January delivered a set of funding rounds that will turn into one thing very quickly - spend.

When companies raise at this level, leadership teams are under pressure to prove momentum. That usually means hiring, new systems, new partners and faster decision-making.

These are 5 examples of the 142 funded companies we tracked in January 2026 that revenue teams should be prioritising right now.

Major January 2026 funding rounds

Swap - £74m (Series C)

Commerce operating system for global brands
Swap raised £74m to accelerate expansion into new geographies and strengthen its end-to-end commerce platform across cross-border, tax, demand planning and payments. The business is building a true operating system for global ecommerce, with transaction monetisation now firmly in focus.

Opportunities - International Expansion, Payments Infrastructure, Platform Partnerships

Stream - £67m (Series D)

Workplace finance platform
Stream raised £67m to expand its workplace finance offering across wages, budgeting, savings and pensions, while accelerating US growth through new employer partnerships. The funding supports pensions innovation, long-term savings products and deeper platform adoption at scale.

Opportunities - US Market Expansion, Employer Partnerships, Product Innovation

bit.bio - £37m (Series C)

‍Human cell programming for drug discovery
bit.bio raised £37m to scale its cell programming technology, expand into toxicology and produce high-quality datasets to power AI-driven drug discovery. The focus now shifts from platform validation to global delivery and operational scale.

Opportunities - R&D Scale Up, Enterprise Partnerships, Data Infrastructure

Midnite - £26m (Series C)

‍Product-led challenger sportsbook and casino
Midnite raised £26m to scale operations, accelerate product development and support international expansion. A significant portion of the funding is going into hiring and strengthening its in-house product and engineering teams in the UK.

Opportunities - Senior Hiring, Product Development, International Growth

Fanvue - £16m (Series A)

‍AI-powered creator monetisation platform
Fanvue raised £16m after surpassing a £100m run rate, with plans to accelerate global expansion, invest in senior talent and double down on AI tooling for the creator economy. Rapid user and creator growth points to aggressive execution in 2026.

Opportunities - Global Expansion Support, Senior Hiring, User Growth

Why funded companies convert

These are not passive raises. They create urgency across teams.

• Budgets unlock immediately after investment
• Hiring ramps up and new stakeholders join buying decisions
• Expansion plans expose gaps in tooling and partners
• Leadership teams move faster to show progress

We don’t just track the funding

At Honch, we help revenue teams act on these moments while intent is highest.

We track funded companies in real time and map decision-makers across marketing, finance, HR and tech, so teams can engage early - before inboxes fill up and buying cycles stall.

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