The Intake
GlobalWho raised, and what they are actually building — one plain sentence per company, in our words, with a link to the outlet that reported it. Alongside it, the i-Index: which sectors are winning deals right now, ranked by deal count rather than by headline capital, because a single mega-round can make any sector look like the story of the week.
279 rounds held · 17 Jul 2026 → 4 Sept 2026 · last collected 4 Sept 2026
This week
29 Aug – 4 Sep · 37 confirmed · 3 rumoured, not counted · share ↓37 companies raised in the seven days to 4 Sep — $913.1m between the 35 that disclosed a figure, as reported. The busiest bucket was Energy, at 7 of them — a tally for one week, not a trend. 3 ideas drew more than one company each: Grid & energy storage, Electric vehicle manufacturing and Solar. The middle round was $5.8m. 8 of the 37 are AI-native — AI in the product, whatever sector they sit in.
- Rounds
- 37
- Reported capital
- $913.1m
- 35 disclosed
- Median round
- $5.8m
- Sectors · countries
- 16 · 13
- Energy7$181.4m
- Health Tech & Medtech5$91.7m
- Other B2B Software5$24.9m
- Fintech3$231.5m
- Space2$66.1m
- Marketing2$51.2m
One week is far below the 30 deals at which we are willing to call a sector share a ranking, so this is a count of what landed, with the money beside it as a figure rather than a second bar — the cumulative i-Index below is the one that ranks, and the only one drawn as a comparison.
- 3Grid & energy storageNexeon, Yuma Energy, Octave.energy
- 3Electric vehicle manufacturingYuma Energy, Zenergize, Rightcharge
- 2SolarGridsight, Lumio
The i-Index
5 Aug – 4 Sep · 161 confirmed deals · rumours excluded · $10bn reported, converted at ECB rates
- Other B2B Software2516%5%$483.4m$5mOther B2B Software25 deals · med $5m16%5% · $483.4m
- AI149%38%$3.8bn$22mAI14 deals · med $22m9%38% · $3.8bn
- Fintech149%3%$331.5m$12.5mFintech14 deals · med $12.5m9%3% · $331.5m
- Energy138%2%$234.9m$5mEnergy13 deals · med $5m8%2% · $234.9m
- Health Tech & Medtech117%1%$108.8m$2.4mHealth Tech & Medtech11 deals · med $2.4m7%1% · $108.8m
- Robotics96%14%$1.4bn$68.5mRobotics9 deals · med $68.5m6%14% · $1.4bn
- Transportation96%5%$477.9m$25.8mTransportation9 deals · med $25.8m6%5% · $477.9m
- Marketing85%5%$476.4m$3mMarketing8 deals · med $3m5%5% · $476.4m
- Cybersecurity85%3%$270.2m$7.6mCybersecurity8 deals · med $7.6m5%3% · $270.2m
- Biotech & Life Sciences85%1%$113.3m$7.4mBiotech & Life Sciences8 deals · med $7.4m5%1% · $113.3m
- Semiconductors85%0%$36.2m$3mSemiconductors8 deals · med $3m5%0% · $36.2m
- Food74%1%$95.1m$12.5mFood7 deals · med $12.5m4%1% · $95.1m
- Space64%14%$1.4bn$38mSpace6 deals · med $38m4%14% · $1.4bn
- Defence64%6%$629.5m$23.2mDefence6 deals · med $23.2m4%6% · $629.5m
- eCommerce & Marketplaces53%0%$43.1m$9.1meCommerce & Marketplaces5 deals · med $9.1m3%0% · $43.1m
- Consumer Services53%0%$34.3m$7.5mConsumer Services5 deals · med $7.5m3%0% · $34.3m
- Edtech42%0%$17.6m$4.2mEdtech4 deals · med $4.2m2%0% · $17.6m
- Aviation11%0%$2.5m$2.5mAviation1 deal · med $2.5m1%0% · $2.5m
Left bar is a sector’s share of the window’s deals, right bar its share of the reported capital, and both sides are drawn to the same scale — so a row that balances took its proportional share of the money, and a lopsided one did not. Capital is the sum of amounts as reported by the source outlets, converted to USD — it is not audited, and rounds with no disclosed amount count towards the deal share but not the capital share.
Rounds · 29 Aug – 4 Sep
40 shown of 279 held- 4 Sept 2026Crusoe$3bn (reported)Rumoured · not indexedunverified read
Builds and operates data centres, and has signed a large capacity contract with a trading firm.
- 4 Sept 2026Octave.energy€10m (reported)unverified read
Installs grid-scale battery storage and sells the software that decides when those batteries charge and discharge.
Backed by SPDG Growth
- 3 Sept 2026Atira$15m (reported)unverified read
Automates the engineering side of industrial sales, where a quote depends on specifying a machine correctly.
Backed by Accel · UVC · Fortino
- 3 Sept 2026Backbone€4m (reported)unverified read
Software that runs quality checks and regulatory compliance for food manufacturers.
Backed by Pitchdrive · PROfounders Capital · Passion Capital · 100IN
- 3 Sept 2026Cradlewise$12m (reported)unverified read
Sells a smart baby cot direct to parents.
- 3 Sept 2026ENA RespiratoryAUD 3m (reported)unverified read
A nasal spray that switches on the airway's own immune response to flu and other respiratory viruses, now heading into asthma trials.
- 3 Sept 2026Leanwatts$2m (reported)
Makes portable EV chargers in India, and is moving into public charging points, rectifiers, power modules and hybrid inverters.
- 3 Sept 2026Piney€1.6m (reported)unverified read
Handles cleaning and day-to-day operations for companies managing short- and mid-term rental properties.
Backed by Uni.fund · 33East · VENTERI Capital
- 3 Sept 2026Rightcharge£500k (reported)unverified read
Manages the billing and payments for charging electric vehicle fleets.
- 3 Sept 2026slice$100m (reported)Rumoured · not indexedunverified read
An Indian consumer-credit fintech that has since become a licensed small finance bank.
- 3 Sept 2026Souk$1.6m (reported)
Software that helps companies find revenue in business partnerships that have gone quiet.
Backed by Sure Valley Ventures
- 3 Sept 2026Strolllunverified read
Augmented-reality software, regulated as a medical device, used to rehabilitate people with neurological conditions.
Backed by IW Capital · Cleveland Clinic · Future Planet Capital Regional
- 3 Sept 2026Ultrahuman$70m (reported)
A smart ring that tracks sleep and activity alongside blood biomarkers, glucose levels and the wearer's surroundings.
Backed by Qualcomm
- 3 Sept 2026Zeit AI€4.3m (reported)unverified read
Automates the data-engineering work of moving and preparing company data, aimed at mid-sized European businesses.
Backed by Y Combinator · University of Oxford's Seed Fund · Sequoia Capital Scout Fund · ACE Ventures · Hasso Plattner VC
- 2 Sept 2026Conveo$50m (reported)unverified read
Software that gathers and analyses consumer research for large companies.
- 2 Sept 2026DrumbeatNZD 2m (reported)unverified read
A public-relations service that helps startup founders get their story in front of the press.
- 2 Sept 2026GonGlobalAUD 1.2m (reported)unverified read
Developing inhaled fertility drugs so IVF patients do not need daily injections.
- 2 Sept 2026Hiasynthunverified read
Has built a synthetic model of Europe's population at full scale that AI systems can query.
Backed by Further Than Capital
- 2 Sept 2026HyImpulse€50m (reported)
Builds small rockets for suborbital and orbital launches.
- 2 Sept 2026Ipremom€15m (reported)unverified read
Tests that spot complications in a pregnancy early.
- 2 Sept 2026Ki 13$5m (reported)
Splits biomass using electricity to make cheaper synthetic fuels, and is building a first industrial pilot plant.
Backed by HICO Investment Group
- 2 Sept 2026Lyte$165m (reported)unverified read
Sensors and perception software that let robots see and interpret what is around them.
Backed by Maverick Silicon
- 2 Sept 2026PearlerAUD 16m (reported)
An investing app for long-term savers, covering shares and ETFs, pensions and saving towards a first home.
- 1 Sept 2026Alteon$2.5m (reported)
Building uncrewed aircraft designed to stay in the air for long stretches without a pilot on board.
- 1 Sept 2026Félix$200m (reported)
Lets Latino immigrants in the United States send money home through WhatsApp.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz · General Catalyst
- 1 Sept 2026GridsightAUD 36m (reported)unverified read
Software that finds spare capacity hiding in overloaded electricity distribution networks, so more solar and EV charging can connect without new wires.
- 1 Sept 2026Holifya€2m (reported)unverified read
An online clinic treating obesity with prescription weight-loss drugs alongside diagnostic testing.
- 1 Sept 2026INLEAP Photonics€20m (reported)
Laser systems that bring down drones, sold to defence and critical-infrastructure operators.
- 1 Sept 2026Instarc€1.3m (reported)unverified read
A cloud-based platform for handling regulatory compliance, being rolled out commercially in South Africa.
- 1 Sept 2026Kepler Aerospace$8m (reported)
Building small satellites that fly themselves and watch the ground for surveillance customers.
Backed by Blue Ashva
- 1 Sept 2026Lumio$900k (reported)unverified read
Sells solar-powered household goods across the Philippines - fans, lights, freezers and portable power packs.
- 1 Sept 2026Nexedge$20m (reported)
Manages investments for wealthy Indian clients; founded in early 2025 and now looking after about $3 billion of assets.
Backed by Mirae Asset
- 1 Sept 2026xorlab€5m (reported)
Software that screens a company's incoming email to catch attacks before they reach staff inboxes.
- 1 Sept 2026Yuma Energy$35m (reported)
Runs a network of stations where electric-vehicle riders swap a flat battery for a charged one instead of waiting to recharge.
- 1 Sept 2026Zenergize$4m (reported)
Manufactures charging equipment for electric vehicles.
- 31 Aug 2026Apate.AIAUD 11.4m (reported)unverified read
AI bots that answer scam calls and keep the fraudsters talking, wasting their time and collecting intelligence on how they operate.
- 31 Aug 2026KOVE Medical€1.7m (reported)
An implantable device fitted after surgery on a foetus, meant to cut the risk of the baby being born too early.
- 31 Aug 2026Nexeon£100m (reported)unverified read
Makes the silicon-based materials that go inside batteries, sold to battery and vehicle manufacturers.
Backed by National Wealth Fund · Korea Development Bank · Honda Xcelerator Ventures
- 31 Aug 2026S-Transistors€2.6m (reported)
Building integrated circuits out of superconducting transistors, aimed first at controlling and reading the signals inside quantum computers.
Backed by Lifeline Ventures
- 31 Aug 2026Sunrise¥2bn (reported)Rumoured · not indexedunverified read
Designs chips that run AI models, spun out of SenseTime's chip division.
How this is built
Where the rows come from
Thirteen startup-news feeds are read once a run and date-gated to the last few days. What survives is filtered down to primary investments into private operating companies — IPOs, acquisitions, corporate capex, buybacks, bond issues, fund closes and government grants are all thrown out, because none of them is a startup raising money.
What we write, and what we don't
The one-line description of each company is ours, written from the reported facts. We never reproduce a headline or article text, and every row links back to the outlet that did the reporting. Amounts are shown exactly as the source stated them, labelled (reported), with the original currency kept alongside the converted figure.
Why the ranking is by deal count
One $3bn round can hand its sector 60% of a week's capital while nothing else changed. Deal count is harder to distort, so it leads; capital and the median sit next to it so the gap between them stays visible. A window with fewer than 30 deals is shown as a tally and not ranked.
The sectors are not ours
Every company is filed under exactly one of eighteen sectors taken verbatim from Dealroom simplified sector taxonomy (18 sectors), so the index is comparable to how the rest of the industry talks — and so nobody, human or machine, improvises a category. See the eighteen and what each one means →
Every figure here is what a news outlet reported, not a verified or audited number, and outlets sometimes disagree about the same round. Rounds tagged “rumoured” are unconfirmed reports and are excluded from the index entirely. This page is general information — not investment advice, and not a recommendation of any company on it. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and it gets corrected.
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