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Startups that raised under $5M in May 2026

11 startups raised a round under $5M in May 2026; the median disclosed round was $2.4M and the 11 disclosed rounds add up to $29.2M. Most were in the United States (3); the most common sector was SaaS & Productivity (5). Data through October 24, 2026.

Source: LeadPrysm's own tracking of pre-seed, seed and angel rounds, published with a one-week delay. Figures are counts of startups, not estimates.

11
Startups
$2.4M
Median round
$29.2M
Disclosed total
United States
Top country
SaaS & Productivity
Top sector

The numbers

By country

NameStartups
United States3
Germany1
India1
Lithuania1
Poland1
Singapore1
Spain1
Switzerland1
Taiwan1

By sector

NameStartups
SaaS & Productivity5
AI & ML Infrastructure1
Developer Tools1
Healthtech & Biotech1

By stage

NameStartups
Pre-Seed5
Seed3
Series A1

By round size

NameStartups
$1M to $2.5M5
$2.5M to $5M5
Under $1M1

The largest disclosed raises

Spring Labs
SaaS & Productivity · United States
$5M
Return Helper
Taiwan
$4M
Series A
Moonlight AI
Healthtech & Biotech · Switzerland
$3.3M
Seed
Modiqo
AI & ML Infrastructure · United States
$3M
Pre-Seed
NanoStruct
Germany
€2.6M
Seed
Dolfin
Spain
€2.1M
Seed
Kopa AI
SaaS & Productivity · Lithuania
€2M
Pre-Seed
Elastics
SaaS & Productivity · Poland
$2M
Pre-Seed
K25 AI
SaaS & Productivity · Singapore · led by NIVF
$2M
Holmes
Developer Tools · United States
€1.1M
Pre-Seed
The companies behind these numbers

Every startup in this report is listed with its round, investors and sector; members get the founder's email the week the round lands.

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