The 16 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds Of Q1 2023

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Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest global startup funding rounds for Q1 2023. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, investors in the round, company location, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis.

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16. Character.ai $150.0M

Round: Series A
Description: Character.ai provides open-ended conversational applications that let users create characters and converse with them.
Investors in the round: A.Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, SVA
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
Founders: Daniel De Freitas, Noam Shazeer
Founding year: 2021
Total equity funding raised: $150.0M

15. Floward $156.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Riyadh-based Floward is an online flowers and gifts eCommerce solution sourced from local and international brands with same-day delivery schedules. Founded by Abdulaziz Al Loughani in 2017, Floward has now raised a total of $186.3M in total equity funding and is backed by 500 Global, Aljazira Capital, STV, Rainwater Partners, and Faith Capital.
Investors in the round: Aljazira Capital, Rainwater Partners, STV
Industry: Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Flowers, Internet, Same Day Delivery
Founders: Abdulaziz Al Loughani
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $186.3M

14. Isar Aerospace €155.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Isar Aerospace provides access to space for small and medium satellites, enabling global satellite constellations.
Investors in the round: 7 Industries, Bayern Kapital, Earlybird Venture Capital, HV Capital, Lakestar, Lombard Odier, Porsche Automobil Holding, UVC Partners, Vsquared Ventures
Industry: Aerospace, Information Technology, Space Travel
Founders: Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, Markus Brandl
Founding year: 2018
Total equity funding raised: $350.6M

13. Asimov $175.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Boston-based Asimov employs artificial intelligence to develop tools for the design and manufacture of next-generation therapeutics. Founded by Alec Nielsen, Christopher Voigt, Douglas Densmore, and Raja Srinivas in 2017, Asimov has now raised a total of $205.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Horizons Ventures, Fidelity Management and Research Company, AME Cloud Ventures, and Pillar VC.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Casdin Capital, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Horizons Ventures, KdT Ventures, Pillar VC
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Software, Therapeutics
Founders: Alec Nielsen, Christopher Voigt, Douglas Densmore, Raja Srinivas
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $205.0M

12. Deepwatch $180.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Tampa-based Deepwatch secures the digital economy by protecting enterprise networks via its cloud security platform. Founded by Justin Morehouse in 2019, Deepwatch has now raised a total of $256.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Springcoast Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs, Vista Credit Partners, ABS Capital Partners, and Splunk Ventures.
Investors in the round: Splunk Ventures, Springcoast Capital Partners, Vista Credit Partners
Industry: Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Information Technology
Founders: Justin Morehouse
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $256.0M

11. Peak Power $200.0M

Round: Venture
Description: Toronto-based Peak Power is a climate tech company that provides decarbonization solutions for commercial real estate and industrial customers by optimizing three core energy assets: battery energy storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, and electric vehicles. Peak Synergy enables customers to minimize operational costs, reduce emissions, and sell energy back to the grid. Founded by Benson Pei Sen Hu, Derek Lim Soo, Imran Noorani, and Matthew Sachs in 2015, Peak Power has now raised a total of $206.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Madison Energy Investments, Business Development Bank of Canada, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, FedDev, and Export Development Canada.
Investors in the round: Madison Energy Investments
Industry: CleanTech, Commercial Real Estate, Electric Vehicle, Energy, Energy Storage, Internet of Things, Renewable Energy, Software
Founders: Benson Pei Sen Hu, Derek Lim Soo, Imran Noorani, Matthew Sachs
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $206.4M

11. ShiftMed $200.0M

Round: Venture
Description: Mclean-based ShiftMed is a nursing jobs app that delivers an on-demand workforce marketplace for credentialed nursing professionals. Founded by Todd Walrath in 2019, ShiftMed has now raised a total of $245.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Blue Heron Capital, Panoramic Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures, Audacious Capital, and Q Holdings Inc.
Investors in the round: Audacious Capital, Blue Heron Capital, Panoramic Ventures, Q Holdings Inc
Industry: Apps, Health Care, Hospital, Marketplace, Nursing and Residential Care
Founders: Todd Walrath
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $245.0M

10. Skydio $230.0M

Round: Series E
Description: Redwood City-based Skydio uses artificial intelligence to create flying drones that are used by consumer, enterprise, and government customers. Founded by Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, and Matt Donahoe in 2014, Skydio has now raised a total of $570.0M in total equity funding and is backed by NVIDIA, Hercules Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Axon, and Accel.
Investors in the round: Andreessen Horowitz, Axon, DoCoMo Capital, Hercules Capital, IVP, Linse Capital, Next47, NVIDIA, UP Partners, Walton Family Foundation
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Drone Management, Drones, Machine Learning, Robotics
Founders: Abraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Matt Donahoe
Founding year: 2014
Total equity funding raised: $570.0M

9. Enpal €215.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Berlin-based Enpal is a photovoltaics leasing firm that provides solar power systems for homeowners. Founded by Jochen Ziervogel, Mario Kohle, and Viktor Wingert in 2017, Enpal has now raised a total of €465.0M in total equity funding and is backed by TPG, BlackRock, Berenberg, Heliad Equity Partners, and Picus Capital.
Investors in the round: Activate Capital Partners, HV Capital, Princeville Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, The Westly Group, TPG
Industry: Energy, Environmental Consulting, Renewable Energy, Solar
Founders: Jochen Ziervogel, Mario Kohle, Viktor Wingert
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: €465.0M

8. eToro $250.0M

Round: Venture
Description: eToro is a social trading and investment network that allows users to trade currencies, commodities, indices, crypto assets, and stocks.
Investors in the round: ION, Ken Smythe, Social Leverage, SoftBank, Spark Capital, Velvet Sea Ventures
Industry: Finance, FinTech, Social Media, Trading Platform
Founders: David Ring, Ronen Assia, Yoni Assia
Founding year: 2007
Total equity funding raised: $472.7M

7. VSPN ¥1.8B

Round: Series C
Description: Shanghai-based VSPN is a provider of esports media with offerings such as tournaments, content and marketing. Founded by Danny Tang, Dino Ying, Ethan Teng, Gavin Zheng, and Sheng Wu in 2016, VSPN has now raised a total of $422.4M in total equity funding and is backed by Tencent, Kuaishou Technology, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Tiantu Capital, and Nan Fung Group.
Investors in the round: Savvy Gaming Group
Industry: eSports, Gaming, Online Games
Founders: Dino Ying, Ethan Teng, Gavin Zheng, Sheng Wu
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $422.4M

6. Kredivo Holdings $270.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Kredivo Holdings provides financial services that are fast, cheap, and widely accessible, wrapped into a beautiful UX.
Investors in the round: GMO Global Payment Fund, Jungle Ventures, Mizuho Bank, Naver Financial Corp., Openspace, Square Peg Capital
Industry: Consumer Lending, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
Founders: Akshay Garg, Alie Tan, Umang Rustagi
Founding year: 2015
Total equity funding raised: $530.0M

5. United Aircraft ¥2.0B

Round: Series D
Description: United Aircraft specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and service of drones and other equipment.
Investors in the round: Chengdu Heavy Industry Qingyue Fund, Cornerstone Capital, Deyang Industrial Investment, Hunan Xiangtou Holdings Group Co.,Ltd, Jinniu City Investment, National Manufacturing Fund, Quantum Fund of Anhui Province, Shifang Hengxin, Sichuan Regional Synergy Fund
Industry: Drone Management, Drones, Electronics, Manufacturing
Founders: Gangyin Tian
Founding year: 2006
Total equity funding raised: ¥2.0B

4. Our Next Energy $300.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Novi-based Our Next Energy is a developer of energy storage technology to expand access to sustainable power. Founded by Mujeeb Ijaz in 2020, Our Next Energy has now raised a total of $390.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Flex, Temasek Holdings, Fifth Wall, Coatue, and Volta Energy Technologies.
Investors in the round: AI Capital, Coatue, Fifth Wall, Franklin Templeton, Riverstone Holdings, Sente Ventures, Temasek Holdings, TR.PE
Industry: Battery, Electronics, Energy, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy
Founders: Mujeeb Ijaz
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $390.0M

4. Wiz $300.0M

Round: Series D
Description: Tel Aviv-based Wiz is a cybersecurity company that allows companies to find security issues in public cloud infrastructure. Founded by Ami Luttwak, Assaf Rappaport, Roy Reznik, and Yinon Costica in 2020, Wiz has now raised a total of $900.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Howard Schultz, Sequoia Capital, Salesforce, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Insight Partners.
Investors in the round: Bernard Arnault, Blackstone Group, Cyberstarts, Greenoaks, Howard Schultz, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital
Industry: Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software, Security
Founders: Ami Luttwak, Assaf Rappaport, Roy Reznik, Yinon Costica
Founding year: 2020
Total equity funding raised: $900.0M

4. JD Industry $300.0M

Round: Series B
Description: JD Industry specializes in industrial maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO).
Investors in the round: Baring Private Equity Asia, G42 Expansion Fund, M&G Investments, Mubadala, Sequoia Capital China
Industry: B2B, Consumer Goods, Industrial
Founders: Richard Liu
Founding year: 2017
Total equity funding raised: $530.0M

3. Adept AI $350.0M

Round: Series B
Description: Adept AI is a machine learning research and product lab building general intelligence.
Investors in the round: A.Capital Ventures, Addition, Atlassian Ventures, Caterina Fake, Frontiers Capital, General Catalyst, Greylock, Microsoft, NVIDIA, PSP Growth, Spark Capital, SVA, Workday Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software
Founders: Ashish Vaswani, David Luan, Niki Parmar
Founding year: 2022
Total equity funding raised: $415.0M

2. Monogram Health $375.0M

Round: Series C
Description: Brentwood-based Monogram Health is a specialty provider of evidence-based in-home care and benefit management services for polychronic patients. Founded by Christopher A. Booker and Mike Uchrin in 2019, Monogram Health has now raised a total of $547.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Humana, TPG, Norwest Venture Partners, CVS Health, and Heritage Group.
Investors in the round: Cigna Ventures, CVS Health, Frist Cressey Ventures, Heritage Group, Humana, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Norwest Venture Partners, Pura Vida Investments, Scan, TPG
Industry: Health Care, Hospital, Wellness
Founders: Christopher A. Booker, Mike Uchrin
Founding year: 2019
Total equity funding raised: $547.0M

1. SandboxAQ $500.0M

Round: Venture
Description: Palo Alto-based SandboxAQ is an enterprise SaaS company that provides AI and quantum computing solutions. Founded by Jack D. Hidary in 2016, SandboxAQ has now raised a total of $500.0M in total equity funding and is backed by Breyer Capital, Section 32, T. Rowe Price, Avant Global, and Time Ventures.
Investors in the round: Breyer Capital, Eric Schmidt, T. Rowe Price, Time Ventures
Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Quantum Computing, SaaS
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Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $500.0M

1. Lenskart $500.0M

Round: Series I
Description: Lenskart is an online optical platform that sells prescription eyewear, branded contact lenses, sunglasses, and accessories.
Investors in the round: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Industry: Delivery, E-Commerce, Eyewear, Fashion, Shopping
Founders: Amit Chaudhary, Peyush Bansal, Ramneek Khurana, Sumeet Kapahi
Founding year: 2008
Total equity funding raised: $1.4B

1. Rippling $500.0M

Round: Series E
Description: Rippling is a human resource management company that offers an all-in-one platform to help manage HR and IT operations.
Investors in the round: Greenoaks
Industry: Employment, Human Resources, Information Technology, IT Management, Productivity Tools
Founders: Parker Conrad, Prasanna Sankar
Founding year: 2016
Total equity funding raised: $1.2B