Startup funding by country 2026: press figures
January to September 2026. 15,298 rounds, $265.7B. Data as of 23 October 2026. Full tables: startup funding by country and city, 2026.
| Country | Rounds | Total | Under $100M | Rounds of $100M+ | Largest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,677 | $154.3B | $47.2B | 291 | xAI, $20.0B |
| China | 2,498 | $42.1B | $17.6B | 97 | DeepSeek, $7.4B |
| United Kingdom | 766 | $11.1B | $5.5B | 24 | Ineffable Intelligence, $1.1B |
| Germany | 350 | $8.9B | $2.7B | 11 | Helsing, $1.8B |
| France | 243 | $8.2B | $2.1B | 9 | Mistral AI, $3.5B |
| India | 809 | $5.8B | $3.8B | 7 | Neysa, $600M |
| Singapore | 152 | $3.0B | $813M | 7 | Ant International, $1.2B |
| The Netherlands | 104 | $2.7B | $995M | 6 | Wonderful, $550M |
| Canada | 227 | $2.7B | $1.3B | 5 | Waabi, $750M |
| Israel | 84 | $2.5B | $1.3B | 6 | DriveNets, $410M |
| Spain | 153 | $2.1B | $750M | 7 | Multiverse Computing, $570M |
| Switzerland | 151 | $1.8B | $772M | 6 | Oviva, $234M |
| Sweden | 116 | $1.8B | $622M | 3 | Neko Health, $700M |
| Japan | 353 | $1.7B | $1.6B | 1 | CADDi, $114M |
| Hong Kong | 70 | $1.7B | $455M | 5 | VAST, $446M |
| South Korea | 332 | $1.5B | $1.5B | 0 | DEEPX, $80M |
| Australia | 146 | $1.4B | $986M | 2 | AdvanCell, $315M |
| Saudi Arabia | 78 | $1.3B | $308M | 3 | D360 Bank, $400M |
| United Arab Emirates | 109 | $979M | $474M | 2 | Cadena, $275M |
| Mexico | 24 | $927M | $97M | 3 | Plata, $405M |
| Brazil | 110 | $782M | $675M | 1 | Kesh Bank, $107M |
| Portugal | 25 | $660M | $80M | 1 | TEKEVER, $580M |
| Italy | 126 | $575M | $575M | 0 | Smartness, $55M |
| Denmark | 94 | $487M | $487M | 0 | Breye Therapeutics, $77M |
| Belgium | 56 | $471M | $346M | 1 | Coultreon Biopharma, $125M |
| Ireland | 51 | $442M | $332M | 1 | Fonoa, $110M |
| Finland | 60 | $419M | $230M | 1 | Verda, $189M |
| New Zealand | 31 | $411M | $191M | 1 | Halter, $220M |
| Colombia | 22 | $385M | $256M | 1 | Erco Energía, $129M |
| Indonesia | 21 | $322M | $52M | 1 | Ajaib, $270M |
| Nigeria | 62 | $290M | $40M | 1 | Moove, $250M |
| Turkey | 66 | $219M | $219M | 0 | Grand Games, $70M |
| Norway | 20 | $139M | $139M | 0 | Unleash, $35M |
| Austria | 44 | $131M | $131M | 0 | nyra health, $24M |
| Poland | 44 | $110M | $110M | 0 | Sportano.pl, $17M |
| Estonia | 22 | $73M | $73M | 0 | Frankenburg Technologies, $35M |
| Czech Republic | 28 | $56M | $56M | 0 | Wultra, $8M |
| South Africa | 29 | $50M | $50M | 0 | LittleFish, $10M |