How much did US private companies raise in May 2021?

1,203 companies reported raises totalling $21.1bn on SEC Form D in May 2021. Technology was the largest sector at $6.2bn, and CA the largest state at $7.4bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.

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Which industries raised the most?

Technology led with $6.2bn across 354 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.

IndustryRaisesTotalShare
Technology354$6.2bn30%
Other309$5.4bn26%
Finance70$3.7bn18%
Health151$3.3bn16%
Real estate225$1.7bn8%
Consumer & industrial67$609m3%
Energy27$94.5m0%

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
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC.New York, NYFinance19 May 2021$1.6bn
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC.New York, NYFinance19 May 2021$1.5bn
TRIBECA PARK HOLDINGS LPSan Francisco, CAOther6 May 2021$1.1bn
Grand Rounds, Inc.San Francisco, CAHealth10 May 2021$889m
REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC.Carson City, NVOther28 May 2021$777m
Relativity Space, Inc.Long Beach, CATechnology27 May 2021$650m
BOX INCRedwood City, CATechnology12 May 2021$500m
Black Unicorn FactoryLos Angeles, CATechnology20 May 2021$420m
Klaviyo, Inc.Boston, MAOther4 May 2021$321m
Bowery Farming Inc.New York, NYTechnology18 May 2021$321m
DataRobot, Inc.Boston, MAOther28 May 2021$300m
PerchHQ LLCBoston, MAOther11 May 2021$275m
SonderMind Inc.Denver, COHealth27 May 2021$242m
Guild Education, Inc.Denver, COTechnology14 May 2021$234m
Fetch Rewards, Inc.Madison, WITechnology17 May 2021$211m
Inari Agriculture, Inc.Cambridge, MAConsumer & industrial7 May 2021$208m
Outreach CorpSeattle, WATechnology27 May 2021$201m
Amplitude, Inc.San Francisco, CAOther28 May 2021$200m
NiKang Therapeutics, Inc.Wilmington, DEHealth20 May 2021$200m
RStudio, PBCBoston, MATechnology27 May 2021$161m
BC Industrial Exchange Portfolio I DSTDenver, COReal estate13 May 2021$154m
Monogram Health Holdings, Inc.Nashville, TNHealth27 May 2021$153m
FlyHomes, Inc.Seattle, WAReal estate11 May 2021$150m
Solid Power Inc.Louisville, COTechnology5 May 2021$149m
Extend, Inc.Walnut, CAOther7 May 2021$145m

Which states raised the most?

CA led with $7.4bn across 236 raises.

StateRaisesTotal
CA236$7.4bn
NY181$5.1bn
MA49$1.8bn
CO56$953m
TX115$931m
NV9$803m
WA49$670m
TN22$369m
DE28$313m
FL52$311m
WI12$248m
PA30$223m
MD26$215m
OH20$209m
GA16$160m
NC30$145m
IN9$135m
AZ32$129m
MO10$128m
IL30$110m
VA17$103m
UT14$98.7m
MI12$73.4m
DC6$70.4m
NJ17$59.4m

Sources

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