Who's Investing: 21 Funds, $571M Deployed: Week of 17–24 August 2026

◆ Funds this week

21

◆ Fresh capital

$571M

◆ Undisclosed terms

3 funds

◆ Previous week

16 funds · $2.9B

◆ Published

24 August 2026

◆ The Week

In the seven days to 24 August 2026, Startup Scout tracked 21 funds actively deploying capital across 20 rounds, totalling $571M. That is up from 16 funds the previous week — a meaningful single-week increase in active investors. Three of the 20 rounds carried undisclosed amounts.

◆ Stages

Seed was the dominant stage by a wide margin, with 13 funds observed at that level. Series A and Series B each attracted 3 funds, while pre-seed accounted for 2.

◆ Sectors

AI Infrastructure and Clean Energy led the sector mix, each attracting 3 funds this week. Edtech and Fintech each drew 2 funds. The co-dominance of AI Infrastructure and Clean Energy reflects two converging pressures: the continued infrastructure build-out required to run large models at scale, and the accelerating demand for alternative energy to power that same compute — investors appear to be funding both sides of the same equation simultaneously.

◆ Geography

North America dominated by fund count, with 13 funds HQ'd there observed writing cheques this week. South Asia was the next most active zone with 4 funds, followed by Europe with 2. Latin America and MENA each contributed 1 fund — the latter represented by RAED Ventures leading a pre-seed round in Saudi Arabia.

◆ The Database

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◆ Funds in this edition

• Premji Invest
• Y Combinator
• Bessemer Venture Partners
• TMV Maritime and Logistics Fund
• 3one4 Capital IFSC Fund V
• Norrsken Evolve
• Penny Jar Capital Fund II
• Alborada Ventures
• AV Seed Fund
• Female Founders Fund Fourth Fund
• Norrsken Launcher
• RAED Ventures