United States logged 29 verified funding rounds in the week ending 23 Aug 2026, totalling ≈$4.5B. Dream Finders Homes anchors the week with a ≈$1.5B debt financing in Real Estate. Technology, Information and Media was the busiest sector with 11 deals.
| Country | United States |
| Deals this week | 29 |
| Total raised | ≈$4.5B |
| Top sector | Technology, Information and Media (11) |
| Most common round | Series A (8) |
| Most active investor | General Catalyst (3 deals) |
| Sources tracked | 122 |
| # | Company | Amount | Round | Sector | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Finders Homes | $1.5B | debt financing | Real Estate | 19 Aug 2026 |
| 2 | Castelion | $1.0B | Series C | Defense and Space Manufacturing | 19 Aug 2026 |
| 3 | Higgsfield AI | $400.0M | Series B | Technology, Information and Internet | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 4 | Upstage Co., Ltd. | $381.0M | Series D | Technology, Information and Media | 17 Aug 2026 |
| 5 | Groq |
Wispr Flow, Cityblock Health, Velaura AI, Blank Street, Smack Technologies Inc., Rundoo, TravelX, MaxQ Medical and 16 more closed rounds this week. Sign up to see amounts, round types, sectors and investor lists.
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Dream Finders Homes$1.5B · debt financing · Real Estate · United States
Dream Finders Homes is a nationally recognized homebuilder, recently named 2025 Builder of the Year by Zonda Media.
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Castelion$1.0B · Series C · Defense and Space Manufacturing · United States
Peace through Deterrence
“Castelion Raises $1 Billion Series C to Scale Production of Low-Cost Hypersonic Weapons - PR Newswire Castelion Raises $1 Billion Series C to Scale Production of Low-Cost Hypersonic Weapons Funding drives Blackbeard to maximum production rate and accelerates a new longer-range strike system TORRANCE, Calif. , Aug.”
| # | Investor | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Catalyst | 3 |
| 2 | Menlo Ventures | 2 |
| 3 | Samsung Next | 2 |
| 4 | 8VC | 1 |
| 5 | Aaron Gordon | 1 |
| 6 | Accel | 1 |
| 7 | Acrew | 1 |
| 8 | Activate | 1 |
| 9 | AI Capital Partners | 1 |
| 10 | Alaska Airlines | 1 |
Technology, Information and Media accounted for 11 of 29 verified deals in United States this week. The stage mix was 11 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 18 Series A or later. General Catalyst was the most active investor, backing 3 of the week's rounds.
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| $350.0M |
| Series A |
| Technology, Information and Media |
| 17 Aug 2026 |
3 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.
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Higgsfield AI$400.0M · Series B · Technology, Information and Internet · United States
Higgsfield is the ultimate production studio for creators by creators.
“Higgsfield Raises $400 Million Series B Financing at $5.4 Billion Valuation with Annualized Revenue Reaching $700 Million - PR Newswire Higgsfield Raises $400 Million Series B Financing at $5.4 Billion Valuation with Annualized Revenue Reaching $700 Million DST Global led the round, with new investment from Tribe Capital, Growth Equity at Goldman S”
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Sign up to read →Investors: DST Global, Tribe Capital, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Smash Capital, Fifth Wall, Valor Capital, Intel Capital, Liberty Global Tech Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, NTT Docomo Ventures, Accel, Menlo Ventures, AI Capital Partners, GFT Ventures, Capra Ventures, BAM Corner Point, BroadLight Capital, Natalia Vodianova Arnault.
Prevalent AI leads with ≈$22.0M · Technology, Information and Media
