Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from August 2018. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, and total equity funding raised 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. TraceLink $93M
Round: Series D
Description: North Reading-based TraceLink is a SaaS platform for tracking and tracing pharmaceuticals.
Industry: Compliance, Life Science, Pharmaceutical, SaaS, Supply Chain Management
Total equity funding: $230.2M
13. Cloudian $94M
Round: Series E
Description: San Mateo-based Cloudian specializes in enterprise-grade smart data storage.
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Storage, Software
Total equity funding: $173.1M
12. Root Insurance $100M
Round: Series D
Description: Columbus-based Root is a mobile-first insurance carrier that uses an app to rate drivers based primarily on how they actually drive,not just demographics.
Industry: Auto Insurance, Automotive, Insurance, Mobile Apps
Total equity funding: $177.5M
11. Tempus $110M
Round: Series E
Description: Chicago-based Tempus is a technology company that has built an operating system to battle cancer.
Industry: Clinical Trials, Health Care, Health Diagnostics
Total equity funding: $320M
10. Boxed $111M
Round: Series D
Description: Bulk grocery delivery startup Boxed has raised $111M in Series D funding led by Aeon with participation from Alpha Square Group, CDIB Capital, Gabriel Naouri, and existing investors. Boxed, founded in 2013 by Chieh Huang, Christopher Cheung, Jared Yaman, and William Fong, has now raised a total of $243.6M in funding over five funding round
Industry: Apps, E-Commerce, Grocery, Mobile, Shopping, Software, Wholesale
Total equity funding: $243.6M
9. Outset Medical $132M
Round: Series D
Description: San Jose-based Outset is a pioneering medical technology company
Industry: Health Diagnostics, Medical, Medical Device
Total equity funding: $319.5M
8. Paladina Health $165M
Round: Venture
Description: Denver-based Paladina Health is an innovative employer-sponsored healthcare provider.
Industry: Health Care, Hospital, Medical, Personal Health
Total equity funding: $165M
7. Nikola Motor Company $200M
Round: Series C
Description: Salt Lake City-based Nikola Motor Company builds heavy-duty transport trucks using hybrid hydrogen-electric powertrains.
Industry: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Logistics, Manufacturing
Total equity funding: $200M
6. DoorDash $250M
Round: Series E
Description: San Francisco-based DoorDash enables small businesses to provide its customers with local delivery services.
Industry: Delivery, Food Delivery, Local, Logistics, Mobile, Small and Medium Businesses
Total equity funding: $971.82M
5. Getaround $300M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Getaround is a mobile application and a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars.
Industry: Car Sharing, Collaborative Consumption, Mobile, Peer to Peer, Transportation
Total equity funding: $401.3M
4. Oscar Health $375M
Round: Venture
Description: Oscar Health has raised an additional $375M in funding from Alphabet. Founded by Joshua Kushner, Kevin Nazemi, and Mario Schlosser in 2013, Oscar Health has now raised a total of $1.3B in funding as its valuation approaches north of $5B.
Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance, InsurTech
Total equity funding: $892.5M
3. Slack $427M
Round: Series H
Description: San Francisco-based Slack is an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses of all sizes to communicate effectively.
Industry: Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Messaging, Real Time, SaaS
Total equity funding: $1.22B
2. Letgo $500M
Round: Series E
Description: Online marketplace letgo has raised an additional $500M in funding from Naspers. The funding comes in tranches and letgo has received $150M initially. Letgo was founded by Alec Oxenford, Enrique Linares, and Jordi Castello in 2015 and has now raised a total of $975M.
Industry: Apps, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Shopping
Total equity funding: $975M
1. Peloton $550M
Round: Series F
Description: Fitness company Peloton has raised a whopping $550M in Series F funding from investors that include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, True Ventures, TCV, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Felix Capital, NBCUniversal, Balyasny Asset Management, and Winslow Capital. Peloton was founded by Graham Stanton, John Foley, Tom Cortese, and Yony Feng in 2012 and has now raised a total of $994.7M in funding over eight rounds.
Industry: Content, Cycling, Fitness, Hardware, Video Streaming
Total equity funding: $994.4M
