Top recently funded startups in United States, week of 2026-05-11
United States logged 95 verified funding rounds in the week ending 10 May 2026, totalling ≈$18.2B. Hut 8 anchors the week with a ≈$3.3B debt in Technology, Information and Internet. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 23 deals.
| Country |  United States |
| Deals this week | 95 |
| Total raised | ≈$18.2B |
| Top sector | Technology, Information and Media (22) |
| Most common round | Seed (26) |
| Most active investor | Y Combinator (5 deals) |
| Sources tracked | 337 |
The biggest 5 deals this week
| # | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Announced |
|---|
| 1 | Hut 8 | $3.3B | debt | Technology, Information and Internet | 06 May 2026 |
| 2 | Corning Incorporated | $3.2B | — | Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing | 07 May 2026 |
| 3 | StepFun | $2.5B | — | Technology, Information and Internet | 09 May 2026 |
| 4 | Amphenol | €1.1B | debt | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing | 06 May 2026 |
| 5 | Moonshot AI | $1.0B | Series B | Technology, Information and Media | 01 Feb 2024 |
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Hut 8
Announced 06 May 2026$3.3B · debt · Technology, Information and Internet · United States
Hut 8 is an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale to fuel next-generation, energy-intensive use cases.
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Corning Incorporated
Announced 07 May 2026$3.2B · Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing · United States
Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in materials science, with a 170+ year track record of life-changing inventions.
“Nvidia just put $40B into companies that buy chips from Nvidia. In the first months of 2026 alone. → $30B into OpenAI → $3.2B into Corning → $2.1B into IREN (data centers) → 24+ rounds in private AI startups The pattern: Nvidia writes the check, the company turns around and spends it on Nvidia GPUs.”
Most active investors this week
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|
| 1 | Y Combinator | 5 |
| 2 | NVIDIA | 4 |
| 3 | Leblon Capital | 3 |
| 4 | A.Capital Ventures | 2 |
| 5 | Accel | 2 |
| 6 | Benchmark | 2 |
| 7 | Bessemer Venture Partners | 2 |
| 8 | Early Game Ventures | 2 |
| 9 | First Order Fund | 2 |
| 10 | Gradient | 2 |
What this week tells us
Technology, Information and Media accounted for 23 of 95 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 40 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 55 Series A or later. Y Combinator was the most active investor, backing 5 of the week's rounds.
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Built from 95 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 04 May – 10 May 2026. Last refresh: 21 Jul 2026.
