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THURSDAY · 09/10/2026 SILICON VALLEY
Priced Rounds
8
Past 7 days
Disclosed Capital
$3.1B
Past 7 days
Tracked Startups
2,373
QL private book
Mega-Round Board
8
$100M+ recent
Markdown Watch
100
names flagged

Cognition Later Stage VC ($2.0B) leads the startup tape

The tape shows 8 priced rounds across the past 7 days, $3.1B in disclosed capital. Front of the tape: Harvey (Later Stage VC, $550M, led by Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led)); Listen Labs (Series C (SIGNED THEN ABANDONED - never closed), $125M, led by Menlo Ventures (set to lead)); Covenant (Later Stage VC, led by Andreessen Horowitz). AI absorbed the most capital.

Capital by Sector

AIAI · $2.3B disclosed in window$2.3BLegal TechLegal Tech · $550M disclosed in window$550MArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence · $182M disclosed in window$182MCybersecurityCybersecurity · $25M disclosed in window$25M

Disclosed round capital in the window. Undisclosed amounts count as zero.

The Funding Tape — Past 7 days

The tape shows 8 priced rounds across the past 7 days, $3.1B in disclosed capital. Front of the tape: Harvey (Later Stage VC, $550M, led by Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led)); Listen Labs (Series C (SIGNED THEN ABANDONED - never closed), $125M, led by Menlo Ventures (set to lead)); Covenant (Later Stage VC, led by Andreessen Horowitz). AI absorbed the most capital.

DateCompanyRoundAmountValuationLeadSector
2026-09-09 Harvey Later Stage VC $550M $16B Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led) Legal Tech
2026-09-09 Listen Labs Series C (SIGNED THEN ABANDONED - never closed) $125M $500M Menlo Ventures (set to lead) Artificial Intelligence
2026-09-09 Covenant Later Stage VC Andreessen Horowitz Defense
2026-09-09 Lightfield Series A $47M Andreessen Horowitz Artificial Intelligence
2026-09-09 Cymphony Series A $25M Sequoia Capital Cybersecurity
2026-09-09 Metacognition Seed $10M Main Sequence Artificial Intelligence
2026-09-08 Cognition Later Stage VC $2.0B $48B Andreessen Horowitz / Accel / Founders Fund / General Catalyst / Avenir (co-led) AI
2026-09-04 Gimlet Labs Series B $300M $3.0B Andreessen Horowitz AI

Stage Mix — Deals & Capital by Stage

Where the window's activity sits on the funding ladder: deal count (solid) against disclosed capital (faded) per stage, with the companies behind each cluster. Stages come from the reported round labels; undisclosed amounts count as zero capital.

Seed: 1Series A: 2Series B: 1Series C–D: 1Late / Growth: 3
Seed · 1 deal · $10MSeries A · 2 deals · $72MSeries B · 1 deal · $300MSeries C–D · 1 deal · $125MLate / Growth · 3 deals · $2.5B
SeedSeed: 1 deal1 dealSeed: $10M$10MSeries ASeries A: 2 deals2 dealsSeries A: $72M$72MSeries BSeries B: 1 deal1 dealSeries B: $300M$300MSeries C–DSeries C–D: 1 deal1 dealSeries C–D: $125M$125MLate / GrowthLate / Growth: 3 deals3 dealsLate / Growth: $2.5B$2.5B
Seed
1 deal · $10M disclosed · 0% of window capital
Series A
2 deals · $72M disclosed · 2% of window capital
Series B
1 deal · $300M disclosed · 10% of window capital
Series C–D
1 deal · $125M disclosed · 4% of window capital
Late / Growth
3 deals · $2.5B disclosed · 83% of window capital

VC Activity

Most active leads in the window: Andreessen Horowitz (4 deals), Andreessen Horowitz / Accel / Founders Fund / General Catalyst / Avenir (co-led) (1 deal), Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led) (1 deal).

Lead InvestorDealsDisclosed Capital
Andreessen Horowitz4$394M
Andreessen Horowitz / Accel / Founders Fund / General Catalyst / Avenir (co-led)1$2.0B
Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led)1$550M
Andreessen Horowitz (with Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph, Lightspeed)1$250M
Menlo Ventures (set to lead)1$125M
Sequoia Capital1$25M
Main Sequence1$10M

M&A & Exits

6 acquisition headlines crossed the wire — sourced links below.

Off-Book Wire

Funding headlines from outside the tracked book — sourced links, not QL data.

Mega-Round Board

The largest recent private rounds ($100M+) across the tracked book — 2030 ranked. Full board: quantlogix.ai/mega-rounds.

OpenAIOpenAI · $122B · Late-stage primary122000WaymoWaymo · $16B · 2026 mega-round16000Scale AIScale AI · $14B · Series F + Meta investment14300PrometheusPrometheus · $12B · Funding12000SwitchSwitch · $11B · Buyout/LBO11000Blue OriginBlue Origin · $10B · Private (Bezos-funded)10000

🎯 QL Score Movers

Biggest overnight changes in the graded company score — scores only move when disclosed data moves, and every repricing grades the score that was standing.

CompanyScoreΔ
Cognition 58 → 72 +14
Harvey 62 → 70 +8

Private Market Desk — Evening Edition · 09/09/2026

The Silicon Valley Private Market Daily — the 8pm PT desk close: qualified raises, roster re-rates and sector velocity from the QL private-market pipeline.

💰 Notable Raises

  • Cognition$2B Private Placement at a $48B valuation. AI application provider AI application provider secured $2B in funding, highlighting continued mega-round momentum in AI despite concerns over valuation concentration.

🔍 Reported, not yet verified

  • Index Ventures — reported $2.3B Growth; details did not clear cross-source verification — held for manual review, excluded from the dataset.

📈 Valuation Watch (in-progress, not yet closed)

  • XDOF —. Robot data startup is in talks for a $1.2B valuation only three months after exiting stealth, signaling rapid valuation growth for physical AI infrastructure. _(in talks / not closed)_

📊 Valuation re-rates (roster marks that moved)

  • Harvey — $11B (2026-Q1) → $15.5B (+41%) on Later Stage VC led by Diffusion / Lightspeed Venture Partners (co-led).
  • Instinct — $500M (2026-Q3) → $2.5B (+400%) on Series B led by Index Ventures / Benchmark (co-led).
  • Firmus Technologies — $5.5B (2026-Q1) → $10.5B (+91%) on Growth Equity led by Nvidia & Coatue.
  • Hadrian — $1.6B (2025-Q3) → $7.9B (+392%) on Series D led by JPMorgan Strategic Investment Group.
  • HappyRobot — $500M (2025-Q3) → $1.2B (+140%) on Series C led by Prysm Capital.
  • Owner — $1B (2025-Q2) → $2.3B (+130%) on Series D led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
  • K2 Space — $3B (2025-Q4) → $6.8B (+127%) on Series D led by Kleiner Perkins / ICONIQ Capital.
  • Anthropic — $965B (2026-Q2) → $1000B (+4%) on Strategic Investment led by AMD.
  • Wonder — $7B (2025-Q2) → $9.7B (+38%) on Series D.
  • Baseten — $5B (2026-Q1) → $13B (+160%) on Series F led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction, Spark Capital.
  • Prometheus — $38B (2026-Q2) → $41B (+8%) on Funding led by Jeff Bezos.
  • Ramp — $32B (2025-Q3) → $44B (+38%) on Series F led by ICONIQ / GIC / Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
  • Anduril Industries — $30.5B (2025-Q2) → $61B (+100%) on Series H led by Thrive Capital & Andreessen Horowitz.
  • Vapi — $130M (2024-Q4) → $500M (+285%) on Series B led by Peak XV Partners.

⚡ Mega-round momentum (sector velocity, closed rounds)

  • AI — $17.3B across 18 rounds / 18 companies (accelerating, 18 vs. 3 prior rounds). Top: Anthropic $5B (Strategic Investment).
  • Artificial Intelligence — $12.5B across 4 rounds / 4 companies (accelerating, 4 vs. 1 prior round). Top: Prometheus $12B (Funding).
  • Defense — $3.4B across 5 rounds / 5 companies (accelerating, 5 vs. 1 prior round). Top: Helsing $1.8B (Late Stage).
  • Energy — $2.6B across 4 rounds / 4 companies (accelerating, 4 vs. 1 prior round). Top: Valar Atomics $1B (Series B).
  • Technology — $1.4B across 6 rounds / 6 companies (new, new vs. a quiet prior window). Top: Battery Storage Startup Antora $550M (Series C).
  • Defense / Industrials — $1.4B across 1 round / 1 company (new, new vs. a quiet prior window). Top: Hadrian $1.4B (Series D).

🚀 New / Stealth Companies

  • Reframe Systems — Building automated microfactories for home production Boston-based physical AI company raised $40M to automate microfactories. (Boston)

🏦 Private-Market Fund Watch

  • No new fund registrations, launches, or portfolio changes cleared primary-source verification in this window.

📊 Robinhood Ventures Performance

  • RVI — $28.33 close (2026-09-09) · day -4.61% · since first available close (2026-03-06) +34.90% · NAV/premium-discount not published in today's qualified inputs.
  • RVII — $24.75 close (2026-09-09) · day -1% · since first available close (2026-08-13) +7.84% · NAV/premium-discount not published in today's qualified inputs.

🏛️ Institutional Ownership (13F)

  • RVI: no holders currently indexed in the curated top-manager 13F universe. The quarter-over-quarter read is BEARISH: 0 new, 0 increased, 0 decreased, and 1 exited (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30). Coverage is filing-based and can lag quarter-end by up to 45 days.
  • RVII: no holders currently indexed in the curated top-manager 13F universe. Coverage is filing-based and can lag quarter-end by up to 45 days.

🧭 Macro read

The private market is characterized by significant capital concentration in AI, exemplified by Cognition's $2B raise at a $48B valuation. Despite high-profile mega-rounds, there is underlying uncertainty and sensitivity regarding data sharing and ethical deployment, particularly as smaller startups like XDOF command billion-dollar valuations within months of stealth exit. Regional robotics and manufacturing innovation remains active, but systemic reliance on capital-intensive AI remains a primary risk factor.

🗂️ Dataset updated: no new closed rounds to add; list holds at 2,372.

🔗 Sources

  • [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/index-ventures-raises-23-billion-for-new-venture-and-growth-funds/)
  • [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/briefings)
  • [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/xdof-just-three-months-out-of-stealth-is-in-talks-for-a-series-b-at-a-1-2b-valuation/)
  • [X deal-flow watch](https://x.com/i/status/2097839799784902868)
  • [RVI market performance](https://polygon.io/)
  • [SEC Form 13F methodology](https://www.sec.gov/divisions/investment/13ffaq.htm)

Markdown Watch

100 tracked names flagged for markdown risk — 122 scored nightly, 2247 left unscored (no comp bridge). Down rounds are recorded in the open ledger — receipts only work in public. Live boards: markdown-watch · down-round-ledger.

Click a column to sort · third click restores rank order
#CompanySectorRisk ScoreBandVs CompsLast MarkLast Round
1 Linktree SaaS 86 High +467% $1.3B 54 mo ago
2 Replit Data / Infra 86 High +232% $9.0B 41 mo ago
3 Xendit Financial Services 80 High +1958% $2.7B 52 mo ago
4 Forter Fintech 80 High +1011% $3.0B 64 mo ago
5 Greenlight Fintech 80 High +644% $2.3B 65 mo ago
6 Betterment Fintech 80 High +457% $1.1B 41 mo ago
7 Cross River Bank fintech 80 High +229% $3.0B 53 mo ago
8 Pump SaaS 75 High +1510% $1.5B 27 mo ago

Nightly score: comp-bridge premium (45%) · round staleness (30%) · IPO-readiness drag (15%) · funding deceleration (10%). Companies without a computable public-comp bridge stay unscored — never guessed.

52 markdowns detected all-time · 10 flagged beforehand · 42 missed · hit rate 19.2%

CompanyDetectedEventMarkCalled?
ChargeBee 2026-09-07 Mark cut −6.7% $3.8B → $3.5B ✗ Missed
Increase 2026-09-07 Mark cut −7.4% $5.4B → $5.0B ✗ Missed
Aurora Solar 2026-09-07 Mark cut −9.1% $4.4B → $4.0B ✗ Missed
Razorpay 2026-09-07 Mark cut −25.3% $7.5B → $5.6B ✗ Missed
Immutable 2026-09-07 Mark cut −28.6% $3.5B → $2.5B ✗ Missed
Zepto 2026-09-07 Mark cut −35.7% $7.0B → $4.5B ✗ Missed
Neuralink 2026-09-07 Mark cut −39.5% $15B → $9.0B ✗ Missed
Gong 2026-09-07 Mark cut −40.0% $7.5B → $4.5B ✗ Missed

Down-round & valuation headlines scraped at publication from Google News, Hacker News, CNBC, Yahoo Finance and the wider tech press.

IPO Runway — Latest Deep Dives

Founder & Investor Take

Benchmark against the front of the tape

Cognition priced a Later Stage VC at $2.0B in AI. If you are raising in the same lane, that round is the live comp your next term sheet gets measured against.

AI is where the capital went

$2.3B of the window's disclosed capital landed in AI. Investor attention clusters — pitch where the momentum already is, or explain clearly why you sit outside it.

Watch the markdown ledger

100 tracked names sit on Markdown Watch — Linktree tops the board at 86/100 (High risk). Secondary pricing leads primary pricing — stale marks eventually clear, in one direction or the other.

Outlook

Tomorrow’s edition re-reads the tape at 6:30am PT. Rounds land unevenly — judge the week, not the day.

QuantLogix briefings are educational market commentary generated from live data, not investment advice. Private-market figures come from public reporting and the QuantLogix private-company dataset; amounts and valuations are as-reported, not audited. Markets carry risk of loss.