Who's Investing: 34 Funds, 27 Rounds, $2.75B Deployed: 19–26 Oct 2026
Active fund count fell by 10 from the prior week, yet 34 investors deployed $2,752M across 27 rounds, with Series A dominating at 18 observed funds.
◆ Funds this week
34
◆ Fresh capital
$2.8B
◆ Undisclosed terms
3 funds
◆ Previous week
44 funds · $716M
◆ Published
26 October 2026
◆ The Week
In the week of 19–26 October 2026, Startup Scout observed 34 funds actively writing cheques across 27 rounds, with $2,752M deployed in total. That is down from 44 funds the previous week — a reduction of 10 active investors in a single edition. Three rounds carried undisclosed amounts, leaving the disclosed deal record incomplete but the headline capital figure substantial.
◆ Stages
Series A was the dominant stage, with 18 funds observed participating in Series A rounds — the single largest cluster by a wide margin. Pre-seed and seed each counted 6 funds, signalling that earliest-stage activity has not dried up despite the overall fall in active fund count versus the prior week. Growth-stage participation accounted for 3 funds, with Series B, C, D and E each represented by 1–2 funds.
series-a18 funds
pre-seed6 funds
seed6 funds
growth3 funds
series-e2 funds
series-b1 fund
◆ Sectors
Agtech and Enterprise Software tied as the most active sector focuses this week, each drawing 3 funds; Biotech, Cybersecurity and Digital Health each attracted 2. The Agtech cluster — notable for a corporate venture arm, a specialist agri-food fund and a European life-sciences vehicle all converging on the same seed round — reflects a maturing investor conviction that food-system resilience and supply-chain efficiency are now fundable at the earliest stages, not just a narrative for growth rounds. Enterprise Software's consistent presence across fund theses of every size points to durable institutional demand regardless of macro conditions.
Agtech3 funds
Enterprise Software3 funds
Biotech2 funds
Cybersecurity2 funds
Digital Health2 funds
Fintech1 fund
◆ Geography
North America dominated by fund count, with 19 of the 34 observed funds headquartered there. Europe placed second with 8 funds, followed by South Asia with 3 and Israel with 2. Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom each contributed 1 fund to the week's activity.
North America19 funds
Europe8 funds
South Asia3 funds
Israel2 funds
Southeast Asia1 fund
United Kingdom1 fund
◆ The Database
The full database of funds, rounds and deal terms observed through Startup Scout is available via the Fusion42 Raise platform — search by stage, sector or geography to find the investors writing cheques in your market.
All tracked funds →◆ Funds in this edition