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This is a weekly feature that runs down the week鈥檚 top 10 announced funding rounds in the U.S. Check out last week鈥檚 biggest funding rounds here.

Last week we speculated if we were seeing the immediate effects of 鈥檚 collapse with so few large rounds. This week, it seems almost impossible to deny the bank鈥檚 failure is having at least some short-term effects on fundraising. Again, this may only be temporary 鈥� as the bank helped facilitate closing deals by providing credit facilities before VCs would actually collect money from LPs 鈥� but there certainly seems to be an effect as there were no nine-figure rounds this week in the U.S.

1. , $90M, edtech: Ever not get into a class you really wanted to take when you were in college? Sure, everyone who went to school has confronted that problem. Cousersedog raised $90 million from to help solve that exact issue. The New York-based startup has created an 鈥渁cademic operations platform鈥� for higher-education institutions, helping in curriculum planning, course scheduling, event management and catalog management. In total, it helps colleges schedule classes better. More than 170 institutions use the platform, including 鈥� the alma mater of Coursedog’s founders. Founded in 2018, the company has raised nearly $113 million, per 小蓝视频色情网页版.

2. , $62M, information technology: Connecting a company鈥檚 data centers, clouds and other tech services can be difficult. San Jose-based Graphiant, an edge services provider, is looking to make that simpler and faster. The startup raised a $62 million Series B led by . Its founder and CEO 鈥� 鈥� knows the tech space well. He previously founded networking startup , which was bought by in 2017 for $610 million. Founded in 2020, Graphiant has raised $96 million to date, per the company.

3. , $42M, cybersecurity: Bad bots are everywhere, but that doesn鈥檛 mean companies are defenseless. New York-based DataDome helps companies fight against AI-powered online fraud and bot attacks. Just last year, the startup says, it stopped more than 250 billion online fraud attempts. That track record likely helped it raise a $42 million Series C this week led by . Founded in 2015, the company has raised more than $80 million, according to 小蓝视频色情网页版.

4. , $40M, fintech: Everyone pays at the pump these days (assuming you don鈥檛 have an EV). Houston-based P97 Networks, one of the companies that makes that possible, raised a $40 million equity financing led by this week. P97 provides mobile commerce and digital marketing to the convenience retail, auto industry and fuel markets. The company鈥檚 platform is used in more than 65,000 convenience stores and gas stations. It also is used at over 240,000 EV chargers 鈥� if you do have an EV. Founded in 2012, the company has raised nearly $110 million, according to 小蓝视频色情网页版.

5. , $33M, energy: Bellevue, Washington-based Modern Electron, a hydrogen heating company, raised a $32.8 million round, per a . The cleantech startup has a solution that decarbonizes gas use by converting it to clean hydrogen onsite without CO2 emissions, and another that converts heat to power. Its investors include and . Founded in 2015, the company has raised nearly $74 million, per 小蓝视频色情网页版.

6. , $30M, biotech: South San Francisco-based biotech firm Sonoma Biotherapeutics received a $30 million equity investment from . Founded in 2020, the company has raised $365 million, per 小蓝视频色情网页版.

7. , $29M, energy: Madison, Wisconsin-based fusion power startup Type One Energy closed a $29 million round co-led by , and . The funding is the company鈥檚 first.

8. , $28M, fintech: New York-based social impact fintech startup Spiral closed a $28 million Series A led by . Founded in 2019, Spiral has raised $42 million, per the company.

9. , $26M, artificial intelligence: San Francisco-based Perplexity AI, a conversational AI-powered search engine, raised a $25.6 million Series A led by . Founded in 2022, the company has raised nearly $29 million, according to 小蓝视频色情网页版.

10. , $22M, enterprise software: New York-based business communication platform LeapXpert locked up a $22 million Series A+ round led by through its Technology Ventures Group. Founded in 2017, the company has now raised $36 million, per 小蓝视频色情网页版.

Big global deals

The top three rounds all happened outside the U.S. this week.

• Columbia-based , a satellite startup, closed a Series C worth approximately $169 million.
• China-based , a maker and developer of electric commercial vehicles, raised a Series A of approximately $112 million.
• The France-based crypto hardware maker added another $108 million to its previously announced Series C. The firm raised its initial Series C of $380 million in June 2021.

Methodology

We tracked the largest announced rounds in the 小蓝视频色情网页版 database that were raised by U.S.-based companies for the seven-day period of March 25 to 31. Although most announced rounds are represented in the database, there could be a small time lag as some rounds are reported late in the week.

Illustration: Dom Guzman