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This is a monthly feature that runs down the most active investors in U.S.-based companies, looks at some of their most interesting investments, and includes some odds and ends of who spent what. Check out last month鈥檚 feature here.

As funding slowed in the second quarter, so did many of the top investors in the U.S.

Startup accelerator and diversity investor led the way in June when it came to the number of funding deals announced for U.S.-based startups. However, every firm on our list鈥攊ncluding the top two鈥攊nked fewer deals last month than they did in June 2021.

However, that was a very different market.

Even with numbers down, let鈥檚 take a closer look at the most active investors in U.S.-based startups in June and some interesting rounds they took part in.

Y Combinator, 18 deals

The Mountain View, California-based accelerator led the way last month with a dozen-and-a-half investments. While that is a lot, it is dwarfed by the 29 that Y Combinator made in June 2021.

Yet there were still some noteworthy deals. One that caught our eye was one of its smaller investments. Y Combinator took part in a $500,000 seed funding round for , a commission-free sports betting exchange. The startup promises bettors the best lines while eliminating traditional sportsbooks.

How does it do that?

Simple, the New York-based startup allows users to bet directly against the market鈥攏ixing the traditional middleman role that sportsbooks play.

Gambling and betting are old industries and difficult to disrupt due to the money involved. However, because of that money, any disruption can be very profitable.

Gaingels, 17 deals

New York-based 鈥攚hich invests in companies with diverse and inclusive leadership teams鈥攁lso had a busy month in June, closing out 17 deals.

One of those deals included participating in $20 million Series B. The Palo Alto, California-based startup offers a one-on-one digital coaching platform. While some platforms concentrate on executive training or physical fitness, what made TaskHuman notable is the breadth of its offerings.

The platform offers employees both work and personal life coaching, which range from physical fitness to family dynamics to leadership coaching. Users can also build out their own teams of coaches.

Insight Partners, 13 deals

has made its name investing in enterprise software and tech. That鈥檚 why it鈥檚 good to note when it invests in a technology one has never heard of.

鈥淩eal-time accent translation鈥� was not something we were familiar with, but it鈥檚 what startup aims to provide. Insight led a $32 million Series A for the Palo Alto, California-based startup, which uses AI to allow users to choose the accent they want to use.

The thought is the software can allow speakers to deliver clearer communication through accent correction and also eliminate the unfortunate issue of .

General Catalyst, 11 deals

Similar to Insight, is normally associated with software investments. That鈥檚 why a food delivery deal by the Massachusetts-based firm prompts a double take.

The firm took part in the $350 million funding round for New York-based at a $3.5 billion valuation. Wonder is a different type of food delivery service to be sure. It operates a network of food trucks that consumers can order food from through an app. The truck then drives to the customer and prepares the food fresh.

Likely the big-name firms that participated in the round and large valuation were caused by who its founder is鈥�. Lore previously was founder of and CEO of e-commerce division after Jet was acquired by the retail giant.

Andreessen Horowitz, 9 deals

No large VC firm has embraced crypto and the digital world more than . Now the venture giant wants to imagine what a toy is in that world.

Andreessen Horowitz led a $23 million investment in Miami-based , the creator of 鈥淐ryptoys.鈥� Cryptoys brings NFT鈥檚 to kids as colorful characters that can be part of an innovative platform for games and apps.

The studio also recently a multiyear partnership with 鈥攚hich also took part in this round鈥攖o bring its toys like Barbie and Hot Wheels to the metaverse.

We鈥檝e come a long way since little plastic toy soldiers.

GV, 9 deals

Access to quality health care is one of the biggest problems for many people in the U.S.鈥攏ot to mention globally.

led a round last month in a startup looking to help alleviate some of the financial barriers.

New York-based closed a $27 million Series B to help expand its online medical care marketplace.

While online medical markets are not new, Sesame鈥檚 only involves patients and physicians. The platform leaves out insurance companies and, in theory, drops the price of care. The company claims to provide 鈥渉alf-price, whole quality medical care.鈥� It also allows for virtual care at an upfront cost with no surprise billing later.

Cutting out insurance in health care would be a game changer for a game desperately in need of change.

Tiger Global, 9 deals

The crypto market has been through a lot lately, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped some startups from raising large rounds at even bigger valuations.

San Francisco-based is a good example. The company raised a $150 million Series D at an $8 billion valuation from investors including hedge fund giant .

One of the reasons FalconX was undoubtedly attractive to investors is it taps into the market that has helped validate the greater crypto market鈥攍arge institutional investors. FalconX鈥檚 platform allows institutions to access and manage their crypto assets.

The adoption of cryptocurrencies by large institutional firms is one of the main reasons many people believe the digital asset will survive the current 鈥漜rypto winter鈥� and be a staple of the financial markets for the foreseeable future.

Also notable

• , , and finish off the list with eight U.S.-based investments each in June. Interestingly, Alumni invested in 35 U.S.-based deals last June.
• Insight Partners outpaced every firm easily when it came to leading or co-leading U.S.-based rounds for the month. The large late-stage growth giant led or co-led 11 rounds. and B Capital were next up with 6 deals led or co-led.
• No firm led or co-led rounds totaling $1 billion or more this month. came the closest, leading or co-leading two rounds鈥攊nto and . However, only the value of the Intersect Power round, at $750 million, was disclosed.

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