Aperture AI funding rounds by month › January 2026
AI funding rounds in January 2026
Aperture Tracker recorded 308 AI funding rounds announced in January 2026, with $35.4B in disclosed capital raised (268 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
- 308
- Disclosed capital raised
- $35.4B across 268 rounds with a disclosed amount
- Median disclosed round
- $13M
- Largest company's share of disclosed capital
- 56.5%
- Top three companies' share of disclosed capital
- 62.5%
- AI classification
- 211 AI-native, 97 AI-enabled
| Measure | January 2026 | December 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds announced | 308 | 473 | −165 |
| Disclosed capital raised | $35.4B | $15.7B | +$19.7B |
| Rounds with a disclosed amount | 268 | 342 | −74 |
| Company | Stage | Amount | Region | Sector | Lead | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI | Series E | $20B | North America | AI Models & Research | — | Jan 6, 2026 | source |
| Skild AI | Series C | $1.4B | North America | Robotics & Physical AI | SoftBank Group | Jan 14, 2026 | source |
| Waabi | Series C | $750M | North America | Robotics & Physical AI | Khosla Ventures, G2 Venture Partners (co-led) | Jan 28, 2026 | source |
| Stepfun (Jieyue Xingchen) | Series B | $690M | China | AI Models & Research | 上国投先导基金, 国寿股权 (co-led) | Jan 26, 2026 | source |
| Zipline | Stage not stated | $600M+ | North America | Robotics & Physical AI | — | Jan 21, 2026 | source |
| Etched | Series B | $500M | North America | AI Hardware & Chips | Stripes | Jan 13, 2026 | source |
| humans& | Seed | $480M | North America | AI Models & Research | SV Angel, Georges Harik (co-led) | Jan 20, 2026 | source |
| ClickHouse | Series D | $400M | North America | AI Infrastructure | Dragoneer Investment Group | Jan 16, 2026 | source |
| Cyera | Series F+ | $400M | Israel | Cybersecurity AI | Blackstone | Jan 8, 2026 | source |
| Parloa | Series D | $350M | Europe | AI Agents | General Catalyst | Jan 15, 2026 | source |
| Region | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 158 | 149 | $31.1B |
| Europe | 49 | 45 | $1.7B |
| Israel | 11 | 11 | $694M |
| China | 22 | 13 | $1.3B |
| India | 18 | 16 | $115M |
| SEA | 13 | 11 | $70M |
| Japan & South Korea | 23 | 11 | $56M |
| Rest of World | 14 | 12 | $316M |
| Stage | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 20 | $71M |
| Seed | 97 | 83 | $1.9B |
| Pre-A | 15 | 12 | $120M |
| Series A | 72 | 65 | $2.4B |
| Series B | 45 | 38 | $3.3B |
| Series C | 14 | 14 | $3.3B |
| Stage not stated | 24 | 19 | $1.2B |
| Series D | 9 | 9 | $2B |
| Series E | 3 | 3 | $20.5B |
| Growth | 3 | 3 | $67M |
| Series F+ | 2 | 2 | $550M |
| Sector | Rounds | With amount | Disclosed capital raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise & Vertical AI | 73 | 68 | $1.1B |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 40 | 33 | $1.5B |
| Fintech AI | 27 | 26 | $1B |
| Industry AI | 26 | 19 | $622M |
| Robotics & Physical AI | 24 | 22 | $3.8B |
| AI Agents | 23 | 21 | $887M |
| Consumer & Media AI | 20 | 17 | $627M |
| AI Infrastructure | 17 | 14 | $1.3B |
| AI Hardware & Chips | 16 | 10 | $1.3B |
| Cybersecurity AI | 16 | 16 | $1.3B |
| AI Developer Tools | 15 | 13 | $284M |
| AI Models & Research | 8 | 6 | $21.4B |
| Defense & Public Safety AI | 3 | 3 | $420M |
The full list of 308 rounds for January 2026 is in the round log. Rounds announced more than 90 days ago open with a free email sign-in.
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