SignalbaseUpdated 13 Aug 2026

Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2024-10-07

United States logged 63 verified funding rounds in the week ending 06 Oct 2024, totalling ≈$11.7B. OpenAI anchors the week with a ≈$6.6B Series E in Research Services. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 9 deals.

Week of 2024-10-07United States63 deals≈$11.7B raised

Country	United States
Deals this week	63
Total raised	≈$11.7B
Top sector	Technology, Information and Media (9)
Most common round	Series A (15)
Most active investor	Y Combinator (10 deals)
Sources tracked	212

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	OpenAI	$6.6B	Series E	Research Services	01 Oct 2024
2	NYDIG	$1.0B	equity	Financial Services	14 Dec 2021
3	Noom	$540.0M	Series F	Wellness and Fitness Services	25 May 2021
4	X-energy	$500.0M	series c-1	Nuclear Electric Power Generation	01 Oct 2024
5	Poolside AI	$500.0M	Series B	Artificial intelligence	01 Oct 2024

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Closer look at the top 3

OpenAI

Announced 01 Oct 2024

$6.6B · Series E · Research Services · United States

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

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Investors: Microsoft, SoftBank (lead), NVIDIA (lead).

NYDIG

Announced 14 Dec 2021

$1.0B · equity · Financial Services · United States

We’re building an inclusive financial system that makes Bitcoin a universal option for billions of people worldwide. Bitcoin is a resource for human progress, and NYDIG is the gateway.

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Y Combinator	10
2	Bessemer Venture Partners	4
3	Andreessen Horowitz	3
4	SV Angel	3
5	Benchmark	2
6	Eric Schmidt	2
7	Founders Fund	2
8	General Catalyst	2
9	Jeff Dean	2
10	Sequoia Capital	2

What this week tells us

Technology, Information and Media accounted for 9 of 63 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 19 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 44 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 10 of the week's rounds.

This week in other markets

Freshly funded startups in every European country we track. Updated every Monday.

FranceTop week

≈$1.1Bacross 4 deals

GE Renewable Energy leads with ≈$684.9M Series B · Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing

Spain

≈$25.0Macross 2 deals

Paack leads with ≈$23.9M Series D · Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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Built from 63 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 30 Sept – 06 Oct 2024. Last refresh: 13 Aug 2026.