Weekly Funding Insights
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Here are some interesting insights on the funding activity that happened over the last week.
Over $14B were invested in 356 companies worldwide.
Funding rounds that caught our eye
Waymo
2009 | United States | $5.5B
💰 Raised $2.5B from Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Magna International, Mubadala Investment Company, Perry Creek Capital, Silver Lake, T. Rowe Price Associates, Temasek, and Tiger Global
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company.
Waymo’s Competitive Landscape
Noticeable companies that raised funding
Anduril
2017 | United States | $691M
💰 Raised $450M in Series D from Lux Capital, Jovono, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Valor Equity Partners, D1 Capital Partners, 8VC, Contrary
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
Carro
2015 | Singapore | $590M
💰 Raised $360M in Series C led by SoftBank
Carro is an online used car marketplace that offers a wide range of services for buying a car.
Neo4j
2007 | United States | $515M
💰 Raised $325M in Series F led by GV, Eurazeo
Neo4j is a graph database platform that provides data analytics and connections services through a cloud service.
BetKing
2011 | Nigeria | $363M
💰 Raised $282M led by MultiChoice
BetKing is a sports betting and entertainment company offering online services such as sports betting, and state-of-the-art virtual games.
Thumbtack
2008 | United States | $698M
💰 Raised $275M in Series I led by Qatar Investment Authority
Thumbtack is a technology company that builds a modern home management platform.
Guideline
2015 | United States | $339M
💰 Raised $200M in Series E led by General Atlantic
Guideline is a retirement plan platform that offers the all-inclusive 401(k) and full-stack solution for growing businesses.
BrowserStack
2011 | Ireland | $250M
💰 Raised $200M in Series B led by Bond
BrowserStack is a software testing platform powering over two million tests every day across 15 global data centers.
Iterable
2013 | United States | $342M
💰 Raised $200M in Series E from Glynn Capital Management, Viking Global Investors, Silver Lake, Blue Cloud Ventures, Capital One Ventures, CRV, DTCP, Adams Street Partners, 645 Ventures
Iterable provides a marketing automation platform designed to optimize and measure every customer interaction.
KeepTruckin
2013 | United States | $607M
💰 Raised $190M in Series E led by G2VP
KeepTruckin helps trucking companies manage their fleets and have their drivers legally log their hours.
10xbanking
2016 | United Kingdom | $253M
💰 Raised $187M in Series C led by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock
10xbanking offers a digital banking platform that will transform the way financial services providers operate.