Today we take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding for January 2014, both in New York and nationally. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the national aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Angel, Series A, Series B, and Series C+).
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Key Takeaways:
There was a big uptick in the average angel round nationwide from 2013 averages, however in New York things remained relatively steady. We’ll monitor this as the year progresses.
NYC accounted for 14% of total deals which is on par with 2013 historical averages.
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Average Angel round in NYC for January was $460k Tweet this
Average Angel round in the US for January was $547k Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
The average series A round in NYC was up a 76% in January from 2013 averages. While the Oscar Health round ($30M) did impact this, there were other Series A fundings at the $10M+ level including Mashable, Oyster, Zachary Prell, and One Hour Translation. NYC’s contribution to the number of deals remained in line with historical averages.
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Average Series A round in NYC for January was $9.41M Tweet this
Average Series A round in the US for January was $6.44M Tweet this
The average Series A ($9.4M) round in NYC in January was larger than average Series B ($6.3M) Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
While certainly there is not a critical mass as there were only 3 Series B deals in January in NYC, the average funding was down 39%. In fact, the average Series A round in NYC was larger in January than the average B Round.
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Average Series B round in NYC for January was $6.3M Tweet this
Average Series B round in the US for January was $12.58M Tweet this
The average Series B ($6.3M) round in NYC in January was smaller than average Series A ($9.4M) Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
NYC-based Series C+ activity remained relatively consistent with historical averages.
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Average Series C+ round in NYC for January was $26.4M Tweet this
Average Series C+ round in the US for January was $31.73M Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
At this early stage in the year, NYC contribution margin for total funding is in line with historical averages.
Aggregate funding is up 15% for January of 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.
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$277.34M was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in January in NYC across 30 deals Tweet this
$2.8B was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in January in the US across 256 deals Tweet this
Aggregate startup funding is up 15% in NYC for January of 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 Tweet this
Average Angel round in the US for January was $547k Tweet this
Average Series A round in the US for January was $6.44M Tweet this
Average Series B round in NYC for January was $6.3M Tweet this
Average Series B round in the US for January was $12.58M Tweet this
The average Series A ($9.4M) round in NYC in January was larger than average Series B ($6.3M) Tweet this
$2.8B was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in January in the US across 256 deals Tweet this
Aggregate startup funding is up 15% in NYC for January of 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 Tweet this
