How much did US private companies raise in September 2008?

152 companies reported raises totalling $852m on SEC Form D in September 2008. Real estate was the largest sector at $200m, and CA the largest state at $314m. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Real estate led with $200m across 20 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Real estate20$200m23%
Consumer & industrial17$188m22%
Health26$148m17%
Technology35$127m15%
Energy13$77.9m9%
Finance10$62.1m7%
Other31$49.8m6%

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
SOLARRESERVE, INC.Santa Monica, CAConsumer & industrial12 Sep 2008$140m
NATIONAL CAPITAL PROPERTIES IV LPWashington, DCReal estate30 Sep 2008$69m
Link Medicine CorpCambridge, MAHealth12 Sep 2008$40m
LV M VENTURE HOLDINGS DSTOak Brook, ILReal estate26 Sep 2008$30.1m
Accellos IncColorado Springs, COTechnology25 Sep 2008$28.5m
CCM Fund1 LPRadnor, PAFinance30 Sep 2008$25m
JUVENTAS THERAPEUTICS INCCleveland, OHHealth30 Sep 2008$22.1m
PENTADYNE POWER CORPChatsworth, CAEnergy22 Sep 2008$22m
BAS Oil & Gas, Ltd.Dallas, TXEnergy28 Sep 2008$20.5m
Sun Valley Sponsor, LLCSan Francisco, CAReal estate9 Sep 2008$19.6m
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bridgewater, NJHealth2 Sep 2008$18.3m
Southeast Minnesota Ethanol, LLCPreston, MNConsumer & industrial30 Sep 2008$16.9m
SOLIX BIOFUELS, INC.Fort Collins, COEnergy24 Sep 2008$16.8m
PREPARED HOLDINGS INCTampa, FLFinance17 Sep 2008$15.9m
CARMEL OFFICE 1031 LLCOak Brook, ILReal estate10 Sep 2008$15.4m
P&MC's Holding LLCNew York, NYConsumer & industrial24 Sep 2008$14.3m
RIVER'S EDGE SPONSOR LLCSan Francisco, CAReal estate30 Sep 2008$11.7m
Tocagen IncSan Diego, CAHealth5 Sep 2008$10.8m
Tocagen IncSan Diego, CAHealth5 Sep 2008$10.8m
CLEARWATER 2008 NOTE PROGRAM LLCEagle, IDReal estate13 Sep 2008$10.4m
FUHU INCEl Segundo, CATechnology18 Sep 2008$10.3m
Leaders Group IncOak Brook, ILFinance30 Sep 2008$10.1m
ROKU INCSaratoga, CAOther19 Sep 2008$10m
Gigya, Inc.Palo Alto, CATechnology19 Sep 2008$10m
SAHARA MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.New York, NYTechnology17 Sep 2008$9.9m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $314m across 42 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA42$314m
DC1$69m
IL8$61.1m
MA6$56.4m
CO9$54.8m
NY10$42.3m
OH6$38.9m
TX14$31.6m
MN5$31.3m
UT7$26.3m
PA3$26.2m
NJ3$18.7m
FL4$18m
ID4$15m
VA4$12.8m
WA2$8.8m
AZ3$5.9m
MI1$3.5m
NH1$3m
IN3$2.5m
KY1$2.2m
CT1$2m
LA1$1.9m
OR1$1.2m
IA1$1.1m

Sources

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