Weekly Funding rounds / Statistics / Insights of January 13, 2026

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Last week's funding report highlights a sharp rebound in activity, dominated by the US with significant presence in healthcare, biotech, and AI sectors. Key patterns include heavy emphasis on life sciences (e.g., Prudentia Sciences, Alamar Biosciences), AI applications in automation and perception (AgileRL, Lyte AI), and large-scale infrastructure plays (Lambda, SB Energy).

Healthcare and biotech lead with numerous rounds targeting therapeutics, diagnostics, and AI-driven platforms like Apella and Corsera. AI tags appear across automation, cybersecurity (BLACKBIRD.AI), and robotics, while sustainability emerges in food tech (BlueNalu) and energy (SB Energy). Fintech and SaaS support B2B tools like Biller Genie.

US rounds overshadow others, with UK focusing on AI/agri (Biographica), India on fintech/proptech (bluecopahq), and Europe (Switzerland, Germany) showing steady clusters. This US tilt amplifies global concentration.

Last week's surge contrasts Dec 30's sharp decline (fewer rounds, lower totals amid year-end caution) and Jan 6's moderate rise driven by energy deals (Kraken). Dec 23 and Dec 16 showed high volumes with AI/health booms, but without last week's biotech depth; earlier Nov/Oct reports trended steadier, less US-heavy.

Trends favor "big bet" rounds in AI-biotech intersections and deep tech infrastructure, signaling post-holiday FOMO despite volatility. Global diversity persists but US leads in scale.

Conclusion: VC rebounds toward high-conviction life sciences and AI, poised for 2026 deep tech acceleration.

95 funding rounds, +239% from last week.

Total raised $29.3 billion, +751% since last week

46 funding rounds, total raised $25B

Prudentia Sciences (AI-native platform accelerating life sciences deal diligence with actionable insights) Raises $20M Series A Round from Iaso Ventures, Virtue, SignalFire, GV #Healthcare #Fintech #AI #SaaS #LifeSciences

32 Bio Sciences (A gastrointestinal-focused biotechnology company developing mucosal-immune therapeutics) Raises $40M Series A Round #Immunology #Gastrointestinal #Biotech #Therapeutics #Pharmaceuticals

AgileRL (Provides an RLOps platform to simplify reinforcement learning for advanced AI systems) Raises $7.5M Seed Round from Flying Fish Partners, Fusion Fund, Entrepreneur First, Octopus Ventures #Automation #AI #SaaS #RLOps #MachineLearning

Alamar Biosciences, Inc. (Advances early disease detection through precision proteomics and its proprietary NULISA™ technology) Raises $50M from Illumina Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Sands Capital Ventures #Diagnostics #BioTech #Proteomics #LifeSciences #Healthcare

Apella (Provides ambient AI for surgical suites, automating documentation and optimizing resource use) Raises $80M Series B Round from Upside Partnership, Vensana Capital, K2 HealthVentures, Casdin Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Operator Partners #Automation #AI #SaaS #Healthcare #ComputerVision

Biller Genie (Provides a cloud-based accounts receivable automation platform for SMBs) Raises $22M Series B Round from Radian Capital #B2B #Automation #SaaS #FinTech #Cloud

BLACKBIRD.AI (Provides AI-driven narrative intelligence to counter disinformation and narrative attacks) Raises $28M #Intelligence #Disinformation #Cybersecurity #AI #SaaS

BlueNalu (Develops cell-cultured seafood, starting with bluefin tuna, as a sustainable alternative) Raises $11M from Lewis & Clark Partners #CellularAgriculture #Biotech #Sustainability #Seafood #FoodTech

BrowserStack (Provides a cloud web and mobile testing platform for developers) Raises $125M #Cloud #B2B #Testing #SaaS #DevOps

Canopy (Provides a connected safety platform for healthcare workers, enhancing safety and operational intelligence) Raises $22M Series B Round from 111° West Capital, ACME Capital #RTLS #IoT #Healthcare #Safety #SaaS

Carna Health (Develops a platform for early risk identification in Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic care) Raises $8M #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #AI #Metabolic #KidneyCare

Corsera (Develops RNAi medicines and AI platform for cardiovascular disease prediction and prevention) Raises $80M Series A Round from Forbion #Healthcare #Biotech #AI #RNAi #Pharma

Cytotheryx, Inc. (Develops cell-based treatments for acute, chronic, and rare genetic liver diseases) Raises $60M Series A Round #Healthcare #CellTherapy #Biotech #Preclinical #LiverDisease

Enable Injections, Inc. (Develops and manufactures a hands-free wearable injector for large-volume subcutaneous medicines) Raises $30M #DrugDelivery #Biotech #WearableTech #MedicalDevice #Healthcare

encoord (Provides a platform for integrated financial and operational grid planning) Raises $2M Seed Round from KittyHawk #Fintech #Energy #Software #SaaS #Grid

EpiBiologics (Develops tissue-selective extracellular protein degradation therapies) Raises $107M Series B Round from GV, Vivo Capital, Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Novartis Pharma, Digitalis Ventures, Mission BioCapital, Polaris Partners, Codon Capital #Pharma #Biotech #Therapeutics #R&D #ProteinDegradation

Fannin Innovation Studio (Develops Raptamer therapeutics targeting various diseases, including retinal and angiogenic conditions) Raises $300K from National Institutes of Health #DrugDiscovery #Biotech #Therapeutics #Raptamers #Ophthalmology

Flywheel.io: The Biomedical Research Data Platform (Provides a medical imaging data management and analysis platform for healthcare) Raises $27.5M from Novalis LifeSciences LLC, 8VC #Imaging #Healthcare #DataManagement #AI #SaaS

Lambda (Provides a cloud platform designed to run artificial intelligence workloads) Raises $350M from Mubadala Capital #Computing #Cloud #AI #GPU #DataCenters

Lassen Peak (Develops handheld radar systems for concealed weapon detection, enhancing safety and reducing escalation) Raises $10M from Madrona Venture Group, Structural Capital, Lauder Partners #LawEnforcement #AI #Tech #Security #Radar

Linker VisionAI Platform (Provides AI software platforms for smart cities, spaces, and industrial applications) Raises $35M Series A Round from Nvidia #Enterprise #AI #Software #SmartCities #Robotics

LMArena (An AI startup focused on generative AI solutions) Raises $150M from a16z #GenerativeAI #AI #Technology #Startup #Software

Luxury Presence (Provides a tech platform for luxury real estate agents to manage relationships and drive growth) Raises $37M Series C Round from Bessemer Venture Partners, JPMorgan Chase & Co., NextEquity Partners #CRM #AI #Tech #SaaS #RealEstate

Lyte AI (Builds perception systems for Physical AI operating in complex environments) Raises $107M from Fidelity Management and Research Company, Key1 Capital #Automation #AI #Silicon #Robotics #Perception

MagicCube, Inc. (Delivers software-based security for payments and device integrity using Software Defined Trust (SDT)) Raises $10M from Bold Capital Partners, Mosaik Partners #Fintech #Biometrics #Software #Security #Payments

Mediar Therapeutics (Advances first-in-class therapies designed to halt fibrosis and organ failure) Raises $76M Series B Round from Longwood Fund #ClinicalStage #BioTech #Therapeutics #Pharma #Fibrosis

Nanochon (Develops an implant for treating articular cartilage defects in the knee) Raises $4.1M #Healthcare #BioTech #Orthopedics #MedicalDevice #Implant

Onsetto (Builds a white-label platform for banks/credit unions to capture business banking relationships) Raises $2.2M Seed Round #Banking #B2B #Automation #SaaS #Fintech

Orca Bio (Develops allogeneic T-cell immunotherapies for blood cancers and autoimmune diseases) Raises $250M Series F Round #Immunology #Healthcare #CellTherapy #BioTech #Oncology

Parabilis - Government Contract Financing (A clinical-stage company developing cancer drugs, focusing on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway) Raises $305M Series F Round from T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Management and Research Company, General Catalyst, ARCH Venture Partners, venBio, HBM Healthcare Investments, GV, Frazier Life Sciences, Janus Henderson Investors, Rock Springs Capital, Soleus Capital, The Invus Group #Oncology #DrugDiscovery #ClinicalStage #Biotech #Peptides

Pomelo Care (Provides virtual care solutions for women's health, spanning maternity, pediatric, and midlife care) Raises $92M Series C Round from a16z, BoxGroup, Atomico, PLUS Capital, Stripes, SVAngel at $1.7B Valuation #DigitalHealth #AI #Women'sHealth #VirtualCare #Healthcare

Presto (Provides enterprise-grade Voice AI solutions for quick-service restaurants to improve operations) Raises $10M from Link Ventures #Automation #AI #VoiceTech #SaaS #RestaurantTech

reprai (Provides AI-powered solutions to transform pharmaceutical marketing and sales operations) Raises $1M #Pharma #MarketingTech #AI #SalesTech #SaaS

X.ai (Develops artificial intelligence technologies, including the Grok chatbot) Raises $20B Series E Round #Software #Innovation #Chatbot #AI #Technology

6 funding rounds, total raised $388M

Biographica (Applies AI to accelerate the development of next-generation crop traits) Raises $9.44M from EQT, Cardumen Capital #AI #Agriculture #SeedTech #Genomics #Biotech

bit.bio (Develops human cell programming tech for faster, predictable drug discovery & safety) Raises $50M Series C Round #BioTech #AI #LifeSciences #DrugDiscovery #CellProgramming

Faculty (Provides applied AI, decision intelligence, and AI safety solutions to governments and corporations) Raises $53.96M #Analytics #AI #Software #DataScience #Consulting

Quantexa (Leverages AI to help organizations understand data, detect fraud, and assess risk) Raises $175M Series F Round #DataAnalytics #AI #RiskManagement #FraudDetection #FinTech

Swap (Provides an operating system for e-commerce brands to manage logistics globally) Raises $100M Series C Round from ICONIQ #B2B #AI #SaaS #Logistics #E-commerce

Top Electric Bike UK (Offers electric bicycle rental subscriptions with maintenance, accessories, and insurance) Raises $250.9K #Micromobility #E-bikes #Transportation #Subscription #Rental

6 funding rounds, total raised $124M

bluecopahq (An AI-native platform for autonomous finance operations) Raises $7.5M Series A Round from Dallas Venture Capital #Automation #AI #SaaS #FinTech #Cloud

Flent (A proptech startup offering co-living spaces with a focus on community and convenience) Raises $2.43M from Incubate Fund, WEH Ventures #Proptech #India #Co-living #Startup #RealEstate

Glass Jar Interactive (Develops original IP-driven video games for global PC and console audiences) Raises $266.6K Seed Round #Gaming #Entertainment #ConsoleGaming #PCGaming #IndieDev

Lemon Tree Hotels (Operates a chain of mid-priced hotels across India and internationally) Raises $111.26M from Warburg Pincus #Hotels #Hospitality #Travel #Tourism #RealEstate

Maruti Suzuki Driving School (India's largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, producing a wide range of automobiles) Raises $574.9K #Automotive #Automobiles #Manufacturing #India #Expansion

SkinInspired (A D2C startup focused on developing and marketing skincare products in India) Raises $2.78M from Unilever Ventures #ConsumerGoods #Beauty #Skincare #India #D2C

6 funding rounds, total raised $211M

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