Armed with some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we’ve broken down the 20 largest fundings of all time in NYC across all rounds. I have included some additional information as well, such as year of funding, industry, investors in the round, and current status of the company, to further the analysis. In order to maintain a focus on conventional tech startups, pharmaceutical and biotech companies were removed from the data.
Quick Findings:
9 out of the 20 largest rounds in NYC history were raised in 2014 TWEET THIS
E-commerce and Advertising stole the show in the 20 largest funding rounds in NYC history TWEET THIS
3 out of the 20 companies that raised the largest stage rounds in NYC have exited through acquisition TWEET THIS
2 out of 20 of the companies that have raised the largest rounds in NYC are raising now at >$1B valuation. TWEET THIS
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20. Right Media $45M Series B (2006)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
Yahoo!
Total Venture Capital raised:
$45M
Current status:
Acquired by Yahoo! for $850M in 2007
20. Joost $45M Series A (2007)
Industry:
Gaming
Investors in the Round:
Li Ka-shing
Sequoia Capital
Index Ventures
Total Venture Capital raised:
$45M
Current status:
Acquired by Adconion Media Group in 2009. The terms were not undisclosed, but unlikely that this deal generated any returns for the investors.
19. OpTier $47.5M Series D (2008)
Industry:
Analytics
Investors in the Round:
Gemini Israel Ventures
Pitango Venture Capital
Morgan Stanley
Carmel Ventures
Index Ventures
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Cisco
Total Venture Capital raised:
$103.1M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
18. Cellfish $50.0M Series A (2006)
Industry:
Apps
Investors in the Round:
Trio Capital
Desjardins Venture Capital
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
Total Venture Capital raised:
$60M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
18. Foursquare $50M Series D (2011)
Industry:
Location Based Services
Investors in the Round:
Union Square Ventures
Spark Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
CrunchFund
O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
Total Venture Capital raised:
$162.4M
Current status:
The company is operational and private It also has a new logo – https://www.alleywatch.com/2014/07/nyctech-week-in-review/7/
18. HelloFresh $50M Series D (2014)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Phenomen Ventures
Insight Venture Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$67.5M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
18. Yext $50M Series F (2014)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
TotaSutter Hill Ventures
Institutional Venture Partners
Marker
Insight Venture Partners
Venture Capital raised:
$115.8M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
18. Blue Apron $50M Series C (2014)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Stripes Group
Total Venture Capital raised:
$58M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
18. AppNexus $50M Series C (2010)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
Venrock
Microsoft
First Round
Total Venture Capital raised:
$200.5M
Current status:
The company is operational, private, and recently raised antoher substantial round.
17. Knewton $51M Series E (2013)
Industry:
Education
Investors in the Round:
First Round
FirstMark Capital
Accel Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners
Founders Fund
Silicon Valley Bank
GSV Capital
Atomico
Total Venture Capital raised:
$105M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
16. Fancy $53M Series C (2013)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Will Smith
American Express
Len Blavatnik
Total Venture Capital raised:
$78M
Current status:
According to Bloomberg, the company is currently raising its next round at a $1.2B valuation
15. Buddy Media $54M Series D (2011)
Industry:
Social Media
Investors in the Round:
Institutional Venture Partners
GGV Capital
Bay Partners
Insight Venture Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$90M
Current status:
Acquired by Salesforce in 2012 for $689M
14. Bonobos $55M Series D (2014)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Felicis Ventures
Forerunner Ventures
Glynn Capital Management
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Accel Partners
Coppel Capital
Nordstrom
Mousse Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$127.6M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
13. CLEAR $56M Series C (2006)
Industry:
Travel
Investors in the Round:
Syncom Venture Partners
Spark Capital
Steven Brill
Lockheed Martin
General Electric
Baker Capital
Lehman Brothers
Total Venture Capital raised:
$116.4M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
12. Birchbox $60M Series B (2014)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Glynn Capital Management
Consigliere Brand Capital, LLC
Aspect Ventures
Accel Partners
First Round
Viking Global Investors
Total Venture Capital raised:
$71.9M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
12. Datran Media $60M Series F (2005)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
VantagePoint Capital Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$69.5M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
12. AppNexus $60M Series E (2014)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
Undisclosed
Total Venture Capital raised:
$200.5M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
12. mobli $60M Series C (2013)
Industry:
Curated Web
Investors in the Round:
América Móvil
Tobey Maguire
Lance Armstrong
Serena Williams
Carlos Slim
Total Venture Capital raised:
$86M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
12. Warby Parker $60M Series C (2013)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Spark Capital
General Catalyst Partners
First Round
Thrive Capital
Tiger Global Management
Total Venture Capital raised:
$115.5M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
11. Quirky $68M Series C (2012)
Industry:
Crowdsourcing
Investors in the Round:
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Andreessen Horowitz
Total Venture Capital raised:
$175.3M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
10. AppSense $70M Series A (2011)
Industry:
Enterprise Software
Investors in the Round:
Goldman Sachs
Total Venture Capital raised:
$71M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
10. FanDuel $70M Series D (2014)
Industry:
Sports gaming
Investors in the Round:
Scottish Investment Bank
Pentech Ventures
Bullpen Capital
Comcast Ventures
NBC Sports
KKR
Shamrock Capital Advisors
Total Venture Capital raised:
$86.2M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
9. MediaMath $73.5M Series C (2014)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
Spring Lake Equity Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$195M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
8. AppNexus $75M Series D (2013)
Industry:
Advertising
Investors in the Round:
Technology Crossover Ventures
Venrock
Tribeca Venture Partners
Total Venture Capital raised:
$200.5M
Current status:
The company is operational, private, and recently raised another substantial round
8. ZocDoc $75M Series C (2011)
Industry:
Healthcare
Investors in the Round:
DST Global
Goldman Sachs
Total Venture Capital raised:
$97.9M
Current status:
According to Forbes, ZocDoc is actively raising its next around (rumored to be around ~$150M) at a $1.6B valuation
8. IEX Trading $75M Series C (2011)
Industry:
Finance
Investors in the Round:
Bain Capital Ventures
Spark Capital
Franklin Templeton Investments
Steve Wynn
TDF Ventures
James H. Clark
MassMutual Ventures
Cleveland Capital Management
Total Venture Capital raised:
$100.9M
Current status:
Private and operational
7. Quirky $79M Series D (2013)
Industry:
Crowdsourcing
Investors in the Round:
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
RRE Ventures
General Electric
Norwest Venture Partners
Andreessen Horowitz
Total Venture Capital raised:
$175.3M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
6. Oscar $80M Series A (2014)
Industry:
Healthcare
Investors in the Round:
Thrive Capital
Khosla Ventures
General Catalyst Partners
Founders Fund
Stanley Druckenmiller
Jim Breyer
Joe Lonsdale
Total Venture Capital raised:
$150M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
5. Tumblr $85M Series E (2011)
Industry:
Web
Investors in the Round:
CrunchFund
Union Square Ventures
Spark Capital
Insight Venture Partners
Greylock Partners
Sequoia Capital
The Chernin Group
DFJ Growth
Total Venture Capital raised:
$125.3M
Current status:
Acquired by Yahoo in 2013 for $1.1B
4. Fab $100.5M Series C (2012)
Industry:
E-commerce
Investors in the Round:
Atomico
Pinnacle Ventures
RTP Ventures
Mayfield Fund
DoCoMo Capital
Menlo Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz
Baroda Ventures
First Round
Phenomenon Ventures
Total Venture Capital raised:
$336.3M
Current status:
Active for now
3. Flatiron Health $130M Series B (2014)
Industry:
Healthcare
Investors in the Round:
Laboratory Corporation of America
First Round
Google Ventures
Total Venture Capital raised:
$138M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
2. Gilt Groupe $138M Series E (2011)
Industry:
E-commerce
Investors in the Round:
DFJ Growth
Pinnacle Ventures
TriplePoint Capital
Eastward Capital Partners
Matrix Partners
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
New Enterprise Associates
Goldman Sachs
General Atlantic
SoftBank Capital
Total Venture Capital raised:
$336.3M
Current status:
The company is private and operational
1. Fab $150M Series D (2013)
Industry:
E-Commerce
Investors in the Round:
Tencent
Itochu Technology Ventures
German Startups Group
DoCoMo Capital
RTP Ventures
Pinnacle Ventures
Andreessen Horowitz
Menlo Ventures
Atomico
Total Venture Capital raised:
$336.3M
Current status:
Active for now
1. MongoDB $150M Series F (2013)
Industry:
Cloud Computing
Investors in the Round:
Altimeter Capital
Intel Capital
New Enterprise Associates
Sequoia Capital
EMC
Red Hat
Fidelity Investments Salesforce T. Rowe Price
Total Venture Capital raised:
$231.1M
Current status:
The company is operational and private
