The article also mentions the biggest global deal of the week, which was a $500 million venture round raised by Brazil-based Emergent Cold Latin America, a refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider. The data for the list was sourced from the Crunchbase database, which tracks the largest announced funding rounds raised by U.S.-based companies.
Key takeaways:
- The largest startup funding deals in the week of Dec. 2 to Dec. 8, 2023, were led by X.AI, which raised $135 million, Seismic Therapeutic with $121 million, and Vast Data with $118 million.
- Despite December usually being a quiet time for funding announcements, five companies announced rounds of $100 million or more during this week.
- Biotech and AI companies dominated the list, with other sectors represented including data, robotics, health care, energy, fintech, and asset management.
- The biggest global deal of the week was a $500 million venture round raised by Brazil-based Emergent Cold Latin America.