After a crazy first few weeks leading as much as the big rounds, this week was quieter than the library. Only one round of over $100 million was reported – although it was actually $1 billion – because all the things became full. In Washington, D.C., this likely had something to do with it, as many firms may have decided to carry their news until a slower week.
1. AnthropicUSD 1 billion, artificial intelligence: Anthropic, a Chatgpt rival AI assistant Claude, is apparently accepting $1 billion in fresh investments from a previous investor Google. In October 2023, Google invested $2 billion in Openai compete. New financing also comes in a few weeks after this Reported The startup was in advanced talks to boost $2 billion in a framework led by Lightspeed Partners That values it at $60 billion. Antropic was last valued at $18.5 billion in February 2024. Amazon agreed to take a position one other $4 billion in the AI startup. This deal follows Amazon’s 2023 announcement to take a position as much as $4 billion in Anthropic – a deal that gave Seattle E-commerce and Cloud Titan a minority stake in the startup.
2. HighnoteUSD 90 million, fintech: San Francisco-based Highnote, a fintech whose platform enables firms to embed virtual and physical card payments into their products, closed a $90 million Series B round led by Adams Street Partners This apparently values the company at USD 750 million. While it is primarily often called a card issuer, the company creates a platform that permits businesses to receive card payments. Highnote has raised greater than $145 million, based on the company.
3. To give backUSD 80 million, cloud infrastructure: Render, a cloud application platform, has raised $80 million in Series C funding Georgian. The San Francisco-based startup’s cloud platform goals to simplify things for developers – eliminating the have to configure infrastructure configurations and settings. Founded in 2018, the company has raised nearly $157 million, on Crunchbase.
4. Let’s shopUSD 77.5 million, marketing: It’s not enough to have a great brand – you furthermore mght have to have relationships with influencers. That’s where New York’s Shopmy comes in. This week, the startup — which helps creators manage product endorsements and ultimately create relationships with big brands — raised a $77.5 million Series B led by B. Bain Capital Ventures AND Bessemer Venture Partners. Founded in 2020, the company has raised $97 million, on Crunchbase.
5. Raise fundsUSD 70 million, non-profit: Even fundraising is getting into AI. Brooklyn Fundraising, a fundraising platform for nonprofits around the world, raised a $70 million funding round led by Summit Partners. The startup uses artificial intelligence on its platform to extend donations in a variety of ways, including tailoring donation suggestions to individual donors. Founded in 2017, the company raised USD 82 million, on Crunchbase.
6. ClutchUSD 65 million, fintech: San Francisco-based Clutch, a fintech that works with credit unions to enhance their offerings, accomplished a $65 million Series B led by Alkeon Capital Management. Founded in 2020, the company has raised $106 million, on Crunchbase.
7. Eleos Health$60 million, mental health: Boston-based Eleos, a startup using artificial intelligence to assist with behavioral health, has raised a $60 million Series C round. Greenfield Partners. Founded in 2019, Eleos claims to have raised over $120 million.
8. Lindus HealthUSD 55 million, Biotech: New York-based Lindus Health, which helps clients conduct faster clinical trials, closed a $55 million Series B led by a recent investor Balderton Capital. Founded in 2021, the company has raised nearly $80 million, on Crunchbase.
9. Rhino.aiUSD 50 million, artificial intelligence: Washington, D.C.-based Rhino.ai, an AI-powered development platform that allows enterprise application design, raised a $50 million Series A led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. Founded in 2023. This is the company’s first round announced, on Crunchbase.
10. Financial methodUSD 42 million, fintech: Method Austin, Texas, Financial Connectivity API for Consumer Responsibility Data and Payments, Locked a $42 Million Series B Led by Emerging capital. Founded in 2021, the company has raised nearly $61 million, on Crunchbase.
Great global offers
The anthropic rise was easily the biggest this week. The next largest comes from Europe.
- Sweden Hokow’s haira startup with healthy technology, closed a series B. value $260 million
Methodology
We tracked the largest announced rounds in the Crunchbase database, which were raised by US firms over a seven-day period from January 18 to January 24. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could also be a slight time delay as some rounds are reported late in the week.