The Daily Deal
Friday 9 October 2026
OpenAI's annualised revenue is about $50B, not the $70B reported
- Chart of the day Fusion startups have raised a record $4.0B in 2026.
- Just raised Arena $200M, Scanntech $180M, MMI $125M.
- Just founded Saccade, NEMA Network, Aucert.
- In the news OpenAI's annualised revenue is about $20B below the $70B reported, FT says, and two more stories.
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Fusion startups have raised a record $4.0B in 2026, including 11 rounds of $100M or more. The map covers 75 private fusion companies grouped by approach, from tokamaks and stellarators to pulsed, laser and other designs, fuel cycle and components. It also lists the ten biggest fusion rounds ever and the ten fusion startups with the highest Dealroom Signal.
Just raised
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ArenaSan Francisco$200M Series BOpen community platform to benchmark and compare AI models through side-by-side evaluations and user voting.
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ScanntechMontevideo$180M GrowthMarket intelligence platform with real retail sales data for industries and retailers. Led by L Catterton and Bradesco participating.
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MMIPisa$125M Series DA developer of novel robotic solutions for unmet medical needs for microsurgery, with a teleoperated robotic platform for suturing in open surgery with wristed microinstruments.
By country
- US$71B
- China$6.7B
- France$4.7B
- UK$3.6B
- India$1.3B
- Netherlands$1.2B
By sector
- Enterprise software$49B
- Health$9.7B
- Security$8.1B
- Energy$7.9B
- Transportation$6.9B
- Semiconductors$6.9B
$97B across 2,204 rounds in September, by headquarters and by sector.
Just founded
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SaccadeSan Francisco$125K raised
VR-based biomarker analysis for early Alzheimer's detection.
SBShreyas Bhardwaj founded it after working at Capella Partners.
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NEMA NetworkAntioch
Connecting healthcare facilities with medical transport providers.
TLTanner Leishman founded it after working at Vivint. -
AucertSan Francisco$125K raised
AI-powered expert verification for mobile app releases.
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RKVivek Soneja & Rajesh Kumar both worked at PayPal.
In the news
View all news stories- OpenAI's annualised revenue is about $20B below the $70B reported, FT says
Financial documents shared with investors show OpenAI's annualised revenue was approaching $50B at the end of September, about $20B below the near-$70B figure reported earlier, the Financial Times reports.
- SpaceX buys nationwide spectrum to challenge US carriers
SpaceX has agreed to buy a portfolio of low-band spectrum licences covering the entire US, the company announced on Thursday. The deal value was not disclosed.
- USV raises $900M, its biggest fund cycle in 20 years
Union Square Ventures (USV) has raised $900 million across two new vehicles — a $500 million Core Fund for early-stage deals and a $400 million Opportunity Fund.
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