Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from August 2019. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, founders, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis.
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10. SmartDrive Systems $90.0M
Round: Venture
Description: San Diego-based SmartDrive provides fuel management and driver safety solutions for customers in range of industries from waste management. Founded by Greg Mauro in 2004, SmartDrive Systems has now raised a total of $270.2M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Founders Fund, Michelin, New Enterprise Associates, NewView Capital, and Stanford University.
Industry: Analytics, Information Technology, Public Safety
Founders: Greg Mauro
Founding year: 2004
Total equity funding raised: $270.2M
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9. Legalist $100.0M
Round: Venture
Description: San Francisco-based Legalist provides legal data analytics services designed to help small business to get access to the justice system. Founded by Christian Haigh and Eva Shang in 2016, Legalist has now raised a total of $100.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Jason Gray, Refactor Capital, Vy Capital, and Y Combinator.
Industry: Consulting, FinTech, Legal, Legal Tech, Software
Founders: Christian Haigh, Eva Shang
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $100.0M
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9. VillageMD $100.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Chicago-based VillageMD is a provider of data-driven services for primary care physicians. Founded by Clive Fields, Paul Martino, and Tim Barry in 2013, VillageMD has now raised a total of $216.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Adams Street Partners, Kinnevik AB, Oak HC/FT, Oxeon Partners, and Town Hall Ventures.
Industry: Analytics, Health Care, Hospital, Medical
Founders: Clive Fields, Paul Martino, Tim Barry
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $216.0M
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9. Trifacta $100.0M
Round: Series E
Description: San Francisco-based Trifacta offers a data wrangling platform which provides a modern self-service approach to cleaning and preparing data. Founded by Jeffrey Heer, Joe Hellerstein, and Sean Kandel in 2012, Trifacta has now raised a total of $224.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Accel, Energy Impact Partners, Ericsson, Google, and NTT DOCOMO Ventures.
Industry: Analytics, Big Data, Information Technology, Software
Founders: Jeffrey Heer, Joe Hellerstein, Sean Kandel
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $224.3M
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9. AutoX $100.0M
Round: Series A
Description: San Jose-based AutoX is a self-driving car startup that offers AI drivers to enable universal access to transportation for the people. Founded by Jianxiong Xiao in 2016, AutoX has now raised a total of $160.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Dongfeng Motor Group, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Plug and Play, and ZhenFund.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Transportation, Travel
Founders: Jianxiong Xiao
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $160.1M
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8. Sweetgreen $150.0M
Round: Series I
Description: Washington-based Sweetgreen is a fast casual restaurant chain that serves simple, seasonal, and healthy salads and grain bowls. Founded by Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, and Nicolas Jammet in 2007, Sweetgreen has now raised a total of $478.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include D1 Capital Partners, Franklin Templeton Investments, Lone Pine Capital, Revolution, and T. Rowe Price.
Industry: Food and Beverage, Organic Food, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, Nicolas Jammet
Founding year: 2007
Total equity funding raised: $478.6M
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8. Grove Collaborative $150.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Grove Collaborative has an owned direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform for natural home and personal care products. Founded by Chris Clark, Jordan Savage, and Stuart Landesberg in 2016, Grove Collaborative has now raised a total of $212.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bullpen Capital, General Atlantic, Lone Pine Capital, Mayfield Fund, and Norwest Venture Partners.
Industry: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Internet, Retail, Sustainability
Founders: Chris Clark, Jordan Savage, Stuart Landesberg
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $212.3M
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7. Checkr $160.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Checkr seeks to automate the process of professional background checks. Founded by Daniel Yanisse and Jonathan Perichon in 2014, Checkr has now raised a total of $309.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Coatue Management, Khosla Ventures, T. Rowe Price, UpHonest Capital, and Y Combinator.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Developer APIs, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Information Services, Internet, Legal, Legal Tech, Software
Founders: Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan Perichon
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $309.0M
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6. Fundbox $176.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Francisco-based Fundbox is a B2B payment and credit network that transforms how funding flows. Founded by Eyal Shinar, Tomer Michaeli, and Yuval Ariav in 2013, Fundbox has now raised a total of $283.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Allianz, FJ Labs, Hamilton Lane, Khosla Ventures, and Spark Capital.
Industry: B2B, Finance, FinTech, Machine Learning, Payments
Founders: Eyal Shinar, Tomer Michaeli, Yuval Ariav
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $283.5M
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5. Capsule $200.0M
Round: Series C
Description: New York-based Capsule is a healthcare technology business rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out. Founded by Eric Kinariwala in 2016, Capsule has now raised a total of $270.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include M13, Palm Drive Capital, Reshape, TCV, and Virgin Group.
Industry: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Software
Founders: Eric Kinariwala
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $270.0M
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4. DataRobot $206.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Boston-based DataRobot is an automated machine learning platform that helps build and deploy accurate predictive models. Founded by Jeremy Achin and Thomas DeGodoy in 2012, DataRobot has now raised a total of $430.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include New Enterprise Associates, Right Side Capital Management, Sapphire Ventures, Techstars, and Tiger Global Management.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Robotics, SaaS
Founders: Jeremy Achin, Thomas DeGodoy
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $430.6M
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3. Stripe $250.0M
Round: Series F
Description: San Francisco-based Stripe is a global technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Founded by John Collison and Patrick Collison in 2010, Stripe has now raised a total of $1.0B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Visa, and Y Combinator.
Industry: Credit Cards, Developer APIs, Internet, Payments, SaaS, Software
Founders: John Collison, Patrick Collison
Founding year: 2010
Total equity funding raised: $1.0B
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3. Nikola Motor Company $250.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Phoenix-based Nikola Motor Company builds heavy-duty transport trucks using hybrid hydrogen-electric powertrains. Founded by Trevor Milton in 2015, Nikola Motor Company has now raised a total of $460.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bosch, CNH Industrial, Hanwha Corporation, and US Department of Energy.
Industry: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Logistics, Manufacturing
Founders: Trevor Milton
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $460.0M
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2. GitLab $268.0M
Round: Series E
Description: San Francisco-based GitLab is a web-based open source Git repository manager with wiki and issue tracking features and built-in CI/CD. Founded by Dmitriy Zaporozhets and Sytse Sijbrandij in 2014, GitLab has now raised a total of $436.2M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include 500 Startups, Coatue Management, FundersClub, Goldman Sachs, and Y Combinator.
Industry: Information Technology, Open Source, Software
Founders: Dmitriy Zaporozhets, Sytse Sijbrandij
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $436.2M
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1. Samsara $300.0M
Round: Series F
Description: San Francisco-based Samsara is an IoT platform combining hardware, software, and cloud to bring real-time visibility, analytics, and AI to operations. Founded by John Bicket and Sanjit Biswas in 2015, Samsara has now raised a total of $530.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer Investment Group, Elad Gil, General Catalyst, and Tiger Global Management.
Industry: Electronics, Internet of Things, Sensor, Software
Founders: John Bicket, Sanjit Biswas
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $530.0M
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1. Automattic $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Automattic develops publishing platforms, including the WordPress.com website and the VIP WordPress.com cloud version. Founded by Matt Mullenweg in 2005, Automattic has now raised a total of $490.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, The New York Times, Tiger Global Management, and True Ventures.
Industry: Blogging Platforms, Content, Internet, Web Design, Web Development
Founders: Matt Mullenweg
Founding year: 2005
Total equity funding raised: $490.6M
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