<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/These-10-Startups-Raised-the-Most-Capital-in-Q1-of-2017.001.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-63983"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63983" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/These-10-Startups-Raised-the-Most-Capital-in-Q1-of-2017.001-1024x768.jpeg" alt="These 10 Startups Raised the Most Capital in Q1 of 2017.001" /></a></p> Today I take a look at the 10 Largest Funding Rounds of the first quarter of 2017 using some data from our friends at <a href="https://crunchbase.com">Crunchbase</a>. To further the analysis, I have included the funding round, location and industry of the company, date of funding, and the investors participating in the round. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate financings and biotechnology fundings were excluded. The findings also only reflect venture rounds and do not include private equity or debt. <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.alleywatch.com/2017/04/these-10-startups-raised-the-most-capital-in-q1-of-2017/2/">CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 10 LARGEST FUNDING ROUNDS OF Q1 2017</a></h2> <hr /> <em>The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation at a global scale. Reaching more individuals in a single month than every other tech-focused organization in NYC combined, AlleyWatch is the highway for technology and entrepreneurship in New York. </em><em>There are a number of options to reach this audience of the <em>world’s most innovative organizations and startups</em> at scale including sponsoring a piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of movers and shakers in the NYC entrepreneurial universe. Find out more <a class="" href="https://advertising.alleywatch.com/?utm_source=in_piece&utm_medium=advertising%20all%20time" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to see how we can partner to leverage our distribution for your business.</em> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Proterra.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63989"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63989" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Proterra-1024x642.png" alt="Proterra" /></a></p> <ol start="10"> <li><strong> Proterra $140,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series E <strong>Industry: </strong>Battery, Energy Storage, Public Transportation, Renewable Energy <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>1/3/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Constellation Technology Ventures, Constellation Ventures, VentureSouth, Obvious Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, GM ventures, 88 Green Ventures, Upstate Carolina Angel Network, Edison Energy <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Centerfield_media.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63985"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63985" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Centerfield_media-1024x657.png" alt="Centerfield_media" /></a></p> <ol start="9"> <li><strong> Centerfield Media $156,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Venture <strong>Industry: </strong>Advertising, Marketing Automation, SEM <strong>Location: </strong>Los Angeles <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>1/31/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - H.I.G. Growth Partners <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tricentis.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63992"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63992" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Tricentis-1024x661.png" alt="Tricentis" /></a></p> <ol start="8"> <li><strong> Tricentis $165,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series B <strong>Industry: </strong>Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Virtualization <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>1/23/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - Insight Venture Partners <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Smartsky-1.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63990"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63990" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Smartsky-1-1024x579.png" alt="Smartsky" /></a></p> <ol start="7"> <li><strong> SmartSky Networks $170,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series B <strong>Industry: </strong>Telecommunications, Web Hosting, Wireless <strong>Location: </strong>Charlotte <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>3/28/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - Goldman Sachs <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/letgo-2.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63988"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63988" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/letgo-2-1024x702.png" alt="letgo" /></a></p> <ol start="6"> <li><strong> letgo $175,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series C <strong>Industry: </strong>E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace <strong>Location: </strong>New York City <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>1/17/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Mangrove Capital Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Insight Venture Partners, 14W, Eight Roads Ventures, Naspers, Accel Partners, FJ Labs <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Instacart-1.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63987"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-63987" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Instacart-1.png" alt="Instacart" /></a></p> <ol start="5"> <li><strong> Instacart $400,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series D <strong>Industry: </strong>Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Same Day Delivery <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>3/7/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - Sequoia Capital, Whole Foods Market, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AirBnB-1.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63984"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63984" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AirBnB-1-1024x575.png" alt="AirBnB" /></a></p> <ol start="4"> <li><strong> Airbnb $447,800,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series F <strong>Industry: </strong>Hospitality, Marketplace, Sharing Economy, Travel, Travel Accommodations <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>3/9/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - TCV, Lead - CapitalG, Jeff Jordan, Alfred Lin <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sofi.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63991"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63991" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sofi-1024x502.png" alt="sofi" /></a></p> <ol start="3"> <li><strong> SoFi $500,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series F <strong>Industry: </strong>Education, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance, Wealth Management <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>2/24/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - Silver Lake Partners, SoftBank, RSC Capital, Third Point Ventures, DCM Ventures <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Verily.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63993"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63993" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Verily-1024x656.png" alt="Verily" /></a></p> <ol start="2"> <li><strong> Verily $800,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Venture <strong>Industry: </strong>Data Mining, Health Care, Personal Health <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>1/26/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - Temasek Holdings <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GRAIL-1.png" rel="attachment wp-att-63986"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-63986" src="https://www.alleywatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GRAIL-1-1024x526.png" alt="GRAIL" /></a></p> <ol> <li><strong> GRAIL $900,000,000 </strong></li> </ol> <strong>Round: </strong>Series B <strong>Industry: </strong>Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical Device <strong>Location: </strong>SF Bay Area <strong>Date of Funding: </strong>3/2/17 <strong>Investors in the round: </strong>Lead - ARCH Venture Partners, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
