How much did US private companies raise in May 2015?

994 companies reported raises totalling $8.4bn on SEC Form D in May 2015. Other was the largest sector at $2.5bn, and CA the largest state at $3.8bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Other led with $2.5bn across 193 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Other193$2.5bn29%
Technology351$1.6bn19%
Consumer & industrial96$1.3bn15%
Health152$1.2bn14%
Real estate121$687m8%
Finance43$625m7%
Energy38$593m7%

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
Batman Holdings, Inc.Sunnyvale, CAOther22 May 2015$869m
YourPeople, Inc.San Francisco, CAConsumer & industrial1 May 2015$513m
Cornell Capital Special Situations Partners II LPNew York, NYOther18 May 2015$362m
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.Houston, TXEnergy12 May 2015$300m
DJO Finance LLCVista, CAConsumer & industrial7 May 2015$298m
Prologis, L.P.San Francisco, CAReal estate29 May 2015$202m
Adaptive Biotechnologies CorpSeattle, WAHealth5 May 2015$195m
Infiltrator Water Technologies Ultimate Holdings, Inc.Old Saybrook, CTConsumer & industrial27 May 2015$186m
TerraForm Global, LLCBethesda, MDOther6 May 2015$175m
TechMediaNetwork, Inc.Ogden, UTOther22 May 2015$135m
FMR LLCBoston, MAFinance31 May 2015$133m
MULESOFT, INCSan Francisco, CATechnology13 May 2015$128m
Harrison Street European Property Co-Invest PIV, L.P.Chicago, ILReal estate15 May 2015$115m
GC Waves Holdings, IncSan Francisco, CAFinance14 May 2015$113m
Carrier Energy Partners II, LLCSugar Land, TXEnergy22 May 2015$100m
Munchery Inc.San Francisco, CATechnology14 May 2015$86.6m
Sumo Logic, Inc.Redwood City, CATechnology15 May 2015$80.1m
Coupa Software IncSan Mateo, CATechnology26 May 2015$80m
MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.Iowa City, IAFinance1 May 2015$79.8m
Preston Hollow Capital, LLCDallas, TXFinance22 May 2015$75m
NantCell, Inc.Culver City, CAHealth13 May 2015$75m
Arc Logistics Partners LPNew York, NYEnergy14 May 2015$75m
Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc.Oakland, CAOther29 May 2015$75m
VP Parent Holdings, Inc.Framingham, MAFinance21 May 2015$73.1m
REGENXBIO Inc.Rockville, MDHealth15 May 2015$70.5m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $3.8bn across 242 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA242$3.8bn
NY89$815m
TX77$629m
MA62$543m
MD19$364m
WA51$332m
IL38$293m
CT12$232m
OH32$161m
UT11$148m
CO36$143m
NC21$89.4m
FL39$87.3m
IA4$85.7m
PA19$68.8m
TN20$61.6m
WI10$60.4m
AZ19$59.2m
NJ24$54.6m
KY7$47.2m
VA23$43.7m
NH5$43.2m
IN11$42m
MN17$35.8m
GA14$33.7m

Sources

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