this week's raises: 13 startups flagged, 126 days early on average
@frontrunvc · Sep 18, 2026
A week of fundraises. 💰
@frontrunvc flagged 14 startups before they were announced. 👇
Average lead time: 125 days.
1. @tarecredit - 215 days ago. $13.3M seed led by @bcap
2. @liquidcompute - 198 days ago. $15M seed led by @FirstMarkCap
3. @testerarmy - 191 days ago. $1.1M pre-seed led by @scriptcapital
4. @watneyrobotics - 177 days ago. $80M Series A led by Valor Atreides AI Fund
5. @prismml - 169 days ago. $22.3M seed led by @khoslaventures
6. @aiunderwriting - 162 days ago. $40M Series A led by @ribbitcapital
7. @raindrop_ai - 130 days ago. $50M Series A led by @crv
8. @mithrl_ai - 107 days ago. $20M Series A led by @obviousvc
9. @hey_aristotle - 96 days ago. $5M seed led by @trueventures
10. @jackandjillai - 85 days ago. $40M Series A led by @airstreet
11. @nuance_ai - 72 days ago. $50M Series A led by @lightspeedvp
12. @robocurve - 56 days ago. $10M seed led by @initialized
13. @expansecompute - 50 days ago. $5.3M seed led by @crane_vc
14. @compai - 47 days ago. $34M Series A led by @JrooCapital
Great week to follow from the front. Pushing for better coverage + longer lead times. 🫡
frontrun flagged 13 of this week's announced rounds before they went public. the average lead was 126 days, counted from the day each company was flagged to the day its round was announced.
- tare: $13.25M seed led by blockchain capital. 212 days early.
- liquid compute: $15M seed co-led by chemistry and firstmark. 194 days early.
- testerarmy: $1.1M pre-seed with script capital and y combinator. 188 days early.
- watney: $80M series a co-led by valor atreides ai fund and hummingbird ventures. 176 days early.
- prismml: $22.25M seed led by khosla ventures. 168 days early.
- aiuc: $40M series a led by ribbit capital. 159 days early.
- raindrop: $50M series a led by crv. 128 days early.
- mithrl: $20M series a led by obvious ventures. 104 days early.
- aristotle: $5M seed led by true ventures. 94 days early.
- jack & jill: $40M series a led by air street capital. 73 days early.
- robocurve: $10M seed led by initialized capital. 52 days early.
- expanse: $5.3M seed led by crane venture partners. 48 days early.
- comp ai: $34M series a co-led by roo capital and grand ventures. 46 days early.
nuance labs ($50M series a, lightspeed) was in the post above. our first tracked follow of the company came the day after its round was announced, so it is not counted here.
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