SignalbaseUpdated 17 Aug 2026

Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2026-08-17

United States logged 41 verified funding rounds in the week ending 16 Aug 2026, totalling ≈$2.3B. Form Energy anchors the week with a ≈$750.0M Series G in Manufacturing. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 10 deals.

Week of 2026-08-17United States41 deals≈$2.3B raised

Country	United States
Deals this week	41
Total raised	≈$2.3B
Top sector	Technology, Information and Media (10)
Most common round	Seed (10)
Most active investor	Builders VC (2 deals)
Sources tracked	103

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Form Energy	$750.0M	Series G	Manufacturing	12 Aug 2026
2	Neros Technologies	$250.0M	Series C	Defense and Space Manufacturing	11 Aug 2026
3	CodeRabbit	$143.0M	Series C	Technology, Information and Media	12 Aug 2026
4	River AI	$110.0M	Seed	Artificial Intelligence	11 Aug 2026
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36 more funding rounds this week

Aureka Biotechnologies, Inc., Epicrispr Biotechnologies, Infinimmune, Skan AI, Heaviside Industries, Flagler Health, Vals AI, Trajectory and 28 more closed rounds this week. Sign up to see amounts, round types, sectors and investor lists.

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Closer look at the top 3

Form Energy

Announced 12 Aug 2026

$750.0M · Series G · Manufacturing · United States

Form Energy is an American company driving innovation in energy technology and manufacturing.

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From the announcement · 12 Aug 2026

2 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.

Neros Technologies

Announced 11 Aug 2026

$250.0M · Series C · Defense and Space Manufacturing · United States

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Builders VC	2
2	Fulcrum Global Capital	2
3	Lewis & Clark Partners	2
4	Macdoch Ventures	2
5	Y Combinator	2
6	.406 Ventures	1
7	97212 Ventures	1
8	abrdn Inc.	1
9	Acadian Ventures	1
10	Album VC	1

What this week tells us

Technology, Information and Media accounted for 10 of 41 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 17 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 24 Series A or later. Builders VC was the most active investor, backing 2 of the week's rounds.