SEC Weekly Report

A curated summary of the newest filings across sectors.

SEC Fundraising Activity ( Jul 1 – 31, 2026 )

StartupsCrowdfundedIPOsVenture Funds
591 67 53 144
All Companies Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Clean Technology Construction Technology Cybersecurity Digital Health Enterprise Software Financial Technology Healthcare Technology Hospitality Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals Private Equity Real Estate Renewable Energy

Startup Funding

July 2026 startup activity

Startups accounted for 591 private-offering filings in July 2026. Activity was concentrated in Other Technology, with additional strength across biotechnology and health care, energy, real estate, manufacturing, and computers. The largest offerings suggest continued investor appetite for artificial intelligence and automation, advanced computing, nuclear and clean energy, industrial technology, and life sciences.

Standout technology and infrastructure raises

  • Core Automation, Inc. reported the month’s largest offering at $635.2 million, backed by 51 investors. Its classification as “Other Technology” and automation-oriented name place it among the clearest signals of continued capital formation around industrial and enterprise automation.
  • Antares Nuclear, Inc. raised $320.0 million from 24 investors. The filing stands out against a backdrop of renewed interest in nuclear power and the need for dependable, lower-carbon energy infrastructure.
  • Walden Robotics, Inc. reported $305.6 million from 42 investors, underscoring the scale of funding available for robotics and autonomous systems.
  • Cornelis Networks, Inc. reported $245.0 million from a single investor. Classified under Computers, the raise highlights the strategic importance of high-performance networking and computing infrastructure.
  • OpenRouter, Inc. raised $117.0 million from 20 investors, while Prime Intellect, Inc. reported $85.0 million from nine. Together, the filings point to strong private-market financing for platforms supporting the growing AI ecosystem.
  • ThreatLocker, Inc. reported $189.2 million from seven investors, a notable cybersecurity raise focused on the increasingly critical challenge of protecting distributed digital infrastructure.
  • Sortera Technologies, Inc. raised $144.5 million from 14 investors. Its technology classification and industrial profile suggest investor interest in technology-enabled materials recovery and more efficient resource use.
  • Captura Corp. reported $60.9 million from 45 investors, standing out among climate-oriented technology companies addressing carbon-management challenges.
  • Picogrid, Inc. raised $45.0 million from 12 investors, while Istari Digital, Inc. reported $40.0 million from three. Their filings reflect continued investment in specialized digital and defense-adjacent technology infrastructure.
  • Fly.io, Inc. reported $25.0 million in the Computers category, adding to the month’s evidence that infrastructure software remains a meaningful area for private financing.

Energy and climate technology

Energy was another prominent theme, spanning nuclear power, geothermal systems, batteries, grid infrastructure, and resource development. Quaise Energy, Inc. raised $144.1 million from 49 investors, making it one of the month’s largest energy offerings. XL Batteries, Inc. reported $25.0 million from 32 investors, while Resolute Grid, Inc. raised $19.0 million from 14.

Other notable filings included Infinite Cooling Inc., with $5.5 million reported from 10 investors, and R3 Lithium, Inc., with $15.0 million from seven. These raises illustrate the breadth of the transition opportunity—from industrial efficiency and water conservation to battery materials and grid modernization.

Life sciences and health care

Biotechnology and health care companies also attracted substantial capital. AdvanCell, Inc. reported $315.0 million from 41 investors, followed by Allotera Therapeutics, Inc. at $163.0 million from 20 and Cambrian BioPharma Inc at $129.8 million from 80 investors.

Additional notable filings came from FORE US Bio Inc., which reported $109.6 million, and Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc., which reported $82.3 million. Smaller but potentially important raises included ALZpath, Inc., Accipiter Biosciences Inc., and Reprise Biomedical, Inc.. Collectively, the filings show continued willingness to fund new approaches to diagnosis, therapeutics, and regenerative medicine.

Overall, July’s filings combined very large rounds for frontier technology and life sciences with a long tail of smaller offerings. The pattern suggests that private capital remains willing to support ambitious, technically complex ventures—particularly those addressing automation, computing capacity, energy resilience, resource efficiency, and difficult medical needs.

Top Companies

Core Automation, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Core Automation Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in programming, systems procurement, field technical support, and design services for the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and bulk/discrete manufacturing industries.
Offering Amount: $635.25M, Sold: $432.13M, Investors: 51

Antares Nuclear, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
Antares Industries is focused on providing continuous energy solutions through advanced nuclear technology.
Offering Amount: $320M, Sold: $320M, Investors: 24

AdvanCell, Inc., Cambridge, MA
AdvanCell, Inc. is a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing targeted alpha therapies for cancer.
Offering Amount: $315M, Sold: $218.33M, Investors: 41

Walden Robotics, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Walden Robotics, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based full-stack Physical AI company developing and deploying general-purpose robots.
Offering Amount: $305.57M, Sold: $302.03M, Investors: 42

Pierian Energy LLC, Monroeville, PA
Pierian Energy LLC is a Monroeville, Pennsylvania-based energy company operating in the oil and gas sector.
Offering Amount: $300M, Sold: $116.98M, Investors: 12

Crowdfunding Offerings

Crowdfunding

July’s crowdfunding filings included 67 companies, spanning a diverse set of verticals. The most common themes were consumer products, food and beverage, hospitality, entertainment and media, health and biotechnology, clean energy, software and artificial intelligence, sports and recreation, and real estate. Reported offering targets ranged from approximately $10,000 to $600,000, led by Moxie For Kids, Inc..

Several issuers stand out for the potential technological or societal importance of their stated focus:

The broader July filing set also included companies across retail, dining, beverages, agriculture, events, real estate, and lifestyle products:

Moxie For Kids, Inc., Bull Moose Trading Co. LLC, Cesl Site 1 LLC, Solar Development Group, LLC, MRH CF, LLC, One Golden Thread, PBC, FOI Equity, Inc, Good Quests Co, Sunpath Consulting LLC, Riley's American Heritage Farms, Next Thing Technologies, Inc., Long Drive to Yadkin LLC, CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC, 619 Spirits, Thorn Spirits LLC, Bito Inc., Vade Nutrition Inc, Oya Active Inc, Immanent, LLC, Brew Nation Inc, Unleashed Events LLC, Fringe Golf Inc, Rock My Reunion, Inc., Rayrok Corp., Culpepper Arlington Restaurant, LLC, Ideal Martial Arts Inc., Nj Traders LLC, Eunoia LLC, Waffles, INCaffeinated Co., LLC, Green Walker LLC, Finlete, Inc., Franklins Popcorn Inc, Classic Coffee and Tea, LLC, Bliss and Bles LLC, Finlete Funding, Inc., Daebock Inc, Langar LLC, Temnnys Luxe Corporation, Wildflower Drink Co LLC, Unique Beauty & Skin.Co LLC, Coast and Crisp Group LLC, Chicago Concours Group Inc, and Distinctive Assets Media Network, LLC.

Overall, the July cohort illustrates how Regulation Crowdfunding continues to serve both traditional small businesses and early-stage ventures pursuing advances in healthcare, energy, automation, software, and digital media.

Top Companies

Moxie For Kids, Inc., Denver, CO
MOXIE is a Delaware corporation developing educational technology products designed to help parents foster children's social-emotional development.
Offering Amount: $600,000

Bull Moose Trading Co. LLC, Gainesboro, TN
Bull Moose Trading Co. LLC develops and operates Rockwell's Gas & Mercantile locations across the rural Southeast.
Offering Amount: $350,000

Cesl Site 1 LLC, Lake Forest, IL
CESL Site 1, LLC is an Illinois limited liability company formed to develop, finance, construct, own, and operate an approximately 6.
Offering Amount: $350,000

Moon Five Technologies, Berkeley, CA
Moon Five Technologies Inc. provides dedicated electric-vehicle charging and apartment energy-management systems for multifamily and similar residential properties.
Offering Amount: $250,000

VidAngel Entertainment, Inc., Lehi, UT
VidAngel Entertainment, Inc. provides technology that allows families to customize movies and television content by filtering unwanted elements such as profanity, violence, nudity, and other mature material.
Offering Amount: $246,000

IPOs

July 2026 IPO Activity

Companies filed 53 IPO-related registration statements and offering documents with the SEC in July 2026. The month’s activity was broad, but the strongest concentration was in biotechnology and healthcare, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), emerging technology, and small-cap natural-resource and consumer businesses.

Key themes

Other July filings

The month also included offerings and resale registrations from Elements Ventures Group Inc., Star Gold Corp., Leef Brands Inc., Agassi Sports Entertainment Corp., Avatar Ventures Corp., International Luxury Products, Inc., Boost Run Inc., Tokenova Worldwide, Inc., Arte Consulting Inc., Dear Industrial Gas Inc, Jersey Mike's Subs Inc., Jaovi Inc., Tailored Brands, Inc., Holtec Nuclear Corporation, SAMARIUM GROUP Corp, FJHL Inc., RZ Wellness Limited, Londonla Inc., PBT Land and Minerals, Inc., and Evmand Corp.

Many of these were micro-cap, direct, best-efforts, rights, or resale offerings rather than conventional underwritten IPOs. In particular, Leef Brands Inc., Agassi Sports Entertainment Corp., Boost Run Inc., and Securitize, Inc. registered shares being sold by existing holders, meaning the companies generally would not receive the resale proceeds. The filing identified as International Luxury Products, Inc. describes an offering under the name Ecominas Corp., indicating a possible discrepancy between the registrant name and the offering materials.

Overall, July’s filings reflected continued investor interest in drug innovation, AI and defense technologies, digital assets, advanced materials, and space-related infrastructure, alongside a large pipeline of SPACs seeking acquisition targets.

Top IPOs

BioStem Technologies, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL
BioStem Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes perinatal tissue-based therapies for advanced wound care and surgical applications.
Offering: The prospectus describes a company developing and commercializing placenta- and umbilical-cord-derived tissue allografts for advanced wound care and surgical applications. No specific public offering terms are provided in the excerpt.

Spectral Capital Corporation, Seattle, WA
Spectral Capital Corporation is a publicly traded technology company combining research and development, intellectual property creation, software development, and ownership of technology-enabled operating businesses.
Offering: Reasonable best efforts public offering of Spectral Capital Corporation common stock, with an intended Nasdaq Capital Market listing under the symbol FCCN. The offering includes a 45-day underwriter over-allotment option, and will not proceed unless Nasdaq approves the listing.

Elements Ventures Group Inc., Vaughan, A6, Canada
Elements Ventures Group Inc. is developing FITLY, a consumer mobile application focused on general fitness, nutrition, and healthy-lifestyle goals.
Offering: Initial public offering of 6,000,000 shares of common stock by Elements Ventures Group Inc. on a self-underwritten, best-efforts, no-minimum basis, plus 4,817,167 shares offered by selling stockholders. The offering is priced at $0.35 per share and will terminate 365 days after the prospectus date, unless extended or terminated.

Star Gold Corp., Coeur D'alene, ID
Star Gold Corp. is an exploration-stage mineral company focused on acquiring, evaluating, and advancing properties with potential economic deposits of precious and base metals.
Offering: Tier 2 Offering, Securities Offered 113000000, Offering Amount 22600000.00

Leef Brands Inc., Vancouver, undefined, British Columbia, Canada
Leef Brands Inc. is a California-based vertically integrated cannabis company engaged in cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, and wholesale supply of cannabis concentrates and related products.
Offering: Resale offering by selling security holders of up to 81,555,686 common shares, including 49,051,542 outstanding shares and 32,504,144 shares issuable upon warrant exercise. The company is not selling shares and will not receive proceeds from the resale; it may receive approximately $7.0 million upon cash exercise of the warrants.

Venture Funds

Left Lane Capital Partners III LP, Brooklyn, NY
Left Lane Capital Partners III LP is a Brooklyn-based venture capital fund managed by Left Lane Capital LLC. The fund invests in high-growth consumer and technology businesses with enduring customer relationships.
Sold: $599.26M, Investors: 109

Usv 2026, LP, New York, NY
USV 2026, LP is a New York-based venture capital investment fund associated with Union Square Ventures.
Offering Amount: $500M

USV Opportunity 2026, LP, New York, NY
USV Opportunity 2026, LP is a Delaware-domiciled venture capital fund based in New York, NY. The fund is managed by Union Square Ventures and focuses on later-stage investments in technology-driven companies.
Offering Amount: $400M

Shield Capital Fund II-Parallel, L.P., Burlingame, CA

Shield Capital Fund II-Parallel, L.P. is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Burlingame, California.
Offering Amount: $350M, Sold: $257.5M, Investors: 10

Shield Capital Fund II, L.P., Burlingame, CA
Shield Capital Fund II, L.P. is an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Shield Capital and based in Burlingame, California.
Offering Amount: $350M, Sold: $257.5M, Investors: 129