General Catalyst emerged as the month's busiest lead dealmaker, by both round count and size. Others who ranked high across multiple rankings include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. By this count, General Catalyst once again topped the list, leading or co-leading rounds collectively valued at $5.1 billion. The largest contributor to this total was a $2.1 billion round for Re:Build, a startup that partners with manufacturers for product design and production, followed by a $2 billion Series A for Axiom Solutions International, a cloud and power infrastructure spin out of manufacturing provider Flex. J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which co-led the Re:Build financing, was the next heaviest spender, followed by Koch Equity, which co-led the Axiom deal. Next on the list were the five co-lead investors in fintech unicorn Ramp's $1.9 billion Series G. Most notably, Y Combinator assumed its customary ranking as busiest investor by round in deals...
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