Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 largest US startup funding rounds during the first quarter of 2018. 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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15. Joby Aviation $100,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Joby Aviation is an electric mobility company.
Industry: Aerospace, Air Transportation, Transportation
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date of funding: 02/01
Total equity funding: $130,000,000
15. Bird $100,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Bird is a dockless electric scooter company based in Santa Monica, California.
Industry: Car Sharing, Electric Vehicle, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Transportation
Location: Santa Monica, California
Date of funding: 03/09
Total equity funding: $115,000,000
15. XebiaLabs $100,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: XebiaLabs develops enterprise-scale Continuous Delivery and DevOps software.
Industry: Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Software
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 02/12
Total equity funding: $121,500,000
15. Scout Exchange $100,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Scout Exchange is a computer software company that offers talent acquisition services.
Industry: Software
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 03/12
Total equity funding: $100,000,000
14. Collective Health $110,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Collective Health gives companies a smarter alternative to traditional health insurance.
Industry: Business Intelligence, Health Care, Information Technology, SaaS
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 02/28
Total equity funding: $229,000,000
13. Pony.ai $112,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Pony.ai is a developer of AI-based robot designed for autonomous driving.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation
Location: Fremont, California
Date of funding: 01/15
Total equity funding: $112,000,000
13. Harry’s $112,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Harry’sŒæallows usersŒæto buyŒærazors, German engineered blades and shaving creams.
Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Price Comparison
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 02/15
Total equity funding: $474,600,001
12. Intercom $125,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Intercom is a computer software and messaging platform that helps businesses connect with customers.
Industry: Apps, CRM, Customer Service, Marketing Automation, Messaging, Mobile, SaaS, Software
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 03/27
Total equity funding: $240,750,000
12. Apptio $125,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Apptio is a provider of SaaS-based Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions for managing businesses in the IT field.
Industry: Enterprise Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Date of funding: 03/23
Total equity funding: $136,000,000
11. Spaceflight Industries $150,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Providing cost-effective small-satellite services and solutions to enable new applications through the commercialization of space
Industry: Aerospace, Apps, Service Industry
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date of funding: 03/13
Total equity funding: $203,500,000
10. UiPath $153,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: UiPath is a New York-based robotic process automation vendor.
Industry: Data Center Automation, Enterprise Software, Robotics
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 03/06
Total equity funding: $183,000,000
9. Oscar Health $165,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Oscar is a health insurance company that employs technology, design, and data to humanize health care.
Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 03/27
Total equity funding: $892,500,000
8. Helix $200,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Helix is a health company that focuses on personal genomics and connects people with insights into their own DNA.
Industry: Big Data, Biotechnology, Genetics, Health Care, Personal Health, Wellness
Location: San Carlos, California
Date of funding: 03/01
Total equity funding: $320,000,000
8. Instacart $200,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Instacart is a delivery company delivering groceries and home essentials from a variety of local stores.
Industry: Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Same Day Delivery
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 02/12
Total equity funding: $874,800,000
6. Snowflake Computing $263,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Snowflake is the only data warehouse built for the cloud.
Industry: Analytics, Cloud Data Services, SaaS
Location: San Mateo, California
Date of funding: 01/25
Total equity funding: $472,899,110
5. Wag $300,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Wag is a mobile application used to instantly find trusted and certified dog walkers.
Industry: Apps, Crowdsourcing, Pet
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date of funding: 01/30
Total equity funding: $361,450,000
4. Robinhood $350,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. listed stocks and ETFs with zero commission.
Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile, Personal Finance
Location: Palo Alto, California
Date of funding: 03/15
Total equity funding: $526,000,000
3. Magic Leap $461,000,000
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, Computer Vision, Consumer Electronics, Software, Video, Wearables
Location: Plantation, Florida
Date of funding: 03/07
Total equity funding: $2,348,500,000
2. DoorDash $535,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: DoorDash enables small businesses to provide its customers with local delivery services.
Industry: Delivery, Food Delivery, Local, Logistics, Mobile, Small and Medium Businesses
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 03/01
Total equity funding: $721,700,000
1. Katerra $865,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Katerra is a Silicon Valley startup that is redefining the multi-trillion dollar construction industry.
Industry: Architecture, Construction, Logistics, Mechanical Engineering, Procurement, Product Design, Software, Supply Chain Management
Location: Menlo Park, California
Date of funding: 01/24
Total equity funding: $1,070,573,028
