These startups raised big last month

Plus, most active investors see few exits December 1, 2023 Hi, {NAME}. It seems investors aren’t kicking back and curling up by the fireplace just yet. Venture funding in November [still notched some huge raises for some startups](. In fact, several $100 million-plus rounds couldn’t even crack the list. 💰 [These startups raised big last month]( No, last month’s largest funding raise by a U.S. startup — a $1.3 billion deal — wasn’t by a hot new AI startup, but rather the beleaguered e-cigarette maker [Juul](. Things got more interesting from there, though, with space tech, 3D printing and industrial manufacturing among the other large funding deals in November. See also: [The Crunchbase Megadeals Board]( 🚀 [Ursa Major rockets up latest raise to $138M]( Rocket propulsion startup [Ursa Major]( says it has added another $38 million to its previously reported $100 million Series D — bringing its total Series D and D-1 funding to $138 million. Related Crunchbase Pro lists: • [Defense Tech Funding In 2022]( • [Space Tech Funding]( 📉 [The sad state of exits for top VCs]( The five top lead investors this year have seen just one traditional IPO of a company for which they led a private funding round. Acquisition activity was a bit busier, but still underwhelming, [Crunchbase]( data shows. Related Crunchbase Pro list: [Companies Acquired In 2023 Backed By Most-Active Lead Investors]( 💪 [Why VCs should embrace executive coaching]( Spare a thought for VCs in the current market. Between the regular challenges of the job — juggling their businesses while ensuring their limited partners are happy and portfolio companies and executives are productive — and today’s turbulent investing climate, things ain’t easy. So what’s a stressed out VC to do? Guest author [Chris Gannett]( offers three reasons why venture investors should consider executive coaches to navigate the challenges. [Crunchbase ROI Calculator]( [See the number of new accounts Crunchbase can add to your funnel with our advanced prospecting ROI calculator powered by Crunchbase data.]( [Calculate]( Recent Investments [PG&E Corporation]( [$1.9B]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( PG&E is an electric utility company that provides natural gas and electric services to its customers. Categories: Energy • Energy Efficiency • Natural Resources • Oil and Gas Founders: [George H. Roe]( [BlueVoyant]( [$140M]( / [Series E]( BlueVoyant provides advanced threat intelligence, managed security services, and cybersecurity consulting to businesses and organizations. Categories: Cyber Security • Network Security • Security • Software Founders: [Jim Rosenthal]( [Thomas Glocer]( Investors: [Liberty Strategic Capital]( (Lead), [ISTARI]( [Together AI]( [$102M]( / [Series A]( Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models. Categories: Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Internet • IT Infrastructure • Open Source • Software Founders: [Ce Zhang]( [Chris Re]( [Percy Liang]( [Vipul Ved Prakash]( Investors: [Kleiner Perkins]( (Lead), [Emergence Capital]( [NVIDIA]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [Dura Software]( $83M / [Venture Round]( - [Modo Energy]( 12M GBP / [Series A]( [MMC Ventures]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Rover]( Pending acquisition by [Blackstone Group]( for $2.3B More Acquisitions Company Acquired By Amount [Embrace Pet Insurance]( [JAB Holding Company]( $1.5B [All Recent Acquisition Activity]( Upcoming Tech Events [NeurIPS 2023]( December 10 - 16, 2023 The NeurIPS annual meeting fosters the exchange of research on neural information processing systems. [Cultural Experience Tour]( December 15, 2023 - January 15, 2024 Cultural tour and Festival of chennai, Mahabalipuram [Internet 2.0 Conference | USA]( March 18 - 20, 2024 in Las Vegas The 2024 winter edition of Internet2 Conf will be held on March 18th-20st at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, USA. Don’t see your event? Reach out to us at events@crunchbase.com. #{Rails.configuration.daily.cb_url} Discover innovative companies and the people behind them. [Follow Us on Crunchbase]( [View Jobs on LinkedIn]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Like Us on Facebook]( 564 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2023 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.