Who's Investing: 39 Funds, $5.49B Deployed: 31 Aug–7 Sep 2026
Thirty-nine funds were observed writing cheques across 32 rounds in the week to 7 September 2026, deploying $5,494M — up from 24 funds the previous week.
◆ Funds this week
39
◆ Fresh capital
$5.5B
◆ Previous week
24 funds · $730M
◆ Published
7 September 2026
◆ The Week
In the seven days to 7 September 2026, Startup Scout observed 39 funds actively investing across 32 rounds, with $5,494M deployed in total. That is up from 24 funds the previous week — a jump of 15 funds in a single edition. Every round in the window carried a disclosed amount; there were no undisclosed rounds.
◆ Stages
Seed dominated the stage mix this week, with 22 funds observed at that stage, followed by Series A at 8 and pre-seed at 5. Two funds were active at Series C and one at Series B, with 4 rounds at undisclosed stage.
seed22 funds
series-a8 funds
pre-seed5 funds
undisclosed4 funds
series-c2 funds
series-b1 fund
◆ Sectors
AI & ML attracted the most funds this window at 9, with AI Agents close behind at 6 — together accounting for nearly a third of all observed fund activity. Climate Tech, Fintech, and Cybersecurity each drew 3, 3, and 2 funds respectively, while Deep Tech: Photonics & Optics and Government & Space: Space Tech each registered 2 funds. The AI concentration is not incidental: foundation-model costs are falling fast enough that applied AI companies can now demonstrate revenue traction at seed, which satisfies the bar both generalist and specialist funds have raised since 2025. The photonics and space clusters reflect a parallel shift toward physical infrastructure bets as software-layer returns compress.
AI & ML9 funds
AI Agents6 funds
Climate Tech3 funds
Fintech3 funds
Cybersecurity2 funds
Deep Tech: Photonics & Optics2 funds
◆ Geography
North America dominated by fund count, with 22 funds HQ'd there observed writing cheques this week. The United Kingdom placed second with 5 funds, followed by Europe (excluding the UK) with 4. East Asia and South Asia each contributed 3 funds, with Israel and Oceania each registering 1.
North America22 funds
United Kingdom5 funds
Europe4 funds
East Asia3 funds
South Asia3 funds
Israel1 fund
◆ The Database
The full database of observed funds, rounds, and deal terms for this window is available in the Fusion42 Startup Scout platform.
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