July 2026 produced several billion-dollar funding and growth investment transactions across artificial intelligence, robotics, defense technology, energy infrastructure, cybersecurity, fusion energy, and preventive healthcare.
The top 10 deals covered raised approximately $18.2 billion in combined funding and strategic investment. The largest was Nvidia’s reported $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence, followed by Kling AI’s approximately $2.8 billion financing and Helsing’s $1.8 billion Series E.
These deals demonstrate that investors are continuing to deploy substantial capital into companies building the infrastructure, computing systems, energy capacity and specialized technology needed to support the next stage of AI adoption.
Intellizence publishes monthly trends about key Startup Funding and Venture Capital/Private Equity Investment Deals. Below is a breakdown of each major deal from the Intellizence Startup Funding, VC & PE Deals Dataset for July 2026.
Global Top 10 Funding Deals – July 2026
| Company | Funding | Round | Valuation | Main Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Superintelligence | $5 billion | Private Equity | Not disclosed | NVIDIA |
| Kling AI | $2.8 billion | Growth | $18 billion | Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, BlueFive Capital and others |
| Helsing | $1.8 billion | Series E | $18 billion | Dragoneer, Lightspeed, ICONIQ and others |
| Joulent | $1.75 billion | Strategic minority investment | $5 billion | National Grid Ventures |
| Atoms | $1.7 billion | Private Equity | Not disclosed | Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, Uber and others |
| Fireworks AI | $1.50 billion | Series D | $1.75 billion | Atreides, Index Ventures and TCV |
| Commonwealth Fusion Systems | $1 billion | Private Equity | Not disclosed | Institutional, pension and sovereign wealth investors |
| Keyfactor | $1 billion+ | Growth | Not disclosed | Summit Partners |
| SambaNova | $1 billion | Series F | $11 billion | General Atlantic and others |
| Neko Health | $700 million | Series C | $7 billion | Lightspeed and O.G. Venture Partners |
1. Safe Superintelligence: Reported $5 Billion Nvidia Investment
Company: Safe Superintelligence
Funding Amount: $5 billion
Round: Private Equity
Sector: Technology
Nvidia has committed $5 billion investment into Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI research lab co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The companies will collaborate on the development of current and future Nvidia computing platforms. For Safe Superintelligence, the partnership provides the advanced infrastructure required to pursue its research into powerful and safely aligned artificial intelligence systems.
How the funds will be used:
Safe Superintelligence will use the investment and strategic partnership to increase its computing capacity. The strategic partnership will give SSI priority access to Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin GPU platform, allowing it to expand its available compute by an order of magnitude.
2. Kling AI: Approximately $2.8 Billion Financing
Company: Kling AI
Funding Amount: $2.8 billion
Round: Series B
Sector: Technology
Kling AI, the generative video platform developed by Chinese short-video company Kuaishou, secured $2.8 billion as part of a planned restructuring and spin-off. Although described as a Series B, the transaction is more accurately characterized as a large strategic financing round.
The company is valued at approximately $15 billion before the investment and around $18 billion after the financing.
The investor group included Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital and other institutional investors. Reports also identified investors such as CPE, Guofang Investment and CITIC Securities.
How the funds will be used:
The capital is expected to support the expansion of its AI computing infrastructure, model development, data-center capacity, international growth and the recruitment and retention of technical talent.
The financing also gives Kling AI additional independence as Kuaishou evaluates a separate corporate structure and a potential future Hong Kong listing.
3. Helsing: $1.8 Billion Series E at an $18 Billion Valuation
Company: Helsing
Funding Amount: $1.8 billion
Round: Series E
Sector: Technology
Munich-based Helsing raised $1.8 billion in a Series E round, valuing the European defense AI company at $18 billion. The round was led by new and existing investors, including Prima Materia, Accel, Greenoaks, Dragoneer Investment Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Disruptive, ICONIQ, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, JPMorganChase, CPP Investments, General Catalyst, Plural, StepStone
The round will help Helsing expand its technology portfolio, increase production and deploy its software-defined defense capabilities across additional European and allied markets.
How the funds will be used:
Helsing plans to
- Accelerate the development and integration of new AI-powered defense platforms for its partner nations.
- Develop software and autonomous systems for military applications, including drones, underwater surveillance, battlefield intelligence and aircraft systems.
4. Joulent: $1.75 Billion Strategic Investment From National Grid
Company: Joulent
Funding Amount: $1.75 billion
Round: Strategic minority investment
Sector: Technology
Technology-driven energy company Joulent secured a $1.75 billion strategic investment from National Grid Ventures. National Grid Ventures is acquiring a 35% interest in Joulent as part of a broader partnership focused on power infrastructure for AI data centers and other large electricity users.
How the funds will be used:
Joulent will use the capital to:
- Execute its existing multi-gigawatt energy project
- Advance its wider development pipeline
- Expand its power infrastructure capabilities
- Build generation, transmission and electrical systems for large-load customers
- Support growing electricity demand from AI and data centers
5. Atoms: $1.7 Billion for Industrial AI and Robotics
Company: Joulent
Funding Amount: $1.70 billion
Round: Not Disclosed
Sector: Technology
Atoms, the robotics and industrial AI company led by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7 billion in funding. The company evolved from Kalanick’s earlier CloudKitchens business and is now focused on applying robotics and artificial intelligence to physical industries.
Andreessen Horowitz led the investment, with participation from Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, Uber and other investors. Additional reported participants included A*, Abstract, Alpha Square Group, Chemistry, K5 Global and SV Angel. Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz joined the Atoms board following the investment.
How the funds will be used:
Atoms is expected to use a significant portion of the capital
- For hiring, product development and the deployment of AI-powered robotics in sectors such as transportation, manufacturing, food service, warehousing and heavy industry.
- Use robotics and AI to improve productivity across industries that depend on physical operations.
6. Fireworks AI: $1.50 Billion Series D at a $17.5 Billion Valuation
Company: Fireworks AI
Funding Amount: $1.50 billion
Round: Series D
Sector: Technology
Fireworks AI raised $1.505 billion in Series D funding after reporting rapid growth in demand for specialized enterprise AI models. Fireworks provides infrastructure that enables companies to customize, deploy, and run AI models using their own data.
Altreides Management, Index Ventures, and TCV led the round.
Other participants included Evantic Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nvidia, 20VC, Bessemer Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures.
How the funds will be used:
Fireworks plans to use the funding to:
- Expand its computing infrastructure
- Grow its engineering and product teams
- Improve its AI inference platform
- Help enterprises build models specialized for proprietary data and workflows
- Scale its platform for global enterprise customers
7. Commonwealth Fusion Systems: $1 Billion in Equity Funding
Company: Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Funding Amount: $1billion
Round: Private Equity
Sector: Energy
Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1 billion in additional equity funding as it moves from fusion research and demonstration toward the development of a commercial power plant.
The company, which was spun out of MIT, is one of the world’s best-funded private fusion energy businesses.
The company did not publicly identify the full list of investors and said the new capital came from institutional investors, including pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.
How the funds will be used:
The capital will
- Support the company’s transition from its SPARC demonstration machine to the development of ARC, its first commercial fusion power plant in Virginia.
8. Keyfactor: More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Growth Capital
Company: Keyfactor
Funding Amount: $1billion
Round: Growth
Sector: Technology
Keyfactor, a provider of digital identity and machine identity management technology, secured a strategic growth investment of more than $1 billion.
The company helps enterprises manage cryptographic keys, digital certificates and machine identities across increasingly complex IT environments.
Funding: More than $1 billion.
Round: Strategic growth investment or private equity transaction.
Valuation: Not disclosed.
Investor: Summit Partners led the investment. Existing investors Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth will continue to hold significant ownership positions.
How the funds will be used: Keyfactor plans to use the investment for:
- Product development and innovation
- International expansion
- Recruitment and team building
- Strategic acquisitions
- Expanding security products for AI and post-quantum environments
9. SambaNova: $1 Billion Series F at an $11 Billion Valuation
Company: SambaNova
Funding Amount: $1billion
Round: Series F
Sector: Technology
California-based SambaNova completed the first close of a $1 billion Series F financing at an $11 billion post-money valuation. The company develops AI chips, integrated hardware systems, software and cloud services designed primarily for AI inference.
Significant investors included Seligman Ventures, T. Rowe Price Associates and Capital Group. Other new and existing investors included BlackRock-managed funds, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Vista Equity Partners, A&E Investment and Assam Ventures.
How the funds will be used:
SambaNova plans to use the funding to:
- Expand its computing capacity
- Scale customer deployments internationally
- Invest in new AI chips and systems
- Develop its software and full-stack AI infrastructure
- Increase production and deployment of its inference systems
10. Neko Health: $700 Million Series C for U.S. Expansion
Company: Neko Health
Funding Amount: $700 Million
Round: Series C
Sector: Healthcare
Neko Health, the preventive healthcare company founded by Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek and Hjalmar Nilsonne, raised $700 million in Series C funding at a valuation of $7 billion. Neko combines proprietary body-scanning systems, blood testing, clinical research, and physician consultations to identify potential health conditions at an earlier stage.
The funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, while O.G. Venture Partners acted as co-lead. Other participants included Atomico, General Catalyst, Lakestar, Liberty City Ventures, Positive Sum and BDT & MSD.
How the funds will be used:
Neko Health will use the funding to:
- Launch its first clinics in the United States
- Expand beyond New York into additional U.S. cities
- Increase the number of clinics in existing markets
- Continue developing its body-scanning technology
- Integrate additional health data from wearables
- Expand its clinical research and diagnostic capabilities
What Do These Funding Deals Reveal About the 2026 Investment Market?
- AI investment is moving deeper into infrastructure
- AI growth is also driving energy investment
- Defense technology continues to attract growth capital
- Investors are funding global expansion, not only product development
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