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Startups that raised Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026 and are hiring

41 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026, raising $6.5B in total, and together they have 873 open roles today. The largest round was Helsing's $1.8B Series E, led by General Catalyst. Helsing is hiring the most, with 167 open roles. Engineering is the most in-demand function.

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Startups funded
41
Raised in total
$6.5B
Open roles today
873
Median round
$25M

Every startup that raised Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
HelsingMunich, Bayern, GermanySeries E$1.8BJul 13, 2026General Catalyst, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Disruptive, Greenoaks167Engineering, Operations
Fireworks AIRedwood City, California, United StatesSeries D$1.5BJul 15, 2026Menlo Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital85Engineering, Sales & BD
WonderNew York, New York, United StatesSeries D$650MJul 16, 2026General Catalyst, Accel, New Enterprise Associates, Bain Capital Ventures, Forerunner70Sales & BD, Engineering
Chai DiscoverySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries C$400MJul 14, 2026OpenAI, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital19Engineering, Sales & BD
Blue EnergyKastrup, Hovedstaden, DenmarkVenture round$380MJul 16, 2026Engine Ventures, Starlight Ventures, Tamarack Global, At One Ventures, Angular Ventures16Engineering, Finance
AdvanCellSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSeries D$315MJul 15, 2026Eli Lilly, Alpha Wave Global, Catalio Capital Management, Bain Capital Life Sciences, SV Health Investors10Operations, Hardware
Walden RoboticsCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSeed$300MJul 15, 2026Menlo Ventures, NVIDIA, The Boeing Company, Calibrate Ventures, Colle Capital Partners34Engineering, Operations
EmergentPleasanton, California, United StatesSeries C$130MJul 15, 2026Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Together Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund43Engineering, Marketing
BRINC DronesSeattle, Washington, United StatesVenture round$125MJul 14, 2026Index Ventures, Motorola Solutions, Tusk Venture Partners, Starship Ventures, Elad Gil33Engineering, Hardware
Spectro CloudSan Jose, California, United StatesSeries D$100MJul 15, 2026Ericsson, AMD Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Sierra Ventures, boldstart ventures31Engineering, Sales & BD
SingularityEl Segundo, California, United StatesSeries A$80MJul 14, 2026Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Y Combinator, Long Journey Ventures32Engineering, Hardware
FlexSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries B$70MJul 14, 2026Wellington Management, Portage Ventures, Hustle Fund, Florida Funders, EquipmentShare30Sales & BD, Engineering
SWISSto12Renens, Vaud, SwitzerlandSeries C$70MJul 16, 2026Swisscom Ventures, UBS, Zürcher Kantonal Bank, Venture Kick, European Space Agency30Engineering, Hardware
InstaLILY AINew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$60MJul 14, 2026Insight Partners, Energize Capital, Home Depot Ventures, United Rentals, Perceptive Ventures21Engineering, Sales & BD
Valarian TechnologiesLondon, England, United KingdomSeries A$50MJul 13, 2026New Enterprise Associates, IQ Capital, Artis Ventures, Playfair Capital, Scout Ventures11Engineering, Sales & BD
SableSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$45MJul 16, 2026Sequoia Capital, BoxGroup, 8VC, SV Angel, Valor Atreides AI Fund8Engineering, Sales & BD
TYLsemiSan Jose, California, United StatesSeed$43MJul 14, 2026Viola Ventures, Matter Venture Partners, Global Hands-On VC68Engineering, Design
GreenjetsLondon, England, United KingdomSeries A$40.3MJul 17, 2026NSFO Family Office, NATO Innovation Fund, Tanglin Venture Partners, z21 Ventures, Blossom Capital20Engineering, Hardware
SynteticaReims, Champagne-Ardenne, FranceSeries A$30MJul 16, 2026Bpifrance, EQT Ventures, European Innovation Council, Swen Capital Partners, Lululemon1Engineering
Bunkerhill HealthPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeries B$25MJul 16, 2026Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis, SV Angel6Engineering, People
RimeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$24MJul 15, 2026Alumni Ventures, Corazon Capital, M13, Unusual Ventures, Twilio4Marketing, Data & ML
AugmodoSeattle, Washington, United StatesVenture round$21MJul 13, 2026TQ Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Anorak Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Simple Food Ventures5Engineering, Legal
Cyclops.ioMiami, Florida, United StatesSeries A$20MJul 15, 2026Circle, Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Lasagna, F-Prime7Engineering, Marketing
Applied ComputingLondon, England, United KingdomSeries A$20MJul 16, 2026Stride.VC, Databricks Ventures, Pareto Holdings, firedrop, KBR5Engineering, Product
Project QBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeries A$17.1MJul 14, 2026Expeditions, Project A Ventures, Superangel, Hensoldt, Heliad AG2Product, Engineering
SabantoChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeries B$17MJul 14, 2026DCVC Bio, DCVC, Leaps by Bayer, Fulcrum Global Capital, BioCrossroads9Engineering, Sales & BD
QuadricBurlingame, California, United StatesSeries C$16MJul 14, 2026International Finance Corporation, Pear VC, SV Angel, Cota Capital, Uncork Capital14Engineering, Design
MeticulousLondon, England, United KingdomSeries A$15MJul 15, 2026Menlo Ventures, Coatue, Y Combinator, Chemistry, Soma Capital6Engineering, Sales & BD
ArcheraBellevue, Washington, United StatesVenture round$14.5MJul 17, 2026Pioneer Square Labs, Ridge Ventures, Amplify Partners, PSL Ventures, HighSage Ventures13Sales & BD, Engineering
SkalarMunich, Bayern, GermanySeed$13.7MJul 14, 2026Headline, QED Investors, Futurepresent, Repeat Ventures, Foreword Fund16Finance, Engineering
XL BatteriesBrooklyn, New York, United StatesVenture round$13MJul 14, 2026National Science Foundation, SIP Global Partners, Third Derivative, Catalus Capital, Xerox Venture Capital3Finance, Engineering
Reo.DevSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$11.3MJul 16, 2026Elevation Capital, India Quotient, Foster Ventures, Heavybit, Gokul Rajaram3Sales & BD, Product
DubClubChicago, Illinois, United StatesVenture round$7.5MJul 14, 2026Uncork Capital, Renegade Partners, Will Ventures, Dave Gilboa6Sales & BD, Design
Hyperion RoboticsEspoo, Southern Finland, FinlandVenture round$7.4MJul 16, 2026Lifeline Ventures, European Innovation Council Fund, Course Corrected, EIC Accelerator, Katapult3Engineering, Operations
ShelfmarkPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesVenture round$4.9MJul 14, 2026TitletownTech, Innovation Works, Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship3Sales & BD, Marketing
Reveal TechnologyBozeman, Montana, United StatesVenture round$4.6MJul 14, 20268VC, Shield Capital, Booz Allen Ventures, NEXT Frontier Capital, Ballistic Ventures3Design, Engineering
Logcat AISeattle, Washington, United StatesPre-Seed$2.5MJul 17, 2026Clayoquot Capital, Alumni Ventures, Founders' Co-op, Act One Ventures, TheFounderVC8Engineering
Greenlight RoboticsSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$2.3MJul 15, 2026Undisclosed3Engineering
KaleidosMadrid, Madrid, SpainVenture round$2.2MJul 17, 2026Athos Capital3Engineering
FeatherySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries AJul 14, 2026Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, SV Angel, Wing Venture Capital, Tapestry VC19Marketing, Sales & BD
WagmoNew York, New York, United StatesVenture roundJul 14, 2026Harlem Capital, Techstars, Everywhere Ventures, Flybridge, Curql3Sales & BD, Marketing

By stage

  • Series A12
  • Venture round11
  • Series D4
  • Series C4
  • Seed4
  • Series B4
  • Series E1
  • Pre-Seed1

Most active lead investors

  • Menlo Ventures5
  • Index Ventures4
  • Sequoia Capital4
  • Y Combinator4
  • SV Angel4
  • General Catalyst3
  • Lightspeed Venture Partners3
  • New Enterprise Associates3

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Jul 13 – Jul 19, 2026?
Helsing (Series E, $1.8B); Fireworks AI (Series D, $1.5B); Wonder (Series D, $650M); Chai Discovery (Series C, $400M); Blue Energy (Venture round, $380M); AdvanCell (Series D, $315M); Walden Robotics (Seed, $300M); Emergent (Series C, $130M), and 33 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 873 in total, read directly from each company's own hiring system and re-checked daily.
Where does this data come from?
Funding rounds come from public announcements and filings. Open roles come straight from each company's applicant tracking system (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and others) or careers page, not from recruiters or reposts.

Grouped by the week each round closed (Monday to Sunday, UTC). Open-role counts are live and change as companies hire. Only companies with at least one open role are listed.

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