SignalbaseUpdated 24 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2024-12-16

United States logged 34 verified funding rounds in the week ending 15 Dec 2024, totalling ≈$2.8B. Rippling anchors the week with a ≈$450.0M equity financing in Software Development. Software Development was the busiest sector with 6 deals.

Week of 2024-12-16United States34 deals≈$2.8B raised

Country	United States
Deals this week	34
Total raised	≈$2.8B
Top sector	Software Development (6)
Most common round	Series A (9)
Most active investor	Y Combinator (7 deals)
Sources tracked	105

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Rippling	$450.0M	equity financing	Software Development	09 May 2025
2	Lighthouse	$370.0M	Series C	Legal Services	21 Nov 2024
3	Generate:Biomedicines	$273.0M	Series C	Biotechnology Research	14 Sept 2023
4	Avalanche	$250.0M	—	Technology, Information and Media	12 Dec 2024
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29 more funding rounds this week

Verkada, Kennedy Wilson, Algolia, Parabilis Medicines, CFL Renovations, Bubble, Gigs, Evinced and 21 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

Rippling

Announced 09 May 2025

$450.0M · equity financing · Software Development · United States

Rippling is a workforce management system that eliminates the friction from running a business.

“Rippling Raises $45M Series A Led by Kleiner Perkins Products HR Drive outcomes with the #1 HR solution All HR products Payroll Pay employees and contractors your way All Payroll products IT Manage identity, access, and devices All IT products Finance All-in-one spend management All Finance products Global Pay and hire employees globally All Global”
From the announcement · 17 Mar 2023

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

Investors: Elad Gil, Sands Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Baillie Gifford, Y Combinator.

Lighthouse

Announced 21 Nov 2024

$370.0M · Series C · Legal Services · United States

Lighthouse is a global leader in eDiscovery, digital forensics, AI-driven analytics, and legal intelligence solutions, empowering legal teams, corporate counsel, and global brands to uncover early insight, navigate compl

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Y Combinator	7
2	Accel	2
3	Andreessen Horowitz	2
4	Arch Venture Partners	2
5	Fidelity Management & Research Company	2
6	Insight Partners	2
7	Salesforce Ventures	2
8	SBXi	2
9	a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)	1

What this week tells us

Software Development accounted for 6 of 34 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 7 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 27 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 7 of the week's rounds.

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Built from 34 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 09 Dec – 15 Dec 2024. Last refresh: 24 Jul 2026.