How much did US private companies raise in November 2008?

136 companies reported raises totalling $543m on SEC Form D in November 2008. Technology was the largest sector at $180m, and TX the largest state at $93.6m. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Technology led with $180m across 41 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Technology41$180m33%
Energy12$122m22%
Health25$61.7m11%
Consumer & industrial14$57.7m11%
Other20$47.3m9%
Finance15$41.9m8%
Real estate9$32.8m6%

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
PEOPLES GAS LIGHT & COKE COChicago, ILEnergy3 Nov 2008$50m
FusionGeo, Inc.The Woodlands, TXEnergy5 Nov 2008$43.1m
JAB WIRELESS INCEnglewood, COTechnology5 Nov 2008$32.5m
Accera IncBroomfield, COOther19 Nov 2008$26.1m
EXTREME REACH INCNeedham, MATechnology5 Nov 2008$26m
SITIME CorpSunnyvale, CATechnology19 Nov 2008$20m
NATIONWIDE PRIVATE PLACEMENT VARIABLE ACCOUNTColumbus, OHFinance7 Nov 2008$17.1m
My Dentist Holdings, L.L.C.Oklahoma City, OKConsumer & industrial19 Nov 2008$16.5m
Intrinergy, LLCRichmond, VAEnergy4 Nov 2008$16m
ZYMOGENETICS INCSeattle, WAHealth5 Nov 2008$15.5m
CHARLOTTE OFFICE 1031 DSTOak Brook, ILReal estate14 Nov 2008$11.3m
Midtown Crossing DSTSt. Germain, WIReal estate3 Nov 2008$10.1m
MENARA NETWORKS INCDallas, TXTechnology14 Nov 2008$10.1m
ASHBURN HILL CORPAngleton, TXConsumer & industrial13 Nov 2008$10m
WORKSOFT INCAddison, TXTechnology24 Nov 2008$10m
SAMBAZON INCSan Clemente, CAConsumer & industrial25 Nov 2008$9m
FIBERZONE NETWORKS INCBethesda, MDTechnology13 Nov 2008$8.3m
EnterpriseDB CorpWestford, MATechnology26 Nov 2008$8.3m
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INCRedwood City, CATechnology19 Nov 2008$8.3m
Greystripe IncSan Francisco, CATechnology17 Nov 2008$7.5m
REAL GIRLS MEDIA NETWORK INCSan Francisco, CATechnology19 Nov 2008$7.2m
NORTH SHORE GAS CO /IL/Chicago, ILEnergy3 Nov 2008$6.5m
CUREMARK LLCRye, NYHealth21 Nov 2008$6.3m
Foundation Bancorp, Inc.Bellevue, WAFinance24 Nov 2008$6m
ASHBURN HILL CORPAngleton, TXConsumer & industrial13 Nov 2008$6m

Which states raised the most?

TX led with $93.6m across 14 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
TX14$93.6m
CA34$93.5m
IL5$70.2m
CO10$66.9m
MA7$45m
OH6$29.3m
WA6$23.5m
WI4$21.3m
VA4$17.9m
OK1$16.5m
NY7$14.9m
FL8$11.6m
MD2$8.7m
AZ2$6.3m
KS1$3.9m
OR1$3.9m
LA1$3.7m
GA5$2.4m
CT3$2.2m
ME1$2m
NV5$1.8m
KY2$1.8m
NC1$813k
MN2$675k
IN1$337k

Sources

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