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Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)

54 rounds and $2.9B raised. The biggest: Proxima Fusion, $470M.

Compared with week 27

Rounds
54 +4%
Capital raised
$2.9B -46%
Median round
$16M -47%

Average of the 4 weeks before: 55 rounds, $9.4B a week. This week is -69% on capital.

The week in charts

AI took 34% of the capital this week, up from 30% in week 27. $2.9B in all, down 46% on week 27.

Mega-rounds against the rest

11 of 54 rounds made 69% of the capital.

20% of the rounds were of $100M or more 20%of the rounds11 of 5469% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 69%of the capital$2B of $2.9B
Rounds of $100M or more, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)
RoundsCapital
$100M or more11$2B
The rest43$886M

Capital raised per day

The busiest day: Tue 7 Jul, $1.1B across 15 rounds.

Capital raised per day, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul) Mon 6 Jul: $458M, 9 rounds; Tue 7 Jul: $1.1B, 15 rounds; Wed 8 Jul: $372M, 6 rounds; Thu 9 Jul: $789M, 18 rounds; Fri 10 Jul: $80M, 3 rounds; Sat 11 Jul: $7.2M, 2 rounds; Sun 12 Jul: $50M, 1 round $500M$1B$1.5B Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 $1.1B
Capital raised per day, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Mon 6 Jul9$458MSkello, $228M
Tue 7 Jul15$1.1BProxima Fusion, $470M
Wed 8 Jul6$372MPrime Intellect, $130M
Thu 9 Jul18$789MKraken Technology Group, $175M
Fri 10 Jul3$80MVendelux, $50M
Sat 11 Jul2$7.2MthumpN, $3.8M
Sun 12 Jul1$50MAuger, $50M

Where the capital went

AI raised $994M, 34% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul) 34% AI AI $994M 23 rounds 34% Climate & Energy $645M 2 rounds 22% Enterprise software $282M 5 rounds 10% Robotics & Hardware $198M 3 rounds 7% Fintech $170M 6 rounds 6% Other sectors $604M 15 rounds 21%
Capital by sector, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$994M34%23
Climate & Energy$645M22%2
Other$573M20%11
Enterprise software$282M10%5
Robotics & Hardware$198M7%3
Fintech$170M6%6
Cybersecurity$19.9M<1%2
Consumer$7M<1%1
Health$3.4M<1%1

The 10 biggest rounds

The 10 biggest rounds raised $1.9B, 66% of the total.

The 10 biggest rounds, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)Proxima Fusion: $470M; Oratomic: $300M; Skello: $228M; Kraken Technology Group: $175M; Even Realities: $150M; Oxylabs: $130M; Prime Intellect: $130M; Norm Ai: $120M; QuantumDiamonds: $104M; Lyzr: $100M Proxima Fusion $470M Oratomic $300M · Series A Skello $228M Kraken Technology Group $175M · Series B Even Realities $150M Oxylabs $130M · Growth Prime Intellect $130M · Series A Norm Ai $120M Q QuantumDiamonds $104M Lyzr $100M

Everyone who raised

54 companies raised $2.9B. A bigger tile is a bigger round.

Every company that raised, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)QLThe 54 biggest rounds, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)QL

Most active investors

Khosla Ventures joined 2 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)Khosla Ventures: 2 rounds, 2 led; Burda Principal Investments: 2 rounds, 1 led; Bain Capital: 2 rounds, 1 led; Index Ventures: 2 rounds, 1 led; Radical Ventures: 2 rounds, 1 led; Trousdale Ventures: 2 rounds, 0 led; Alumni Ventures: 2 rounds, 0 led; Y Combinator: 2 rounds, 0 led; East X Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; XTX Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Khosla Ventures 2 rounds · 2 led Burda Principal Investments 2 rounds · 1 led Bain Capital 2 rounds · 1 led Index Ventures 2 rounds · 1 led Radical Ventures 2 rounds · 1 led Trousdale Ventures 2 rounds Alumni Ventures 2 rounds Y Combinator 2 rounds East X Ventures 1 round · 1 led XTX Ventures 1 round · 1 led

The investor race, last 8 weeks

Ranked by rounds joined so far. Index Ventures finished first with 16 rounds over the last 8 weeks. The lead changed hands 4 times.

The investor race, the last 8 weeksIndex Ventures: ranks 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 16 rounds; General Catalyst: ranks 3, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 15 rounds; Sequoia Capital: ranks 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 15 rounds; Andreessen Horowitz: ranks 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 15 rounds; Y Combinator: ranks 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 13 rounds W21W22W23W24W25W26W27W28 Index Ventures 16 rounds · 7 led General Catalyst 15 rounds · 9 led Sequoia Capital 15 rounds · 8 led Andreessen Horowitz 15 rounds · 7 led Y Combinator 13 rounds · 1 led
Rounds joined so far, the last 8 weeks
InvestorWeek 21Week 22Week 23Week 24Week 25Week 26Week 27Week 28
Index Ventures24578101416
General Catalyst34599121415
Sequoia Capital46788131515
Andreessen Horowitz678910141415
Y Combinator23678101113

Where the rounds were

Germany raised $576M, 20% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries, 41 with no country disclosed.

Capital by country, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)Germany: $576M; France: $328M; United States: $97M; Portugal: $55.7M; Mexico: $18M; United Kingdom: $15M; Uruguay: $13.5M; United Arab Emirates: $11M; Australia: $3.5M; India: $2.2M Germany $576M · 3 rounds France $328M · 2 rounds United States $97M · 1 round Portugal $55.7M · 1 round Mexico $18M · 1 round United Kingdom $15M · 1 round Uruguay $13.5M · 1 round United Arab Emirates $11M · 1 round

The cities that raised

Munich raised $574M, more than all of North America ($115M). Rounds from 16 cities.

Capital by city, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)Munich: $574M; Paris: $228M; New York: $170M; Shenzhen: $150M; Vilnius: $130M; London: $103M; Jersey City: $100M; Houston: $91M; Chicago: $76M; Lisbon: $55.7M; Bellevue: $50M; Tel Aviv: $45M Munich $574M · 2 rounds Paris $228M · 1 round New York $170M · 2 rounds Shenzhen $150M · 1 round Vilnius $130M · 1 round London $103M · 6 rounds

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 11 rounds, median $7M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul) 8 Pre $2.6M 11 Seed $7M 10 A $16M 5 B $91M 1 C $76M 1 D $56M 1 Growth $130M 17 Other $40M
Rounds by stage, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed8$2.6M
Seed11$7M
Series A10$15.8M
Series B5$91M
Series C1$76M
Series D1$55.7M
Growth1$130M
Other or undisclosed17$40M

Sectors against week 27

Biggest gain: Fintech, +$144M. Biggest drop: Cybersecurity, -$1.2B. Change in capital raised. Only where both periods have rounds.

Change in capital by sectors, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul) against week 27Fintech: +$144M; Enterprise software: +$112M; Health: -$16.6M; Consumer: -$99M; Robotics & Hardware: -$172M; AI: -$608M; Cybersecurity: -$1.2B; Other: -$1.3B Fintech +$144M ×6.4 Enterprise software +$112M +66% Health -$16.6M -83% Consumer -$99M -93% Robotics & Hardware -$172M -46% AI -$608M -38% Cybersecurity -$1.2B -98% Other -$1.3B -69%
Sectors against week 27
SectorsWeek 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)week 27Change
Fintech$170M$26.8M+$144M
Enterprise software$282M$170M+$112M
Health$3.4M$20M-$16.6M
Consumer$7M$106M-$99M
Robotics & Hardware$198M$370M-$172M
AI$994M$1.6B-$608M
Cybersecurity$19.9M$1.2B-$1.2B
Other$573M$1.8B-$1.3B

Countries against week 27

Biggest gain: Germany, +$572M. Biggest drop: France, -$219M. Change in capital raised. Only where both periods have rounds.

Change in capital by countries, Week 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul) against week 27Germany: +$572M; United Kingdom: +$8M; United States: -$3M; India: -$8.8M; France: -$219M Germany +$572M ×153 United Kingdom +$8M +114% United States -$3M -3% India -$8.8M -80% France -$219M -40%
Countries against week 27
CountriesWeek 28, 2026 (6 Jul to 12 Jul)week 27Change
Germany$576M$3.8M+$572M
United Kingdom$15M$7M+$8M
United States$97M$100M-$3M
India$2.2M$11M-$8.8M
France$328M$547M-$219M

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