Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 largest rounds in the US during the month of September. 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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15. Apttus $55,000,000
Round: Series E
Industry: CRM, Enterprise Software, Finance, SaaS
Location: San Mateo
Date of funding: 09-13
Investors in the round: Lead – PremjiInvest, K1 Investment Management, Salesforce Ventures, ICONIQ Capital
14. MapR Technologies $56,000,000
Round: Venture
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Open Source, Software
Location: San Jose
Date of funding: 09-05
Investors in the round: Lead – Lightspeed Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, CapitalG, Mayfield Fund, Redpoint, New Enterprise Associates
13. Raise Marketplace $60,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: E-Commerce, FinTech, Gift Card
Location: Chicago
Date of funding: 09-19
Investors in the round: Lead – Accel Partners, PayPal, Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates
13. Patreon $60,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Music, Sponsorship, Video
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-14
Investors in the round: Lead – Thrive Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Index Ventures, Freestyle Capital, CRV
12. Tempus $70,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
Location: Chicago
Date of funding: 09-25
Investors in the round: Lead – Revolution, Lead – New Enterprise Associates
11. CallRail $75,000,000
Round: Venture
Industry: Advertising, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Small and Medium Businesses
Location: Atlanta
Date of funding: 09-26
Investors in the round: Lead – Sageview Capital, Lead – Leaders Fund
10. Hyperloop One $85,000,000
Round: Series B
Industry: Manufacturing, Transportation, Travel
Location: Los Angeles
Date of funding: 09-21
Investors in the round: OurCrowd-GCai, DP World Group, Caspian VC Partners, WTI
9. ForgeRock $88,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Identity Management, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Privacy
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-05
Investors in the round: Lead – Accel Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, KKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)
8. Turo $92,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: Car Sharing, Marketplace, Peer to Peer, Transportation
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-06
Investors in the round: Lead – Daimler, Lead – SK Holdings, Founders Circle Capital, GV, Trinity Ventures, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, August Capital, Canaan Partners, Shasta Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
7. letgo $100,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Location: New York
Date of funding: 09-28
Investors in the round: FJ Labs, Eight Roads Ventures, Accel Partners, Insight Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates
6. Flexport $110,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Logistics, SaaS, Shipping, Supply Chain Management
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-21
Investors in the round: DST Global
5. Indigo $156,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: Agriculture, Farming, GreenTech
Location: Cambridge
Date of funding: 09-26
Investors in the round: Lead – Baillie Gifford, Lead – Activant Capital, Flagship Pioneering, Alaska Permanent Fund
4. vXchnge $200,000,000
Round: Venture
Industry: Information Services, Information Technology, Software, Web Hosting
Location: Tampa
Date of funding: 09-26
Investors in the round:
3. Royole Corporation $240,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: Electronics, Manufacturing, Mobile Devices
Location: Fremont
Date of funding: 09-27
Investors in the round: Lead – Zhongtai Chuanghui Equity Investment Fund, Hanfor Capital Management, Tanshi Capital, Warmsun Holding Group, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
2. Slack $250,000,000
Round: Series G
Industry: Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Messaging, Real Time
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-17
Investors in the round: Lead – SoftBank, Accel Partners
1. Gogoro $300,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Energy, Energy Efficiency
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 09-20
Investors in the round: Lead – Temasek Holdings, Stephanie Smith, Generation Investment Management, Sumitomo Corporation, Engie