# Today's Startup News

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- [October 25 to 31, 2026: DoorDash's $17 Billion Instacart Deal, Cohere's Record Round and a Record Crypto Heist](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/october-25-31-2026-startup-funding-news-recap) -- The final week of October 2026 closed the month with unusually large headlines. DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for about 17 billion dollars, Canada's Cohere opened a Series E targeting up to 7 billion Canadian dollars with the federal government as an investor, Kalshi raised 1 billion dollars at a
- [Auriga Partners Reaches EUR 80M Interim Close on Second Cybersecurity Fund, Targeting About 30 Early-Stage European Startups](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/auriga-cyber-ventures-ii-80-million-interim-close-european-cybersecurity-fund) -- Auriga Partners, a Paris-based venture capital and innovation investment firm, has announced an EUR 80 million interim close for Auriga Cyber Ventures II, its second fund dedicated exclusively to cybersecurity. The announcement was made on October 29, 2026. The fund is targeting a final size of EUR 100 mi
- [October 19 to 25, 2026: Flapping Airplanes, DeepSeek and Legora Lead a Week of Steep Valuation Jumps](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/october-19-25-2026-startup-funding-news-recap) -- Valuations moved fast again during the week of October 19 to 25, 2026. A one-year-old AI lab with no product raised a 1 billion dollar Series A, AI chip designer Tenstorrent closed a 1.5 billion dollar Series E, China's DeepSeek was reported to have raised about 15 billion dollars, and Swedish legal
- [October 11 to 18, 2026: Ramp's $60 Billion Valuation and Modal's $750 Million Round Lead a Big Funding Week](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/october-11-18-2026-startup-funding-news-recap) -- The second week of October 2026 pushed valuations higher in two of the year's hottest categories. Corporate spending platform Ramp raised 1.85 billion dollars at a 60 billion dollar valuation, and AI infrastructure company Modal raised 750 million dollars at 15.75 billion dollars only five months af
- [October 1 to 11, 2026: TypeSafe, Oratomic and Manus Lead a Billion-Dollar Start to the Month](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/october-1-11-2026-startup-funding-news-recap) -- October 2026 opened with a clear split between private and public markets. Private investors kept writing very large checks, with TypeSafe AI raising 870 million dollars in a Series A, quantum computing company Oratomic raising 475 million dollars just three months after its previous round, and Chin
- [September 2026 Startup News Recap: Every Major Funding Round, Acquisition and IPO Update](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/news/september-2026-startup-funding-acquisitions-recap) -- September 2026 turned into one of the most capital-intensive months of the year, with Nvidia closing its largest acquisition on record, four separate American companies raising a billion dollars or more within a single week, and Europe producing its biggest funding round since the start of the year.
- [Replika Founder Eugenia Kuyda's Wabi Raises $55M at $1.25B Valuation Days After Opening Its Multiplayer AI Assistant to the Public](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/startups/wabi-raises-55-million-series-a-1-25-billion-valuation-ivp-eugenia-kuyda-personal-ai) -- Wabi, a personal AI assistant company founded by Replika creator Eugenia Kuyda, has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation. IVP led the round, announced on October 29, 2026 with a San Francisco dateline. Andreessen Horowitz, Forerunner Ventures and the Amazon Alexa Fund also took part. Ange
- [Belgium's Ravical Raises $17M Seed Led by MMC Ventures to Spread Senior Accountants' Judgment Across Every Client With AI](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/startups/ravical-raises-17-million-seed-mmc-ventures-ai-accounting-tax-firms-belgium) -- Ravical, a Belgian startup building AI software for accounting and tax firms, has raised $17 million in a seed round led by MMC Ventures. Existing investors Lakestar and Pitchdrive took part again, and Shapers joined as a new investor. The round brings Ravical's total funding to $25 million and was 
- [Copenhagen's KineDB Raises EUR 850K Pre-Seed for a Single Database Engine That Runs in the Cloud and on Offline Devices](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/startups/kinedb-raises-850k-pre-seed-superhero-capital-database-engine-cloud-offline) -- KineDB, a Copenhagen-based company that develops database technology for cloud infrastructure and offline devices, has raised EUR 850,000 in pre-seed funding. Superhero Capital led the round, announced on October 29, 2026. NGL Ventures and several angel investors also took part. The angels include Juss
- [Belgium's Entourage Closes EUR 100M Fund II After Passing Its EUR 75M Target in Two Weeks, Widening Its Focus to Robotics and Deeptech](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/funding/entourage-closes-100-million-fund-ii-pre-seed-seed-ai-robotics-deeptech-europe) -- Entourage, a European early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its second fund at EUR 100 million, just over two years after launching its first fund in 2024. Fund II will invest in around 25 companies at the pre-seed and seed stages across Europe and other markets. The firm announced the close on 
- [Nordic HR Startup Fronted Raises EUR 1.7M Seed Led by Kaknäs Invest to Extend Its AI Employment Platform to 70 Countries](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/funding/fronted-raises-1-7-million-seed-kaknas-invest-ai-global-employment-eor-platform) -- Fronted, a Nordic HR technology startup, has raised EUR 1.7 million, about NOK 18 million, in a seed funding round. Swedish investment firm Kaknäs Invest led the round, announced on October 29, 2026. Skagerak Capital, Antler and Sondo Capital also took part. The company will use the money to support it
- [Hamburg's MuRay Raises EUR 7.1M to Image Rocket Engines and Turbines With Muons Where X-Rays Run Out](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/funding/muray-raises-7-1-million-active-muon-imaging-rocket-engines-turbines-hamburg) -- MuRay, a Hamburg-based deeptech company, has raised EUR 7.1 million to develop its Active Muon Imaging technology and bring it to industrial customers. The company announced the funding on October 29, 2026. The total is made up of a private round of EUR 3.5 million and EUR 3.6 million in public funding, whic
- [Odisha's Coratia Technologies Raises Rs 18 Crore Bridge Round From MGF Kavachh to Deliver Its Rs 66 Crore Indian Navy Order](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/startups/coratia-technologies-raises-rs-18-crore-bridge-round-mgf-kavachh-underwater-robotics-navy) -- Coratia Technologies, an Odisha-based deep-tech company that develops underwater robotic systems, has raised Rs 18 crore in a bridge round led by MGF Kavachh. The round was reported on October 29, 2026. Dealroom put the amount at roughly $1.9 million. The fresh funds will go towards executing the co
- [Paris's Bleu Robotics Raises EUR 5M Pre-Seed to Teach Industrial Humanoids New Tasks From Operator Demonstrations in About 20 Minutes](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/startups/bleu-robotics-raises-5-million-pre-seed-contrarian-ovni-humanoid-robot-learning) -- Bleu Robotics, a Paris-based provider of software and AI models for industrial humanoid robots, has raised EUR 5 million in pre-seed funding. Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital co-led the round, announced on October 29, 2026. Kvanted, WEPA Ventures, Motier Ventures and angel investor Charlie Songhurs
- [Upwind Raises $400M Series C at $3.8B Valuation as Revenue Quadruples, Six Years After Its Founder Sold Spot to NetApp](https://www.todaysstartupnews.com/funding/upwind-raises-400-million-series-c-3-8-billion-valuation-bessemer-cloud-ai-security) -- Upwind, a cloud and AI security company, has raised a $400 million Series C at a $3.8 billion valuation. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, announced on October 28, 2026. Canapi Ventures participated alongside existing investors Cyberstarts, Greylock Partners, Craft Ventures, Leaders Fund, Sal

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