This week, I take a look at the 20 NYC startups that have raised the largest startup funding rounds in New York City in 2016 using some data from our friends at Crunchbase. In addition to dollar amount, I have included industry, round, and investors in the round to further the analysis. Lastly, in order to maintain a focus on conventional tech-enabled startups, pharmaceutical and biotech were removed from the data.
Quick Findings:
The 20 largest funding rounds in NYC in 2016 total over $1.8B Tweet this
The total funding raised in NYC in 2016 was over $6B Tweet this
The top 20 rounds comprise 32% of the total $ amount raised in NYC in 2016 Tweet this
12.5% of the largest startup rounds in NYC in 2016 were for companies founded by at least 1 woman Tweet this
25% of the largest startup rounds in NYC in 2016 were for companies with a single founder Tweet this
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