SignalbaseUpdated 18 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2017-01-02

United States logged 32 verified funding rounds in the week ending 01 Jan 2017, totalling ≈$3.9B. Deltek anchors the week with a ≈$2.8B acquisition in Software Development. Software Development was the busiest sector with 6 deals.

Week of 2017-01-02United States32 deals≈$4.0B raised

Country	United States
Deals this week	32
Total raised	≈$4.0B
Top sector	Software Development (7)
Most common round	Seed (7)
Most active investor	Sequoia Capital (3 deals)
Sources tracked	65

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Deltek	$2.8B	acquisition	Software Development	30 Dec 2016
2	Upfront Ventures	$280.0M	fund raise	Venture Capital	01 Jan 2014
3	Clover Health	$130.0M	Series D	Hospitals and Health Care	19 Dec 2017
4	Flexport	$110.0M	Series C	Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage	01 Jan 2017
5	GRAIL	$90.0M	Series B	Biotechnology	01 Jan 2017

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27 more funding rounds this week

Tesla, Inc., Rover Group, Inc., Village Ventures, Discord, Discord Inc., UiPath, TeamSnap, Strava and 19 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

Deltek

Announced 30 Dec 2016

$2.8B · acquisition · Software Development · United States

When the margin for error is razor-thin, Deltek helps you deliver. We’re the intelligent platform for high-stakes work that runs on the project lifecycle —designed for the way you actually work.

“Thoma Bravo Completes Sale of Portfolio Company Deltek to Roper Technologies | Thoma Bravo Skip to Content Thoma Bravo Homepage Portfolio About Team Media Insights Contact Us Login Open menu Transaction · December 30, 2016 Thoma Bravo Completes Sale of Portfolio Company Deltek to Roper Technologies Successful Four-Year Partnership Significantly Inc”
From the announcement · 30 Dec 2016

Investors: Roper Technologies (lead).

Upfront Ventures

Announced 01 Jan 2014

$280.0M · fund raise · Venture Capital · United States

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Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Sequoia Capital	3
2	Spark Capital	3
3	Foundry Group	2
4	Index Ventures	2
5	500 Startups	1
6	Accel	1
7	Airtree Ventures	1
8	Altos Ventures	1
9	Amplify Partners	1
10	Arch Venture Partners	1

What this week tells us

Software Development accounted for 6 of 32 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 8 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 24 Series A or later. Sequoia Capital was the most active investor, backing 3 of the week's rounds.

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Built from 32 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 26 Dec – 01 Jan 2017. Last refresh: 18 Jul 2026.