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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week’s top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week’s biggest funding deal roundup here.
There was no summer slowdown in fundraising activity, as numerous AI-heavy startups secured substantial capital infusions. The biggest deal was a $1.5 billion raise by enterprise AI company Fireworks AI, alongside a Series D for meal and delivery service Wonder. Additional large rounds this week targeted enterprise tech, food delivery, drones, and construction automation.
1. Fireworks AI, $1.5B, enterprise AI tools: Fireworks AI, which builds tools enabling enterprises to convert “general-purpose models into specialized intelligence trained on their own data,” closed $1.505 billion in Series D funding. Atreides Management, Index Ventures and TCV spearheaded the investment, which placed a $17.5 billion valuation on the San Mateo, California-based firm.
2. Wonder, $650M, meals and delivery: Wonder, a company operating kitchens and meal delivery services, finalized $650 million in Series D funding with a $9 billion pre-money valuation. Funds will be used partly to scale operations for the New York-based business, which now runs 140 locations.
3. Chai Discovery, $400M, life sciences AI: AI-driven drug discovery startup Chai Discovery garnered $400 million in Series C funding at a $3.8 billion valuation. Index Ventures headed the round, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Dimension, Kleiner Perkins and others.
4. Walden Robotics, $300M, robots: Walden Robotics, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, emerged from stealth with $300 million in funding to build general-purpose robots for manufacturing and logistics tasks. Toyota and Deviation Capital co-led the round, giving the company a $1.1 billion valuation.
