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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week鈥檚 top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week鈥檚 biggest funding rounds here.
The pace of giant funding rounds slowed a bit this week. However, we still did see some jumbo-sized deals in the mix, topped by a $355 million growth round for , a software provider for emergency responders. Healthcare and AI were also significant sectors for funding, as illustrated below.
1. , $355M, public safety: First Due, a Garden City, New York-based provider of software for emergency first responders, announced that it secured a $355 million strategic minority growth investment led by . Founded in 2016, First Due鈥檚 technology currently helps power operations for over 3,000 local, state and federal agencies in the United States and Canada.
2. , $153M, biotechnology: Boston-based Strand Therapeutics, a developer of mRNA-based therapeutics, raised $153 million in a Series B funding led by . The fundraise follows the company鈥檚 of promising initial clinical data for its treatment for patients with advanced solid tumors.
3. , $130M, healthcare: Menlo Park, California-based Apreo Health, a clinical-stage medical device company developing a treatment for severe emphysema, landed $130 million in Series B funding. and led the financing, which will fund its next trials and early commercialization efforts.
4. , $124M, financial services: BeatBread, a platform for independent musicians to make money from their work, $124 million in debt and equity funding. t led the financing for the 5-year-old company.
5. , $100M, artificial intelligence: San Francisco-headquartered Decart, developer of an AI model focused on interactive experiences, reportedly in a Series B funding round at a $3.1 billion valuation. Investors in the round included , , and .
6. (tied) , $70M, fintech: Fintech startup Rillet picked up $70 million in a Series B funding round co-led by and . The Palo Alto, California-based company describes itself as an AI-native ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning software, built for CFOs and accounting teams at high-growth companies.
6. (tied) , $70M, healthcare AI: Chai Discovery, a startup using AI to predict and reprogram the interactions between biochemical molecules for drug research and development, secured $70 million in Series A funding. led the financing for the San Francisco-based company.
8. , $55M, enterprise software: New York-based Stavtar Solutions, a provider of business spend management and expense allocation tools, raised $55 million in a Series A investment backed by .
9. , $51.5M, healthcare: Positive Development, a provider of developmental therapy for autistic children and their families, $51.5 million in Series C funding. , and led the financing for the McLean, Virginia-based company.
10. , $50M, financial services: San Francisco-based Human Interest, a 401k retirement plan provider focused on smaller businesses, that has agreed to invest up to $50 million. The financing, revealed this week, is part of a previously announced Series E round.
Methodology
We tracked the largest announced rounds in the 附近上门 database that were raised by U.S.-based companies for the seven-day period of Aug. 2-8. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could be a small time lag as some rounds are reported late in the week.
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