Which companies got the most funding in 2011, and where are they now?
What happened to the tech companies that raised the largest VC or growth equity rounds in 2011? In this latest installment of Throwback Thursday, we take a look.
Some interesting points:
- Of the 19 companies on the list, there were 10 exits, of which were 9 IPOs. The other 9 companies are still alive and kicking.
- Digital Sky Technologies appears the most times on this list and was involved in the 4 largest deals of the year as well as AirBnB.
- Facebook’s enormous round was larger than Groupon and Zynga combined
- Total investment in these deals amounts to more than $6B
Check out our other editions of TBT looking at 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Here’s how TBT 2011 stacks up.
| Company | Logo | Amount | Select Investors | Where are they now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1691 | Goldman Sachs, T. Rowe Price, Digital Sky Technologies | IPO (2012) | |
| Groupon |
|
950 | KPCB, NEA, Accel Partners, Battery Ventures, Greylock Partners | IPO (2011) |
| Zynga |
|
490 | KPCB, A16Z, Tiger Global Management | IPO (2011) |
|
400 | Digital Sky Technologies | IPO (2013) | |
| LivingSocial* |
|
400 | Lightspeed Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price,Institutional Venture Partners | Alive |
| DropBox |
|
250 | Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures | Alive |
| TrueCar |
|
214 | Allen & Company, Silicon Valley Bank, Passport Capital, Upfront Ventures | IPO (2014) |
| Coupons.com |
|
200 | T.Rowe Price | IPO (2014) |
| Datapipe |
|
176 | ABRY Partners | Financial Acquisition by ABRY Partners |
| Wayfair |
|
165 | Spark Capital, Battery Ventures, HarbourVest Partners | IPO (2014) |
| RetailMeNot (WhaleShark Media)* |
|
150 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Institutional Venture Partners | IPO (2013) |
| Gilt Groupe |
 |
138 | New Enterprise Associates, DFJ Growth Fund, Matrix Partners | Alive |
| Cvent |
|
136 | New Enterprise Associates, Insight Venture Partners, Greenspring Associates | IPO (2013) |
| OSIsoft |
|
135 | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Technology Crossover Ventures | Alive |
| Deem |
 |
133 | American Express, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citi | Alive |
| AirBnB |
|
112 | Sequoia Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Betaworks, Greylock Partners | Alive |
| Tabula |
|
108 | New Enterprise Associates, Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners | Alive |
| Square |
|
100 | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Khosla Ventures, Tiger Global Management | Alive |
| Prysm |
 |
100 | Partech International, Artiman Ventures | Alive |
*This company had multiple large rounds during this time
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