Aperture AI funding rounds by month › October 2024
AI funding rounds in October 2024
Aperture Tracker recorded 315 AI funding rounds announced in October 2024, with $18.6B in disclosed capital raised (272 rounds with a disclosed amount). As of Nov 15, 2026.
Counted by announcement date. Rounds found later for this month are added to it, so these figures can change.
- Rounds announced
- 315
- Disclosed capital raised
- $18.6B across 272 rounds with a disclosed amount
- Median disclosed round
- $9.1M
- Largest company's share of disclosed capital
- 35.4%
- Top three companies' share of disclosed capital
- 68.3%
- AI classification
- 183 AI-native, 132 AI-enabled
| Measure | October 2024 | September 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds announced | 315 | 245 | +70 |
| Disclosed capital raised | $18.6B | $4.8B | +$13.8B |
| Rounds with a disclosed amount | 272 | 201 | +71 |
| Company | Stage | Amount | Region | Sector | Lead | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Stage not stated | $6.6B | North America | AI Models & Research | — | Oct 2, 2024 | source |
| Waymo | Series C | $5.6B | North America | Robotics & Physical AI | Alphabet | Oct 25, 2024 | source |
| KoBold Metals | Series C | $537M | North America | Industry AI | Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price (co-led) | Oct 7, 2024 | source |
| Poolside | Series B | $500M | North America | AI Developer Tools | Bain Capital Ventures | Oct 2, 2024 | source |
| Lightmatter | Series D | $400M | North America | AI Hardware & Chips | T. Rowe Price Associates | Oct 16, 2024 | source |
| Zip | Series D | $190M | North America | Enterprise & Vertical AI | BOND | Oct 21, 2024 | source |
| Sierra | Stage not stated | $175M | North America | AI Agents | Greenoaks Capital | Oct 28, 2024 | source |
| EvenUp | Series D | $135M | North America | Enterprise & Vertical AI | Bain Capital Ventures | Oct 8, 2024 | source |
| Terray Therapeutics | Series B | $120M | North America | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Bedford Ridge Capital, NVentures (co-led) | Oct 17, 2024 | source |
| Nimble Robotics | Series C | $106M | North America | Robotics & Physical AI | FedEx, Cedar Pine LLC (co-led) | Oct 23, 2024 | source |
| Region | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 172 | 162 | $17.2B |
| Europe | 70 | 63 | $767M |
| Israel | 8 | 8 | $165M |
| China | 12 | 3 | $70M |
| India | 19 | 16 | $147M |
| SEA | 5 | 3 | $95M |
| Japan & South Korea | 13 | 6 | $77M |
| Rest of World | 15 | 10 | $61M |
| Stage | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | 36 | 31 | $70M |
| Seed | 107 | 94 | $677M |
| Pre-A | 11 | 8 | $67M |
| Series A | 68 | 61 | $1B |
| Series B | 43 | 37 | $1.7B |
| Series C | 18 | 16 | $6.9B |
| Stage not stated | 21 | 14 | $6.9B |
| Series D | 10 | 10 | $1.2B |
| Growth | 1 | 1 | $40M |
| Sector | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise & Vertical AI | 84 | 73 | $1.2B |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 45 | 36 | $825M |
| Industry AI | 30 | 24 | $867M |
| Robotics & Physical AI | 25 | 17 | $6.2B |
| Fintech AI | 25 | 23 | $441M |
| AI Agents | 22 | 19 | $516M |
| Consumer & Media AI | 20 | 19 | $210M |
| AI Infrastructure | 19 | 18 | $296M |
| AI Developer Tools | 17 | 17 | $674M |
| Cybersecurity AI | 13 | 12 | $275M |
| AI Models & Research | 8 | 7 | $6.7B |
| AI Hardware & Chips | 4 | 4 | $469M |
| Defense & Public Safety AI | 3 | 3 | $23M |
The full list of 315 rounds for October 2024 is in the round log. Rounds announced more than 90 days ago open with a free email sign-in.
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