Who just raised, from ChatGPT.
Ask about this week's startup funding rounds and get the amount, the lead investors and the article behind every one.
Opens ChatGPT with the question ready. It adds the Firecrawl plugin, checks this week's rounds and names the lead investors.
Opens Claude with the question ready. It adds the Firecrawl plugin, checks this week's rounds and names the lead investors.
Step 1 · one time
New Connector, Custom, paste this URL, then sign in:
https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauthStep 2
Grok sends the question as soon as it opens, so connect Firecrawl first.
Step 1 · one time
Opens Cursor and adds Firecrawl. Sign in when Cursor asks, no API key needed.
Step 2
Opens Cursor's chat with the question filled in. Press Enter to run it.
Or ask
- Which startups are trending this week, and why?
- Which investors led the most AI rounds in the last 30 days?
- What has Sequoia led recently, and in which sectors?
- How much has Anthropic raised, and what's it valued at?
- What startup funding news broke in the last 24 hours?
- Which fintech startups in London raised in the last 30 days?
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RSYNQ CorporationSeed · led by Kanden Corporation$2MOct 16
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MicrobioticaSeries C · led by British Business Bank$47.7MOct 16
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MemeToroFunding round$163KOct 16
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Estuary Biotherapeutics, Inc.Series A · led by RA Capital Management$93MOct 16
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VelotricSeries C · led by China Life Private Equity Investment$29.9MOct 15
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SumUpFintech · Funding round · Oct 16$444Mraised
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AlloBrainAI · Funding round · Oct 16$7Mraised
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Estuary Biotherapeutics, Inc.Biotech · Series A · Oct 16$93Mraised
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FlexMFintech · Series A · Oct 16Undisclosed
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MemeToroFunding round · Oct 16$163Kraised
- Aa16z speedrunForgepoint, Othello and 1 more3rounds led
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AccelModal Labs, Scuba2rounds led - A
Avenir GrowthRamp Business Corp.2rounds led
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DragoneerRamp Business Corp.2rounds led
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Founders FundRamp Business Corp.2rounds led
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AI Agent Startup RapidCanvas Raises $29M Led by Vertex VenturesRapidCanvaszglg.workOct 16
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Multiliquid conclui rodada seed liderada pela Polychain, com participação de Strobe Ventures, CMT Digital, Metalayer Ventures, Generative Ventures e Circle Ventures, elevando financiamento total a US$ 8 milhõesMultiliquidyellow.comOct 16
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BloomX raises $13M for robots that pollinate avocados and blueberries alongside beesBloomXynetnews.comOct 16
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CarbonFarm Raises EUR7M to Monitor Rice Methane EmissionsCarbonFarmwinssolutions.orgOct 16
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Microbiotica Raises £36 Million ($48 Million) in Series C Financing to Advance Pipeline into Phase 2 Clinical DevelopmentMicrobioticawboc.comOct 16
Startup funding, last 30 days.
Updated from Fireround's live feed. Announced rounds only.
In the 30 days to October 16, 2026, startups announced 652 funding rounds, with $35.1B in disclosed funding. The largest was Nscale ($3.4B convertible round, led by Third Point Ventures). 156 rounds went to AI startups, and seed was the most common stage, with 176 rounds. In the last 7 days alone, 161 rounds raised $7.9B.
Add it to any agent.
One Firecrawl plugin for ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Cursor or any agent that speaks MCP. It brings Fireround's funding data and the rest of Alexandria.
codex mcp add firecrawl --url https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauthOne-click official ChatGPT plugin, also works in Codex. The command is for the Codex CLI.
claude plugin install firecrawl@claude-plugins-official/firecrawl:setupOfficial Claude plugin. Setup adds your Firecrawl API key.
https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauthgrok mcp add --transport http firecrawl https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauthOn grok.com: Connectors, New Connector, Custom, paste the URL and sign in. In Grok Build: run the command, or /plugin and search for Firecrawl. In Grok Bot: Connect apps, add the Firecrawl plugin and authenticate, then mention it with @ in chat.
{"mcpServers":{"firecrawl":{"url":"https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp-oauth"}}}Adds Firecrawl's MCP server to Cursor. Sign in when Cursor asks, with no API key to paste, or add the config to ~/.cursor/mcp.json yourself.
npx -y firecrawl-cli@latest init --all --browserCLI plus skills for every detected agent, including Alexandria.
Open source
Run your own funding feed. Deploy Fireround.
Your stages and sectors, new rounds in Slack or RSS, and your own API, on your Firecrawl key.
Funding questions.
Where can I find startup funding news?
Right here: the board at the top of this page lists the newest startup funding rounds, refreshed every 10 minutes from Fireround, which reads funding announcements from across the web every hour. As of October 16, 2026, startups had announced 161 rounds in the last 7 days, with $7.9B disclosed. Each round has its amount, stage, lead investors and the articles that reported it. Browse all of them at fireround.dev, or ask ChatGPT or Claude.
Who just raised funding?
As of October 16, 2026, the newest rounds on Fireround are RSYNQ Corporation ($2M seed round, led by Kanden Corporation), Microbiotica ($47.7M Series C, led by British Business Bank) and MemeToro ($163K round). The Rounds tab above lists the latest five, and every round links to its sources on fireround.dev.
What are the biggest funding rounds this week?
In the 7 days to October 16, 2026, the biggest announced rounds were Ramp Business Corp. ($1.9B Series D+, led by Thrive Capital), TypeSafe AI ($870M Series A, led by Andreessen Horowitz) and Modal Labs ($750M Series D+, led by Accel). Ask ChatGPT or Claude for the full list with sources, or browse every round on fireround.dev.
Which AI startups raised funding this week?
In the 7 days to October 16, 2026, 47 funding rounds went to AI startups. The largest were TypeSafe AI ($870M Series A, led by Andreessen Horowitz), Modal Labs ($750M Series D+, led by Accel) and Moss Intelligence ($149M Pre-Series A, led by Huakong Fund). Ask ChatGPT or Claude for every AI round this week, each with a link to a source.
How do I find out who led a Series A or seed round?
Every round on Fireround names its lead investors and the others that joined, as the announcement reported them. Ask your assistant about a company or a fund, or open the Investors tab above to see who has led the most rounds lately.
Where does the funding data come from?
Fireround finds funding announcements with Firecrawl search across news sites, company blogs and press releases, extracts each one into a structured record, and checks it against the pages that reported it. Only announced rounds are counted here; expected and still-developing rounds are left out. Every round links its sources, so you can read the original.
Is this venture capital funding data free?
Yes. Browsing fireround.dev is free and needs no account, and the records may be reused with attribution. Asking in ChatGPT, Claude or another agent goes through the Firecrawl plugin on your Firecrawl account. Developers can call the Fireround API and MCP server directly.
Can I run my own funding feed?
Yes. Fireround is open source. Deploy your own copy with a Firecrawl key, choose the stages and sectors you care about, and get new rounds in Slack, RSS or your own API.
Building with it? See the Fireround API for agents for the capabilities, example calls and pricing.