Largest round
River AI
$1.1B
General Catalyst backed the custom AI tools startup in an August 11 financing.
Major VCs’ newest disclosed bets range from $15M to $1.1B
A live scan of 1,360 search results found a recent, attributable investment for 13 major venture firms between July 23 and August 19, 2026. General Catalyst’s River AI round is the largest disclosed round at $1.1 billion.
$1.1B
largest disclosed round
13
major VC firms matched
12
rounds with amounts
28 days
announcement window
Largest early-stage round
Volta Infra
$300M
Andreessen Horowitz participated across a seed round and Series A announced August 4.
Large application bet
Wispr
$280M
Menlo Ventures invested in the voice AI company’s Series B announced August 18.
Round size by startup
Round amount
$0$550M$1.1B
What stands out
AI dominates the largest checks. River AI, Volta Infra, Wispr and Veeda AI account for four of the five largest disclosed rounds.
Early-stage labels do not imply small rounds. Volta Infra’s combined seed and Series A totaled $300M, while Veeda AI’s seed round reached $90M.
Later-stage capital remains substantial. Neros Technologies raised a $250M Series C, and Wispr raised a $280M Series B.
Recent investment shortlist
| Investor | Startup | Funding round | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Ventures | Rundoo | Series B, $30M | 2026 | TechStartups |
| Khosla Ventures | Veeda AI | Seed, $90M | 2026 | SiliconANGLE |
| Menlo Ventures | Wispr | Series B, $280M | 2026 | SME Business Review |
| Sequoia Capital | Neros Technologies | Series C, $250M | 2026 | TechStartups |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | Flagler Health | Series B, $50M | 2026 | TechStartups |
| General Catalyst | River AI | $1.1B; stage not stated | 2026 | WBOW |
| Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) | Volta Infra | Seed and Series A, $300M | 2026 | The Outpost |
| Insight Partners | Convex | Series B, $57M | 2026 | PR Newswire |
| Kleiner Perkins | K2 Space | Series D; amount not stated | 2026 | Origin Brief |
| Index Ventures | Enigma | Seed, $71M | 2026 | Crew |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | Andera | Series A, $37M | 2026 | Wins List |
| NEA | Centralize | Series A, $15M | 2026 | TechStartups |
| Accel | Paper | Series A, $34M | 2026 | note |
Method: 1,360 web-search results were scanned and 13 investments across 10 cited sites were retained, current through August 20, 2026. “Round amount” is the total announced financing—not necessarily the named VC’s individual check—and “recent” means the latest attributable investment found per firm in the July 1–August 20 search window.