Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 12 largest US startup funding rounds from June 2018. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, location of the startup, total equity funding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate, lending, and biotech companies were excluded.
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12. Avi Networks $60,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Avi Networks drives automation and intelligence across multi-cloud environments with intent-based application services, including LB and WAF
Industry: Analytics, Cloud Data Services, Cloud Infrastructure
Location: Santa Clara, California
Date of funding: 06/06
Total equity funding: $115,000,000
12. TraceLink $60,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: TraceLink is a SaaS platform for tracking and tracing pharmaceuticals.
Industry: Compliance, Life Science, Pharmaceutical, SaaS, Supply Chain Management
Location: North Reading, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 06/09
Total equity funding: $137,200,828
12. Podium $60,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Podium is a customer communication platform for businesses who interact with customers on a local level.
Industry: Consumer Reviews, Messaging, SaaS, Software
Location: Lehi, Utah
Date of funding: 06/07
Total equity funding: $92,620,000
12. Claroty $60,000,000
Round: Series B
Description: Claroty is a cybersecurity software company focused on protecting industrial control networks (ICS – A.K.A OT or Operational Technology)
Industry: Cyber Security, Industrial, Network Security, Security
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 06/11
Total equity funding: $92,000,000
12. BitSight Technologies $60,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: BitSight Technologies is a platform that rates companies’ security effectiveness on a daily basis using a data-driven, outside-in approach.
Industry: Cyber Security, Risk Management, Security
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 06/28
Total equity funding: $151,000,000
12. BlueVine $60,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: BlueVine allows small businesses to get paid immediately on their outstanding invoices.
Industry: Finance, FinTech, Small and Medium Businesses
Location: Redwood City, California
Date of funding: 06/05
Total equity funding: $173,000,000
11. Cibus $70,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Cibus has developed plant and microbial platforms.
Industry: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Health Care
Location: San Diego, California
Date of funding: 06/26
Total equity funding: $127,031,413
10. Gett $80,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Gett is a global transportation and delivery company.
Industry: Delivery, Logistics, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: New York, New York
Date of funding: 06/07
Total equity funding: $593,000,000
9. Qumulo $93,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Qumulo is a startup company developing simple, scalable, and efficient enterprise data storage systems.
Industry: Big Data, Data Storage, Enterprise Software
Location: Seattle, Washington
Date of funding: 06/06
Total equity funding: $222,300,000
8. Scopely $100,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Scopely is a mobile entertainment network that collaborates with elite game developers and global entertainment companies for free games.
Industry: Casual Games, Mobile, Publishing
Location: Culver City, California
Date of funding: 06/19
Total equity funding: $258,500,000
8. ezCater $100,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: ezCater is an online catering marketplace that allows individuals to order food from local caterers in the U.S.
Industry: Hospitality, Marketplace, Restaurants
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of funding: 06/18
Total equity funding: $169,790,000
7. Wikia $106,443,180
Round: Series E
Description: Wikia is a collaborative media platform.
Industry: Online Portals, Social Media
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/01
Total equity funding: $145,443,180
6. Cylance $120,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Cylance is a global provider of cybersecurity products and services to solve security problems.
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Network Security, Penetration Testing
Location: Irvine, California
Date of funding: 06/20
Total equity funding: $297,000,000
5. Jama Software $200,000,000
Round: Venture
Description: Jama Software is a product development platform for companies building complex products and mission-critical software systems.
Industry: Collaboration, Enterprise, Enterprise Software
Location: Portland, Oregon
Date of funding: 06/26
Total equity funding: $233,000,000
5. CrowdStrike $200,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology firm pioneering cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection and services.
Industry: Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Network Security, SaaS, Security
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Date of funding: 06/19
Total equity funding: $481,000,000
4. Cohesity $250,000,000
Round: Series D
Description: Cohesity delivers the industry’s first hyperconverged secondary storage for backup, test/dev, file services, and analytic datasets.
Industry: Analytics, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Storage, Information Technology
Location: San Jose, California
Date of funding: 06/11
Total equity funding: $410,000,000
4. Lime $250,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
Industry: Cycling, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: San Mateo, California
Date of funding: 06/05
Total equity funding: $382,000,000
3. Bird $300,000,000
Round: Series C
Description: Bird is a dockless electric scooter company.
Industry: Electric Vehicle, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: Venice, California
Date of funding: 06/28
Total equity funding: $415,000,000
2. Opendoor $325,000,000
Round: Series E
Description: Opendoor is an online home-selling service aimed at streamlining the sales process down to a few days.
Industry: Internet, Property Management, Real Estate
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/13
Total equity funding: $644,950,000
1. Lyft $600,000,000
Round: Series I
Description: Lyft is a ride-hailing company in the U.S. that matches drivers with passengers who request rides.
Industry: Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: San Francisco, California
Date of funding: 06/28
Total equity funding: $4,712,500,000
