SignalbaseUpdated 18 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2020-05-11

United States logged 10 verified funding rounds in the week ending 10 May 2020, totalling ≈$1.6B. Holy Grail anchors the week with a ≈$390.0M Series D in Carbon Capture & Storage. Software Development was the busiest sector with 2 deals.

Week of 2020-05-11United States10 deals≈$1.6B raised

Country	United States
Deals this week	10
Total raised	≈$1.6B
Top sector	Software Development (2)
Most common round	Series B (3)
Most active investor	Index Ventures (2 deals)
Sources tracked	21

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Holy Grail	$390.0M	Series D	Carbon Capture & Storage	06 May 2020
2	Apellis Pharmaceuticals	$328.9M	—	Biotechnology Research	07 May 2020
3	GRAIL	$300.0M	Series C	Biotechnology	01 Nov 2017
4	Robinhood	$280.0M	Series F	Financial Services	04 May 2020
5	ServiceTitan	$179.0M	Series E	Software Development	05 May 2020

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Closer look at the top 3

Holy Grail

Announced 06 May 2020

$390.0M · Series D · Carbon Capture & Storage · United States

“GRAIL Announces $390 Million Series D Financing - GRAIL Main Content Galleri Test ↗ Careers ↗ Get in touch Cancer Detection Galleri Test Multi-cancer early detection Precision Oncology Patient Stories Clinical Expertise Clinical Studies Manuscripts Presentations Medical Education External Sponsored Research About About Us Our History Leadership Tea”
From the announcement · 06 May 2020

Investors: Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), Illumina, Inc., Undisclosed Investor 1, Undisclosed Investor 2, CANADA PENSION PLAN Investment Board (CPP Investments).

Apellis Pharmaceuticals

Announced 07 May 2020

$328.9M · Biotechnology Research · United States

Apellis is now part of Biogen. Please follow along there for the latest news. In the coming weeks, this page will no longer be updated or monitored.

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

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Index Ventures	2
2	9Yards Capital	1
3	Amazon	1
4	Battery Ventures	1
5	Bessemer Venture Partners	1
6	Bristol-Myers Squibb	1
7	CANADA PENSION PLAN Investment Board (CPP Investments)	1
8	Catapult Ventures	1
9	Cathay Innovation	1
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What this week tells us

Software Development accounted for 2 of 10 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 1 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 9 Series A or later. Index Ventures was the most active investor, backing 2 of the week's rounds.

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Built from 10 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 04 May – 10 May 2020. Last refresh: 18 Jul 2026.