Every week I write about the startups that raised. The post people keep finding on Google is the October one, usually by searching for some version of "recently funded startups".
So here's the version I'd want if I were searching: every October round Adamlead tracks in one table, then what they have in common, who led them, who's hiring, and how to actually use a list like this.
All numbers are from Adamlead's data as of November 5, 2026.
October 2026 in numbers
- 43 startups raised rounds announced in October.
- $6.48 billion on file between them. The median is $50 million.
- Series B was the most common round (14), then Series A (12) and Seed (7).
- 38 of the 43 are in the US. 22 are in San Francisco and 13 in New York (including 2 in Brooklyn).
- Most are small. 20 have 11 to 50 people and 6 have 10 or fewer. Only 2 have more than 200.
A note on the amounts: each one is the total funding Adamlead has on file for the company. For most of them that's the round they just announced. For a few later-stage companies it can include earlier money, so treat it as "how much they've raised", not always "how big this round was".
The full list
Sorted by announcement date. Each name links to the company's page, with the people on file and their roles.
| Date | Startup | Round | Amount | Where | What they do |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Armadin | Series B | $255M | Palo Alto | The attacker of the future is already here |
| Oct 5 | Valon | Series D | $150M | New York | Take on the Impossible |
| Oct 5 | Namespace | Series B | $42M | San Francisco | Accelerate your developer workflow |
| Oct 5 | Ghost AI | Seed | $11M | San Francisco | Intelligence you own |
| Oct 6 | Melius | Series A | $20M | New York | the AI-native operating system for creatives |
| Oct 6 | Siena AI | Series A | $17M | New York | The AI CX operating system for consumer brands |
| Oct 7 | Nous Research | Series B | $90M | Austin | Nous Research is a pioneer in open AI training and research |
| Oct 7 | Stuut | Series B | $52.5M | New York | Your AI coworker that collects your cash automatically |
| Oct 7 | Preference Model | Seed | $16M | San Francisco | Preference Model is a superintelligence data research company |
| Oct 7 | Era | Seed | $11M | San Francisco | creating intelligence to fit objects you choose |
| Oct 8 | Arena | Series B | $200M | San Francisco | Experience the frontier |
| Oct 8 | Mecka | Series B | $60M | Toronto, Canada | The data and deployment layer for physical AI |
| Oct 8 | Vesta | Series B | $30M | San Francisco | The LOS where people and AI agents work together |
| Oct 9 | TypeSafe AI | Series A | $870M | San Francisco | The first (public) System One Model; Jev gives AI the properties of code |
| Oct 9 | Oxide Computer Company | Series D | $445M | San Francisco | The cloud you own |
| Oct 9 | Hone | Seed | $60M | San Francisco | AI Engines that own outcomes |
| Oct 12 | Scarlet | Series B | $50M | London, United Kingdom | Certify your AI medical device without unnecessary delays |
| Oct 13 | Pluto Security | Series A | $42M | Tel Aviv, Israel | Rule The AI Atmosphere |
| Oct 13 | Causa Prima | Seed | $20M | Madrid, Spain | Stop managing your invoices, start controlling your cash |
| Oct 14 | Modal | Series D | $750M | New York | AI infrastructure that developers love |
| Oct 14 | Fragment | Series A | $12M | New York | Make money work |
| Oct 15 | North | Series B | $60M | Brooklyn | The Financial Operating System For Cloud, AI, And Data |
| Oct 19 | Town | Series B | $108M | San Francisco | Learns how you work |
| Oct 19 | Greptile | Series B | $50M | San Francisco | The AI Code Reviewer |
| Oct 19 | Tolan | Venture | $30M | San Francisco | Your friendly guide through life |
| Oct 20 | Daytona | Series B | $60M | New York | Run AI Code |
| Oct 20 | Different | Seed | $48M | San Francisco | Every marketer is building a world |
| Oct 20 | Baba | Series A | $40M | New York | Don't manage your healthcare alone |
| Oct 20 | Helicon | Seed | $16.5M | Los Angeles | Composite structures for all domains |
| Oct 21 | Flapping Airplanes | Series A | $1B | San Francisco | Frontier data efficiency lab |
| Oct 21 | Legora | Series E | $550M | Stockholm, Sweden | Legal work, without limits |
| Oct 21 | Whop | Series D | $200M | Brooklyn | The new economy |
| Oct 21 | Blacksmith | Series C | $66M | San Francisco | The fastest way to run your GitHub Actions |
| Oct 22 | Coast | Venture | $35M | New York | The smartest card for fuel, field, and office expenses |
| Oct 22 | Alta | Series A | $20M | San Francisco | Dress with confidence |
| Oct 26 | Bedrock Robotics | Series C | $600M | San Francisco | Advanced Autonomy for the Built World |
| Oct 26 | Nevis | Series B | $60M | New York | The AI platform for wealth management |
| Oct 27 | Hex | Series D | $100M | San Francisco | Make everyone a data person |
| Oct 27 | General Compute | Series A | $100M | San Francisco | The inference cloud for alternative chips |
| Oct 27 | Infisical | Series B | $40M | San Francisco | Secrets, certificates, and access management on autopilot |
| Oct 27 | Hyperbolic | Series A | $30M | San Francisco | Making Global AI Compute Liquid |
| Oct 27 | ClarityCare | Series A | $16M | San Francisco | Transparent and cost effective prior authorization reviews |
| Oct 28 | Hyphenate | Series A | $45M | New York | Finance that runs itself, so you can sprint ahead |
The biggest rounds
Two companies account for more than a quarter of the month on their own:
- Flapping Airplanes, $1B Series A on October 21. A frontier data efficiency lab in San Francisco with 2 to 10 people. Co-led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital.
- TypeSafe AI, $870M Series A on October 9. Led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Then Modal ($750M, Series D), Bedrock Robotics ($600M, Series C) and Legora ($550M, Series E, the only Stockholm company on the list).
That's the pattern of most funding headlines. "Startups raised billions this month" usually means a handful raised a lot and everyone else raised a normal amount. The median October round on this list is $50M, and 7 of the 43 raised under $20M.
By stage
| Round | Startups |
|---|---|
| Seed | 7 |
| Series A | 12 |
| Series B | 14 |
| Series C | 2 |
| Series D | 5 |
| Series E | 1 |
| Other venture | 2 |
Series A and B together are 26 of the 43. These are companies with a product that works and money to grow it, which is why they're usually the best fit if you sell software or services to startups.
Who led the rounds
Adamlead reads the news coverage of each round and records who led it. As of October 24, 24 of October's rounds had a named lead, and three firms led three each:
- Andreessen Horowitz: TypeSafe AI ($870M Series A), Armadin (Series B, co-led with Accel) and Preference Model (Seed). It also joined three more rounds without leading.
- Sequoia Capital: Whop (Series D, co-led with Shopify Ventures), Blacksmith (Series C) and Mecka (Series B, co-led with NVIDIA). All later stage: Sequoia led no seed or Series A rounds that we know of.
- FirstMark Capital: Daytona (Series B), Baba (Series A) and Fragment (Series A). All three are in New York.
Every investor has its own page with the rounds it led: adamlead.com/investors.
Who's hiring after the raise
The first thing most startups do with a round is hire. Adamlead reads open roles off each company's own careers page. Nine of October's startups have roles listed, 156 in total:
| Startup | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Whop | 40 |
| Hex | 37 |
| Greptile | 18 |
| Oxide Computer Company | 15 |
| Nous Research | 13 |
| North | 11 |
| Scarlet | 10 |
| Infisical | 8 |
| Era | 4 |
Adamlead reads up to 40 roles per company, so Whop is hiring at least that many.
If you're job hunting, this is the shortest list of companies that have both the money and the open seats right now. If you sell recruiting, payroll, onboarding or developer tools, it's your list too: a company posting 37 roles is about to need a lot of what you sell.
How to use a list of recently funded startups
I built Adamlead around this list, so here's what I've learned about using it.
If you sell to startups
A round is the clearest buying signal there is: the company has money it promised its investors it would spend, mostly on people and tools. But the day of the announcement is the worst day to email. Their inbox is full of "congrats on the raise".
What works better:
- Pick the ones that fit. Filter by stage and size first. A 10-person seed company and a 300-person Series E buy completely differently.
- Look at what they're hiring for. If they posted six sales roles, they're building a sales team. That's your reason to write, not the round.
- Email the person who decides. At a company with 11 to 50 people, that's usually a founder. 38 of these 43 startups have people on file in Adamlead.
- Wait a week or two. Let the congratulations pass, then write with something specific.
I wrote a longer guide on timing: when to reach out after a funding round.
If you're looking for a job
Start with the hiring table above, then look at the companies on the full list with 11 to 200 people. They've just raised, they're past the riskiest stage, and they're small enough that one hire matters.
If you're a founder raising
Look at who led rounds at your stage, in your city. If you're a seed founder, notice that the firms in the headlines aren't always the ones writing seed checks. In October, Sequoia led only later rounds.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find recently funded startups?
Adamlead keeps a live list of startups that just raised, updated daily, with each company's round, investors, open roles and the people there: adamlead.com/companies/recently-funded. Browsing it needs no account.
How many startups raised funding in October 2026?
Adamlead tracked 43 startups with rounds announced in October 2026, with $6.48 billion on file between them. That's the companies Adamlead covers, not every round in the world: it lists startups with a public round and a known funding date.
What was the biggest startup funding round in October 2026?
Flapping Airplanes, a $1 billion Series A on October 21, co-led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital. Then TypeSafe AI at $870 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Which cities had the most funded startups?
San Francisco (22 of 43) and New York (13, including Brooklyn). Outside the US, there was one each in Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Madrid, London and Toronto.
How do I contact a recently funded startup?
Find the person who'd decide on what you offer (at most of these companies, a founder or the head of that team), then write about something specific: what they're hiring for, what they said they'll spend the round on. Adamlead shows the people at each company with a checked work email. At startups, the most common format by far is firstname@ (the data).
One more thing
I'll update this every month. If you want the next list as soon as it's out, the newsletter below sends each new post.
Which of these 43 would you reach out to first, and why?