The busiest U.S. startup investors last month

Plus, another defense tech startup raises big December 6, 2023 Hi, [NAME]. The [most active U.S. venture investors last month]( backed startups working on everything from collaborative coding to home-painting services, to, of course, AI. Plus, [are investors slowly warming to defense tech?]( Another large funding deal would seem to show that they are. 🐝 [The busiest U.S. startup investors last month]( Don’t get too excited. Even the busiest U.S. startup investor in November only announced eight completed funding deals. Still, we look at which investors were the busiest pulling out their checkbooks last month, and which companies they backed. 🦎 [Gecko Robotics latest defense tech startup to raise big]( Venture investors have long been [hesitant to back defense tech]( but that may be changing. The latest startup with defense applications to raise a big round is [Gecko Robotics]( which just raised a $100 million Series C extension. The company makes robots to assess the safety and condition of critical infrastructure. Its recent funding comes a month after it landed a contract with the [U.S. Navy](. Related Crunchbase Pro list: [Defense Tech Funding In 2022]( 📊 [Early-stage funding takes another hit]( Global venture funding reached $19.2 billion last month, [Crunchbase]( data shows, down marginally month over month. It wasn’t AI that led the way either, although startups in that sector did raise $2.4 billion. Our [November monthly report]( has all the details. 💰 [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]( 💸 [How immigrant founders should get ready for a funding uptick]( While [early-stage funding has been subdued]( many seed VCs say they’re incredibly busy — an early sign that the numbers could soon rise again. What should immigrant founders, specifically, do to prepare for a funding rebound? Guest author [Semyon Dukach]( who’s worked exclusively with immigrant entrepreneurs since launching his VC fund in 2017, shares some qualities U.S.-based VCs seek out. [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 [Singtel]( [535M SGD]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( Singtel is a telecommunications company that provides mobile, fixed-line, broadband internet, and television services. Categories: Communications Infrastructure • Enterprise Applications • Internet • Mobile • Telecommunications Investors: [DBS Bank]( [OCBC Bank of Singapore]( [Standard Chartered Bank]( [+ 1 more]( More Fundings Company Amount / Round Lead Investor [NextEra Energy Partners]( $750M / [Post-IPO Debt]( - [CoreWeave]( $642M / [Secondary Market]( [Fidelity Management and Research Company]( [Fairfax Financial Holdings]( $400M / [Post-IPO Debt]( - [Seismic Therapeutic]( $121M / [Series B]( [Bessemer Venture Partners]( [RunPod]( $19M / [Venture Round]( - [Biryani By Kilo]( 720M INR / [Series C]( [Alpha Wave Ventures]( [All Recent Funding Activity]( Recent Acquisitions [Revive]( Pending acquisition by [BPD Advertising]( for Unknown Upcoming Tech Events [Marketing 2.0 Conference Dubai]( February 20 - 22, 2024 in Dubai Marketing 2.0 Conference will take place at InterContinental, Dubai Festival City, UAE, on Feb 20th-22nd, 2024 More Events Start Date Event Location Jan 1, 2024 [Blockchain Economy Summit London]( Unknown [More Upcoming Events]( 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.