Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for April 2021. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, investors in the round, company location, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis.
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15. Capsule $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: New York-based Capsule is a healthcare technology business rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out Founded by Eric Kinariwala in 2016, Organization Name has now raised a total of $570.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include T. Rowe Price, Sound Ventures, TCV, Global Founders Capital, and M13.
Investors in the round: Baillie Gifford, Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price, Whale Rock Capital Management
Industry: E-Commerce Platforms, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Retail
Founders: Eric Kinariwala
Founding year: 2016
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $570.0M
15. Groq $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Mountain View-based Groq develops a tensor processing unit, which is an integrated circuit developed specifically for machine learning. Founded by Jonathan Ross in 2016, Capsule has now raised a total of $362.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include D1 Capital Partners, Addition, Tiger Global Management, Social Capital, and Firebolt Ventures.
Investors in the round: Addition, Boardman Bay Capital Management, D1 Capital Partners, Firebolt Ventures, GCM Grosvenor, General Global Capital, Infinitum Partners, TDK Ventures, The Spruce House Partnership, Tiger Global Management, Tru Arrow Partners, XN, XTX Ventures
Industry: Electronics, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Founders: Jonathan Ross
Founding year: 2016
Location: Mountain View
Total equity funding raised: $362.3M
15. Paxos $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: New York-based Paxos is a regulated financial institution building infrastructure to enable movement between physical and digital assets. Founded by Charles Cascarilla and Richmond Teo in 2012, Groq has now raised a total of $535.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Canaan Partners, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, Oak HC/FT, and RRE Ventures.
Investors in the round: Declaration Partners, Liberty City Ventures, Mithril Capital Management, Oak HC/FT, PayPal Ventures, Senator Investment Group, WestCap
Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Charles Cascarilla, Richmond Teo
Founding year: 2012
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $535.3M
15. Fiture $300.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Chengdu-based Fiture is a smart household fitness equipment brand. Founded by Edward Fu and Yuhan Tang in 2019, Paxos has now raised a total of $371.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent, DST Global, GSR Ventures, CPE, and Sequoia Capital China.
Investors in the round: All-Stars Investment, BA Capital, Bertelsmann Asia Investments, C Ventures, Coatue Management, CPE, Cygnus Equity, DST Global, GSR Ventures, Legend Capital, NIO Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Tencent
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Fitness, Robotics, Sports
Founders: Edward Fu, Yuhan Tang
Founding year: 2019
Location: Chengdu
Total equity funding raised: $371.0M
15. Meesho $300.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Bangalore-based Meesho operates as an online reselling platform that enables anyone to start a business without investment. Founded by Sanjeev Barnwal and Vidit Aatrey in 2015, Fiture has now raised a total of $515.2M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Facebook, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital India, Shunwei Capital, and Y Combinator.
Investors in the round: Facebook, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Prosus Ventures, Shunwei Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Venture Highway
Industry: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Mobile Apps, Retail, Social Media
Founders: Sanjeev Barnwal, Vidit Aatrey
Founding year: 2015
Location: Bangalore
Total equity funding raised: $515.2M
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14. Kry €262.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Stockholm-based Kry helps patients to make active choices about their health in partnership with public and private healthcare professionals. Founded by Fredrik Jung Abbou, Joachim Hedenius, Johannes Schildt, and Josefin Landgard in 2015, Meesho has now raised a total of $568.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Index Ventures, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Creandum, Accel, and Project A Ventures.
Investors in the round: Accel, CPP Investments, Creandum, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Index Ventures, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Project A Ventures
Industry: Consumer, Health Care, Medical, mHealth, Mobile Apps
Founders: Fredrik Jung Abbou, Joachim Hedenius, Johannes Schildt, Josefin Landgard
Founding year: 2015
Location: Stockholm
Total equity funding raised: $568.6M
13. PharmEasy $323.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Mumbai-based PharmEasy is a health tech startup offering services such as teleconsultation, medicine deliveries, and diagnostic test sample collection. Founded by Dharmil Sheth, Dhaval Shah, and Mikhil Innani in 2015, Kry has now raised a total of $646.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Bessemer Venture Partners, Temasek Holdings, Prosus Ventures, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, and F-Prime Capital.
Investors in the round: Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, Dharmil Sheth, Dhaval Shah, Eight Roads Ventures India, F-Prime Capital, Hardik Kishor Dedhia, Harsh Shailesh Parekh, LGT group, Prosus Ventures, Siddharth Bhaskar Shah, Temasek Holdings, Think Investments, TPG Growth
Industry: Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Pharmaceutical, Wellness
Founders: Dharmil Sheth, Dhaval Shah, Mikhil Innani
Founding year: 2015
Location: Mumbai
Total equity funding raised: $646.0M
12. Scale AI $325.0M
Round: Series E
Description: San Francisco-based Scale AI is the data platform for AI, providing high quality training data for leading machine learning teams. Founded by Alexandr Wang and Lucy Guo in 2016, PharmEasy has now raised a total of $602.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Index Ventures, Founders Fund, Spark Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Wellington Management.
Investors in the round: Coatue, Dragoneer Investment Group, Durable Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Greenoaks Capital, Index Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, Y Combinator
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Image Recognition, Machine Learning, SaaS
Founders: Alexandr Wang, Lucy Guo
Founding year: 2016
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $602.6M
11. Zhuanzhuan $390.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Beijing-based Zhuanzhuan is an online marketplace on which users can buy and sell secondhand goods. Founded by Changfeng Xiang, Jiali Wu, Lu Chen, and Wei Huang in 2015, Scale AI has now raised a total of $890.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent, 58.com, Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, and Qingyue Fund.
Investors in the round: Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, Qingyue Fund
Industry: Consumer, Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Marketplace
Founders: Changfeng Xiang, Jiali Wu, Lu Chen, Wei Huang
Founding year: 2015
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: $890.0M
10. Bukalapak $400.0M
Round: Venture
Description: Jakarta-based Bukalapak operates an e-commerce shopping portal intended to offer a wide range of consumer products. Founded by Achmad Zaky, Fajrin Rasyid, and Nugroho Herucahyono in 2011, Zhuanzhuan has now raised a total of $784.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Ant Group, Naver, GIC, Microsoft, and Emtek Group.
Investors in the round: Resorts World, UBS Investment Bank
Industry: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Internet, Online Portals
Founders: Achmad Zaky, Fajrin Rasyid, Nugroho Herucahyono
Founding year: 2011
Location: Jakarta
Total equity funding raised: $784.0M
9. Brex $425.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Brex is all-in-one finance for growing businesses, helping companies spend, save, and earn smarter‚ and take every dollar further‚ by doing more than a bank, bookkeeping, or reward program could ever do alone. Founded by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi in 2017, Bukalapak has now raised a total of $857.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Ribbit Capital, DST Global, Greenoaks Capital, GIC, and SV Angel.
Investors in the round: Baillie Gifford, Base10 Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Durable Capital Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, GIC, Greenoaks Capital, IVP, Lone Pine Capital, Madrone Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital, TCV, Tiger Global Management, Valiant Capital Partners, Vlad Tenev, Y Combinator Continuity Fund
Industry: Banking, Credit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Henrique Dubugras, Pedro Franceschi
Founding year: 2017
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $857.1M
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9. Plaid $425.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Plaid provides companies with the tools and access needed for the development of a digitally-enabled financial system. Founded by William Hockey and Zachary Perret in 2013, Brex has now raised a total of $734.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Goldman Sachs, Ribbit Capital, Index Ventures, Silver Lake, and Spark Capital.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake, Spark Capital, Thrive Capital
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Founders: William Hockey, Zachary Perret
Founding year: 2013
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $734.3M
8. Kavak $485.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Mexico City-based KAVAK is an online platform that offers insight into buying and selling used cars. Founded by Carlos Julio Garcia and Roger Laughlin in 2016, Plaid has now raised a total of $883.3M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Ribbit Capital, Founders Fund, DST Global, General Atlantic, and D1 Capital Partners.
Investors in the round: Bond, D1 Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital
Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, Online Portals
Founders: Carlos Julio Garcia, Roger Laughlin
Founding year: 2016
Location: Mexico City
Total equity funding raised: $883.3M
7. ShareChat $502.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Bangalore-based ShareChat is a social networking and regional content platform. Founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh, and Farid Ahsan in 2015, Kavak has now raised a total of $764.8M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Twitter, Xiaomi, Snap, Tiger Global Management, and Shunwei Capital.
Investors in the round: Lightspeed Venture Partners, SAIF Partners, Shunwei Capital, Snap, Tiger Global Management, Twitter, Xiaomi
Industry: Internet, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Social Network
Founders: Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Farid Ahsan
Founding year: 2015
Location: Bangalore
Total equity funding raised: $764.8M
6. XINGYUN GROUP $600.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Shenzhen-based XINGYUN GROUP is a comprehensive services platform for global commodities in China. Founded by Billy Wang in 2015, ShareChat has now raised a total of $949.5M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Matrix Partners China, 5Y Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, Eastern Bell Capital, and Highlight Capital.
Investors in the round: Crescent Group (Crescent Point), Harvest Global Investments, YF Capital
Industry: B2B, Cosmetics, E-Commerce, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Founders: Billy Wang
Founding year: 2015
Location: Shenzhen
Total equity funding raised: $949.5M
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5. Trax $640.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Singapore-based Trax provides in-store execution tools, market measurement services, and data science solutions for retail. Founded by Dror Feldheim and Joel Bar-El in 2010, XINGYUN GROUP has now raised a total of $1.0B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include BlackRock, SoftBank Vision Fund, Investec, Sony Innovation Fund, and Warburg Pincus.
Investors in the round: BlackRock, OMERS, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sony Innovation Fund
Industry: Analytics, Computer Vision, E-Commerce, Image Recognition, Retail Technology
Founders: Dror Feldheim, Joel Bar-El
Founding year: 2010
Location: Singapore
Total equity funding raised: $1.0B
4. SambaNova Systems $676.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Palo Alto-based SambaNova Systems builds AI hardware and integrated systems to run AI applications from the data center to the cloud. Founded by Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, and Rodrigo Liang in 2017, Trax has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include BlackRock, SoftBank Vision Fund, Temasek Holdings, GIC, and GV.
Investors in the round: BlackRock, GIC, GV, Intel Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Temasek Holdings, Walden International, WRVI Capital
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Christopher Re, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
Founding year: 2017
Location: Palo Alto
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
3. Dingdong Maicai $700.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Shanghai-based Dingdong Maicai is a fresh vegetable e-commerce platform. Founded by Liang Changlin in 2014, SambaNova Systems has now raised a total of $1.0B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include DST Global, General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and Tiger Global Management.
Investors in the round: 3W Fund Management, APlus Partners, Aspex Management, Capital Today, CMC Capital Group, Coatue, Cygnus Equity, DST Global, General Atlantic, Hony Capital, MassAve Global, Ocean Link, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management
Industry: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Sales
Founders: Liang Changlin
Founding year: 2014
Location: Shanghai
Total equity funding raised: $1.0B
2. MessageBird $800.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Amsterdam-based MessageBird is a cloud communications platform that connects enterprises to their global customers. Founded by Adriaan Mol and Robert Vis in 2011, Dingdong Maicai has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include BlackRock, Spark Capital, Eurazeo, Tiger Global Management, and Y Combinator.
Investors in the round: Accel, Atomico, BlackRock, Bonnier Ventures, Eurazeo, Glynn Capital Management, Lightrock, Longbow Capital, Mousse Partners, NewView Capital, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator
Industry: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Messaging, Telecommunications
Founders: Adriaan Mol, Robert Vis
Founding year: 2011
Location: Amsterdam
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
2. Swiggy $800.0M
Round: Series J
Description: Bangalore-based Swiggy is an on-demand food delivery platform that brings food from neighborhood restaurants directly to customers’ doors. Founded by Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini, and Sriharsha Majety in 2014, MessageBird has now raised a total of $2.4B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Goldman Sachs, Tencent, Meituan, DST Global, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Investors in the round: Accel, Amansa Holdings, Carmignac, Falcon Edge Capital, Goldman Sachs, Prosus Ventures, Think Investments
Industry: Delivery Service, E-Commerce Platforms, Restaurants
Founders: Nandan Reddy, Rahul Jaimini, Sriharsha Majety
Founding year: 2014
Location: Bangalore
Total equity funding raised: $2.4B
1. Epic Games $1.0B
Round: Venture
Description: Cary-based Epic Games is an American video game and software company that creates games and offers its game engine technology to other developers. Founded by Mark Rein and Tim Sweeney in 1991, Swiggy has now raised a total of $5.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent, BlackRock, Sony, T. Rowe Price, and Altimeter Capital.
Investors in the round: AllianceBernstein, Altimeter, Appaloosa Management, Arrive, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Franklin Templeton Investments, GIC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Luxor Capital Group, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Park West Asset Management, Sony, T. Rowe Price
Industry: Developer Platform, Gaming, Software, Video Games
Founders: Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney
Founding year: 1991
Location: Cary
Total equity funding raised: $5.1B
