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Startups that raised Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2026 and are hiring

29 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2026, raising $1.7B in total, and together they have 591 open roles today. The largest round was Meshy AI's $400M Series B, led by Matrix Partners China. Etched is hiring the most, with 108 open roles. Engineering is the most in-demand function.

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Startups funded
29
Raised in total
$1.7B
Open roles today
591
Median round
$20M

Every startup that raised Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
Meshy AISunnyvale, California, United StatesSeries B$400MJul 20, 2026Matrix Partners China, HSG, Source Code Capital, Granite Asia, BAI capital27Engineering, Sales & BD
EtchedSan Jose, California, United StatesSeries C$300MJul 23, 2026Argo, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, SK Hynix108Engineering, Hardware
AugustusSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries B$180MJul 21, 2026QED Investors, Hummingbird Ventures, Creandum, Variant, Tiger Global Management7Engineering, Operations
HumanoidLondon, England, United KingdomSeries A$152MJul 21, 2026500 Global, Prime Movers Lab, Bosch, Aglaé Ventures, Schaeffler Group106Engineering, Operations
Candid HealthSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries D$120MJul 22, 2026Oak HC/FT, BoxGroup, 8VC, Y Combinator, First Round Capital36Engineering, Sales & BD
GlowPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeries B$100MJul 22, 2026Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, Greenoaks, Cyberstarts16Sales & BD, Engineering
Zafran SecurityNew York, New York, United StatesVenture round$60MJul 22, 2026Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Cisco Investments, Vintage Investment Partners28Sales & BD, Engineering
Genius AINew York, New York, United StatesSeries D$44MJul 21, 2026Bessemer Venture Partners, Lux Capital, L Catterton, Techstars, Left Lane Capital19Engineering, Design
PelicoParis, Ile-de-France, FranceVenture round$40MJul 23, 2026General Catalyst, 83North, AE Ventures, Isai, Serena16Engineering, Operations
AegisAINew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$36MJul 23, 2026Accel, Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital28Sales & BD, Engineering
Twenty TechnologiesArlington, Virginia, United StatesSeries B$30MJul 20, 2026Accel, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Friends & Family Capital37Engineering, Data & ML
Ursa Space SystemsIthaca, New York, United StatesVenture round$27.9MJul 20, 2026New Enterprise Associates, S&P Global, Paladin Capital Group, RRE Ventures, Razor's Edge Ventures4Engineering, Data & ML
Gritt RoboticsBelmont, California, United StatesSeries A$26MJul 21, 2026Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Obvious Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Active Impact Investments17Engineering, Operations
Empirical SecurityChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeries A$25MJul 20, 2026HPA (Hyde Park Angels), Sixty Degree Capital, DNX Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Brightmind Partners7Sales & BD, Data & ML
SkyPilotSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$20MJul 21, 2026Lux Capital, Coatue, The House Fund, Amplify Partners, Race Capital14Engineering, Sales & BD
Hilo by AktiiaNeuchâtel, Neuchatel, SwitzerlandSeries B$19MJul 22, 2026Dell Family Office, Khosla Ventures, K Fund, Verve Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital2Customer, Engineering
AndrenamHawthorne, California, United StatesSeries A$18MJul 23, 2026First Round Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Banter Capital, Also Capital17Engineering, Sales & BD
Karoo HealthAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesSeries A$16.2MJul 20, 2026HPA (Hyde Park Angels), 7wire Ventures, BIP Ventures, SpringRock Ventures, Allumia Ventures1Clinical
PassionfrootBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeries A$15MJul 22, 2026Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Creandum, s16vc, big_bets13Marketing, Sales & BD
NeonSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$13MJul 22, 2026Thrive Capital, Krafton, Renegade Partners, Ribbit Capital, A16Z GAMES Speedrun4Engineering, Marketing
Uniti AINew York, New York, United StatesSeries A$12MJul 21, 2026Flex Capital, Pathlight Ventures, MetaProp, Prudence, Alate Partners8Customer, Engineering
deltaVisionMünchen, Bayern, GermanySeed$11.6MJul 21, 2026Futury Capital, KT Ventures, Valemount Capital18Engineering, Design
CheironPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeed$8MJul 22, 2026Menlo Ventures, Robert Langer, John Giannandrea, Aidan Gomez, Laxman Narasimhan12Engineering, Product
Petra LabsNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$5.2MJul 22, 2026Pathlight Ventures, Work-Bench, Afore Capital5Engineering, Data & ML
AampereBad Liebenzell, Baden-Wurttemberg, GermanySeed$4.8MJul 23, 2026Maverick Ventures, Trind Ventures, Vend Marketplaces, GIMIC Ventures, Blocket AB18Sales & BD, Operations
TalentwareMilan, Lombardia, ItalySeed$3.8MJul 21, 2026Paola Generali, Luciano Carbone, CDP Venture Capital, 360 Capital, Filippini Holding8Sales & BD, Engineering
BeatSquaresBerlin, Berlin, GermanySeed$2MJul 20, 2026IBB Ventures, XTR Capital, Deutsche Druck und Verlagsgesellschaft, V Ventures5Sales & BD, Engineering
IgnitusEnglewood, Colorado, United StatesSeed$1.3MJul 23, 2026Undisclosed8Clinical, Hardware
SquidSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$500KJul 23, 2026The Twenty Minute VC, Y Combinator, a16z Scout Fund, Angel Invest, MyAsia VC2Engineering

By stage

  • Series A9
  • Seed9
  • Series B5
  • Venture round3
  • Series D2
  • Series C1

Most active lead investors

  • Sequoia Capital4
  • First Round Capital3
  • Lux Capital3
  • Hummingbird Ventures2
  • Creandum2
  • Y Combinator2
  • Cyberstarts2
  • Menlo Ventures2

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Jul 20 – Jul 26, 2026?
Meshy AI (Series B, $400M); Etched (Series C, $300M); Augustus (Series B, $180M); Humanoid (Series A, $152M); Candid Health (Series D, $120M); Glow (Series B, $100M); Zafran Security (Venture round, $60M); Genius AI (Series D, $44M), and 21 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 591 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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