Quarterly funding report
Q3 2026 USA Startup Funding Report
14 funded US startups raised a combined $2.8B in Q3 2026. The biggest rounds, most active investors, and where the money went.
Top 10 funded companies
| # | Company | Sector | Raised | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | Other | $1B | View → |
| 2 | World Labs | AI | $1B Seed | View → |
| 3 | Gauntlet | Crypto | $125M Series C | View → |
| 4 | Twelve Labs | AI | $100M Series B | View → |
| 5 | Simile | AI | $100M | View → |
| 6 | TwelveLabs | AI | $100M Series B | View → |
| 7 | Databento | Fintech | $97M | View → |
| 8 | Ollama | AI | $65M Series B | View → |
| 9 | Venice | AI | $65M Series A | View → |
| 10 | Venice AI | AI | $65M Series A | View → |
Company names link to their site; “View” opens their Datapile profile.
Funding by sector
Most active investors
Notable rounds
“AWS, or Amazon Web Services, is a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments.”
“World Labs is a startup focused on developing AI systems that simulate reality rather than just processing text.”
“Gauntlet is a DeFi risk management and blockchain infrastructure firm that provides risk modeling and capital optimization services for decentralized finance p…”
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Data from Datapile’s funding database. Generated July 2026.