Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest US startup funding rounds from December 2021. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, founders, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis.
NowRx is disrupting the $480B retail pharmacy industry with unheard of personalized service and free same-day pharmacy delivery. The company uses its “QuickFill” proprietary pharmacy software and robotics to automate prescription dispensing and reduce common service failures that result in bad experiences for customers (insurance errors, out-of-stock, etc.). Oh, and they operate at a fraction of the cost of major retail chains – talk about efficiency! In 2020, the company saw revenue jump 90% YoY and this year they’re on pace to surpass more than $22M in revenue. With their newest telehealth product growing 73% MoM and a share price that has increased by 1,650% since 2016 – this is an investment you don’t want to miss out on. Get in on this rapidly growing startup and learn how you can invest today
12. Paradox $200.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Scottsdale-based Paradox is an AI company that helps companies capture and screen candidates, improve conversions, and answer all candidate questions. Founded by Aaron Matos and Olivia Matos in 2016, Paradox has now raised a total of $253.3M in total equity funding and is backed by Principia Growth, Twilio, Sapphire, Stripes, and Indeed.
Investors in the round: Blue Cloud Ventures, Brighton Park Capital, DLA Piper, Geodesic Capital, Indeed, Principia Growth, Sapphire, Stripes, Thoma Bravo, Twilio, Willoughby Capital, Workday Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources, Information Technology, Machine Learning
Founders: Aaron Matos, Olivia Matos
Founding year: 2016
Location: Scottsdale
Total equity funding raised: $253.3M
12. Tradeshift $200.0M
Round: Venture
Description: San Francisco-based Tradeshift is a cloud-based business network connecting buyers and suppliers. Founded by Christian Lanng, Gert Sylvest, and Mikkel Brun in 2009, Tradeshift has now raised a total of $861.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Koch Industries, Tradeshift, HSBC, PayPal Ventures, and RTP Global.
Investors in the round: Fuel Venture Capital, IDC Ventures, Koch Industries, LUN Partners Group, The Private Shares Fund
Industry: B2B, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, FinTech, Procurement, SaaS, Transaction Processing
Founders: Christian Lanng, Gert Sylvest, Mikkel Brun
Founding year: 2009
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $861.0M
11. Incode Technologies $220.0M
Round: Series B
Description: San Francisco-based Incode Technologies is a real-life verification company that specializes in omnichannel biometric identity. Founded by Ricardo Amper in 2015, Incode Technologies has now raised a total of $257.1M in total equity funding and is backed by SoftBank, Coinbase Ventures, General Atlantic, FJ Labs, and DN Capital.
Investors in the round: 3L Capital, Capital One Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, DILA Capital, DN Capital, Framework Ventures, General Atlantic, Silicon Valley CISO Investments, SoftBank, Walter Ventures
Industry: Biometrics, FinTech, Identity Management, Payments
Founders: Ricardo Amper
Founding year: 2015
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $257.1M
10. Robotic Research $228.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Gaithersburg-based Robotic Research develops autonomy and robotic technology to improve the safety, security, and effectiveness of transportation. Founded by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy in 2002, Robotic Research has now raised a total of $228.0M in total equity funding and is backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Luminar Ventures, Crescent Cove Advisors, Enlightenment Capital, and Henry Crown and Company.
Investors in the round: Crescent Cove Advisors, Enlightenment Capital, Henry Crown and Company, Luminar Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund
Industry: Autonomous Vehicles, Consulting, Robotics, Telecommunications
Founders: Alberto Lacaze, Karl Murphy
Founding year: 2002
Location: Gaithersburg
Total equity funding raised: $228.0M
NowRx is disrupting the $480B retail pharmacy industry with unheard of personalized service and free same-day pharmacy delivery. The company uses its “QuickFill” proprietary pharmacy software and robotics to automate prescription dispensing and reduce common service failures that result in bad experiences for customers (insurance errors, out-of-stock, etc.). Oh, and they operate at a fraction of the cost of major retail chains – talk about efficiency! In 2020, the company saw revenue jump 90% YoY and this year they’re on pace to surpass more than $22M in revenue. With their newest telehealth product growing 73% MoM and a share price that has increased by 1,650% since 2016 – this is an investment you don’t want to miss out on. Get in on this rapidly growing startup and learn how you can invest today
9. Tipalti $270.0M
Round: Series F
Description: San Mateo-based Tipalti is a global payables automation platform that provides a cloud solution to scale and automate global payables operations. Founded by Chen Amit and Oren Zeev in 2010, Tipalti has now raised a total of $549.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Greenspring Associates, G Squared, Marshall Wace, Zeev Ventures, and 01 Advisors.
Investors in the round: 01 Advisors, Counterpoint Global, Durable Capital Partners, G Squared, Marshall Wace, Zeev Ventures
Industry: Accounting, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments, Software
Founders: Chen Amit, Oren Zeev
Founding year: 2010
Location: San Mateo
Total equity funding raised: $549.0M
8. Cockroach Labs $278.0M
Round: Series F
Description: New York-based Cockroach Labs is a software company that develops a cloud-native SQL database for modern cloud applications. Founded by Benjamin Darnell, Peter Mattis, and Spencer Kimball in 2015, Cockroach Labs has now raised a total of $633.1M in total equity funding and is backed by Sequoia Capital, GV, Tiger Global Management, Coatue, and SV Angel.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Bond, Coatue, FirstMark, Greenoaks, GV, Index Ventures, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Lone Pine Capital, Redpoint, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Cloud Computing, Database, Enterprise Software, Software
Founders: Benjamin Darnell, Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball
Founding year: 2015
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $633.1M
AlleyWatch’s exclusive coverage of this round: Cockroach Labs Raises Another $278M for its Cloud-Native Database at a $5B Valuation
7. Sigma Computing $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Francisco-based Sigma Computing is a business intelligence solution providing live access to cloud data warehouses. Founded by Jason Frantz, Mike Speiser, and Rob Woollen in 2014, Sigma Computing has now raised a total of $358.0M in total equity funding and is backed by D1 Capital Partners, XN, Altimeter Capital, Snowflake Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Snowflake Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, XN
Industry: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud Data Services, Information Services, Information Technology
Founders: Jason Frantz, Mike Speiser, Rob Woollen
Founding year: 2014
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $358.0M
7. Cerebral $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: San Francisco-based Cerebral is a mental health telemedicine company that offers online care and medication management for anxiety and depression. Founded by Ho Anh and Kyle Robertson in 2020, Cerebral has now raised a total of $462.0M in total equity funding and is backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Gaingels, Oak HC/FT, Liquid 2 Ventures, and WestCap.
Investors in the round: Access Industries, Artis Ventures (AV), Prysm Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, WestCap
Industry: Health Care, Medical, mHealth, Wellness
Founders: Ho Anh, Kyle Robertson
Founding year: 2020
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $462.0M
NowRx is disrupting the $480B retail pharmacy industry with unheard of personalized service and free same-day pharmacy delivery. The company uses its “QuickFill” proprietary pharmacy software and robotics to automate prescription dispensing and reduce common service failures that result in bad experiences for customers (insurance errors, out-of-stock, etc.). Oh, and they operate at a fraction of the cost of major retail chains – talk about efficiency! In 2020, the company saw revenue jump 90% YoY and this year they’re on pace to surpass more than $22M in revenue. With their newest telehealth product growing 73% MoM and a share price that has increased by 1,650% since 2016 – this is an investment you don’t want to miss out on. Get in on this rapidly growing startup and learn how you can invest today
6. ROKT $325.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based Rokt is an e-commerce marketing technology that gives customers a personalized and relevant experience while buying online. Founded by Ben Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, and Justin Viles in 2012, ROKT has now raised a total of $487.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Tiger Global Management, Pavilion Capital, Wellington Management, Square Peg Capital, and Whale Rock Capital Management.
Investors in the round: Pavilion Capital, Square Peg Capital, Tiger Global Management, Wellington Management, Whale Rock Capital Management
Industry: B2B, Big Data, Data Integration, E-Commerce, Marketing Automation
Founders: Ben Voltz, Bruce Buchanan, Justin Viles
Founding year: 2012
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $487.0M
5. Anchorage Digital $350.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Anchorage Digital is a digital asset platform offering custody, trading, and financing services, as well as staking and governance. Founded by Diogo Monica and Nathan McCauley in 2017, Anchorage Digital has now raised a total of $487.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Delta Blockchain Fund, Apollo, BlackRock, Alameda Research, and Khosla Ventures.
Investors in the round: Alameda Research, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo, BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, Delta Blockchain Fund, Elad Gil, GIC, GoldenTree Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, Innovius Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Kraken, Lux Capital, PayPal Ventures, Senator Investment Group, Standard Investments, Thoma Bravo, Wellington Management
Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Founders: Diogo Monica, Nathan McCauley
Founding year: 2017
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $487.0M
5. Sysdig $350.0M
Round: Series G
Description: San Francisco-based Sysdig is a cloud-native visibility and security company that provides cloud and container security for enterprises and their DevOps teams. Founded by Loris Degioanni in 2013, Sysdig has now raised a total of $729.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, Accel, PremjiInvest, and Third Point Ventures.
Investors in the round: Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, DFJ Growth, Glynn Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim Partners, Insight Partners, Next47, Permira, PremjiInvest, Third Point Ventures
Industry: Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, SaaS
Founders: Loris Degioanni
Founding year: 2013
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $729.5M
4. Course Hero $380.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Redwood City-based Course Hero is an online learning platform with study resources that help students feel confident and prepared, from day one to graduation. Founded by Andrew T. Grauer, Gregor Carrigan, and Jared Grauer in 2006, Course Hero has now raised a total of $477.4M in total equity funding and is backed by IDG Capital, TPG, SV Angel, Innovation Endeavors, and GSV Ventures.
Investors in the round: D1 Capital Partners, GSV Ventures, NewView Capital, OMERS Growth Equity, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SuRo Capital, TPG, Valiant Peregrine Fund, Wellington Management
Industry: Crowdsourcing, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Internet, Subscription Service
Founders: Andrew T. Grauer, Gregor Carrigan, Jared Grauer
Founding year: 2006
Location: Redwood City
Total equity funding raised: $477.4M
NowRx is disrupting the $480B retail pharmacy industry with unheard of personalized service and free same-day pharmacy delivery. The company uses its “QuickFill” proprietary pharmacy software and robotics to automate prescription dispensing and reduce common service failures that result in bad experiences for customers (insurance errors, out-of-stock, etc.). Oh, and they operate at a fraction of the cost of major retail chains – talk about efficiency! In 2020, the company saw revenue jump 90% YoY and this year they’re on pace to surpass more than $22M in revenue. With their newest telehealth product growing 73% MoM and a share price that has increased by 1,650% since 2016 – this is an investment you don’t want to miss out on. Get in on this rapidly growing startup and learn how you can invest today
3. Claroty $400.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based Claroty is a cybersecurity company that protects industrial control networks from cyber-attacks. Founded by Amir Zilberstein, Benny Porat, and Galina Antova in 2015, Claroty has now raised a total of $640.0M in total equity funding and is backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Temasek Holdings, and Team8.
Investors in the round: Bessemer Venture Partners, ISTARI, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, SoftBank Vision Fund, Standard Investments, Team8
Industry: Cyber Security, Industrial, Network Security, Security
Founders: Amir Zilberstein, Benny Porat, Galina Antova
Founding year: 2015
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $640.0M
3. Fireblocks $400.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based Fireblocks is a blockchain security service provider for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Founded by Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, and Pavel Berengoltz in 2018, Fireblocks has now raised a total of $889.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Digital Currency Group, Galaxy Digital, Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and Coatue.
Investors in the round: Sequoia Capital
Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Cyber Security
Founders: Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz
Founding year: 2018
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $889.0M
2. YipitData $475.0M
Round: Series E
Description: New York-based YipitData is the market research firm that analyzes data points to provide accurate insights for the disruptive economy. Founded by James Moran and Vinicius Vacanti in 2013, YipitData has now raised a total of $492.0M in total equity funding and is backed by The Carlyle Group, SV Angel, IA Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, and RRE Ventures.
Investors in the round: The Carlyle Group
Industry: Analytics, FinTech, Software
Founders: James Moran, Vinicius Vacanti
Founding year: 2013
Location: New York
Total equity funding raised: $492.0M
1. Airtable $735.0M
Round: Series F
Description: San Francisco-based Airtable is a cloud-based software company that offers an online platform for creating and sharing relational databases. Founded by Andrew Ofstad, Emmett Nicholas, and Howie Liu in 2013, Airtable has now raised a total of $1.4B in total equity funding and is backed by Silver Lake, T. Rowe Price, CRV, BoxGroup, and Slow Ventures.
Investors in the round: Benchmark, Caffeinated Capital, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Franklin Templeton Investments, Greenoaks, ICONIQ Growth, JP Morgan, MSD Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Silver Lake, T. Rowe Price, Thrive Capital, XN
Industry: Collaboration, Database, Developer Tools, SaaS
Founders: Andrew Ofstad, Emmett Nicholas, Howie Liu
Founding year: 2013
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $1.4B
NowRx is disrupting the $480B retail pharmacy industry with unheard of personalized service and free same-day pharmacy delivery. The company uses its “QuickFill” proprietary pharmacy software and robotics to automate prescription dispensing and reduce common service failures that result in bad experiences for customers (insurance errors, out-of-stock, etc.). Oh, and they operate at a fraction of the cost of major retail chains – talk about efficiency! In 2020, the company saw revenue jump 90% YoY and this year they’re on pace to surpass more than $22M in revenue. With their newest telehealth product growing 73% MoM and a share price that has increased by 1,650% since 2016 – this is an investment you don’t want to miss out on. Get in on this rapidly growing startup and learn how you can invest today
