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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: World-Model Startup Odyssey Leads With $310 million In Slower Week For Large Deals
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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal roundup here.
Key facts
- 3. (tied) Hydra Host, $100M, AI infrastructure: Boulder, Colorado-based Hydra Host raised a massive $100 million Series A led by Kindred Ventures
- 8. (tied) Richard Roths Media, $52M, digital media: Beverly Hills, California-based Richard Roths Media raised a $52 million venture round led by GGC Capital Investment
- 10. (tied) Bland AI, $50M, artificial intelligence: San Francisco-based Bland AI raised a $50 million Series C led by Dell Technologies Capital
- 10. (tied) Interchecks, $50M, fintech: Brooklyn-based Interchecks secured a $50 million Series C led by Bettor Capital, Commerce Ventures, Decades Holdings and Thayer Street Partners
Summary
Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with their curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies? This week was not an exceptionally busy one for large funding deals, though they saw sizable rounds in a lively mix of sectors ranging from AI to fintech to quantum computing and cybersecurity. Odyssey, $310M, artificial intelligence: Menlo Park, California-based Odyssey raised $310 million at a $1.45 billion valuation in a Series B round led by Natural Capital. Chronograph, $140M, fintech: New York-based Chronograph secured a $140 million private equity round led by Sixth Street Growth.