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title: "AI Startup Funding Report — September 1, 2026 — name.ai"
description: "4 AI startup funding announcements recorded for September 1, 2026, totaling $52,090,000 in disclosed amounts. Largest raise: Screen Queensland (incentives funding)."
url: https://name.ai/insights/ai-funding-2026-09-01
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Funding ReportSep 1, 2026

# AI Startup Funding Report — September 1, 2026

Published Sep 12, 2026

4 AI startup funding announcements recorded for September 1, 2026, totaling $52,090,000 in disclosed amounts. Largest raise: Screen Queensland (incentives funding).

$50.0M

Top raise

4

Rounds

$52.1M

Raised

## Today's Largest Raise

**Screen Queensland** raised **$50,000,000** (incentives funding).

## Top 4 Raises

| # | Company | Amount | Round | Investors | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Screen Queensland | $50,000,000 | incentives funding | — | 2026-09-01 |
| 2 | Drumbeat | $1,190,000 | seed | Icehouse Ventures | 2026-09-01 |
| 3 | People of Progression | $500,000 | initial grant | — | 2026-09-01 |
| 4 | Manfeild | $400,000 | grants | — | 2026-09-01 |

## Market Summary

4 AI funding announcements on September 1, 2026 disclosed a combined $52,090,000 (about $13,022,500 average among disclosed rounds). The largest disclosed raise was **Screen Queensland** at **$50,000,000** (incentives funding).

## Raw Data

| Company | Amount | Round | Investors | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Screen Queensland | $50,000,000 | incentives funding | — | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Drumbeat | $1,190,000 | seed | Icehouse Ventures | Sep 1, 2026 |
| People of Progression | $500,000 | initial grant | — | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Manfeild | $400,000 | grants | — | Sep 1, 2026 |

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