This week, the U.S. startup sector has seen a surge of funding cases in core industries leading the future, such as energy, artificial intelligence, and aerospace technology, showing a clear recovery trend. Notably, the company Saviynt, which provides identity management solutions to enhance cybersecurity, secured 980 billion Korean won (approximately 700 million USD) in a Series B funding round, while innovative companies in various fields such as AI-based energy efficiency optimization, geothermal power generation, and supersonic passenger aircraft have also attracted the attention of investors.
The biggest beneficiary of this week's funding is Saviynt, which provides an AI security platform. The company, led by global private equity firm KKR, achieved a corporate valuation of up to 31 trillion Korean won and successfully raised new funds on a large scale for the first time in 15 years. Following closely, Unconventional AI, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, garnered attention by securing 680 billion Korean won (approximately 475 million USD) in seed funding, becoming a super-large startup case, aiming to develop computing systems designed to enhance AI performance efficiency.
Fervo Energy, focused on the commercialization of geothermal energy, has secured 665 billion KRW (approximately 462 million USD) in Series E investment, energizing its new project in Utah, USA. Similarly, Boom Supersonic, also focusing on clean energy, successfully attracted 432 billion KRW (approximately 300 million USD) in investment. In addition to developing supersonic passenger aircraft, the company is also committed to developing gas turbines for AI data centers, which has gained market recognition.
In the aerospace technology sector, K2 Space has secured 360 billion KRW (approximately 250 million USD) in Series C funding, attracting industry attention. This company, which is developing a high-power large satellite manufacturing platform, has achieved a corporate valuation of 3 trillion KRW through this round of financing. In addition, the software automation startup Harness has ensured a total liquidity of 346 billion KRW (approximately 240 million USD), continuously growing over the past eight years, and its valuation has now reached around 790 trillion KRW.
On other fronts, Impulse Dynamics, which is developing medical devices for heart failure treatment, has secured an investment of 227 billion KRW (approximately 158 million USD); the real-time generative AI platform company Fal has successfully completed its third round of financing through 202 billion KRW (approximately 140 million USD) in Series D funding.
Boston-based company Sanjigen Bio, dedicated to developing RNA therapies, has additionally secured 158 billion KRW (approximately 110 million USD) in funding; BlossomHill Therapeutics, which is developing new cancer treatment drugs, has entered the list by obtaining 120 billion KRW (approximately 84 million USD) through Series B extension financing.
Overall, this week's investments primarily revolve around artificial intelligence, clean energy, and biotechnology, demonstrating that investors are actively seeking high-growth and technologically strong startups, even in a highly volatile global economic environment. In particular, various external growth drivers associated with secondary market participation and government health project beneficiaries are linked to financing decisions. This ranking also reveals that companies are being reassessed not only for their pure technological strength but also from the perspective of a comprehensive ecosystem.
