Today, I take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the all of September, 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/Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+, as well as venture unspecified rounds less than $10M).
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Quick takeaways:
September was a stellar month for startup funding in NYC with a 151% increase from August levels and funding approached $1B for the month in NYC. While a recovery from the summer doldrums was to be expected startup funding was particularly strong at Series A where funding was up over 300%. The number of deals was also amongst the highest we have tracked. Nationally funding was up but funding at the seed, Series A, and Series B levels was actually down with increases coming from late stage rounds.
Quick takeaways:
Seed funding was up 35% in NYC in the month of September. The number of deals nearly tripled from August and the average round fell nearly 53%. Nationally seed funding was down 32% from August levels and the number of deals fell slightly.
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Average Angel/Seed round in NYC for September was $1.2M Tweet this
$23.2M was invested across early stages rounds in NYC in September Tweet this
Average Angel/Seed round in the US for September was $1.3M Tweet this
$143M was invested across early stages rounds in the US in September Tweet this
16.3% of early stage funding nationally went to startups in NYC in September Tweet this
Quick takeaways:
Series A was up 324% in NYC in the month of September. The number of deals nearly quadrupled from August and the average round was up 15%. Nationally Series A funding was down 36% from August levels and the number of deals went up slightly.
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Average Series A round in NYC for September was $9M Tweet this
$99.2M was invested across Series A rounds in NYC in September Tweet this
Average Series A round in the US for September was $6.8M Tweet this
$449M was invested across Series A rounds in the US in September Tweet this
22.09% of Series A funding nationally went to startups in NYC in September Tweet this
Quick takeaways:
Series B funding was up 169% in NYC in the month of September. The number of deals doubled from August while the average round was up 34%. Nationally Series B funding remained nearly identical to August.
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Average Series B round in NYC for September was $22.2M Tweet this
$177.5M was invested across Series B rounds in NYC in September Tweet this
Average Series B round in the US for September was $19.2M Tweet this
$712M was invested across Series B rounds in the US in September Tweet this
24.93% of Series B funding nationally went to startups in NYC in September Tweet this
Quick takeaways:
Late stage funding in NYC increased 147% in September from August figures. The number of deals increased 71% while the average round increased 44% to $55M. Nationally, late stage rounds increased 122% to over $3.2B and the number of deals and average round sized increased as well.
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Average Series C+ round in NYC for September was $54.6M Tweet this
$655M was invested across Series C+ rounds in NYC in September Tweet this
Average Series C+ round in the US for September was $47M Tweet this
$3.2B was invested across Series C+ rounds in the US in September Tweet this
20.31% of Series C+ funding nationally went to startups in NYC in September Tweet this
Quick takeaways:
September was a stellar month for startup funding in NYC with a 151% increase from August levels and funding approached $1B for the month in NYC. While a recovery from the summer doldrums was to be expected startup funding was particularly strong at Series A where funding was up over 300%. The number of deals was also amongst the highest we have tracked. Nationally funding was up but funding at the seed, Series A, and Series B levels was actually down with increases coming from late stage rounds.
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$988M was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in September in NYC across 61 deals Tweet this
$4.8B was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in September in the US across 366 deals Tweet this
20.73% of startup funding nationally went to startups in NYC in September Tweet this
