February 2026’s biggest startup rounds ranged from $200M to Anthropic’s $30B
February 2026 produced a sweep of outsized startup financings across sectors, with deal sizes ranging from $200 million up to Anthropic’s landmark $30 billion raise. The roster cut across hardware and software, touching optical AI chips, humanoid robots, commercial spaceflight and autonomous vehicles.
Among notable deals, Oxide Computer Company closed a Series C round to expand its on‑premises compute infrastructure offerings. The Emeryville-based company, founded in 2019 by Bryan Cantrill, Jessie Frazelle and Steve Tuck, makes server racks for enterprises and has now raised $394.0 million in total equity funding.
Backers in the latest round included Eclipse, Jane Street Capital, Riot Ventures and the US Innovative Technology Fund. In consumer and creator tooling, Brooklyn-based Whop secured a venture round led by Tether Ventures. The marketplace, founded in 2021 by Cameron Zoub, Jack Sharkey and Steven Schwartz, facilitates buying and selling of communities, courses and software.
Its total equity funding now stands at $273.0 million. Mental health care also drew significant capital. Talkiatry, headquartered in New York, raised a Series D to expand its virtual psychiatric services that are covered by insurance. Founded in 2019 by Georgia Gaveras and Robert Krayn, the company has amassed $452.0 million in total equity funding.
Investors in the latest round included Andreessen Horowitz, Blisce, Left Lane Capital, Perceptive Advisors and Sofina. In China, Beijing-based Lingxin Qiaoshou reported a Series B to advance research, development and production of embodied intelligent platforms.
Established in 2019 by Zhou Yong and Su Yang, the company has now raised a total of ¥1.7 billion, with backing that includes Sequoia Capital, HSG, CDH Investments, Leju Robotics and DT Capital Partners.
The breadth of February’s financings—spanning geographies and industries—underscored a month in which investors committed large sums to both frontier hardware and digital platforms, with headline figures stretching from the $200 million range to Anthropic’s $30 billion.