How much did US private companies raise in August 2014?
927 companies reported raises totalling $7.9bn on SEC Form D in August 2014. Technology was the largest sector at $2.1bn, and CA the largest state at $2.5bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.
Which industries raised the most?
Technology led with $2.1bn across 305 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.
| Industry | Raises | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 305 | $2.1bn | 27% |
| Health | 131 | $1.6bn | 20% |
| Energy | 51 | $1.4bn | 18% |
| Other | 188 | $1bn | 13% |
| Real estate | 114 | $746m | 9% |
| Consumer & industrial | 91 | $514m | 6% |
| Finance | 47 | $496m | 6% |
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.
| Company | Where | Industry | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Energy, L.P. | Metuchen, NJ | Energy | 1 Aug 2014 | $600m |
| INVENTIV HEALTH INC | Burlington, MA | Health | 12 Aug 2014 | $475m |
| SALESFORCE COM INC | San Francisco, CA | Technology | 1 Aug 2014 | $392m |
| Prologis, L.P. | San Francisco, CA | Real estate | 29 Aug 2014 | $360m |
| FTAI ENERGY PARTNERS LLC | New York, NY | Energy | 27 Aug 2014 | $191m |
| Bounty Minerals Holdings LLC | Fort Worth, TX | Energy | 1 Aug 2014 | $180m |
| Nutanix, Inc. | San Jose, CA | Technology | 26 Aug 2014 | $145m |
| Pluralsight, LLC | Farmington, UT | Technology | 15 Aug 2014 | $135m |
| FAPS HOLDINGS INC | Ft Worth, TX | Consumer & industrial | 19 Aug 2014 | $130m |
| ARE Capital, LLC | Houston, TX | Other | 20 Aug 2014 | $122m |
| American Midstream Partners, LP | Denver, CO | Energy | 20 Aug 2014 | $119m |
| MC Acquisition Holdings I, L.L.C. | New York, NY | Health | 29 Aug 2014 | $110m |
| DataStax, Inc. | Santa Clara, CA | Technology | 12 Aug 2014 | $106m |
| Venture Global LNG, Inc. | Washington, DC | Energy | 4 Aug 2014 | $95m |
| BELLICUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Houston, TX | Health | 22 Aug 2014 | $94.4m |
| Juno Therapeutics, Inc. | Seattle, WA | Health | 1 Aug 2014 | $85.5m |
| HEALTHSCOPE HOLDINGS, INC. | Little Rock, AR | Health | 1 Aug 2014 | $85m |
| Apollo Global Management LLC | New York, NY | Finance | 12 Aug 2014 | $78.1m |
| IEX GROUP, INC. | New York, NY | Technology | 22 Aug 2014 | $75m |
| Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp | Orlando, FL | Consumer & industrial | 7 Aug 2014 | $75m |
| Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | Wilmington, NC | Finance | 5 Aug 2014 | $75m |
| TM Holdings, L.P. | Chicago, IL | Finance | 29 Aug 2014 | $72m |
| Honest Company, Inc. | Santa Monica, CA | Other | 21 Aug 2014 | $70m |
| ZIPRECRUITER, INC. | Santa Monica, CA | Other | 12 Aug 2014 | $63m |
| METRICSTREAM INC | Palo Alto, CA | Technology | 27 Aug 2014 | $60m |
Which states raised the most?
CA led with $2.5bn across 225 raises.
| State | Raises | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 225 | $2.5bn |
| NY | 107 | $901m |
| MA | 58 | $849m |
| TX | 83 | $817m |
| NJ | 11 | $616m |
| CO | 39 | $233m |
| WA | 48 | $203m |
| UT | 12 | $191m |
| IL | 23 | $169m |
| NC | 23 | $169m |
| FL | 40 | $153m |
| DC | 8 | $111m |
| MD | 13 | $110m |
| AR | 6 | $96.9m |
| AZ | 20 | $76.9m |
| OH | 13 | $72.4m |
| CT | 10 | $70.9m |
| GA | 18 | $61.2m |
| MO | 6 | $57.1m |
| PA | 21 | $51.2m |
| TN | 13 | $45m |
| WI | 10 | $45m |
| VA | 18 | $40.4m |
| NV | 9 | $32m |
| RI | 2 | $28m |