← Original researchTHE WEEKLY MONEY MAP / ORIGINAL ANALYSIS

The Money Map: week of 2026-08-31

$46.3B across 34 covered rounds. $42.4B of that total was reported financing, not an announced close.

Covered funding$46.3B
Announced$3.9B
Reported$42.4B
Largest round share63.9%

The concentration story

The largest covered round, ByteDance's reported $29.6B loan puts private-company borrowing at sovereign scale, accounted for 63.9% of this week’s total. The remainder was $16.7B across 33 other covered rounds. These shares describe our coverage, not the entire market.

Capital by covered round · USD
  1. 2026-09-03 · Reported
  2. 2026-09-03 · Reported
  3. 2026-09-03 · Reported
  4. 2026-09-04 · Reported
  5. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  6. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  7. 2026-09-01 · Announced
  8. 2026-09-04 · Announced
  9. 2026-09-02 · Reported
  10. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  11. 2026-09-01 · Announced
  12. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  13. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  14. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  15. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  16. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  17. 2026-09-01 · Announced
  18. 2026-09-04 · Announced
  19. 2026-09-04 · Announced
  20. 2026-09-04 · Reported
  21. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  22. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  23. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  24. 2026-08-31 · Announced
  25. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  26. 2026-09-01 · Announced
  27. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  28. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  29. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  30. 2026-09-01 · Announced
  31. 2026-09-02 · Announced
  32. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  33. 2026-09-03 · Announced
  34. 2026-09-01 · Announced

The source ledger

Event dateCovered roundUSD amountStatus
2026-09-03ByteDance's reported $29.6B loan puts private-company borrowing at sovereign scale$29,600,000,000Reported
2026-09-03Thinking Machines reportedly seeks $5B–$6B as Tinker sells control over AI training
$5,000,000,000Reported
2026-09-03Crusoe's bigger reported round follows its AI cloud buildout$3,900,000,000Reported
2026-09-04Nscale reportedly seeks up to $3.5B before a potential IPO$3,500,000,000Reported
2026-09-03Bruce Power raises C$800M in green bonds to support the next life of Ontario's reactors
$580,064,000Announced
2026-09-02Wonderful's $550M round puts a $5B marker on the AI deployment race$550,000,000Announced
2026-09-01Tripo AI raises 3B yuan to make generated 3D objects useful beyond the demo$446,280,000Announced
2026-09-04Gimlet raises $300M to make different AI chips work together$300,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Upwind reportedly raises $300M to follow security risks inside running cloud software$300,000,000Reported
2026-09-02David Protein parent Medici raises $250M to build a food-brand portfolio$250,000,000Announced
2026-09-01Salesforce leads HiBob's $166M round as workforce software moves toward AI$166,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Lyte raises $165M to take its robot-perception stack into production$165,000,000Announced
2026-09-03Starksemi raises over 1B yuan for the tiny light-emitting chips inside AR glasses and data links
$148,800,000Announced
2026-09-02iPronics raises $125M to keep AI data centers connected when chips fail$125,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Thyme Care raises $125M and expands from navigation into oncology infrastructure$125,000,000Announced
2026-09-02HiddenLayer raises $100M to protect AI models and the agents that act on them$100,000,000Announced
2026-09-01Félix Pago pairs an $87M Series C with a $113M credit line$87,000,000Announced
2026-09-04HiStarlink raises over 500M yuan to build the optical links between satellites
$74,500,000Announced
2026-09-04Yapluka raises over €60M to build a European film business around ambitious independent productions
$69,732,000Announced
2026-09-04Indigo seeks funding for an electric van built around the driver
$65,000,000Reported
2026-09-03Ultrahuman raises $70M to build a health business beyond the smart ring$65,000,000Announced
2026-09-03Kala raises about $62M to fund loans repaid from salaries and pensions
$62,091,035Announced
2026-09-03Superluminal raises $60M to move its rare-obesity drug into human trials$60,000,000Announced
2026-08-31Simnova funds two routes to easier-to-deliver cell therapies
$59,500,000Announced
2026-09-02HyImpulse raises more than €50M to turn its rocket technology into launch services$58,075,000Announced
2026-09-01Physical Superintelligence launches with $58M to put AI physicists to work on data centers$58,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Typewriter raises $56M to develop gene therapies that work inside the body$56,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Elucid raises $55M to commercialize AI that reads cardiovascular plaque$55,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Capacity raises more than $54M to bring customer support onto one AI system$54,000,000Announced
2026-09-01AIR launches with $50M to screen the tools and instructions AI agents trust$50,000,000Announced
2026-09-02Conveo raises $50M to turn consumer interviews into a continuing business resource$50,000,000Announced
2026-09-03Hi Rasmus raises $50M to expand the software behind autism-care sessions$50,000,000Announced
2026-09-03Guardio raises $40M to expand the subscription business behind scam protection$40,000,000Announced
2026-09-01Wafer raises $40M to make the software running AI models more efficient
$40,000,000Announced

Methodology and limitations

Original aggregation of distinct financing articles in Captables coverage, grouped by underlying event date into Monday–Sunday UTC weeks. Includes announced and attributable reported financing; reported is not confirmed. Only amounts already denominated or converted to USD in the source record are included. Excludes valuations, acquisitions and commitments. Coverage is selective, not a market census or complete issuer ledger. Late coverage can update a historical week. Source links are available in each article.

Window: 2026-08-31 through the day before 2026-09-07. Records last recalculated 2026-09-17. This is a living reference report; missed or corrected source records can change historical totals.

Live 30-day funding ledger · Submit a correction