Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of March. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, location, date of funding, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, biotech and real estate companies were excluded.
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14. Roadstar.ai $128,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Roadstar.ai empowers cars and trucks with artificial intelligence, so as to make transportation safer, more enjoyable, more efficient.
Industry: Autonomous Vehicles, Internet of Things, Robotics
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong
Date of funding: 05/15
Total equity funding: $128,000,000
13. Cowarobot ¥135,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Cowarobot is to bring people the future travel experience by using robotics, self-driving technology, and other intelligent solutions.
Industry: Robotics
Location: Shanghai
Date of funding: 05/15
Total equity funding: ¥135,000,000
12. ThoughtSpot $145,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: AI-driven Analytics for Humans. A new breed of Relational Search Engine designed for data analytics.
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software
Location: Palo Alto
Date of funding: 05/08
Total equity funding: $295,700,000
11. Fuze $150,000,000
Round: Series F
Description: Formerly ThinkingPhones, Fuze is a cloud-based video conferencing solution that connects people and organizations across devices.
Industry: Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Video Conferencing
Location: Boston
Date of funding: 05/10
Total equity funding: $480,400,000
10. Jiatui Technology ¥168,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Shenzhen Based Enterprise services Company
Industry: Enterprise
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong
Date of funding: 05/18
Total equity funding: ¥168,000,000
9. Orbbec $200,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: The Orbbec mission is to create intelligent technologies for every human, everywhere through 3D image sensors and smart cameras.
Industry: Robotics
Location: Seattle
Date of funding: 05/21
Total equity funding: $200,000,000
9. Xiyun International $200,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: Xiyun International is a group meal catering company based in China.
Industry: Brand Marketing, Catering, Food and Beverage
Location: Beijing
Date of funding: 05/09
Total equity funding: $200,000,000
9. Auto $200,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: A manufacturing tech startup.
Industry: Manufacturing
Location:
Date of funding: 05/31
Total equity funding: $200,000,000
8. Tradeshift $250,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Tradeshift is a global business commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers.
Industry: B2B, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, Procurement, Transaction Processing
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 05/29
Total equity funding: $432,000,000
8. HitGen ¥250,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: HitGen is a platform company based on its leading DNA-encoded library (DELs) technology for innovative drug discovery research.
Industry: Health Care
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Date of funding: 05/28
Total equity funding: ¥250,000,000
7. GRAIL $300,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Grail is a life sciences company that aims to detect cancer early when it can be cured.
Industry: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Life Science, Medical Device
Location: Menlo Park
Date of funding: 05/21
Total equity funding: $1,611,655,039
7. Shenma Finance ¥300,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Shenma, a company focused on rural mobility based in Shanghai.
Industry: FinTech
Location: Shanghai
Date of funding: 05/07
Total equity funding: ¥500,000,000
6. Meiweibuyongdeng ¥400,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Mobile app that helps restaurants better manage their bookings and customer wait times based in China.
Industry: Consumer, Mobile Apps
Location: Shanghai
Date of funding: 05/11
Total equity funding: ¥900,000,000
5. China Chengxin Credit ¥450,000,000
Round: Series A
Description: A Fintech Company based in Beijing,China.
Industry: FinTech
Location: Beijing
Date of funding: 05/23
Total equity funding: ¥450,000,000
4. Uber $600,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Uber is a ridesharing company in the U.S. that connects passengers with drivers through a mobile app.
Industry: Mobile Apps, Public Transportation, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: San Francisco
Date of funding: 05/23
Total equity funding: $11,262,450,000
3. SenseTime $620,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: SenseTime focuses on innovative computer vision and deep learning technologies.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Image Recognition, Software
Location: Beijing
Date of funding: 05/31
Total equity funding: $1,630,000,000
2. UBTECH Robotics $820,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: UBTECH Robotics makes intelligent humanoid robots for consumer and commercial applications.
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Industrial Engineering, Product Research, Robotics
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong
Date of funding: 05/03
Total equity funding: $940,000,000
1. Uoko.com ¥1,000,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Long-term apartment leasing start-up based in China.
Industry: Leasing
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Date of funding: 05/10
Total equity funding: ¥1,000,000,000
