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Startups that raised Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026 and are hiring

40 venture-backed startups closed funding rounds the week of Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026, raising $2.3B in total, and together they have 909 open roles today. The largest round was Modal Labs's $750M Series D, led by Menlo Ventures. Allara is hiring the most, with 273 open roles. Clinical is the most in-demand function.

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Startups funded
40
Raised in total
$2.3B
Open roles today
909
Median round
$25.5M

Every startup that raised Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026 and is hiring

CompanyRoundClosedLed byOpen rolesHiring most for
Modal LabsNew York, New York, United StatesSeries D$750MOct 14, 2026Menlo Ventures, Accel, General Catalyst, Gaingels, Quiet Capital42Engineering, Sales & BD
PigmentParis, Ile-de-France, FranceSeries E$250MOct 13, 2026NVIDIA, IVP, FirstMark, EQT, ICONIQ Growth129Sales & BD, Engineering
ICONAustin, Texas, United StatesSeries D$200MOct 13, 2026Norwest, 8VC, BlackRock, Moderne Ventures, CAZ Investments72Engineering, Operations
LabelboxSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries E$100MOct 14, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital, First Round Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Gradient10Engineering, Data & ML
Abby CareSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries C$82MOct 15, 2026Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures, Transformation Capital28Sales & BD, Operations
StandSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries C$70MOct 15, 2026Eclipse, Lowercarbon Capital, Inspired Capital Partners, Saga Ventures, Equal Ventures14Engineering, Marketing
North.cloudBrooklyn, New York, United StatesSeries B$60MOct 15, 2026Gaingels, Mana Ventures, Everywhere Ventures, Alpaca VC, PeakSpan Capital12Engineering, Sales & BD
Albert InventOakland, California, United StatesSeries B$55MOct 13, 2026Index Ventures, Coatue, TCV, Delta-v Capital, Coral Capital21Engineering, Sales & BD
FlexComputeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesVenture round$53MOct 12, 2026Coatue, National Science Foundation, Notable Capital, Applied Ventures, Samsung Ventures24Engineering, Sales & BD
ScarletLondon, England, United KingdomSeries B$50MOct 12, 2026Headline, Entrepreneurs First, Creandum, Kindred Capital, Atomico18Sales & BD, Clinical
Harmonic SecuritySan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries B$50MOct 14, 2026Ten Eleven Ventures, Claroty, Crosspoint Capital Partners, StepStone Group, Sysdig10Sales & BD, Engineering
Prolific MachinesEmeryville, California, United StatesSeries B$50MOct 14, 2026Mayfield Fund, SOSV, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SOSV SF & NY (Fka IndieBio), Shorewind Capital7Science, Engineering
Reach SecurityPalo Alto, California, United StatesSeries B$50MOct 13, 2026Ballistic Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Webb Investment Network, IQT6Engineering
HolyvoltStockholm, Stockholms Lan, SwedenVenture round$45MOct 15, 2026Fifth Wall, Volvo Cars, Course Corrected, Zone II Ventures, Volvo Group1Science
Sirona MedicalSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries D$40MOct 15, 20268VC, GreatPoint Ventures, Avidity Partners, Global Founders Capital, Xfund9Customer, Engineering
ScubaNew York, New York, United StatesSeed$34MOct 14, 2026BoxGroup, Accel, IVP, Conviction, Scribble Ventures3Engineering, Design
DuvoAltrincham, Cheshire, United KingdomSeries A$32MOct 14, 2026Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, Northzone, Credo Ventures, Puzzle Ventures17Sales & BD, Engineering
MeowNew York, New York, United StatesSeries B$31.6MOct 15, 2026Quiet Capital, QED Investors, Lux Capital, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures7Sales & BD, Engineering
AllaraNew York, New York, United StatesVenture round$30MOct 13, 2026Gaingels, Index Ventures, HOF Capital, Google Ventures, Global Founders Capital273Clinical, Operations
The Data FoundationBellevue, Washington, United StatesVenture round$30MOct 12, 2026Andreessen Horowitz, Samsung NEXT, dao5, Polychain, Endeavor1Engineering
ExpressableAustin, Texas, United StatesVenture round$25.5MOct 15, 2026Digitalis Ventures, HarbourVest Partners, F-Prime, Lerer Hippeau, NextView Ventures23Clinical, Sales & BD
SunboundWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesSeries A$24MOct 15, 2026Bling Capital, TTV Capital, Fika Ventures, Max Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures6Engineering, Sales & BD
SkyloMountain View, California, United StatesVenture round$23.1MOct 12, 2026Innovation Endeavors, The Westly Group, Seraphim Space, BMW i Ventures, DCM Ventures23Engineering, Marketing
BrelliumNew York, New York, United StatesVenture round$23MOct 13, 2026Menlo Ventures, First Round Capital, FGV Capital, Left Lane Capital, Digital Health Venture Partners5Sales & BD, Product
OriginSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$20MOct 15, 2026Accel, Zacua Ventures, Isai, z21 Ventures, Better Capital31Engineering, Hardware
ZippyDallas, Texas, United StatesSeries C$20MOct 14, 2026Brand Foundry Ventures, Saluda Grade, Forum Markets, FirstBank16Marketing, Sales & BD
Causa PrimaSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$20MOct 13, 2026Base10 Partners, Creandum, QED Investors, K Fund, FJ Labs10Engineering, Sales & BD
AugurLondon, England, United KingdomSeed$15MOct 15, 2026Plural Platform, SNR.vc, Sovereign AI Fund, Flixfounders, Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company3Engineering, Data & ML
TrashLab SoftwareSan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$12MOct 15, 2026Harlem Capital, Bienville Capital, Creative Co Capital, Ventana7Customer, Sales & BD
Probably GeneticSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeries A$12MOct 15, 2026Y Combinator, Threshold, Calm/Storm VC, Think + Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures4Data & ML, Sales & BD
Austin Sensing CompanyAustin, Texas, United StatesSeed$11MOct 15, 2026Draper Associates, Bling Capital, GTMfund, Flyover Capital, Boost VC15Engineering, Sales & BD
CluesoDover, Delaware, United StatesSeries A$10MOct 13, 2026Y Combinator, Founders Future, Dharana Capital, f7 Ventures, Neotribe Ventures3Sales & BD, Design
Forgepoint AISan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$9.8MOct 14, 2026Primary Venture Partners, a16z speedrun12Sales & BD, Engineering
AllswellLos Angeles, California, United StatesSeed$7MOct 14, 2026Techstars, Rethink Impact, Ulu Ventures, Magnify Ventures, Amboy Street Ventures16Clinical, Design
Swamp ClubSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeed$7MOct 14, 2026Amplify Partners, Encoded Ventures3Engineering, Marketing
DefendifyPortland, Maine, United StatesVenture round$6.5MOct 13, 2026CEI Ventures, FreshTracks Capital, Maine Venture Fund, Wasabi Ventures, York IE6Data & ML, Sales & BD
CachetTallinn, Harjumaa, EstoniaVenture round$5.7MOct 13, 2026Techstars, Icebreaker.vc, Spintop Ventures, Truffle Capital, Lemonade Stand1Legal
FactoredMountain View, California, United StatesSeed$2.5MOct 13, 2026AI Fund10Engineering, Sales & BD
AlchemySan Francisco, California, United StatesVenture round$1MOct 13, 2026Uncork Capital, Bowery Capital, ValueStream Ventures, La Famiglia, South Central Ventures2Engineering
120ftStockholm, Stockholms Lan, SwedenAngel$646KOct 15, 2026Sophia Bendz, Ted Persson, Matthias Dantone, Sam Baker9Engineering

By stage

  • Venture round11
  • Seed9
  • Series B7
  • Series A4
  • Series D3
  • Series C3
  • Series E2
  • Angel1

Most active lead investors

  • Accel3
  • Gaingels3
  • Index Ventures3
  • Menlo Ventures2
  • Quiet Capital2
  • IVP2
  • 8VC2
  • Andreessen Horowitz2

Open roles by function

Questions

Which startups raised money the week of Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026?
Modal Labs (Series D, $750M); Pigment (Series E, $250M); ICON (Series D, $200M); Labelbox (Series E, $100M); Abby Care (Series C, $82M); Stand (Series C, $70M); North.cloud (Series B, $60M); Albert Invent (Series B, $55M), and 32 more listed on this page.
Are these startups hiring?
Yes. Every company on this page has open roles right now: 909 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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