Savant raises $98 billion... Investment in American startups is flowing into AI, energy, and aerospace sectors

This week, the US startup scene saw a surge of funding in core industries leading the future such as energy, artificial intelligence, and aerospace technology, demonstrating a clear recovery trend. Among them, Saviynt, a provider of identity management solutions that enhance cybersecurity, raised 9.8 trillion KRW (approximately $7 billion) in Series B funding, which is particularly noteworthy. Innovative companies in various fields such as AI-based energy efficiency optimization, geothermal power generation, and supersonic passenger aircraft also attracted investor attention.

The biggest beneficiary of this week’s funding is Saviynt, which offers an AI security platform. The company was led by global private equity fund KKR and achieved a large-scale new funding round for the first time in 15 years with a corporate valuation of up to 31 trillion KRW. Following closely, Unconventional AI, headquartered in the San Francisco area, attracted attention by securing 6.8 trillion KRW (about $4.75 billion) in seed funding, becoming a super-large startup case. Its goal is to develop computing systems aimed at enhancing AI performance efficiency.

Fervo Energy, focused on geothermal energy commercialization, received 6.65 trillion KRW (about $4.62 billion) in Series E investment, injecting momentum into its new project in Utah, Western US. Similarly, Boom Supersonic, also focused on clean energy, successfully attracted 4.32 trillion KRW (about $3 billion) in investment. The company is developing supersonic passenger aircraft and gas turbines for AI data centers, adding value that has been recognized by the market.

In aerospace technology, K2 Space secured 3.6 trillion KRW (about $2.5 billion) in Series C funding, attracting industry attention. The company, developing a high-power large satellite manufacturing platform, achieved a corporate valuation of 30 trillion KRW through this round of funding. Additionally, automation software startup Harness ensured liquidity totaling 3.46 trillion KRW (about $2.4 billion), continuing growth over the past eight years, with current valuation reaching approximately 7.9 trillion KRW.

In other areas, Impulse Dynamics, developing medical devices for heart failure treatment, received an investment of 2.27 trillion KRW (about $1.58 billion); Fal, a real-time generative AI platform company, successfully completed its third round of funding with 2.02 trillion KRW (about $1.4 billion) in Series D.

Boston-based Sanjigen Bio, focused on developing RNA therapies, secured an additional 1.58 trillion KRW (about $1.1 billion); BlossomHill Therapeutics, developing new cancer treatments, expanded its Series B funding with 1.2 trillion KRW (about $840 million), making it onto the list.

Overall, this week’s investments mainly focused on artificial intelligence, clean energy, and biotechnology, showing that even amid volatile global economic conditions, investors are actively exploring high-growth and technologically strong startups. Notably, external growth drivers such as secondary market participation and government health projects are linked to funding decisions. This ranking also reveals that companies are being reevaluated not only for their technical strength but also from a comprehensive ecosystem perspective.