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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Data, Neolab, AI Infrastructure, Defense And AI Coding Lead
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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
- 8. (tied) Aureka Biotechnologies, $100M, protein therapeutics: Aureka Biotechnologies, an AI-native drug discovery platform, raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Granite Asia
- Lovable, $400M, automated applications: Lovable raised a $400 million Series C funding led by EQT and Menlo Ventures, valuing the company at $13.3 billion
- Bridge to Life, $110M, organ preservation: Bridge to Life, a 21-year-old organ preservation company, raised a $100 million Series C funding led by Soleus Capital and Lauxera Capital Partners
- Cambridge Aerospace, $300M, defense: Cambridge Aerospace, a U.K. defense tech company, raised a $300 million Series C led by DFJ Growth
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? Databricks is back raising another $5 billion, after it raised that amount eight months ago. Databricks, $5B, data platform: Databricks has surpassed a $7 billion revenue run rate, with more than 80% year-over-year growth in Q2. Databricks was valued at $134 billion back in December 2025 when the company announced it had surpassed a $4.8 billion revenue run rate. River AI, $1.1B, AI reinforcement learning: Founded earlier this year, River AI raised $1.1 billion across its seed and Series A rounds led by AMP PBC and General Catalyst, with strategic investment from Nvidia and AMD Ventures.