Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest rounds in the US during the month of June. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, location of the startup, investors in the round, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate and biotech companies were excluded.
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- Freshly $77,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Internet
Location: New York
Date funding was announced: 6/20
Investors in the round: Lead – Nestle, Highland Capital Partners, White Star Capital, Insight Venture Partners
- Cybereason $100,000,000
Round: Series D
Focus: Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Real Time
Location: Boston
Date funding was announced: 6/20
Investors in the round: Lead – SoftBank
- Netskope $100,000,000
Round: Series E
Focus: Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Software
Location: Los Altos
Date funding was announced: 6/6
Investors in the round: Lead – Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lead – Accel Partners, Sapphire Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Social Capital, Geodesic Capital
- Illumio $125,000,000
Round: Series D
Focus: Cloud Security, Data Center, Enterprise Software, Security
Location: Sunnyvale
Date funding was announced: 6/7
Investors in the round: Lead – J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Data Collective, 8VC, General Catalyst, Accel Partners, Jerry Yang, Kyle Widrick, Andreessen Horowitz
- Addepar $140,000,000
Round: Series D
Focus: Finance, FinTech, SaaS
Location: Mountain View
Date funding was announced: 6/8
Investors in the round: Lead – Harald McPike, Lead – Valor Equity Partners, Lead – 8VC
- Pinterest $150,000,000
Round: Venture
Focus: Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Travel
Location: San Francisco
Date funding was announced: 6/6
- Bright Health $160,000,000
Round: Series B
Focus: FinTech, Health Insurance, Insurance, Life Insurance
Location: Minneapolis
Date funding was announced: 6/1
Investors in the round: Lead – Greenspring Associates, Flare Capital Partners, Redpoint, Greycroft Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Cross Creek Advisors
- Casper $170,000,000
Round: Series C
Focus: E-Commerce, Hardware, Lifestyle, Retail
Location: New York
Date funding was announced: 6/18
Investors in the round: Lead – Target, Andre Iguodala, Melo7 Tech Partners LLC, Norwest Venture Partners – NVP, Shaun White, Kevin Spacey, New Enterprise Associates, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Kyrie Irving, Tresalia Capital, Irving Investors
- View $200,000,000
Round: Series G
Focus: Internet of Things, Nanotechnology, Smart Building
Location: Milpitas
Date funding was announced: 6/27
Investors in the round: Lead – TIAA, Lead – BlackRock
- Essential $300,000,000
Round: Series B
Focus: Consumer Electronics, Home Automation, Mobile Devices
Location: Palo Alto
Date funding was announced: 6/7
Investors in the round:
- Houzz $400,000,000
Round: Series E
Focus: Architecture, Home Improvement, Home Renovation, Interior Design
Location: Palo Alto
Date funding was announced: 6/9
Investors in the round: Lead – ICONIQ Capital, Zeev Ventures, Wellington Management, GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital
