The 20 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of March 2018

Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase , I broke down the 20 largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of March. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, brief description of the company, location, date of funding, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on tech-enabled startups, biotech and real estate companies were excluded.

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20. Pine Labs $82,000,000 Round: Series E Description : Pine Labs is a provider of retail POS solutions that simplify payment acceptance. Industry: Information Technology, Payments Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Date of funding: 03/13 Total equity funding: $82,000,000

19. eToro $100,000,000 Round: Series E Description : eToro is a social trading and investment marketplace that allows users to trade currencies, commodities, indices, and stocks. Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Trading Platform Location: London, England, United Kingdom Date of funding: 03/21 Total equity funding: $172,900,000

19. Scout Exchange $100,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Scout Exchange is a computer software company that offers talent acquisition services. Industry: Software Location: Boston, Massachusetts Date of funding: 03/12 Total equity funding: $100,000,000

19. Kujiale $100,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Kujiale, an online information and design platform, offers information and reviews on businesses related to home decoration and furnishing. Industry: Home Decor, Interior Design, Internet Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Date of funding: 03/09 Total equity funding: $112,000,000

19. Bird $100,000,000 Round: Series B Description : Bird is a dockless electric scooter company based in Santa Monica, California. Industry: Car Sharing, Electric Vehicle, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Transportation Location: Santa Monica, California Date of funding: 03/09 Total equity funding: $115,000,000

18. Intercom $125,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Intercom is a computer software and messaging platform that helps businesses connect with customers. Industry: Apps, CRM, Customer Service, Marketing Automation, Messaging, Mobile, SaaS, Software Location: San Francisco, California Date of funding: 03/27 Total equity funding: $240,750,000

18. Apptio $125,000,000 Round: Convertible Note Description : Apptio is a provider of SaaS-based Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions for managing businesses in the IT field. Industry: Enterprise Software, Information Technology, SaaS Location: Bellevue, Washington Date of funding: 03/23 Total equity funding: $136,000,000

17. Nubank $150,000,000 Round: Series E Description : Nubank provides financial services in Brazil. Industry: Credit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Date of funding: 03/01 Total equity funding: $328,300,000

17. Spaceflight Industries $150,000,000 Round: Series C Description : Providing cost-effective small-satellite services and solutions to enable new applications through the commercialization of space Industry: Aerospace, Apps, Service Industry Location: Seattle, Washington Date of funding: 03/13 Total equity funding: $203,500,000

16. UiPath $153,000,000 Round: Series B Description : UiPath is a New York-based robotic process automation vendor. Industry: Data Center Automation, Enterprise Software, Robotics Location: New York, New York Date of funding: 03/06 Total equity funding: $183,000,000

15. N26 $160,000,000 Round: Series C Description : N26 is a Berlin-based fintech company that enables its customers to manage their bank accounts through their smartphones. Industry: Banking, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance, Product Design, Software, Software Engineering Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany Date of funding: 03/19 Total equity funding: $212,793,075

14. Oscar Health $165,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Oscar is a health insurance company that employs technology, design, and data to humanize health care. Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance Location: New York, New York Date of funding: 03/27 Total equity funding: $892,500,000

13. Coocaa ¥1,100,000,000 Round: Venture Description : The Internet TV division of Chinese TV maker Skyworth Digital Holdings. Industry: Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Date of funding: 03/16 Total equity funding: $217,731,758

12. Helix $200,000,000 Round: Series B Description : Helix is a health company that focuses on personal genomics and connects people with insights into their own DNA. Industry: Big Data, Biotechnology, Genetics, Health Care, Personal Health, Wellness Location: San Carlos, California Date of funding: 03/01 Total equity funding: $320,000,000

12. Qutoutiao $200,000,000 Round: Series B Description : Qutoutiao news recommendation app Industry: Apps Location: Shanghai, China Date of funding: 03/14 Total equity funding: $200,000,000

11. Atom Bank £149,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Atom Bank is a mobile banking application that offers a range of personal and business banking products. Industry: Banking, FinTech, Mobile Apps Location: Durham, Durham, United Kingdom Date of funding: 03/07 Total equity funding: £339,000,000

10. Radiology Partners $234,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Radiology Partners is a healthcare service company focused on transforming how services are provided by radiologists. Industry: Health Care Location: Manhattan Beach, California Date of funding: 03/09 Total equity funding: $434,476,680

9. 17zuoye $250,000,000 Round: Series E Description : 17zuoye is an online learning platform for students K-12, as well as teachers, and parents. Industry: Education, Internet, Language Learning Location: Shanghai, China Date of funding: 03/21 Total equity funding: $585,000,000

8. Robinhood $350,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. listed stocks and ETFs with zero commission. Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile, Personal Finance Location: Palo Alto, California Date of funding: 03/15 Total equity funding: $526,000,000

7. Magic Leap $461,000,000 Round: Series D Description : Magic Leap is a proprietary wearable technology that enables users to interact with digital devices in a completely visually cinematic way. Industry: Augmented Reality, Computer Vision, Consumer Electronics, Software, Video, Wearables Location: Plantation, Florida Date of funding: 03/07 Total equity funding: $2,348,500,000

6. Huya.com $461,600,000 Round: Series B Description : Huya.com is China's leading interactive broadcast platform. Industry: E-Commerce, Online Games, Video Games Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Date of funding: 03/08 Total equity funding: $536,600,000

5. CHJ Automotive (Chehejia) ¥3,000,000,000 Round: Series B Description : To create a new urban transport for the future of energy, products, services, ecology. Industry: Automotive, Energy, Transportation Location: Beijing, China Date of funding: 03/22 Total equity funding: ¥3,780,000,000

4. DoorDash $535,000,000 Round: Series D Description : DoorDash enables small businesses to provide its customers with local delivery services. Industry: Delivery, Food Delivery, Local, Logistics, Mobile, Small and Medium Businesses Location: San Francisco, California Date of funding: 03/01 Total equity funding: $721,700,000

3. Douyu TV ¥4,000,000,000 Round: Venture Description : Douyu TV is an online platform for live videos of people playing games. Industry: Media and Entertainment, Online Games, Video Games Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China Date of funding: 03/08 Total equity funding: $1,130,804,988

2. Chehaoduo $818,000,000 Round: Series C Description : Chehaoduo is a rapidly growing, leading C2C used car trading platform Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, Trading Platform Location: Beijing, China Date of funding: 03/01 Total equity funding: $1,708,000,000

1. ofo $866,000,000 Round: Series F Description : Ofo is the world's leading station-free bike-sharing platform operated via an online mobile application. Industry: Cycling, Public Transportation, Ride Sharing, Transportation Location: Haidian, Beijing, China Date of funding: 03/13 Total equity funding: $2,151,231,991

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