Quarterly funding report

Q3 2026 USA Startup Funding Report

195 funded US startups raised a combined $33.6B in Q3 2026. The biggest rounds, most active investors, and where the money went.

$33.6B
Total raised
195
Funding rounds
8
Active sectors

Top 10 funded companies

#CompanySectorRaisedProfile
1Thrive Holdings AI
$2B
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2Hadrian Other
$1.4B
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3World Labs AI
$1B
Seed
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4IM8 Health
$1B
Debt
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5Commonwealth Fusion Systems ClimateTech
$1B
Series B
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6Valar Atomics ClimateTech
$1B
Equity
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7SambaNova Systems AI
$1B
Series F
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8AWS Other
$1B
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9Physical Intelligence Robotics
$1B
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10Zipline Logistics
$950M
Debt
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Funding by sector

AI63Health30Fintech18ClimateTech13DeepTech13Cybersecurity12Other11Robotics9

Most active investors

Notable rounds

Thrive Holdings is an acquisition platform focused on buying established businesses and enhancing their operations with artificial intelligence.

Hadrian is a defense technology company that focuses on advanced manufacturing solutions for the defense sector.

World Labs is a startup focused on developing AI systems that simulate reality rather than just processing text.

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Data from Datapile’s funding database. Generated August 2026.