Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 NYC startup largest rounds during the second quarter of 2017. I have included some additional information as well such as industry, date of funding, and investors in the round, to further the analysis. For the purposes of this analysis to maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate companies and biotechnology companies were excluded.
- SeatGeek $57,000,000
Round: Series D
Focus: Concerts, Search Engine, Sports, Ticketing, Vertical Search
Date of funding: 4/18
Investors in the round: Lead – Glynn Capital Management, ACCEL, Haystack Partners, Mousse Partners, Causeway Media Partners, TCV
- Cadre $65,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Marketplace, Real Estate
Date of funding: 6/6
Investors in the round: Lead – Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Ford Foundation, Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Jim Breyer, Khosla Ventures
- Spring Inc $65,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: Apps, E-Commerce, Internet, Retail, Shopping
Date of funding: 5/11
Investors in the round: Lead – Fidelity Investments, Thrive Capital, Groupe Arnault, BoxGroup
- Convene $68,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: Enterprise Software, Events, Information Technology, Meeting Software
Date of funding: 5/1
Investors in the round: Lead – Conversion Ventures LLC, Lead – ArrowMark Partners, The Durst Organization, Elysium Capital Management
- ClassPass $70,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: Consumer Applications, Fitness, Health Care, Subscription Service
Date of funding: 6/16
Investors in the round: Lead – Temasek Holdings, GV, CRV, Thrive Capital, M13, Acequia Capital (Acecap), General Catalyst, Fifth Wall
- Kobalt $75,000,000
Round: Series D
Focus: Independent Music, Marketing, Music
Date of funding: 5/7
Investors in the round: Lead – Hearst Entertainment, Balderton Capital, MSD Capital
- Freshly $77,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Internet
Date of funding: 6/20
Investors in the round: Lead – Nestle, Highland Capital Partners, White Star Capital, Insight Venture Partners
- Blink Health $90,000,000
Round: Series B
Focus: Biopharma, Medical, Pharmaceutical
Date of funding: 4/12
Investors in the round: Lead – 8VC
- Zeta Interactive $115,000,000
Round: Series F
Focus: Advertising, Information Services, Marketing
Date of funding: 4/27
Investors in the round: Lead – GSO Capital Partners, Lead – GPI Capital
- Casper $170,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: E-Commerce, Hardware, Lifestyle, Retail
Date of funding: 6/18
Investors in the round: Lead – Target, Andre Iguodala, Melo7 Tech Partners LLC, Norwest Venture Partners – NVP, Shaun White, Kevin Spacey, New Enterprise Associates, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Kyrie Irving, Tresalia Capital, Irving Investors
- Peloton $325,000,000
Round: Series E
Focus: Cycling, Fitness, Video Streaming
Date of funding: 5/24
Investors in the round: Lead – Wellington Management, Lead – True Ventures, Lead – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lead – Fidelity Investments, Comcast NBC Universal, QuestMark Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, GGV Capital
