Across industries, verticals and stages, over 1,100 VC companies received funding last month. Of those, the top ten include big data companies, an online banking platform and a plant-based protein startup. According to PitchBook, these are the most-funded venture capital startups from March 2020:
10. LIVEKINDLY
Last financing: $200 million
Deal type: Early Stage VC
HQ: Los Angeles, California
The company specializes in plant-based chicken alternative food products while partnering with forward-looking poultry production companies for the same, thereby enabling customers to have access to sustainable vegan food products. The company raised $200 million of venture funding from Kale United on March 11, 2020.
See our LIVEKINDLY profile preview.
9. StackPath
Last financing: $216 million
Deal type: Late-stage VC, Series B
HQ: Dallas, Texas
Developer of a secure platform that enables developers to protect, accelerate and innovate cloud properties ranging from websites to media delivery and IoT services. The company’s services include virtual machine deployment, server-less scripting, enterprise website security & DDoS protection, centralized infrastructure management and website monitoring among others.
See our StackPath profile preview.
8. ThoughtSpot
Last financing: $248 million
Deal type: Late-stage VC
HQ: Sunnyvale, California
The company’s platform connects with any on-premise, cloud, big data, or desktop data source, deploying faster than legacy technologies, enabling businesses to access terabytes of enterprise data, centralizing data and infrastructure management in seconds with a single click. It raised $248 million of Series E venture funding in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Partners on March 1, 2020, putting the company’s pre-money valuation at $1.7 billion.
See our ThoughtSpot profile preview.
7. MiningLamp
Last financing: $300 million
Deal type: Late-stage VC, Series E
HQ: Beijing, China
The company’s self-developed big data platform MDP, provides a series of products such as Data Insight, Business Intelligence Discovery and Data Association Analysis SCOPA, enabling customers to collate, analyze and utilize structured and unstructured data from different sources, and mine the correlation value between data in a safe and reliable environment. The company raised $300 million of Series E venture funding in a deal led by Tencent Industry Win-Win Fund and Temasek Holdings on March 27, 2020.
See our MiningLamp profile preview.
6. Bakkt
Last financing: $300 million
Deal type: Early Stage VC
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
Developer of a trading platform designed to connect the existing market and merchant infrastructure to the blockchain. The company’s platform will connect investors, merchants and consumers, making it easier, faster and more cost-effective to access, trade and use digital assets and meet applicable regulatory requirements, enabling consumers and institutions to seamlessly buy, sell, store and spend digital assets.
See our Bakkt profile preview.
5. Lyell
Last financing: $493 million
Deal type: Late-stage VC
HQ: San Francisco, California
The company specializes in the development of curative cell-based immunotherapy that focuses on CAR-Ts and solid tumors which represent the majority of cancers, enabling patients to get substantial cancer treatment in an efficient manner.
See our Lyell profile preview.
4. Ziroom
Last financing: $500 million
Deal type: Secondary Transaction - Private
HQ: Beijing, China
Provider of apartment rental services and residential services in dozens of cities around China. The company provides clients with a variety of apartments to rent as well as residential services including cleaning, moving and maintenance.
See our Ziroom profile preview.
3. Chime
Last financing: $700 million
Deal type: Late-stage VC
HQ: San Francisco, California
Developer of a mobile platform designed to offer banking services on the go. The company’s platform saves users’ money by setting aside a pre-determined amount in savings after a transaction. The company earns revenue from transaction fees paid to the merchant.
See our Chime profile preview.
2. Quibi
Last financing: $750 million
Deal type: Early Stage VC
HQ: Los Angeles, California
Developer of a short-form mobile video platform intended to offer fresh mobile streaming content. The company’s platform offers a premium lineup of original, short-form series including brief episodes as well as multiple different subscription channels.
See our Quibi profile preview.
1. Yuanfudao
Last financing: $1 billion
Deal type: Late-stage VC
HQ: Beijing, China
Developer of an online education platform designed for Chinese students. The company’s one-stop online tutoring platform provides elementary school, junior high school, and high school students with various lessons that cover all subjects, enabling students to know their learning weaknesses and conduct targeted learning by leveraging big data analysis.
See our Yuanfudao profile preview.
Curious to know about additional company insight you can discover with PitchBook? Explore the data that supports PitchBook’s company profiles.
*data as of 6/24/2020