Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for January 2021. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, investors in the round, company location, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis.
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14. Enflame ¥1.8B
Round: Series C
Description: Shanghai-based Enflame is an artificial intelligence start-up developing cloud-based deep learning chips for AI training platforms. Founded by Arthur Zhang and Lidong Zhao in 2018, Enflame has now raised a total of ¥3.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent Holdings, CPE, ZhenFund, Delta Capital, and Primavera Capital Group.
Investors in the round: CICC Alpha, CPE, Primavera Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures China, Summitview Capital, Tencent Holdings
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Semiconductor, Software
Founders: Arthur Zhang, Lidong Zhao
Founding year: 2018
Location: Shanghai
Total equity funding raised: ¥3.1B
13. Rapyd $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: London-based Rapyd is a payments platform that inserts fintech services into any app and simplifies the complex offering of local payment methods. Founded by Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, and Omer Priel in 2016, Rapyd has now raised a total of $470.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include General Catalyst, FJ Labs, Spark Capital, Stripe, and Tiger Global Management.
Investors in the round: Avid Ventures, Coatue, Durable Capital Partners, Entree Capital, FJ Labs, General Catalyst, Latitude, LVL1 Group, Oak HC/FT, Spark Capital, Tal Capital, Target Global, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments, Payments
Founders: Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, Omer Priel
Founding year: 2016
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $470.0M
13. MX Technologies $300.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Lehi-based MX Technologies is a fintech company that aims to connect people with their financial data in a way that automates their money experience. Founded by Brandon Dewitt and Ryan Caldwell in 2010, MX Technologies has now raised a total of $505.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include H.I.G. Capital, Battery Ventures, Point72 Ventures, TPG, and Pelion Venture Partners.
Investors in the round: Canapi Ventures, CapitalG, Digital Garage, Geodesic Capital, Greycroft, Pelion Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures, Regions Financial Corporation, TPG
Industry: Banking, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Brandon Dewitt, Ryan Caldwell
Founding year: 2010
Location: Lehi
Total equity funding raised: $505.0M
13. Hinge Health $300.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Francisco-based Hinge Health is a patient-centered digital clinic that treats chronic musculoskeletal conditions such as back and joint pain. Founded by Daniel Perez and Gabriel Mecklenburg in 2015, Hinge Health has now raised a total of $426.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico, and Coatue.
Investors in the round: Coatue, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Employee Benefits, Fitness, Health Care, Medical, Therapeutics, Wearables, Wellness
Founders: Daniel Perez, Gabriel Mecklenburg
Founding year: 2015
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $426.1M
13. Blend $300.0M
Round: Series G
Description: San Francisco-based Blend is a digital lending platform that supports and simplifies applications for mortgages, consumer loans, and deposit accounts. Founded by Erin Collard, Eugene Marinelli, Nima Ghamsari, and Rosco Hill in 2012, Blend has now raised a total of $665.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Atlantic, Salesforce Ventures, Aura Financial, and Andreessen Horowitz.
Investors in the round: Coatue, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, SaaS, Software
Founders: Erin Collard, Eugene Marinelli, Nima Ghamsari, Rosco Hill
Founding year: 2012
Location: San Francisco
Total equity funding raised: $665.0M
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13. Grab Financial Group $300.0M
Round: Series A
Description: Midview City-based Grab Financial Group provides financial services across payments, rewards, lending and insurance. Founded in 2018, Grab Financial Group has now raised a total of $300.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include GGV Capital, Flourish Ventures, Arbor Ventures, K3 Ventures, and Hanwha Asset Management.
Investors in the round: Arbor Ventures, Flourish Ventures, GGV Capital, Hanwha Asset Management, K3 Ventures
Industry: Financial Services, Insurance, Payments
Founders:
Founding year: 2018
Location: Midview City
Total equity funding raised: $300.0M
12. Mixuebingcheng ¥2.0B
Round: Series A
Description: Henan-based Mixuebingcheng is a national beverage chain brand. Founded in 1997, Mixuebingcheng has now raised a total of ¥2.0B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Hillhouse Capital Group and Longzhu Capital.
Investors in the round: Hillhouse Capital Group, Longzhu Capital
Industry:
Founders:
Founding year: 1997
Location: Henan
Total equity funding raised: ¥2.0B
11. Calendly $350.0M
Round: Series B
Description: Atlanta-based Calendly is an automated scheduling tool that takes the work out of connecting with others so that its users can accomplish more. Founded by Tope Awotona in 2013, Calendly has now raised a total of $350.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include OpenView, ICONIQ Capital, and Atlanta Ventures.
Investors in the round: ICONIQ Capital, OpenView
Industry: Productivity Tools, Scheduling, Software
Founders: Tope Awotona
Founding year: 2013
Location: Atlanta
Total equity funding raised: $350.6M
10. Keep $360.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Beijing-based Keep is a mobile fitness community that offers a variety of training programs for different groups of people. Founded by Ning Wang and Wei Peng in 2014, Keep has now raised a total of $614.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent Holdings, Goldman Sachs, 5Y Capital, GGV Capital, and Hillhouse Capital Group.
Investors in the round: 5Y Capital, Bertelsmann Asia Investments, Coatue, GGV Capital, Hillhouse Capital Group, Jeneration Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Tencent Holdings
Industry: Fitness, Mobile Apps, Training, Wellness
Founders: Ning Wang, Wei Peng
Founding year: 2014
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: $614.0M
9. Nubank $400.0M
Round: Series G
Description: Sao Paulo-based Nubank is a digital bank that offers digital credit cards, transfers, and payments. Founded by Adam Edward Wible, Cristina Junqueira, and David Velez in 2013, Nubank has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent Holdings, Goldman Sachs, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Dragoneer Investment Group.
Investors in the round: Dragoneer Investment Group, GIC, Invesco, Kaszek Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Tencent Holdings, Whale Rock Capital Management
Industry: Banking, Credit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Founders: Adam Edward Wible, Cristina Junqueira, David Velez
Founding year: 2013
Location: Sao Paulo
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
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9. Horizon Robotics $400.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Beijing-based Horizon Robotics develops artificial intelligence chips for robots. Founded by Annie Tao, Chang Huang, Kai Yu, and Ming Yang in 2015, Horizon Robotics has now raised a total of $1.3B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Sequoia Capital, Contemporary Amperex Technology, GSR Ventures, 5Y Capital, and Intel Capital.
Investors in the round: Aspex Management, Baillie Gifford, China Securities, CloudAlpha Tech Fund, Contemporary Amperex Technology, CPE, Hermitage Asset Management, Neumann Advisors, Orix Capital Corporation, SDHS, YF Capital, Yuantai Investment Partners
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Electronics, Machine Learning, Robotics, Semiconductor
Founders: Annie Tao, Chang Huang, Kai Yu, Ming Yang
Founding year: 2015
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: $1.3B
9. OneWeb $400.0M
Round: Venture
Description: London-based OneWeb is building a space-based global communications network that delivers high-speed, low latency internet access. Founded by Greg Wyler in 2012, OneWeb has now raised a total of $3.4B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include SoftBank, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Ventures, Airbus, and SoftBank Capital.
Investors in the round: Hughes Network Systems, SoftBank Capital
Industry: Aerospace, Database, Internet, Satellite Communication, Telecommunications
Founders: Greg Wyler
Founding year: 2012
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $3.4B
9. Hive Box $400.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Shenzhen-based Hive Box operates a network of self-service package drop-off and pick-up stations across China. Founded in 2015, Hive Box has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Trustbridge Partners, Sequoia Capital China, CDH Investments, STO Express, and Eastern Bell Capital.
Investors in the round: All-Stars Investment, Asia Forge (Cayman), Redview Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Trustbridge Partners
Industry: E-Commerce, Logistics, Packaging Services
Founders:
Founding year: 2015
Location: Shenzhen
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
8. Checkout.com $450.0M
Round: Series C
Description: London-based Checkout.com is an API-based platform providing online payment solutions that improve the user’s checkout experience. Founded by Guillaume Pousaz in 2012, Checkout.com has now raised a total of $830.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include DST Global, GIC, Tiger Global Management, Greenoaks Capital, and Insight Partners.
Investors in the round: Blossom Capital, Coatue, DST Global, Endeavor Catalyst, GIC, Greenoaks Capital, Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management
Industry: E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments, Transaction Processing
Founders: Guillaume Pousaz
Founding year: 2012
Location: London
Total equity funding raised: $830.0M
7. Roblox $520.0M
Round: Series H
Description: San Mateo-based Roblox is an online gaming and entertainment platform offering a shared digital experience that brings people together through play. Founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004, Roblox has now raised a total of $855.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Tencent Holdings, Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Andreessen Horowitz, and Tiger Global Management.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, Altos Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Dragoneer Investment Group, Investment Group of Santa Barbara, Tiger Global Management, Warner Music Group
Industry: Developer Platform, Gaming, Online Games, Online Portals, Software, Video Games, Virtual Reality
Founders: David Baszucki, Erik Cassel
Founding year: 2004
Location: San Mateo
Total equity funding raised: $855.7M
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6. Lacework $525.0M
Round: Series D
Description: San Jose-based Lacework is a security platform for cloud generation that provides automated threat defense and intrusion detection for cloud workloads. Founded by Sanjay Kalra and Vikram Kapoor in 2015, Lacework has now raised a total of $599.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Alumni Ventures Group, Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Tiger Global Management, and AME Cloud Ventures.
Investors in the round: Altimeter Capital, Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, Liberty Global Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Tiger Global Management
Industry: Cloud Security, Compliance, Security, Software
Founders: Sanjay Kalra, Vikram Kapoor
Founding year: 2015
Location: San Jose
Total equity funding raised: $599.0M
5. Wolt $530.0M
Round: Series E
Description: Helsinki-based Wolt is a food delivery company specializing in real-time logistics optimization. Founded by Elias Aalto, Juhani Mykkanen, Lauri Andler, Mika Matikainen, Miki Kuusi, and Oskari Petas in 2014, Wolt has now raised a total of $813.7M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include DST Global, Tiger Global Management, EQT Ventures, Coatue, and Prosus Ventures.
Investors in the round: 83North, Coatue, DST Global, EQT Ventures, GS Growth, Highland Europe, ICONIQ Growth, KKR India Financial Services, Prosus Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Vintage Investment Partners
Industry: Apps, Delivery, Delivery Service, Food Delivery, Mobile Payments
Founders: Elias Aalto, Juhani Mykkanen, Lauri Andler, Mika Matikainen, Miki Kuusi, Oskari Petas
Founding year: 2014
Location: Helsinki
Total equity funding raised: $813.7M
4. Sila Nanotechnologies $590.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Alameda-based Sila Nanotechnologies is a provider and manufacturer of revolutionary car batteries. Founded by Alex Jacobs, Gene Berdichevsky, and Gleb Yushin in 2011, Sila Nanotechnologies has now raised a total of $875.0M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include T. Rowe Price, Matrix Partners, 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Sutter Hill Ventures.
Investors in the round: 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Coatue, Sutter Hill Ventures, T. Rowe Price
Industry: Electronics, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology
Founders: Alex Jacobs, Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb Yushin
Founding year: 2011
Location: Alameda
Total equity funding raised: $875.0M
3. Leapmotor ¥4.3B
Round: Series B
Description: Hangzhou-based Leapmotor is a Hangzhou-based Chinese new energy car maker. Founded by Fu Liquan and Zhu Jiangming in 2015, Leapmotor has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Zju Jiuzhi Investment Management, Sequoia Capital China, Yonghua Capital, Gopher Asset Management, and CRRC.
Investors in the round: SDIC Fund Management, Yonghua Capital, Zju Jiuzhi Investment Management
Industry: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Energy, Manufacturing
Founders: Fu Liquan, Zhu Jiangming
Founding year: 2015
Location: Hangzhou
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
2. 4Paradigm $700.0M
Round: Series D
Description: Beijing-based 4Paradigm is an AI tech firm that helps enterprises improve work efficiency while reducing risk and achieving greater commercial value. Founded by Feng Tian, Qiang Yang, Shiwei Hu, Wenyuan Dai, and Yuqiang Chen in 2014, 4Paradigm has now raised a total of $1.1B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Goldman Sachs, Lenovo, Cisco, Agricultural Bank of China, and Sequoia Capital China.
Investors in the round: Boyu Capital, China Development Bank, China Jianyin Investment, China Reform Holdings Corporation, China Securities, CPE, FountainVest Partners, Goldman Sachs, Haitong Securities, HOPU Investment Management Company, Jinyi Capital, Mubadala Investment Company, Primavera Capital Group, Sequoia Capital China
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Services, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Feng Tian, Qiang Yang, Shiwei Hu, Wenyuan Dai, Yuqiang Chen
Founding year: 2014
Location: Beijing
Total equity funding raised: $1.1B
1. Lalamove $1.5B
Round: Series F
Description: Hong Kong-based Lalamove is a logistics company that provides on-demand and same-day delivery services. Founded by Chow Shing Yuk, Gary Hui, and Santit Jirawongkraisorn in 2013, Lalamove has now raised a total of $2.5B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Shunwei Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Hillhouse Capital Group, Vitruvian Partners, and D1 Capital Partners.
Investors in the round: Boyu Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Hillhouse Capital Group, Sequoia Capital China, Tiger Fund, Vitruvian Partners
Industry: Apps, Delivery, Logistics, Transportation
Founders: Chow Shing Yuk, Gary Hui, Santit Jirawongkraisorn
Founding year: 2013
Location: Hong Kong
Total equity funding raised: $2.5B
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Source: https://www.alleywatch.com/2021/02/global-startup-funding-top-largest-january-2021-vc/
