The Week's 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: AI, Energy And Biotech Lead The Way
U.S. startups announced sizable funding rounds at a steady clip during a truncated holiday week, with energy and AI leading the way. Houston-based energy startup Joulent secured the biggest round, a $1.75 billion strategic financing. Joanna Glasner jglasner Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies?
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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week's biggest funding deal roundup here .
- Other big rounds were for companies focused on therapeutics, homebuilding, and even lacrosse.
- 8090 Solutions , $135M, AI software development: Redwood City, California-based 8090 Solutions, developer of a platform for building enterprise software with coordinated AI agents under human-led oversight, picked up $135 million in a round led by Salesforce 1 .
The company, founded in 2024, counts prominent startup investor Chamath Palihapitiya as co-founder and CEO.
- (tied) Premier Lacrosse League , $100 million, professional sports: The Premier Lacrosse League, a men's professional lacrosse league in North America, closed a $100 million Series E financing round led by Ares Management and Joe Tsai .
Higharc , $95M, AI for homebuilding: Higharc, a developer of AI-enabled tools for designing homes and managing workflows around homebuilding, picked up $95 million in Series C funding.
- Venice , $65M, AI privacy: Venice, developer of a platform enabling private, surveillance-free access to a wide array of AI models, secured $65 million in Series A funding led by Dragonfly .
Stats & Key Facts
- #Houston-based energy startup Joulent secured the biggest round, a $1.75 billion strategic financing.
- #Houston-based energy startup Joulent secured the biggest round, a $1.75 billion strategic financing.
- #Joanna Glasner jglasner Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2026 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies?
- #This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week's biggest funding deal roundup here .
Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board . This is a weekly feature that runs down the week's top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week's biggest funding deal roundup here . U.S. startups announced sizable funding rounds at a steady clip during a truncated holiday week, with energy and AI leading the way.
Houston-based energy startup Joulent secured the biggest round, a $1.75 billion strategic financing, followed by Together AI , a developer of infrastructure for companies running open source AI models, and LeapXpert , a provider of compliance tools for enterprises. Other big rounds were for companies focused on therapeutics, homebuilding, and even lacrosse. Joulent , $1.75B, energy: Houston-based Joulent, a provider of energy infrastructure focused on the demands of artificial intelligence and other compute-intensive industries, raised $1.75 billion in a strategic investment backed by National Grid through its National Grid Ventures arm.
Together AI , $800M, AI infrastructure: Together AI, developer of an infrastructure layer for companies running open source AI models, secured $800 million in Series C financing. Aramco Ventures led the round, which set an $8.3 billion post-money valuation for the San Francisco-based startup. LeapXpert , $180M, compliance: LeapXpert, a provider of tools for tracking enterprise communications for compliance needs, closed on $180 million in growth financing.
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