Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest rounds in the US during the month of July. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, location of the startup, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate and biotech companies were excluded.
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THE 10 LARGEST ROUNDS IN THE US IN JULY 2017
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- Segment $64M
Round: Series C
Location: San Francisco
Industry/Focus: Analytics, Apps, Developer APIs
Date of Funding: 7/13
Investors: Lead – GV, Lead – Y Combinator, e.ventures, ACCEL, SV Angel, NEA, Thrive Capital
- Rover.com $65M
Round: Series F
Location: Seattle
Industry/Focus: Consumer, Internet, Pet
Date of Funding: 7/13
Investors: Lead – Spark Capital, Foundry Group, Madrona Venture Group, Menlo Ventures, StepStone Group, TCV, OMERS Ventures, Bespoke Strategies
- Betterment $70M
Round: Series E
Location: New York
Industry/Focus: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing
Date of Funding: 7/21
Investors: Lead – Kinnevik AB, Francisco Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures
- WalkMe $75M
Round: Series E
Location: San Francisco
Industry/Focus: Customer Service, Enterprise Software, Internet, SaaS
Date of Funding: 7/26
Investors: Lead – Insight Venture Partners
- Vroom $76M
Round: Series F
Location: New York
Industry/Focus: Automotive, Customer Service, E-Commerce, FinTech
Date of Funding: 7/14
Investors: T. Rowe Price, L Catterton, General Catalyst
- Toast $101M
Round: Series C
Location: Boston
Industry/Focus: Analytics, Mobile, Point of Sale, Restaurants
Date of Funding: 7/25
Investors: Lead – Lead Edge Capital, Lead – Generation Investment Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, GV
- Brain Corporation $114M
Round: Series C
Location: San Diego
Industry/Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Software
Date of Funding: 7/19
Investors: Lead – SoftBank, Qualcomm Ventures
- Desktop Metal $115M
Round: Series D
Location: Cambridge
Industry/Focus: 3D Printing, 3D Technology, Precious Metals, Robotics
Date of Funding: 7/17
Investors: Lead – New Enterprise Associates, DCVC Opportunity, Lowe’s Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Shenzhen Capital Group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, GV, Moonrise Venture Partners, Future Fund, Saudi Aramco, GE Ventures, Lux Capital, Tyche, Techtronic Industries
- Nauto, Inc. $159M
Round: Series B
Location: Palo Alto
Industry/Focus: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, FinTech, Information Services, Mobile, Robotics
Date of Funding: 7/19
Investors: Lead – SoftBank, Lead – Greylock Partners, General Motors Ventures, Draper Nexus Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, BMW i Ventures
- Plenty Inc. $200M
Round: Series B
Location: South San Francisco
Industry/Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Big Data, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Water
Date of Funding: 7/19
Investors: Lead – SoftBank, DCM Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Data Collective, Bezos Expeditions, Finistere Ventures, Louis Bacon
