Who's Investing: 29 Funds, $4.92B Deployed: 7–14 September 2026
Twenty-nine funds were observed writing cheques across 27 rounds in the week to 14 September 2026, deploying $4.92B — down from 39 funds the prior week.
◆ Funds this week
29
◆ Fresh capital
$4.9B
◆ Undisclosed terms
1 funds
◆ Previous week
39 funds · $5.5B
◆ Published
14 September 2026
◆ The Week
In the seven days to 14 September 2026, Startup Scout observed 29 funds active across 27 rounds, deploying a combined $4.92B. That is down from 39 funds the previous week — a drop of 10 — suggesting a quieter mid-September pace rather than a structural pullback. One round in the window carried an undisclosed amount.
◆ Stages
Series A was the clear focal point, with 14 funds observed at that stage — more than double the combined pre-seed (6) and seed (5) counts. Series B, C, and D each drew 2 funds, and 1 fund was observed at growth stage, confirming that the window's activity was weighted toward companies with established traction rather than formation-stage bets.
series-a14 funds
pre-seed6 funds
seed5 funds
series-b2 funds
series-c2 funds
series-d2 funds
◆ Sectors
Enterprise Software attracted the most fund attention, with 4 funds observed backing startups in that space, followed by Climate Tech (3 funds) and Agtech and Generative AI (2 funds each). The Enterprise Software dominance is consistent with AI-driven workflow tooling continuing to draw institutional capital; the Climate Tech and Agtech cluster suggests that impact-aligned mandates are sustaining deal flow into the autumn despite a softer broader market, partly because government co-investment — visible in this window via the National Quantum Mission and Qatar Development Bank — is de-risking early rounds in those verticals.
Enterprise Software4 funds
Climate Tech3 funds
Agtech2 funds
Generative AI2 funds
AI & ML1 fund
Biotech1 fund
◆ Geography
North American-headquartered funds dominated the window by a considerable margin, with 18 of the 29 active funds based there. East Asia, MENA, and South Asia each contributed 2 funds, while Africa, Europe, Israel, and the United Kingdom each registered 1 — a spread that reflects the increasingly global LP and GP base now backing early-stage deals, even when the largest single cheques remain North American in origin.
North America18 funds
East Asia2 funds
MENA2 funds
South Asia2 funds
Africa1 fund
Europe1 fund
◆ The Database
The full deal-by-deal database, including every fund, startup, stage, and co-investor observed through Startup Scout, is available at Fusion42 Raise.
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