Warner Bros. Discovery
Announced 27 Feb 2026$110.0B · acquisition · Entertainment Providers · United States
Warner Bros.
Investors: Paramount Skydance (lead), Ellison Family, RedBird Capital Partners.
SignalbaseUpdated 18 Jul 2026
Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2026-03-02
United States logged 143 verified funding rounds in the week ending 01 Mar 2026, totalling ≈$167.0B. Warner Bros. Discovery anchors the week with a ≈$110.0B acquisition in Entertainment Providers. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 38 deals.
| Country | United States |
| Deals this week | 143 |
| Total raised | ≈$167.0B |
| Top sector | Technology, Information and Media (40) |
| Most common round | Series A (40) |
| Most active investor | Y Combinator (7 deals) |
| Sources tracked | 534 |
The biggest 5 deals this week
| # | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | $110.0B | acquisition | Entertainment Providers | 27 Feb 2026 |
| 2 | Paramount Pictures | $47.0B | equity investment | Entertainment | 27 Feb 2026 |
| 3 | Cursor | $2.3B | Series D | Software | 13 Nov 2025 |
| 4 | Updata Partners | $875.0M | fund close | Growth Equity | 24 Feb 2026 |
| 5 | MatX | $500.0M | Series B | Computer Hardware Manufacturing | 24 Feb 2026 |
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Paramount Pictures
Announced 27 Feb 2026$47.0B · equity investment · Entertainment · United States
Investors: Ellison Family, RedBird Capital Partners.
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Announced 13 Nov 2025$2.3B · Series D · Software · United States
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Most active investors this week
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y Combinator | 7 |
| 2 | Accel | 4 |
| 3 | Index Ventures | 4 |
| 4 | Alumni Ventures | 3 |
| 5 | Insight Partners | 3 |
| 6 | Reach Capital | 3 |
| 7 | 500 Global | 2 |
| 8 | a16z Scout Fund | 2 |
| 9 | AME Cloud Ventures | 2 |
| 10 | Andreessen Horowitz | 2 |
What this week tells us
Technology, Information and Media accounted for 38 of 143 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 43 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 100 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 7 of the week's rounds.
Built from 143 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 23 Feb – 01 Mar 2026. Last refresh: 18 Jul 2026.