These are the 10 Largest Series A Funding Rounds in NYC History

Today, I take a look at the 10 largest Series A startup funding rounds in NYC history using some data from our friends at Crunchbase.   In addition to dollar amount of the round, I have included industry focal point, round type, year of funding investors in the round, and total capital raised to further the analysis. This list only contains venture financings and does not include private equity and debt rounds.

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15. $28M

Focus:
Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Apps, Brand Marketing, Logistics, Mobile, Video, Video Streaming
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Halyard Capital, Western Technology Investment, Bridge Bank
Total Capital raised:
$30.5M

14. Alloy Digital (Currently Defy Media) $30M

Focus:
Advertising, Content, Digital Media, Internet
Investors in the Round:
Lead – ABS Capital Partners, ZelnickMedia
Total Capital raised:
$30M

14. Zoom Media & Marketing $30M

Focus:
Advertising, Marketing, Mobile
Investors in the Round:
Lead – ABS Capital Partners
Total Capital raised:
$30M

14. $30M

Focus:
Consulting, Digital Media, Software
Investors in the Round:
ABS Capital Partners, CIBC World Markets
Total Capital raised:
$134.1M

14. SchoolHouseLink (Acquired by PublicBuy.net) $30M

Focus:
E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management
Investors in the Round:
Lead – GE Equity, Commerce One, WR Hambrecht, Schoolhouse Partners, Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, Actua Corporation
Total Capital raised:
$30M

14. $30M

Focus:
Finance, Financial Services, Lending
Investors in the Round:
IA Ventures, KCK, Goldman Sachs, Moderne Ventures, Pine Brook Partners
Total Capital raised:
$45M

14. Oscar $30M

Focus:
Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Founders Fund, Lakestar, General Catalyst Partners, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$727M

13. FreshDirect $31M

Focus:
E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Organic Food
Investors in the Round:
Lead – AIG Investments, Mercantile Capital Partners, CIBC Capital Partners
Total Capital raised:
$280M

12. Knock $32.5M

Focus:
Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate
Investors in the Round:
Lead – RRE Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, FJ Labs, Correlation Ventures, Redpoint, Greycroft Partners
Total Capital raised:
$34.5M

11. IgnitionOne $33.9M

Focus:
Advertising, Digital Media, Marketing Automation
Investors in the Round:
Undisclosed
Total Capital raised:
$54M

10. Trumid Financial $36M

Focus:
Electronics, FinTech, Marketplace, Trading Platform
Investors in the Round:
Lead – George Soros, Lead – Peter Thiel, SenaHill Partners
Total Capital raised:
$44.25M

9. DigitalOcean $37.2M

Focus:
Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Web Hosting
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Andreessen Horowitz, IA Ventures, CrunchFund
Total Capital raised:
$123.4M

8. Squarespace $38.5M

Focus:
Blogging Platforms, Content, Internet, Software, Web Design
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Index Ventures, Accel Partners
Total Capital raised:
$78.5M

7. Undertone $40M

Focus:
Advertising, Digital Media, Mobile, Video
Investors in the Round:
Lead – JMI Equity
Total Capital raised:
$40M

7. Teliris $40M

Focus:
Enterprise Software, Product Design, Video Conferencing
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Columbia Capital, Lead – Fidelity Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$51M

7. Just2Trade $40M

Focus:
Finance, Financial Services, Trading Platform
Investors in the Round:
Lead – FinSight Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$40M

7. Oscar $40M

Focus:
Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Thrive Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Khosla Ventures, BoxGroup, Founders Fund, Red Swan Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$727.5M

5. Petra Pharma Corporation $48M

Focus:
Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics
Investors in the Round:
Pfizer Venture Investments, AbbVie, ARCH Venture Partners, Harris & Harris Group, Alexandria Venture, Watson Fund, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Total Capital raised:
$48M

4. Bandsintown Group $50M

Focus:
Apps, Big Data, Email Marketing, Mobile, Music, Search Engine
Investors in the Round:
Desjardins Venture Capital, Trio Capital, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
Total Capital raised:
$60M

4. Cerexa Inc. $50M

Focus:
Health Care, Medical, Pharmaceutical
Investors in the Round:
Lead – New Leaf Venture Partners, Lead – Frazier Healthcare Partners, EGS Healthcare Capital Partners, OrbiMed, CDIB BioScience Ventures, A. M. Pappas & Associates, Domain Associates, Canaan Partners, Montreux Equity Partners
Total Capital raised:
$50M

2. Pond5 $61M

Focus:
Music, Photography, Video
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Stripes Group, Lead – Accel Partners
Total Capital raised:
$61.5M

1. letgo $100M

Focus:
E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Naspers
Total Capital raised:
$375M