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title: "AI Startup Funding Report — October 8, 2026 — name.ai"
description: "2 AI startup funding announcements recorded for October 8, 2026, totaling $500,000,000 in disclosed amounts. Largest raise: Manus (undisclosed round)."
url: https://name.ai/insights/ai-funding-2026-10-08
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Funding ReportOct 8, 2026

# AI Startup Funding Report — October 8, 2026

Published Oct 8, 2026

2 AI startup funding announcements recorded for October 8, 2026, totaling $500,000,000 in disclosed amounts. Largest raise: Manus (undisclosed round).

$500.0M

Top raise

2

Rounds

$500.0M

Raised

## Today's Largest Raise

**Manus** raised **$500,000,000** (undisclosed round).

## Top 2 Raises

| # | Company | Amount | Round | Investors | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Manus | $500,000,000 | — | — | 2026-10-08 |
| 2 | Wavena | undisclosed | Seed | — | 2026-10-08 |

## Market Summary

2 AI funding announcements on October 8, 2026 disclosed a combined $500,000,000 (about $500,000,000 average among disclosed rounds). The largest disclosed raise was **Manus** at **$500,000,000**.

## Raw Data

| Company | Amount | Round | Investors | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wavena | undisclosed | Seed | — | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Manus | $500,000,000 | — | — | Oct 8, 2026 |

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