May 13, 2022

AlleyWatch Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for April 2022. 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. The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 12. Remote £300.0M Round: Series C Description: San Francisco-based Remote offers international payroll, benefits, and compliance services for employees and contractors. Founded by Job van der Voort, Marcelo Lebre, and Nick Macario in 2019, Remote has now raised a total of $496.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Gaingels, HackerOne, General Catalyst, and Accel. Investors in the round: 9Yards Capital, Accel, Adams Street Partners, Base Partners, Flucas Ventures, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Two Sigma Ventures Industry: FinTech, Human Resources, Payments, Recruiting Founders: Job van der Voort, Marcelo Lebre, Nick Macario Founding year: 2019 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 12. OneFootball £300.0M Round: Series D Description: Berlin-based Onefootball develops a platform designed to offer mobile marketing applications for professional soccer. Founded by Lucas Cranach in 2008, OneFootball has now raised a total of $442.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Dapper Labs, Quiet Capital, Union Square Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, and Liberty City Ventures. Investors in the round: Alsara, Animoca Brands, DAH Beteiligungs GmbH, Dapper Labs, Liberty City Ventures, Quiet Capital, RIT Capital Partners, Senator Investment Group Industry: Apps, Mobile Apps, News, Software, Sports Founders: Lucas Cranach The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 12. Biofourmis £300.0M Round: Series D Description: Boston-based Biofourmis is a biotechnology company that augments personalized care and therapies using digital therapeutics. Founded by Kuldeep Singh Rajput, Maulik Majmudar, and Wendou Niu in 2015, Biofourmis has now raised a total of $443.6M in total equity funding and is backed by Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, Sequoia Capital India, General Atlantic, and EDBI. Investors in the round: CVSHealth, EDBI, General Atlantic, Openspace Industry: Biotechnology, mHealth, Personal Health, Predictive Analytics, Therapeutics Founders: Kuldeep Singh Rajput, Maulik Majmudar, Wendou Niu Founding year: 2015 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 12. Tessera Therapeutics £300.0M Round: Series C Description: Cambridge-based Tessera Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on a new category of genetic medicines. Founded by Geoffrey von Maltzahn and Jacob Rubens in 2018, Tessera Therapeutics has now raised a total of $531.8M in total equity funding and is backed by T. Rowe Price, SoftBank Vision Fund, Alaska Permanent Fund, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Artis Ventures (AV). Investors in the round: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Alaska Permanent Fund, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Artis Ventures (AV), Cormorant Asset Management, Flagship Pioneering, Hanwha Impact Partners, Longevity Vision Fund, March Capital, SALT Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund, T. Rowe Price Industry: Biopharma, Biotechnology, Genetics, Life Science, Therapeutics Founders: Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Jacob Rubens Founding year: 2018 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 11. Crusoe Energy Systems £350.0M Round: Series C Description: Denver-based Crusoe Energy Systems provides solutions for the energy industry helping them to reduce routine flaring of natural gas. Founded by Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness in 2018, Crusoe Energy Systems has now raised a total of $512.5M in total equity funding and is backed by Generate Capital, Polychain, FootPrint Coalition, Coinbase Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners. Investors in the round: Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, CMT Digital Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Engine No. 1, Exor Seeds, Felicis Ventures, FootPrint Coalition, Founders Fund, G2VP, Inclusive Capital Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Mitsui & Co, My Climate Journey Collective, Polychain, Tao Capital, Upper90, Valor Equity Partners, Winklevoss Capital, Zigg Capital Industry: Energy, Energy Management, Oil and Gas Founders: Chase Lochmiller, Cully Cavness Founding year: 2018 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 11. NEAR Protocol £350.0M Round: Venture Description: San Francisco-based NEAR Protocol is a blockchain designed to provide the performance and UX to get to mainstream adoption of decentralized applications Founded by Alexander Skidanov and Illia Polosukhin in 2018, NEAR Protocol has now raised a total of $533.7M in total equity funding and is backed by Amber Group, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital, and ParaFi Capital. Investors in the round: Blockchange Ventures, Dragonfly Capital Management, FTX Ventures, Hashed, MetaWeb Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Republic Capital Group, Tiger Global Management Industry: Blockchain, Information Technology, Software Founders: Alexander Skidanov, Illia Polosukhin Founding year: 2018 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 10. Beta Technologies £375.0M Round: Series B Description: South Burlington-based Beta Technologies manufactures electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and recharging pad systems. Founded by Kyle Clark in 2017, Beta Technologies has now raised a total of $886.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Fidelity Management and Research Company, TPG Rise Climate Fund, Climate Pledge Fund, and RedBird Capital Partners. Investors in the round: Fidelity Management and Research Company, TPG Rise Climate Fund Industry: Aerospace, Air Transportation, CleanTech, Manufacturing Founders: Kyle Clark The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 9. UPSIDE Foods £400.0M Round: Series C Description: Berkeley-based UPSIDE Foods produces meat directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter animals. Founded by Nicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, and William Clem in 2015, UPSIDE Foods has now raised a total of $606.0M in total equity funding and is backed by IndieBio, Norwest Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, Temasek Holdings, and SoftBank Vision Fund. Investors in the round: Abu Dhabi Growth Fund, Baillie Gifford, Bill Gates, Cargill, Cercano Management, Christiana Wyly, CPT Capital, Dentsu Ventures, EDBI, Givaudan, IndieBio, John Doerr, Kimbal Musk, Norwest Venture Partners, SALT Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund, Synthesis Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tyson Foods Industry: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Organic Food Founders: Nicholas Genovese, Uma Valeti, William Clem Founding year: 2015 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 8. SonarSource £412.0M Round: Venture Description: Geneva-based SonarSource provides open-source and commercial code analyzers to help developers manage code quality. Founded by Freddy Mallet, Olivier Gaudin, and Simon Brandhof in 2008, SonarSource has now raised a total of $457.0M in total equity funding and is backed by General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Advent International, and Permira. Investors in the round: Advent International, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Permira Industry: Cyber Security, Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Founders: Freddy Mallet, Olivier Gaudin, Simon Brandhof Founding year: 2008 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 7. VerSe Innovation £449.2M Round: Series J Description: Bangalore-based VerSe Innovation facilitates content curation and tracks user preferences through recommendation tools. Founded by Umang Bedi and Virendra Gupta in 2007, VerSe Innovation has now raised a total of $1.4B in total equity funding and is backed by Meta, Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and ByteDance. Investors in the round: Baillie Gifford, CPP Investments, Google, Luxor Capital Group, Meta, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Sofina, Sumeru Ventures Industry: Content, Internet, Social Media Founders: Umang Bedi, Virendra Gupta Founding year: 2007 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 6. Ningbo Shanshan ¥3.1B Round: Venture Description: Ningbo-based Ningbo Shanshan engaged in the research and development, manufacture and distribution of lithium battery materials. Founded by Zheng Yonggang in 1992, Ningbo Shanshan has now raised a total of ¥3.1B in total equity funding and is backed by BYD Company, Kunlun Capital, New Energy Nexus, and Ningbo Industrial Investment Group. Investors in the round: BYD Company, Kunlun Capital, New Energy Nexus, Ningbo Industrial Investment Group Industry: Battery, Chemical, Manufacturing The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 5. Anthropic £580.0M Round: Series B Description: San Francisco-based Anthropic is an AI-driven research company that focuses on increasing the safety of large-scale AI systems. Founded by Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Sam McCandlish, and Tom Brown in 2021, Anthropic has now raised a total of $704.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Nishad Singh, Sam Bankman-Fried, Dustin Moskovitz, Jaan Tallinn, and Caroline Ellison. Investors in the round: Caroline Ellison, Center for Emerging Risk Research, Jaan Tallinn, James McClave, Nishad Singh, Sam Bankman-Fried Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning Founders: Daniela Amodei, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, Sam McCandlish, Tom Brown Founding year: 2021 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 4. The Boring Company £675.0M Round: Series C Description: Pflugerville-based The Boring Company engages in constructing underground transportation networks. Founded by Elon Musk in 2016, The Boring Company has now raised a total of $908.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Sequoia Capital, 8VC, Craft Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Founders Fund. Investors in the round: 8VC, Craft Ventures, DFJ Growth, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Vika Ventures, Vy Capital Industry: Construction, Infrastructure, Transportation The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 3. Coda Payments £690.0M Round: Series C Description: Singapore-based Coda Payments helps digital content providers monetize their products and services in more than forty markets. Founded by Bobby Choi, Neil Davidson, and Paul Leishman in 2011, Coda Payments has now raised a total of $715.2M in total equity funding and is backed by Insight Partners, MDI Ventures, GIC, Golden Gate, and Google Launchpad Accelerator. Investors in the round: GIC, Insight Partners, Smash Ventures Industry: Digital Entertainment, Digital Media, FinTech, Gaming, Mobile, Payments Founders: Bobby Choi, Neil Davidson, Paul Leishman Founding year: 2011 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 2. Shein £1.5B Round: Series F Description: Nanjing-based Shein is an online marketplace that offers apparel, beauty, accessories, and home goods. Founded by Xiaoqing Ren, Yang Pei, and Yangtian Xu in 2008, Shein has now raised a total of $2.1B in total equity funding and is backed by IDG Capital, Tiger Global Management, General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital China, and JAFCO Asia. Investors in the round: General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital China, Tiger Global Management Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Marketplace, Textiles Founders: Xiaoqing Ren, Yang Pei, Yangtian Xu Founding year: 2008 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED 1. Epic Games £2.0B Round: Venture Description: Cary-based Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company that develops games and offers its game engine technology to other developers. Founded by Mark Rein and Tim Sweeney in 1991, Epic Games has now raised a total of $7.1B in total equity funding and is backed by Tencent, HOF Capital, T. Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford, and BlackRock. Investors in the round: KIRKBI A/S, Sony Industry: Developer Platform, Gaming, Software, Video Games Founders: Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney Founding year: 1991 The world’s best companies have a secret when it comes to onboarding their customers They’re allowing their customers to import files on their own and without having to send them to a long, grueling help article on how to clean it first. With Flatfile, accept customer data and get it into your platform exactly how it needs to look in minutes, not hours – no more sales bottlenecks. GET STARTED