The 10 Largest US Startup Funding Rounds of January 2018

Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase , I broke down the 10 largest rounds in the US during the month of January. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, location of the startup, total equity funding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, real estate and biotech companies were excluded. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 10 LARGEST ROUNDS IN THE US IN JANUARY 2018

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10. Front App $66,000,000 Round: Series B Description : Front App is the shared inbox for teams Industry: Apps, Collaboration, Email, SaaS, Software, Unified Communications Location: San Francisco, California Date of funding: 01/24 Total equity funding: $79,250,000

9. Alkami Technology $70,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Alkami Technology is a software company focused on providing digital banking solutions to the financial services industry. Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Location: Plano, Texas Date of funding: 01/09 Total equity funding: $173,400,000

8. PrecisionHawk $75,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Precision Hawk offers a fully autonomous UAV performing low altitude aerial data collection and subsequent data management and analysis. Industry: Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Date of funding: 01/24 Total equity funding: $104,000,000

8. Asana $75,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Asana provides productivity and collaboration tracking service. Industry: Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Mobile Apps, Task Management Location: San Francisco, California Date of funding: 01/31 Total equity funding: $163,200,000

8. Wealthfront $75,000,000 Round: Series E Description : Wealthfront is an automated investment service provider, with over $9 billion in assets under management. Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance, Stock Exchanges, Wealth Management Location: Redwood City, California Date of funding: 01/04 Total equity funding: $204,500,000

7. Stem $80,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Stem brings and optimizes energy consumption to business through its distributed storage technology. Industry: Enterprise Software, Information Services, Information Technology Location: Millbrae, California Date of funding: 01/23 Total equity funding: $292,200,000

6. MinuteKey $83,000,000 Round: Series D Description : MinuteKey provides a self-service, key duplication machine that is accurate, reliable and easy-to-use. Industry: Consumer, Enterprise Software, Hardware Location: Boulder, Colorado Date of funding: 01/10 Total equity funding: $141,295,767

6. Etagen $83,000,000 Round: Series C Description : Etagen is engineering advanced technology to revolutionize the way electricity is generated and delivered Industry: Location: Menlo Park, California Date of funding: 01/24 Total equity funding: $83,000,000

5. Nuro $92,000,000 Round: Series A Description : NURO is a technology company which aims to accelerate the benefits of robotics for everyday life. Industry: Electronics, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Robotics Location: Mountain View, California Date of funding: 01/30 Total equity funding: $92,000,000

4. Pony.ai $112,000,000 Round: Series A Description : Pony.ai is a developer of AI-based robot designed for autonomous driving. Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation Location: Fremont, California Date of funding: 01/15 Total equity funding: $112,000,000

3. Snowflake Computing $263,000,000 Round: Series E Description : Snowflake is the only data warehouse built for the cloud. Industry: Analytics, Cloud Data Services, SaaS Location: San Mateo, California Date of funding: 01/25 Total equity funding: $473,000,000

2. Wag $300,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Wag is a mobile application used to instantly find trusted and certified dog walkers. Industry: Apps, Crowdsourcing, Pet Location: Los Angeles, California Date of funding: 01/30 Total equity funding: $361,450,000

1. Katerra $865,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Katerra is a Silicon Valley startup that is redefining the multi-trillion dollar construction industry. Industry: Architecture, Construction, Logistics, Mechanical Engineering, Procurement, Product Design, Software, Supply Chain Management Location: Menlo Park, California Date of funding: 01/24 Total equity funding: $1,070,573,028

The 10 Largest US Startup Funding Rounds of January 2018

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