Today we take a look at the state of venture capital and angel funding during the all of September, both in New York and nationally. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, we break down the national aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Angel/Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+).
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Key Takeaways:
The number of deals remained relatively steady in September both nationally in New York with modest differences in amount. The average funding was up slightly from August levels in NYC with no real outliers to report.
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Average Angel/Seed round in NYC for September was $1.37M Tweet this
Average Angel/Seed round in the US for September was $1.17M Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
The average Series A round grew close to 40% nationally, nearly approaching $10M per round across 55 rounds. In NYC, things were relatively consistent with historical averages and recent months.
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Average Series A round in NYC for September was $6.3M Tweet this
Average Series A round in the US for September was $9.99M Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
Series B fundings took a slight dive as average valuations fell 27% in NYC. Nationally, they remained consistent with recent months.
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Average Series B round in NYC for September was $11.28M Tweet this
Average Series B round in the US for September was $17.34M Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
Nationally, things heated up in the later rounds as there was nearly a 50% increase in aggregate funding while round sizes remained relatively consistent with recent months.
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Average Series C+ round in NYC for September was $48.33M Tweet this
Average Series C+ round in the US for September was $30.3M Tweet this
Key Takeaways:
Another $370+M was pumped into the startup ecosystem in September, which represents a 57% increase from 2013 averages. At a national level, there was an increase in over a billion dollars in aggregate funding from August levels as the VCs returned from vacation and put money to work.
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$370.65M was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in September in NYC across 48 deals Tweet this
$4.4B was invested in angel and venture financing for #startups in September in the US across 461 deals Tweet this
