Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 13 largest rounds in the US during the month of April. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, location of the startup, total equity funding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate, lending, and biotech companies were excluded.
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13. SiFive $50,600,000
Round: Series C
Description: SiFive is on a mission to democratize access to custom silicon chip designs.
Industry: Electronics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Location: San Mateo, California
Date of funding: 04/02
Total equity funding: $59,100,000
12. Scality $60,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Scality is a venture-backed software company that solves problems associated with large-scale storage management and infrastructure.
Industry: Cloud Data Services, Data Storage, Enterprise Software
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 04/17
Total equity funding: $152,000,000
12. Drift $60,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Drift provides a buying experience for potential customers, generate more qualified leads, and dramatically accelerate the sales cycle.
Industry: Apps, Internet, Marketing Automation, Sales Automation
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 04/17
Total equity funding: $107,000,000
12. BetterCloud $60,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: BetterCloud is the first SaaS Operations Management platform, empowering IT to define, remediate, and enforce policies for SaaS applications
Industry: Apps, Cloud Security, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Software
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 04/05
Total equity funding: $106,850,000
11. BigCommerce $64,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: BigCommerce is a SaaS provider for merchants running online businesses.
Industry: Business Development, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Retail, SaaS, Software
Location: Austin, Texas
Date of funding: 04/25
Total equity funding: $219,000,000
10. Symphony Communication Services $67,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Symphony transforms the way users communicate effectively and securely with a single workflow application.
Industry: Information Services, Information Technology, Messaging, Software
Location: Palo Alto, California
Date of funding: 04/10
Total equity funding: $296,000,000
9. Doctor On Demand $74,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Doctor On Demand is a mobile app providing fast and easy access to some of the best doctors, psychologists, and other healthcare providers.
Industry: Health Care, Hospital, Virtualization
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 04/25
Total equity funding: $160,749,919
8. fuboTV $75,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: fuboTV is an OTT subscription service that streams premium sports and live channels.
Industry: Digital Entertainment, Sports, Subscription Service
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 04/18
Total equity funding: $149,850,000
8. Welltok $75,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Welltok’s Well Health Optimization Platform provides consumers with personalized guidance and incentives to optimize their health.
Industry: Fitness, Health Care, SaaS, Wellness
Location: Denver, Colorado
Date of funding: 04/04
Total equity funding: $238,690,798
7. Innovium Inc $77,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Innovium is a provider of networking solutions for data centers.
Industry: Hardware, Information Technology, Product Design, Software
Location: San Jose, California
Date of funding: 04/25
Total equity funding: $165,300,000
6. Checkr $100,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Checkr seeks to automate the process of professional background checks.
Industry: Developer APIs, Internet, Legal, Software
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 04/12
Total equity funding: $149,120,000
5. Livongo $105,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Livongo is empowering people with chronic conditions to live a better life.
Industry: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Information Technology, Wellness
Location: Mountain View, California
Date of funding: 04/11
Total equity funding: $240,000,000
4. The Boring Company $113,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: The Boring Company aims to dig tunnels efficiently to facilitate an underground transportation network.
Industry: Infrastructure, Public Transportation, Transportation
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date of funding: 04/16
Total equity funding: $113,000,000
3. Impossible Foods $114,000,000
Round: Convertible Note
Description: Impossible Foods develops a new generation of meats and cheeses made entirely from plants.
Industry: Food and Beverage, Food Processing
Location: Redwood City, California
Date of funding: 04/03
Total equity funding: $182,000,000
2. Instacart $150,000,000
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: 04/05
Total equity funding: $1,024,800,000
1. SpaceX $214,000,000
Round: Series I
Description: SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
Industry: Aerospace, Space Travel, Transportation
Location: Hawthorne, California
Date of funding: 04/18
Total equity funding: $1,809,560,000