46 founders sent us their round and their deck for the October list, and 42 of them put an exact number on the raise. The median ask is $750K.
At the top sits a bootstrapped fintech that has processed $12.13M in GMV on $0 of outside capital and is now raising a $10M late seed.
Luis Llorens writes Learning VC and works as a Principal at Plug and Play. He and The VC Corner build this list together every month, so every founder who submits reaches both of our investor audiences in the same week.
Why investors should read this list
You see each round at the moment the founder decides to raise, with the deck attached and the founder one LinkedIn message away.
Every round size and traction number in this issue is company-reported, taken from the decks founders submitted through the Boost your Fundraising form.
Here is the October list at a glance:
74% of the startups are pre-seed, and the median stated round is $750K
15 countries are represented, led by the US with 15 startups and Spain with 7
6 new rounds entered in October, and 3 founders came back for a second month
Six rounds investors will want first
We ranked every startup by hard traction and money already committed. These six came out on top:
A bootstrapped US fintech has $12.13M in cumulative GMV and $1M+ in revenue, and it’s raising a $10M late seed.
A Spanish food-rescue brand made €1.17M in revenue in 2025 and serves 10,000+ active households, with €1.1M of a €3M Series A already committed.
A US vertical AI agent had its $500K pilot paid in full by a national PE-backed platform, and it’s raising a $1M angel SAFE.
A Mexico City parking marketplace has reached $645K+ in GMV with a 3-person bootstrapped team, and it’s raising a $500K SAFE.
A French AI training platform signed 11 clients in six months and has €70K in 2026 revenue, 80% of it recurring, and it’s raising €500K.
A French fashion rental marketplace grew GMV 8.4x since January and has 1,600+ users, and it’s raising €200K.
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