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Hey there,
Here's your monthly breakdown of everything that happened in the world of startups, venture capital and M&A transactions from our proprietary database.
Happy Tracking,
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| Shayan Somani
Managing Director
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Startup funding in May was relatively flat when compared to the previous month. Overall, there were more than 3.1k funding rounds captured by TechTrack. Here's a breakdown of all
things big and small in the world of startups & VC:
- There were 3,161 deals in May, compared to 3,131 deals in April, an increase ⬆ of 1%.
- Early stage funding was lower in May with 633 deals announced compared to 896 in April, a decrease ⬇ of 29%.
- Expansion stage funding was down in May with 350 deals announced compared to 460 in April, a decrease ⬇ of 24%.
- Overall, deals in May were down ⬇ 23% compared to the same period last year, while the average deal size was up ⬆ 19%. This trend was
especially evident with Pre Seed and Seed deals, as both rounds saw fewer deals but higher average transaction sizes.
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M&A deals were up in May, with more
than 1.1k acquisitions captured by TechTrack. Here's a summary of Mergers & Acquisitions activity:
- There were 1,110 acquisitions in May, an increase ⬆ of 12% compared to April.
- M&A activity has declined with 3,450 acquisitions announced in the last three months, a decrease ⬇ of 11% compared to the same period last year.
- Overall, that brings the total number of Mergers & Acquisitions over the last 12 months to 15,187, an increase ⬆ of 30% compared to the preceding 12 months where there were 11,706 acquisitions.
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HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES
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US VC Fund - Fund III - $381M
Description: This US VC fund will continue investing in breakthrough biomedical technology companies across all stages of growth.
Company HQ: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Year Founded: 2016 Employees: 11 - 50
Primary Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biopharma, Biotechnology, Emergency Medicine, Genetics, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Life Science, Medical Device, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics
Assets Managed: $481,000,000
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US VC Fund - Fund IV - $450M
Description: This early stage VC fund partners with entrepreneurs building innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies.
Company HQ: Menlo Park, California, United States Year Founded: 2019 Employees: 11 - 50Primary Industries: Analytics, Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Consumer, Enterprise IT, Fitness, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Healthcare IT, Healthcare Services, mHealth, Personal Health, Science and Engineering, Wearables, Wellness Assets Managed: $450,000,000
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US PE Fund - Fund VI - $800M
Description: This operating-oriented PE firm invests in healthcare companies that can benefit from the firm's extensive industry relationships and expertise.
Company HQ: Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Year Founded: 2001 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Beauty, Biotechnology, Consumer, Cosmetics, Dental, Fitness, Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical Device, Personal Health, Pet, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Science and Engineering, Veterinary, WellnessAssets Managed: $1,250,000,000
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US VC Fund - Fund VII - $608M
Description: This VC fund targets B2B software companies outside Silicon Valley, and prefers to be the first institutional investor.
Company HQ: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Year Founded: 1998 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, B2B, Data and Analytics, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, Marketing, Predictive Analytics, Professional Services, Property Development, SaaS, Software, Video Streaming
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US VC Fund - Fund III - $485M
Description: This VC fund leads seed stage investments in software companies across infrastructure, SaaS, fintech, and consumer applications.
Company HQ: Menlo
Park, California, United States
Year Founded: 2018 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, EdTech, Enterprise IT, Gaming, Hardware, Financial Services, FinTech, Logistics, Machine Learning, Open Source, Privacy and Security, SaaS
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UK VC Fund - Fund II - $140M
Description: This UK VC fund is focused on the open source, artificial intelligence, data and developer tools being used to build the world's digital foundations.
Company HQ: London, United Kingdom (UK)
Year Founded: 2015 Employees: 11 - 50
Industries: Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data and Analytics, Data Storage, Developer APIs, Developer Tools, Enterprise IT, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Open Source, Payments
Assets Managed: $230,000,000
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Description: Kriya Therapeutics is a next-generation gene therapy company focused on designing and developing new treatments for highly prevalent and severe chronic diseases.
Company HQ: Palo Alto, California, United States
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Year Founded: 2019 Employees: 101 - 250
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Year Founded: 2015 Employees: 51 - 100
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Year Founded: 2020 Employees: 11 - 50
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Zygg - Seed - $4.0M
Description: Zygg is an online subscription electric bike service designed to scale the distribution and service necessary to support a large market.
Company HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Year Founded: 2020 Employees: 1 - 10
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Zenbase - Seed - $4.1M
Description: Zenbase,a leader in flexible rent payments, is improving the financial well-being of renters while improving operational efficiency for property managers.
Company HQ: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Year Founded: 2021 Employees: 1 - 10
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