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Startup funding: US vs Europe vs China

Updated 23 Oct 2026

US startups closed 8,496 of 20,088 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026 (42.3%). European startups closed 3,351 (16.7%) and Chinese startups 3,260 (16.2%). Source: FundingWatcher, October 2026.

Value
8,496
Unit
startup funding rounds in the United States, October 2025 to September 2026
Data as of
23 October 2026
Source
FundingWatcher, October 2026
Startup funding rounds per month by region, October 2025 to September 2026United StatesEuropeChinaRest of the worldUnited States, Oct 25: 720Europe, Oct 25: 326China, Oct 25: 170Rest of the world, Oct 25: 4841,700Oct 25United States, Nov 25: 500Europe, Nov 25: 257China, Nov 25: 263Rest of the world, Nov 25: 5021,522Nov 25United States, Dec 25: 599Europe, Dec 25: 230China, Dec 25: 329Rest of the world, Dec 25: 4101,568Dec 25United States, Jan 26: 1,073Europe, Jan 26: 246China, Jan 26: 399Rest of the world, Jan 26: 4012,119Jan 26United States, Feb 26: 648Europe, Feb 26: 278China, Feb 26: 247Rest of the world, Feb 26: 4661,639Feb 26United States, Mar 26: 849Europe, Mar 26: 315China, Mar 26: 319Rest of the world, Mar 26: 3681,851Mar 26United States, Apr 26: 628Europe, Apr 26: 262China, Apr 26: 216Rest of the world, Apr 26: 3511,457Apr 26United States, May 26: 594Europe, May 26: 254China, May 26: 213Rest of the world, May 26: 2891,350May 26United States, Jun 26: 867Europe, Jun 26: 354China, Jun 26: 251Rest of the world, Jun 26: 4111,883Jun 26United States, Jul 26: 652Europe, Jul 26: 280China, Jul 26: 298Rest of the world, Jul 26: 3831,613Jul 26United States, Aug 26: 625Europe, Aug 26: 194China, Aug 26: 276Rest of the world, Aug 26: 4301,525Aug 26United States, Sep 26: 741Europe, Sep 26: 355China, Sep 26: 279Rest of the world, Sep 26: 4861,861Sep 26
Figure 1. Startup funding rounds per month by region, October 2025 to September 2026. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026.

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Region

RegionRoundsShare of all roundsRaisedMedian seedMedian Series AAI share of rounds
United States8,49642.3%$179.2B$2.4M$18.7M47.0%
Europe3,35116.7%$48.7B$2.6M$14.6M33.9%
China3,26016.2%$49.9B$2.8M$14.4M16.3%
Rest of the world4,98124.8%$35.6B$1.5M$7.2M25.4%

Table 1. Startup funding: US vs Europe vs China, by region. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 20,088.

Previous values

MonthData as ofValue
October 202619 October 20268,479
September 202628 September 20268,322

Table 2. Startup funding: US vs Europe vs China, value at each monthly update. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026.

Method: Rounds dated October 2025 to September 2026, counted from the startup file of 23 October 2026. The file keeps each company's most recent pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A to J round only, so a company that raised twice in the window counts once. Europe is the EU 27, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Full method.

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US startups closed 8,496 of 20,088 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026 (42.3%). European startups closed 3,351 (16.7%) and Chinese startups 3,260 (16.2%). Source: FundingWatcher, October 2026.
https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-us-vs-europe-vs-china/
<a href="https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-us-vs-europe-vs-china/"><img src="https://fundingwatcher.com/static/figures/startup-funding-us-vs-europe-vs-china.png" alt="US startups closed 8,496 of 20,088 funding rounds from October 2025 to September 2026 (42.3%). European startups closed 3,351 (16.7%) and Chinese startups 3,260 (16.2%)." width="1200" style="max-width:100%;height:auto"></a>
<p>Source: <a href="https://fundingwatcher.com/data/startup-funding-us-vs-europe-vs-china/">FundingWatcher</a>, October 2026</p>

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