SVTR AI VENTURE DATABASE
US & China AI funding recap, October 2026
In October 2026, the SVTR AI Venture Database recorded these confirmed AI startup funding rounds: US: 232 rounds, $20B disclosed in total; China: 114 rounds, $2.6B disclosed in total. The largest US round was Re:Build Manufacturing's $2.1B. The largest China round was 蝴蝶效应科技's $500M (Strategic).
US: 5 largest rounds
- Re:Build Manufacturing2026-10-27$2.1B
- Axiom Solutions InternationalStrategic · 2026-10-05Strategic$2.0B
- KalshiSeries D+ · 2026-10-29Series D+$1.0B
- Flapping AirplanesSeries A · 2026-10-21Series A$1.0B
- TypeSafe AISeries A · 2026-10-09Series A$870M
US: most active investors this month
- 1Y Combinator23 deals
- 2Andreessen Horowitz20 deals
- 3General Catalyst15 deals
- 4Sequoia Capital10 deals
- 58VC10 deals
China: 5 largest rounds
- 蝴蝶效应科技Strategic · 2026-10-08Strategic$500M
- 新石器Series D+ · 2026-10-20Series D+$400M
- 无问芯穹Series C · 2026-10-12Series C$319M
- 芯爱科技Series A · 2026-10-19Series A$208M
- 趋境科技Series B · 2026-10-26Series B$181M
China: most active investors this month
- 1Shenzhen Capital Group6 deals
- 2HongShan5 deals
- 3Shunwei Capital5 deals
- 4上海未来产业基金5 deals
- 5星连资本5 deals
Scope
Only confirmed rounds in the SVTR AI Venture Database count (rumored rounds excluded), grouped by announcement month.
US and China are defined by the portfolio company's headquarters country; China includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Amounts are disclosed amounts, converted to USD at public rates; rounds with undisclosed amounts count toward deal numbers but not totals.
For investors, each round joined counts as one deal, lead or follow-on alike.