Builders Fintech Funding Index

Methodology

The Builders Fintech Funding Index tracks how many fintech equity rounds Builders in Fintech records each week (ISO weeks, Monday–Sunday), compared with the average of the 12 weeks before.

Count Index = rounds this week ÷ average weekly rounds over the prior 12 weeks × 100. A value of 100 means a normal week; 150 means 50% more rounds than usual. All currencies count, so no conversion is needed.

Median USD Round Size Index = median disclosed USD amount this week ÷ median of disclosed USD rounds in the prior 12 weeks × 100. Shown only when at least 5 USD rounds were disclosed that week.

Mega-rounds (500M or more in their own currency) are listed by name each week. They count in the Count Index but never distort the median.

What is included. Approved equity rounds only, by announcement date. Debt facilities, fund closes, grants and IPOs are excluded. Amounts are never converted between currencies.

Frozen values. Each week's figure is frozen when first published on Sunday night. Late additions change past weeks, so a revised value is shown alongside when it moves by 5 points or more.

Coverage changes. The Index measures what Builders in Fintech records, not the whole market. Our capture increased on 8 September 2026 (daily news pipeline) and 23 September 2026 (RSS feeds). Weeks whose baseline includes those dates are marked and overstate activity until mid-December 2026.

History before 29 September 2026 was computed retroactively from the same data. Download the full series as CSV (CC BY 4.0) or query it through our MCP server.