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Sunday 4 October 2026
Anthropic bets $100M on training 10,000 AI engineers before IPO
- Chart of the day UK fintech funding is on course for a quarter of its 2021 peak.
- Just raised Asaas $57.6M, Mallow $12.1M, AKT London $3M.
- In the news Anthropic bets $100M on training 10,000 AI engineers before IPO, and one more story.
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UK fintech companies have raised $2.4B so far in 2026, 10% of all UK venture funding, against a peak of $13.7B in 2021. The chart tracks annual fintech funding since 2016 alongside fintech's share of UK venture funding, which topped out at 39% in 2022.
Just raised
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AsaasJoinville$57.6M Brazilian fintech providing payment, billing, and financial management tools for SMEs.
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Mallow$12.1M SeedAI-powered strategic advisory for enterprise productivity. Led by Balderton Capital and Daphni.
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AKT LondonLondon$3M Series AProviding natural deodorants that are vegan, cruelty free, plastic free, and aluminum free.
By country
- US$70B
- China$6.6B
- France$4.8B
- UK$3.6B
- India$1.3B
- Netherlands$1.1B
By sector
- Enterprise software$49B
- Health$9.6B
- Security$7.9B
- Energy$7.8B
- Semiconductors$6.9B
- Transportation$6.9B
$96B across 2,142 rounds in September, by headquarters and by sector.
In the news
View all news stories- Anthropic bets $100M on training 10,000 AI engineers before IPO
Anthropic launched the Claude Frontier Academy on Friday, committing $100 million to train 10,000 AI engineers by the end of 2027.
- CanSemi's $1.12B Shenzhen IPO oversubscribed 2,360 times
Chinese chip foundry CanSemi has raised 7.5 billion CNY ($1.12 billion) in its Shenzhen initial public offering, with the retail portion oversubscribed 2,360 times.
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