How much did US private companies raise in May 2020?

699 companies reported raises totalling $7.4bn on SEC Form D in May 2020. Technology was the largest sector at $2.2bn, and CA the largest state at $3bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Technology led with $2.2bn across 242 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Technology242$2.2bn29%
Health137$1.7bn23%
Other150$1.3bn17%
Finance49$1.2bn16%
Energy13$513m7%
Consumer & industrial41$415m6%
Real estate67$211m3%

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
Social Finance, Inc.San Francisco, CAFinance14 May 2020$814m
Robinhood Markets, Inc.Menlo Park, CATechnology1 May 2020$430m
GUITAR CENTER, INC.Westlake Village, CAConsumer & industrial15 May 2020$321m
PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORPSan Antonio, TXEnergy29 May 2020$208m
VERINT SYSTEMS INCMelville, NYTechnology7 May 2020$200m
AWW Holdings, Inc.Nicholasville, KYOther18 May 2020$200m
Sunnova Energy International Inc.Houston, TXEnergy13 May 2020$185m
American Well CorpBoston, MAHealth1 May 2020$134m
Neutron Holdings, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther7 May 2020$120m
Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. dba HudlLincoln, NETechnology20 May 2020$120m
HealthPartners, Inc.Minneapolis, MNHealth7 May 2020$110m
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Boston, MAHealth19 May 2020$107m
Grove Collaborative, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther4 May 2020$89.9m
Athira Pharma, Inc.Seattle, WAHealth29 May 2020$89m
Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.Palo Alto, CAHealth4 May 2020$87.6m
HES Facilities Holdings, LLCProvidence, RIOther8 May 2020$84.3m
Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.Bala Cynwyd, PAHealth28 May 2020$82.1m
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLCCambridge, MAEnergy11 May 2020$80.6m
Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.Bala Cynwyd, PAHealth29 May 2020$80m
CORCENTRIC, INC.Cherry Hill, NJTechnology1 May 2020$80m
BetterCloud, Inc.New York, NYTechnology5 May 2020$75m
Life Biosciences LLCBoston, MAOther29 May 2020$74.8m
Imperfect Foods, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther11 May 2020$72.4m
Somatus, Inc.Mclean, VAHealth27 May 2020$64m
AI Software, LLCSt. Louis, MOTechnology17 May 2020$62m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $3bn across 163 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA163$3bn
MA44$772m
TX49$605m
NY65$528m
PA21$243m
IL21$213m
NJ23$202m
KY3$201m
MN10$169m
WA22$162m
NC23$152m
VA15$127m
NE5$123m
FL29$107m
CO37$96m
RI1$84.3m
CT10$71.9m
OH19$65.6m
MO3$63.8m
AZ11$59.8m
GA11$54.1m
SC6$41.4m
TN9$41.2m
IA6$31.8m
IN7$30.7m

Sources

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