How much did US private companies raise in May 2008?

64 companies reported raises totalling $263m on SEC Form D in May 2008. Finance was the largest sector at $111m, and OH the largest state at $101m. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Finance led with $111m across 9 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Finance9$111m42%
Technology15$49.1m19%
Health12$43.7m17%
Energy8$23.8m9%
Other10$20.4m8%
Real estate3$12.6m5%
Consumer & industrial7$2.4m1%

What were the largest raises?

The 25 largest filings of the month, with the issuer's own SEC record linked where the filing index is known.

CompanyWhereIndustryDateAmount
NATIONWIDE PRIVATE PLACEMENT VARIABLE ACCOUNTColumbus, OHFinance27 May 2008$38.1m
NATIONWIDE PRIVATE PLACEMENT VARIABLE ACCOUNTColumbus, OHFinance1 May 2008$35m
NATIONWIDE PRIVATE PLACEMENT VARIABLE ACCOUNTColumbus, OHFinance27 May 2008$20.5m
RADIORX, INC.Menlo Park, CAHealth14 May 2008$20.5m
SURGIQUEST INCOrange, CTTechnology29 May 2008$14.5m
Miragen Therapeutics IncBoulder, COHealth16 May 2008$12m
COMMUNITY BANC-CORP OF SHEBOYGAN, INCSheboygan, WIFinance30 May 2008$10.7m
CASTELLAN NYC PARTNERS LLCNew York, NYReal estate20 May 2008$9.8m
RKM Energy Partners, LPDallas, TXEnergy28 May 2008$8.2m
COMPRESSUS INCWashington, DCTechnology14 May 2008$8.1m
TIGO ENERGY INCLos Gatos, CATechnology14 May 2008$7.7m
FNBox Ventures Inc.Miami, FLTechnology21 May 2008$6m
FREE FLOW POWER CORPGloucester, MAEnergy1 May 2008$5.7m
Advanced Diamond Technologies IncRomeoville, ILOther9 May 2008$5m
EIQ Energy, Inc.San Jose, CAEnergy8 May 2008$5m
ACCESS CLOSURE, INC.Mountain View, CAOther21 May 2008$4.9m
Acuity Systems, Inc.Visalia, CATechnology20 May 2008$4.7m
OCEANA THERAPEUTICS, INC.Mendham, NJHealth13 May 2008$3m
SPRING AWAKENING TOURING LPNew York, NYOther12 May 2008$3m
NATIONWIDE PRIVATE PLACEMENT VARIABLE ACCOUNTColumbus, OHFinance16 May 2008$2.8m
Segmint Inc.Tallmadge, OHTechnology27 May 2008$2.7m
GLIAMED INCFramingham, MAHealth22 May 2008$2.5m
My Parents, My Sister & Me, LLCRoswell, GAOther1 May 2008$2.4m
BC Gas Recovery JV Two, LLCMesquite, NVEnergy9 May 2008$2.4m
SONGY PARTNERS LLCAtlanta, GAReal estate30 May 2008$2.3m

Which states raised the most?

OH led with $101m across 6 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
OH6$101m
CA20$51.9m
NY4$15.4m
CT1$14.5m
CO1$12m
WI1$10.7m
TX2$9.9m
MA3$8.2m
DC1$8.1m
FL2$6m
IL2$5.5m
GA3$5.3m
NJ3$5.2m
NV1$2.4m
NC3$1.8m
VA1$1.5m
MO2$1.3m
PA1$1.2m
WA3$1m
HI1$325k
UT1$228k
MS1$63k
OR1$20k

Sources

  1. SEC Form D data sets (quarterly)
  2. How the numbers are built