Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 14 largest US startup funding rounds from Q2 of 2018. 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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14. Wikia $106,443,180
Round: Series E
Description: Wikia is a collaborative media platform.
Industry: Creative Agency, Online Portals, Social Media
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/01
Total equity funding: $145,443,180
13. Circle $110,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Circle is a global internet finance company, built on blockchain technology and powered by crypto assets.
Industry: Banking, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Personal Finance
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 05/15
Total equity funding: $246,000,000
12. 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
11. 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, Nutrition
Location: Redwood City, California
Date of funding: 04/03
Total equity funding: $182,000,000
10. Cylance $120,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Cylance is a global provider of cybersecurity products and services to solve security problems.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Network Security, Penetration Testing
Location: Irvine, California
Date of funding: 06/20
Total equity funding: $297,000,000
9. Mesosphere $125,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Mesosphere offers elastically run containers and data services at scale, with complete hybrid cloud portability.
Industry: Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center Automation, Enterprise Software
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 05/07
Total equity funding: $247,250,000
8. ThoughtSpot $145,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: AI-driven Analytics for Humans. New breed of Relational Search Engine designed for data analytics.
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software
Location: Palo Alto, California
Date of funding: 05/08
Total equity funding: $295,700,000
7. 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
7. 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, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 05/10
Total equity funding: $480,400,000
6. CrowdStrike $200,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm pioneering cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection and services.
Industry: Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Network Security, SaaS, Security
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Date of funding: 06/19
Total equity funding: $481,000,000
6. Jama Software $200,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Jama Software is a product development platform for companies building complex products and mission critical software systems.
Industry: Collaboration, Enterprise, Enterprise Software
Location: Portland, Oregon
Date of funding: 06/26
Total equity funding: $233,000,000
6. 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: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Robotics
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date of funding: 05/21
Total equity funding: $200,000,000
5. 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: $1,893,460,000
4. Lime $250,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
Industry: Cycling, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: San Mateo, California
Date of funding: 06/05
Total equity funding: $382,000,000
4. Cohesity $250,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Cohesity delivers the industry’s first hyperconverged secondary storage for backup, test/dev, file services, and analytic datasets.
Industry: Analytics, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Storage, Information Technology
Location: San Jose, California
Date of funding: 06/11
Total equity funding: $410,000,000
4. Tradeshift $250,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Tradeshift is a cloud-based business network connecting buyers and suppliers.
Industry: B2B, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, Procurement, Transaction Processing
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 05/29
Total equity funding: $432,000,000
3. Bird $300,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Bird is a dockless electric scooter company.
Industry: Electric Vehicle, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: Venice, California
Date of funding: 06/28
Total equity funding: $415,000,000
3. GRAIL $300,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: GRAIL develops a blood test to detect cancer early before symptoms appear offering higher survival rates compared to late-stage diagnosis.
Industry: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Life Science, Medical Device
Location: Menlo Park, California
Date of funding: 05/21
Total equity funding: $1,611,655,039
2. Opendoor $325,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Opendoor is an online home-selling service aimed at streamlining the sales process down to a few days.
Industry: Internet, Property Management, Real Estate
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/13
Total equity funding: $644,950,000
1. Lyft $600,000,000
Round: Series I
Description: Lyft is a ride-hailing company in the U.S. that matches drivers with passengers who request rides.
Industry: Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/28
Total equity funding: $4,712,500,000
