Top Funding Rounds Week of November 28th
VC market recap: Low Carbon and Kalshi lead the week with billion-dollar raises as defense tech and AI infrastructure dominate the latest financing rounds.
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Energy • Financial Services•England$1.5BPrivate EquityRenewable energy developer Low Carbon secured roughly £1.1 billion (~$1.4 billion) of primary equity funding from CVC DIF, with follow-on capital from MassMutual, to accelerate its pan-European IPP expansion.
- 02Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•New York$1BSeries E
Prediction-market platform Kalshi raised a $1 billion Series E led by Paradigm, with Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech Capital Partners, IVP, ARK Invest, Anthos Capital, CapitalG and Y Combinator participating.
- 03Advertising • Artificial Intelligence (AI)•Ile-de-France$582.7MEquity
Brevo, an omnichannel CRM platform, raised a €500 million equity round from General Atlantic, Oakley Capital, Bpifrance and Bridgepoint.
- 04Government and Military • Information Technology•California$350MSeries B
Castelion, a hypersonic weapons manufacturer, raised a $350 million Series B led by Altimeter Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Lavrock Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, First In, Space VC, Cantos, BlueYard, Avenir, Champion Hill, and Interlagos.
- 05Data and Analytics • Information Technology•New York$300MSeries D
Cloud backup-to-AI data startup Eon raised a $300 million Series D led by Elad Gil with Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed, Greenoaks, BOND, Affinity, Omri Casspi, Vine Ventures and others participating.
- 06Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Baden-Wurttemberg$300MSeries B
Visual-intelligence startup Black Forest Labs raised a $300M Series B led by AMP and Salesforce Ventures.
- 07Clothing and Apparel • Commerce and Shopping•Karnataka$270.6MEquity
Meesho raised ₹2,439 crore from anchor investors—including SBI Mutual Fund, Fidelity Funds and BlackRock—ahead of its ₹5,421 crore IPO comprising a fresh issue and an offer for sale.
- 08Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Consumer Electronics•Bayern$208.3MSeries C Extension
Quantum Systems, a dual-use unmanned systems startup, raised a €180 million Series C extension led by Balderton Capital.
- 09Hardware • Information Technology•Southern Finland$174.8MSeries E
ICEYE, a defence-focused SAR microsatellite operator, raised a €200 m Series E round (including €50 m secondary) led by General Catalyst with participation from A.P. Moller Holding, Bpifrance, Solidium, Ilmarinen, European Tech Collective, Keva, Lifeline Ventures and Tesi.
- 10Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•California$160MSeries F
Legal AI startup Harvey raised a $160 million Series F round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from WndrCo, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price, EQT, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Conviction, and Elad Gil.
- 11Hardware • Health Care•Vaud$150MSeries G
Medical-device firm Distalmotion SA raised a $150 million Series G round led by Revival Healthcare Capital.
- 12Financial Services • Health Care•Texas$150MSeries B
Health-insurance disruptor Curative raised a $150 million Series B led by Upside Vision Fund with participation from JAM Fund, Galaxy Digital, Duquesne Family Office, DCVC, and others.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Tokyo$134.2MSeries DIndustrial automation startup Mujin raised a ¥364 billion Series D first close—¥209 billion in equity and ¥155 billion in debt—co-led by NTT Group and Qatar Investment Authority with Mitsubishi HC Capital Realty and Salesforce Ventures participating.
- 14Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•California$134MSeries B
Angle Health, an AI-driven health benefits startup, raised a $134 million Series B round (equity and debt) led by Portage with participation from Blumberg Capital, Mighty Capital, PruVen Capital, SixThirty Ventures, TSVC, Wing VC, and Y Combinator.
- 15Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Consumer Electronics•Massachusetts$130MSeries A
Autonomous cybersecurity startup Seven AI raised a $130 million Series A led by Index Ventures with participation from Blackstone Innovations Investments, Greylock, CRV and Spark.
- 16Biotechnology • Health Care•California$130MSeries B
Clinical-stage protein-misfolding therapeutics company Protego Biopharma raised a $130 million Series B led by Novartis Venture Fund and Forbion, with participation from Omega Funds, Droia Ventures, YK Bioventures, Digitalis Ventures, Vida Ventures, MPM BioImpact, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Scripps Research.
- 17Biotechnology • Health Care•Massachusetts$120MSeries B
Molecular-glue startup Triana Biomedicines raised a $120 million Series B round co-led by Ascenta Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from YK Bioventures, Regeneron Ventures, Invus, Finchley Healthcare Ventures, RA Capital Management, Atlas Venture, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pfizer Ventures and Surveyor Capital.
- 18Community and Lifestyle • Consumer Goods•Karnataka$110.9MEquity
Experiential jewellery retailer QWEEN raised a Rs 1,000 crore funding round from Rosy Blue and Kashikey Co Ltd.
- 19Consumer Electronics • Hardware•Central Region$110MFunding Round
Horizon Quantum Computing raised a $110 million PIPE financing, led by IonQ and a Fortune 50 tech company, to support its SPAC merger with dMY Squared Technology Group.
- 20Financial Services • Lending and Investments•Sao Paulo$108MSeries G
Creditas, a Latin American fintech, secured a $108 m Series G round led by Andbank Group while simultaneously acquiring Andbank Brazil.