Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the9 US startup largest rounds during the third 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, financing, real estate, and biotechnology companies were excluded.
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9. Remitly $115,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Remitly is a mobile payments service that enables users to make person-to-person international money transfers from the United States.
Industry: Finance, FinTech, Mobile, Mobile Payments
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Date of funding: 10/31
Total equity funding: $215,000,000
8. Uptake $117,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: We are a SaaS-based product company partnering with global industry to improve productivity, safety, security and reliability.
Industry: Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Software
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of funding: 11/30
Total equity funding: $263,000,000
7. Lemonade $120,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Lemonade offers homeowners and renters insurance powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, Insurance, InsurTech
Location: New York, New York, United States
Date of funding: 12/19
Total equity funding: $180,000,000
6. Intersection $150,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Media and technology company dedicated to improving the urban experience.
Industry: Advertising, Digital Media, Marketing, Media and Entertainment
Location: New York, New York, United States
Date of funding: 11/07
Total equity funding: $150,000,000
5. Mapbox $164,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Mapbox is the location data platform for mobile and web applications.
Industry: Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Visualization, Enterprise Software, Location Based Services, Mapping Services, Open Source
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Date of funding: 10/10
Total equity funding: $226,600,000
4. Moda Operandi $165,000,000
Round: Series F
Description: Moda Operandi is an online luxury fashion retailer that allows members to pre-order ready-to-wear accessories and jewelry.
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Retail
Location: New York, New York, United States
Date of funding: 12/06
Total equity funding: $293,747,906
3. Affirm $200,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Affirm is a financial technology services company, offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
Industry: Consumer Lending, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of funding: 12/11
Total equity funding: $620,000,000
3. Carbon $200,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Carbon works at the intersection of hardware, software, and molecular science to deliver on the promise of 3D manufacturing.
Industry: 3D Printing, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Date of funding: 12/20
Total equity funding: $422,000,000
3. Niantic $200,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Niantic is building a state of the art augmented reality platform for current and future generations of AR hardware.
Industry: Internet, Software, Video Games
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of funding: 11/24
Total equity funding: $225,000,000
2. Compass $450,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Compass is a technology-driven real estate platform.
Industry: Local, Mobile, Real Estate
Location: New York, New York, United States
Date of funding: 12/07
Total equity funding: $758,000,000
1. Magic Leap $502,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Magic Leap is a proprietary wearable technology that enables users to interact with digital devices in a completely visually cinematic way.
Industry: Augmented Reality, Consumer Electronics, Software, Video, Wearables
Location: Plantation, Florida, United States
Date of funding: 10/17
Total equity funding: $1,887,500,000