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This Week in AI Funding: Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

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AI Funding recorded 22 funding rounds dated 2026-09-28 through 2026-10-02. The 22 USD-denominated rounds total $21.4B.

These figures summarize the cited records in this tracker; they are not a measure of all market activity or confirmation of cash transferred. Deals are listed by date, without comparing amounts in different currencies.

What was recorded this week?

Metric Value
Recorded rounds, all currencies 22
USD rounds 22
Total recorded in USD $21.4B
Average USD round $973M

Which funding rounds were recorded?

Autoheal — $8M Seed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-28
  • Sector: AI Developer Tools
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Autoheal

Modulate — $25M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-28
  • Sector: Consumer AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Modulate

Outmarket — $35M Series B

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-28
  • Sector: AI Fintech
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Outmarket

Atomic — $13M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-29
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Klass Capital (lead), Madrona
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Atomic

Efficient Computer — $97M Undisclosed

EliseAI — $350M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-29
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: EliseAI

IPercept — $17M Series A

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-29
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: IPercept

SiMa.ai — $150M Series C

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-29
  • Sector: AI Hardware
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: SiMa.ai

Ascerta — $18M Series A

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Ascerta

General Intuition — $220M Undisclosed

Metaview — $60M Series C

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Metaview

Miter — $40M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Miter

OuterSignal — $22M Series A

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: OuterSignal

Restate — $20M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: AI Infrastructure
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Restate

Zenithon — $10M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-09-30
  • Sector: Foundation Models & AGI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Zenithon

Arceus Legal — $17M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-10-01
  • Sector: Enterprise AI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Arceus Legal

OpenAI — $20.0B Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-10-01
  • Sector: Foundation Models & AGI
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: OpenAI

PaleBlueDot AI — $200M Series C

Parakeet Health — $10M Series A

Photon — $5M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-10-01
  • Sector: AI Developer Tools
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Photon

Satlyt — $8M Undisclosed

  • Recorded date: 2026-10-01
  • Sector: AI Infrastructure
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Satlyt

Volantis — $88M Series A

  • Recorded date: 2026-10-01
  • Sector: AI Infrastructure
  • Recorded investors: Undisclosed (lead)
  • Source: Funding report
  • Company: Volantis

How do the recorded rounds break down by sector?

Sector Rounds, all currencies USD subtotal Share of USD total
AI Developer Tools 2 $12M 0.1%
AI Fintech 1 $35M 0.2%
AI Hardware 1 $150M 0.7%
AI Healthcare 1 $10M 0.0%
AI Infrastructure 5 $413M 1.9%
Consumer AI 1 $25M 0.1%
Enterprise AI 8 $536M 2.5%
Foundation Models & AGI 3 $20.2B 94.5%

USD subtotals and shares exclude rounds recorded in other currencies. No exchange rate or market forecast is inferred.

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