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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
Energy.
Equipment inspection DX
Runable is an AI agent platform that lets nontechnical small business owners build websites, apps and presentations via natural-language prompts, and is expanding into growth…
Physical AI platform for science.
AI tools for household energy use.
Voice AI agents and orchestration for enterprise automation.
VTuber development business.
Legal AI for document analysis.
Physical-AI simulation engine.
AI product prototyping workbench (alternative to Figma) using agent teams to research, define, design UI and output interactive prototypes.
Tax and finance services for blockchain/on-chain activity, using AI for complex tax scenarios.
AI self-improvement research.
Synthetic skin-substitute wound care.
Embeds financial products in business software.
Rolling up small machine shops (machi-koba).
Developing STC power generation from unused waste heat (Institute of Science Tokyo spin-out).
AI sales and service role-play coach.
AI sleep wearable.
Digital platform for end-of-life legacy planning (will, documents, wishes vault) and bereavement loss support with checklists and an AI assistant, sold through insurers and…
AI agent.
An AI-native accounting software and services platform that helps European SMBs close their books in days instead of weeks and gives them real-time cash visibility.
An AI platform that analyses construction tender documents to map requirements, scope and risks, align bids with client criteria and review subcontractor offers.
AI for Latin American blue-chip companies.
Agentic web search infrastructure (search engine for AI agents).
Self-driving trucks.
Medical device supply chain from referral to delivery.
Low-carbon cement alternative.
Homebuilding AI.
Power-flexible AI data centers.
'Shopping passport' for AI-powered personalised commerce.
Delivery drones cheaper than trucks.
AI security
Kids edtech.
Roll-up of small machine shops (machi-koba) combined with AI
Bridges online and offline retail across MENA.
Embedded software company.
Soom Agent is an AI video agent that lets brands and agencies produce thousands of marketing videos at consistent quality; Soom Ads is an ad-creation tool.
Lunar surface exploration rovers.
AI coding.
Console-quality gaming in the browser.
Tackles bot activity in mobile marketing.
Platform for creators who organise trips.