Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest rounds in New York during the month of January. Early indications are that it was a stellar month for startup funding in the city as just the aggregate value of these rounds alone surpasses $500M . I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, investors in the round, and total funding raised to further the analysis.
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10. CafeX Communications $18,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
Enterprise Software, Real Time, Telecommunications
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Rakuten
Total Capital raised:
$49.54M
9. Button $20,000,000
Round: Series B
Industry:
Affiliate Marketing, Enterprise Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Norwest Venture Partners – NVP, DCM Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Redpoint
Total Capital raised:
$34.55M
9. OrderGroove $20,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
B2B, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Subscription Service
Investors in the Round:
Lead – National Securities Corporation
Total Capital raised:
$27M
8. Velocidi $22,000,000
Round: Series A
Industry:
Advertising, SaaS, Social Media Marketing
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Matrix Partners, Lead – Pilot Growth Equity, Neuberger Berman Group
Total Capital raised:
$22M
7. Payfone $23,500,000
Round: Series E
Industry:
Call Center, Identity Management, Mobile, Wireless
Investors in the Round:
Lead – BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, Lead – Andrew Prozes, Strauss Zelnick, American Express Ventures, RRE Ventures, Rogers Venture Partners, Early Warning Services, Verizon Ventures, Transaction Network Services (TNS), Relay Ventures, Opus Capital
Total Capital raised:
$63.5M
6. Ovid Therapeutics $25,861,228
Round: Series C
Industry:
Biopharma, Biotechnology, Health Care
Investors in the Round:
Not disclosed
Total Capital raised:
$105.92M
5. Whistle Sports $27,500,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
Media and Entertainment, Sports, Video Streaming
Investors in the Round:
Lead – NBC Sports Ventures, Beringea, Sky, Emil Capital Partners, Tegna
Total Capital raised:
$80.5M
4. WorkFusion $35,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry:
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning, Robotics
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Georgian Partners, RTP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), iNovia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Greycroft Partners
Total Capital raised:
$71.3M
3. The Players’ Tribune $40,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
Digital Media, Gaming, Social Media, Sports
Investors in the Round:
Lead – IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), GV, Bryant Stibel Investments, New Enterprise Associates, GenTrust, Thomas Tull
Total Capital raised:
$58M
2. Namely $50,000,000
Round: Series D
Industry:
Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Software
Investors in the Round:
Lead – Scale Venture Partners, Lead – Altimeter Capital, True Ventures, Four Rivers Group, Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital, Greenspring Associates
Total Capital raised:
$157.8M
2. Collibra $50,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
Enterprise Software, Information Services, SaaS
Investors in the Round:
Lead – ICONIQ Capital, Newion Investments, Index Ventures, Dawn Capital, Battery Ventures
Total Capital raised:
$74.31M
1. letgo $175,000,000
Round: Series C
Industry:
E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Investors in the Round:
Eight Roads Ventures, 14W, FJ Labs, Accel Partners, Naspers, New Enterprise Associates, Mangrove Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners
Total Capital raised:
$375M