Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 15 largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of June. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, location, date of funding, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, biotech and real estate companies were excluded.
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15. Cohesity $250M
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
14. Bigo Technology $272M
Round: Series D
Description: BIGO LIVE is the social video streaming app that has taken Southeast Asia by storm
Industry: Internet, Social Media
Location: Singapore
13. Landa Digital Printing $300M
Round: Venture
Description: Landa Digital Printing develops digital printing technology for the commercial, packaging, and publishing markets.
Industry: Commercial, Nanotechnology, Printing
Location: Israel
12. Bird $300M
Round: Series C
Description: Bird is a dockless electric scooter company.
Industry: Electric Vehicle, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: Santa Monica, California
11. Xiaohongshu $300M
Round: Series D
Description: Xiaohongshu offers an overseas shopping tip app.
Industry: Location Based Services, Mobile, Shopping
Location: Shanghai, China
10. Hellobike ¥060B
Round: Series F
Description: Hellobike develops smart-sharing bikes for short distance travelers in China.
Industry: Apps, Customer Service, Cycling, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: Shanghai, China
9. Opendoor $325M
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
8. CGTZ ¥300B
Round: Series D
Description: CGTZ is a fintech platform which provides investment- and loan-related products and services
Industry: FinTech, Lending, Risk Management
Location: Hangzhou, China
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7. Dataminr $391,.6M
Round: Series E
Description: Dataminr’s realtime AI platform discovers high impact events & critical breaking news far in advance of existing information systems
Industry: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, News, Public Safety, Security, Social Media, Software
Location: New York, New York
6. Bitmain $400M
Round: Series B
Description: Bitmain is a manufacturer of Bitcoin mining hardware and other related services.
Industry: Bitcoin, Electronics, Manufacturing
Location: Beijing, China
5. Paytm Mall $445M
Round: Venture
Description: Paytm Mall is an online and mobile marketplace and a subsidiary of One97 Communications’ Paytm brand.
Industry: E-Commerce Platforms, Internet, Retail, Shopping
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
4. BYTON $500M
Round: Series B
Description: BYTON operates as an electric vehicle company.
Industry: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
3. Lyft $600M
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
2. Grab $1B
Round: Series H
Description: Grab is a ride-hailing platform that offers booking service for taxis, private cars, and motorbikes through one mobile.
Industry: Mobile, Ride Sharing, Transportation
Location: Singapore
1. Ant Financial $14B
Round: Series C
Description: Ant Financial is an online payment services provider that enables individuals and businesses to execute payments online in a secure manner.
Industry: Banking, E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Wealth Management
Location: Hangzhou, China
