379 startups announced funding in August 2026. Stage, amount, investors and market for each round, with a business-model breakdown per company.
By region: China 83 · North America 80 · Other regions 62 · Europe 52 · Korea 44 · Asia 33 · Japan 25
Miniaturized electron-beam subsystem for joining (welding) and cutting in orbit and on the Moon, for in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing.
An AI assistant that gives police officers real-time guidance from their department's own policies, local laws and protocols, pointing to the original regulations.
Self-hosted private AI stack on a single server: open-weight model, optimized inference runtime, OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible APIs and enterprise controls.
Superconducting transistor platform.
Quantum technology.
Laboratory automation robots ('autonomous lab').
Aeloon agents plus AetherStation edge infrastructure that turn model capability into executable enterprise workflows, deployable on-premises at low cost.
TOLD stack for scheduling heterogeneous Nvidia and domestic GPUs for distributed inference.
Radar RF chips.
Commercial space.
Space optical communication components (FSM); payload confirmed for Nuri rocket 5th launch.
Logistics tech.
Consumer AI service; became Korea's first AI-service unicorn.
Business payments platform that lets Australian businesses pay bills, suppliers, tax, rent and super by card and earn rewards points.
AI-native technology and marketing platform for restaurants and local businesses.
Roma is the to-do list that does itself
Robotics.
Dental robotics.
Developing early cancer detection technology based on RNA modification analysis.
Space technology.
Automates B2B sales from WhatsApp conversations, connecting them to companies' ERPs (order capture).
A generative-engine-optimization (GEO) platform with an AI digital employee, Mark, that covers user insight, brand diagnosis, knowledge-base building, content optimization and…
Dexterous robot hands.
Subsidiary of Minieye (佑驾创新).
Information service for single-occupant rental rooms.
AI-native identity verification, fraud and compliance platform (RiskOS) with products such as Sigma Identity Fraud, Predictive DocV, Global Watchlist Screening and Account…
Medical rehabilitation robot.
A creator-commerce platform that connects e-commerce brands/sellers with vetted creators and affiliates across marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart and Shopify, handling creator…
Logistics tech platform.
Embodied AI / robotics.
Astrology consultations app.
B2G sales intelligence.
Rare earth recycling.
Preventive-care service combining full-body scans with AI.
Automated lab for agentic biology.
Luxury fashion goods without the markup.
Robots-as-a-service for European factories.
Embedded software.
Beauty-tech startup (seed four months after founding).
Emotional companion robot ('佳伴') with natural interaction, long-term emotional memory, compliant motion and constant-temperature touch for adult users.
Robotics business of XPeng (first external round).
Robotics.