How much did US private companies raise in August 2021?
1,231 companies reported raises totalling $21.1bn on SEC Form D in August 2021. Technology was the largest sector at $7.5bn, and CA the largest state at $8.5bn. Amounts are as reported by the issuers; pooled funds are excluded.
Which industries raised the most?
Technology led with $7.5bn across 353 raises. Industries follow the SEC's own groups, folded into 7 buckets.
| Industry | Raises | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 353 | $7.5bn | 36% |
| Other | 252 | $4.8bn | 23% |
| Finance | 90 | $3.1bn | 15% |
| Health | 174 | $3bn | 14% |
| Real estate | 247 | $1.9bn | 9% |
| Energy | 37 | $553m | 3% |
| Consumer & industrial | 78 | $270m | 1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martello Re LP | Charlotte, NC | Finance | 13 Aug 2021 | $1.6bn |
| Databricks, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Technology | 31 Aug 2021 | $1.6bn |
| Chime Financial, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Technology | 6 Aug 2021 | $1.1bn |
| Uber Technologies, Inc | San Francisco, CA | Other | 10 Aug 2021 | $1.1bn |
| BCPE Osprey Holdings, L.P. | Boston, MA | Other | 23 Aug 2021 | $942m |
| Reddit, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Other | 11 Aug 2021 | $410m |
| Ramp Business Corp | New York, NY | Technology | 6 Aug 2021 | $351m |
| BC Industrial Exchange Portfolio II DST | Denver, CO | Real estate | 17 Aug 2021 | $348m |
| FANATICS HOLDINGS, INC. | Jacksonville, FL | Technology | 27 Aug 2021 | $337m |
| Checkr, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Technology | 24 Aug 2021 | $250m |
| Spire Global, Inc. | Vienna, VA | Technology | 16 Aug 2021 | $245m |
| ICON Technology, Inc. | Austin, TX | Technology | 12 Aug 2021 | $208m |
| Venn Biosciences Corp | South San Francisco, CA | Health | 6 Aug 2021 | $173m |
| Moloco, Inc. | Redwood City, CA | Technology | 9 Aug 2021 | $167m |
| A10 CAPITAL LLC | Boise, ID | Finance | 17 Aug 2021 | $165m |
| MRO MaryRuth, LLC | Beverly Hills, CA | Other | 4 Aug 2021 | $163m |
| Aadi Bioscience, Inc. | Pacific Palisades, CA | Health | 26 Aug 2021 | $155m |
| NexBank Capital, Inc. | Dallas, TX | Finance | 10 Aug 2021 | $150m |
| M1 Holdings Inc. | Chicago, IL | Finance | 31 Aug 2021 | $150m |
| Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc. | Emeryville, CA | Health | 27 Aug 2021 | $144m |
| Ambri Inc. | Marlborough, MA | Energy | 9 Aug 2021 | $144m |
| Whatnot Inc. | Marina Del Rey, CA | Technology | 31 Aug 2021 | $141m |
| Sun Belt SFR Portfolio DST | Oak Brook, IL | Real estate | 25 Aug 2021 | $137m |
| Apollo Graph, Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Technology | 2 Aug 2021 | $130m |
| Quip NYC Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | Other | 17 Aug 2021 | $128m |
Which states raised the most?
CA led with $8.5bn across 250 raises.
| State | Raises | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 250 | $8.5bn |
| MA | 74 | $2.4bn |
| NC | 25 | $1.8bn |
| NY | 107 | $1.3bn |
| TX | 128 | $1.1bn |
| FL | 83 | $859m |
| IL | 43 | $824m |
| CO | 53 | $724m |
| VA | 24 | $526m |
| WA | 48 | $319m |
| PA | 29 | $279m |
| GA | 25 | $217m |
| DC | 12 | $207m |
| AZ | 20 | $184m |
| ID | 6 | $173m |
| UT | 21 | $157m |
| MN | 24 | $154m |
| NJ | 18 | $135m |
| CT | 16 | $125m |
| NV | 16 | $113m |
| DE | 14 | $105m |
| OR | 14 | $101m |
| IA | 6 | $97.8m |
| NH | 7 | $89.6m |
| IN | 9 | $75.5m |