintech$62M$401M-$339M
Health$360M$1.2B-$877M
Enterprise software$426M$2.1B-$1.7B
AI$2.5B$20.3B-$17.8B

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