How much did US private companies raise in August 2019?

1,051 companies reported raises totalling $9bn on SEC Form D in August 2019. Other was the largest sector at $2.5bn, and CA the largest state at $3.4bn. 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 228 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Other228$2.5bn28%
Technology304$2.4bn26%
Real estate183$1.1bn12%
Health161$1.1bn12%
Finance49$909m10%
Energy33$567m6%
Consumer & industrial93$447m5%

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
JUUL Labs, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther2 Aug 2019$785m
ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, LLCHouston, TXEnergy5 Aug 2019$500m
SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, LLCBrooklyn, NYOther17 Aug 2019$400m
FMR LLCBoston, MAFinance14 Aug 2019$351m
Robinhood Markets, Inc.Menlo Park, CATechnology1 Aug 2019$323m
Pollen, Inc.Leawood, KSTechnology6 Aug 2019$200m
GreenAcreage Real Estate Corp.New York, NYReal estate12 Aug 2019$141m
Meesho, Inc.Palo Alto, CAOther8 Aug 2019$125m
StepStone Group LPLa Jolla, CAFinance19 Aug 2019$115m
Vericity, Inc.Chicago, ILFinance7 Aug 2019$114m
Virta Health Corp.San Francisco, CAOther21 Aug 2019$93.2m
Algolia, Inc.San Francisco, CATechnology30 Aug 2019$90.8m
Starship Technologies Holdings, Inc.San Francisco, CATechnology9 Aug 2019$88.5m
Puris Proteins, LLCMinneapolis, MNConsumer & industrial26 Aug 2019$75m
Self-Storage Portfolio VIII DSTOak Brook, ILReal estate13 Aug 2019$73.2m
Aurora Innovation, Inc.Palo Alto, CATechnology26 Aug 2019$69.5m
TOWER 14 MSP PLATFORM I, L.P.Santa Monica, CAReal estate1 Aug 2019$63.2m
Landos Biopharma, Inc.Blacksburg, VAHealth9 Aug 2019$60.3m
Integrated CBD Holdings LLCScottsdale, AZConsumer & industrial29 Aug 2019$58.9m
Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc.Cambridge, MAHealth2 Aug 2019$56.2m
Oncorus, Inc.Cambridge, MAOther5 Aug 2019$53.8m
Foxhound Holdings, LLCCarmel, INOther1 Aug 2019$53.6m
Harmony Biosciences II, Inc.Plymouth Meeting, PAHealth9 Aug 2019$50m
C3.ai, Inc.Redwood City, CATechnology15 Aug 2019$50m
LTSE Services, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther14 Aug 2019$49.7m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $3.4bn across 240 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA240$3.4bn
NY103$1bn
MA74$872m
TX87$765m
IL34$326m
CO47$227m
KS4$206m
WA45$204m
VA28$193m
FL34$193m
PA32$158m
MD22$125m
OH19$107m
GA13$105m
MN21$101m
MO10$84.4m
AZ18$83.6m
NC24$82.9m
NJ20$82.4m
IN10$78.8m
TN10$78.1m
OR18$70.8m
ID6$60.3m
CT14$58.4m
MI18$37m

Sources

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