Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 20 largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of September. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, location of the company, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, biotech companies were excluded.
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20. Lilium Aviation $90,000,000
Round: Series B
Industry: Aerospace, Fleet Management, Transportation
Location: Gilching
Date of funding: 09/05
Investors in the round: Lead – Tencent Holdings, LGT Capital Partners, Obvious Ventures, Atomico
19. 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
18. 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
17. LeddarTech $106,183,992
Round: Series C
Industry: Hardware, Lighting, Software
Location: Quebec
Date of funding: 09/07
Investors in the round: Lead – OSRAM, Delphi, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Magneti Marelli USA – Electronic Systems, Integrated Device Technology
16. 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
15. TNG FinTech Group $115,000,000
Round: Series A
Industry: Banking, Financial Services, Mobile Payments
Location: Hong Kong
Date of funding: 09/13
Investors in the round: Lead – NewMargin Ventures, Infinity-KBR Group, Nogle Group
14. Lagou $119,653,777
Round: Series D
Industry: E-Commerce, EdTech, Internet
Location: Beijing
Date of funding: 09/25
Investors in the round: Lead – 51job, Qiming Venture Partners, Bob Xiaoping Xu, Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund
13. Neyber $131,926,992
Round: Series C
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech
Location: London
Date of funding: 09/12
Investors in the round: Lead – Goldman Sachs
12. QingTing FM $151,324,849
Round: Series E
Industry: Internet Radio, iOS, Mobile
Location: Shanghai
Date of funding: 09/26
Investors in the round:
11. QianbaoCard $152,249,950
Round: Series B
Date of funding: 09/19
Investors in the round: Lead – Banyan Capital
10. 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
9. YH Global $182,000,000
Round: Series A
Industry: Freight Service, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Location: Shenzhen
Date of funding: 09/22
Investors in the round: Lead – Co-Energy Finance, Lead – Yonghua Capital, Shenzhen Grandland Group, Tangrong Capital, Stone Capital
8. Feidee $200,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Enterprise, Finance, FinTech, Management Information Systems
Location: Shenzhen
Date of funding: 09/25
Investors in the round: Lead – KKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)
8. 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:
7. MissFresh $230,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry: Apps, E-Commerce, Mobile
Location: Beijing
Date of funding: 09/20
Investors in the round: Lead – Tiger Global Management, Lead – Genesis Capital Ventures, STEPHANIE SMITH
6. 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
5. 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
5. OYO $250,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry: Hospitality, Hotel, Leisure, Travel
Location: Gurgaon
Date of funding: 09/07
Investors in the round: Lead – SoftBank, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia India, Hero Enterprise
4. BigBasket $280,000,000
Round: Series E
Industry: Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Retail, Shopping
Location: Bangalore
Date of funding: 09/08
Investors in the round: Lead – Alibaba Group, Lead – Paytm Mall, Abraaj Group, Sands Capital Ventures
3. 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
2. Deliveroo $385,000,000
Round: Venture
Industry: Delivery, Food and Beverage, Marketing, Restaurants
Location: London
Date of funding: 09/24
Investors in the round: Lead – Fidelity Management and Research Company, Lead – T. Rowe Price, Index Ventures, STEPHANIE SMITH, DST Global, Accel Partners, General Catalyst
1. Meituan-Dianping $3,000,000,000
Round: Venture
Industry: Advertising, Apps, Guides, Information Services, Internet, Local Business
Location: Shanghai
Date of funding: 09/27
Investors in the round: Lead – Tencent Holdings, Capital Group, IDG Capital Partners