Investments (#)
Investments (USD)
Transactions
Recent transactions in the sector
| Company | Country | Funding round | Date | |
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Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd |
United Kingdom | Private Equity GBP 3,260,000,000 |
13 Dec 2024 |
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Pixxel Space Technologies Inc Developer of a hyperspectral satellite constellation. |
United States | Series B USD 24,000,000 (USD 24,000,000) |
9 Dec 2024 |
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Iontra Inc Supplier of battery charger microcontrollers. |
United States | Series C USD 45,000,000 (USD 45,000,000) |
20 Nov 2024 |
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The Exploration Company Gmbh Developer of reusable cargo spacecraft. |
Germany | Series B USD 160,000,000 (USD 160,000,000) |
18 Nov 2024 |
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ePlane eVTOL airplane developer. |
India | Series B USD 14,000,000 (USD 14,000,000) |
14 Nov 2024 |
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Ampd Energy Ltd Developer of clean battery energy storage systems for heavy industries. |
Hong Kong SAR China | Series B USD 27,300,000 (USD 27,300,000) |
5 Nov 2024 |
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Matter Intelligence Earth observation company. |
United States | Seed USD 12,000,000 (USD 12,000,000) |
1 Nov 2024 |
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Beta Technologies Inc Maker of electric airplanes. |
United States | Series C USD 318,000,000 (USD 318,000,000) |
31 Oct 2024 |
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Databento Inc Provider of institutional grade market data. |
United States | Series A USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
31 Oct 2024 |
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Third Wave Automation Maker of autonomous forklifts. |
United States | Series C USD 27,000,000 (USD 27,000,000) |
30 Oct 2024 |
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DeepDrive GmbH Electric motor developer. |
Germany | Series B EUR 30,000,000 |
20 Sep 2024 |
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Sitewire Remote draw inspections platform automating the construction lending process. |
United States | Seed USD 3,170,000 (USD 3,170,000) |
20 Sep 2024 |
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Statt Inc Data platform for the policy and regulatory spaces. |
Seed USD 2,800,000 (USD 2,800,000) |
20 Sep 2024 | |
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LiquidStack Holding BV Provider of liquid cooling for data centers. |
Series B USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) |
20 Sep 2024 | |
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Safire Technology Group Inc Developer of Li-ion battery technologies. |
United States | N/A USD 8,000,000 (USD 8,000,000) |
19 Sep 2024 |
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Settle Payments Business-to-business (B2B) payment platform. |
Egypt | Pre Seed USD 2,000,000 (USD 2,000,000) |
18 Sep 2024 |
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24M Technologies Inc Developer of innovative semisolid lithium-ion batteries. |
United States | Series H USD 87,000,000 (USD 87,000,000) at USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) valuation. |
5 Sep 2024 |
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Swiss-Mile Maker of wheel-legged robots. |
Switzerland | N/A USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) at USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) valuation. |
29 Aug 2024 |
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JetZero Inc Developer of blended-wing aircraft. |
United States | N/A |
13 Aug 2024 |
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Carketa Inc End-to-end intelligence software for the automotive dealership industry. |
United States | N/A USD 4,400,000 (USD 4,400,000) |
7 Aug 2024 |
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X-Bow Launch Systems Inc Maker of solid rocket motors. |
United States | Series B USD 70,000,000 (USD 70,000,000) |
10 Jul 2024 |
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KarmaCheck Inc Technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing, and compliance. |
United States | Series B USD 45,000,000 (USD 45,000,000) |
27 Jun 2024 |
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Space Forge Ltd British aerospace manufacturing company. |
United Kingdom | N/A |
18 Jun 2024 |
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WeatherXM AG Hyperlocal weather data provider. |
Switzerland | Series A USD 7,700,000 (USD 7,700,000) |
23 May 2024 |
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Neros Inc Developer of autonomous military drones. |
United States | Seed USD 10,900,000 (USD 10,900,000) |
20 May 2024 |
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Meesho Inc Indian social e-commerce company. |
United States | N/A USD 275,000,000 (USD 275,000,000) |
10 May 2024 |
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Packfleet Ltd All-electric parcel courier. |
United Kingdom | Series A GBP 8,000,000 |
13 Mar 2024 |
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Topsort Inc Provider of auction-based advertising services for e-commerce platforms. |
United States | Series A USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) at USD 150,000,000 (USD 150,000,000) valuation. |
4 Mar 2024 |
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Cosmic Aerospace Inc Electric aviation company. |
United States | Seed USD 4,500,000 (USD 4,500,000) |
8 Feb 2024 |
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Otta Technology Ltd Job search platform. |
United Kingdom | Acquisition |
22 Jan 2024 |
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Machinery Partner Inc Heavy machinery procurement and financing platform. |
United States | Series A USD 8,000,000 (USD 8,000,000) |
6 Dec 2023 |
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Machinery Partner Inc Heavy machinery procurement and financing platform. |
United States | Debt USD 3,000,000 (USD 3,000,000) |
6 Dec 2023 |
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Hawaiian Airlines |
United States | Acquisition |
Dec 2023 |
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Climate Draft Green jobs site. |
Acquisition |
29 Nov 2023 | |
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Candex Solutions Inc Procurement management platform. |
United States | Series B USD 45,000,000 (USD 45,000,000) |
28 Nov 2023 |
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Zeroavia Inc Developer and manufacturer of hydrogen-electric aircraft engines. |
United States | Series C USD 116,000,000 (USD 116,000,000) |
27 Nov 2023 |
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Relay Technologies Ltd Local delivery startup. |
United Kingdom | Seed USD 10,000,000 (USD 10,000,000) |
22 Nov 2023 |
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Regent Craft Inc Electric seaglider manufacturer. |
United States | Series A |
25 Oct 2023 |
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MexPago Transacciones SAPI de CV Payment service provider. |
Mexico | Acquisition |
19 Oct 2023 |
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Volt Technologies Holdings Ltd |
United Kingdom | Series B USD 60,000,000 (USD 60,000,000) at USD 350,000,000 (USD 350,000,000) valuation. |
21 Jun 2023 |
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Pixxel Space Technologies Inc Developer of a hyperspectral satellite constellation. |
United States | Series B USD 36,000,000 (USD 36,000,000) |
1 Jun 2023 |
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DeepDrive GmbH Electric motor developer. |
Germany | Series A EUR 15,000,000 |
Mar 2023 |
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JetZero Inc Developer of blended-wing aircraft. |
United States | Series A |
2023 |
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Symbiosis Search |
Acquisition |
23 Nov 2022 | |
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Prelude Recruiting operations platform designed to build an efficient and delightful hiring process. |
Acquisition |
28 Sep 2022 | |
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Iontra Inc Supplier of battery charger microcontrollers. |
United States | Series B USD 38,000,000 (USD 38,000,000) |
13 Sep 2022 |
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Ashby Inc All-in-one recruiting software for high growth companies. |
United States | Series B USD 21,500,000 (USD 21,500,000) |
13 Sep 2022 |
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Pixxel Space Technologies Inc Developer of a hyperspectral satellite constellation. |
United States | N/A |
31 Aug 2022 |
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Fetcher New York-based job candidate recruitment startup. |
United States | Series B USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) |
20 May 2022 |
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TalentSpace GmbH Virtual and hybrid recruiting platform. |
Germany | Acquisition |
14 Apr 2022 |
Companies
Best funded companies in the sector
The airport offers easy access to key business destinations within the United Kingdom, Europe and the US
Self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars.
Metal and carbon fiber 3D printing for engineers, designers, and manufacturers.
Technology-based solution for background checks, credentialing, and compliance.
Recruitment and selection platform that uses artificial intelligence to make the process faster and more assertive.
Developer of high-energy rechargeable lithium-ion batteries based on a nanostructured polymer electrolyte.
Developer of lithium-ion batteries with new type of electrode material.
Developer of clean battery energy storage systems for heavy industries.
Investors
Top investors in the Industrials sector
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | United States | 16 |
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Lightspeed Management Co LLC | Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors. | United States | 10 |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 8 |
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True Ventures Management Co LLC | Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early stage technology startups. | United States | 5 |
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Crosslink Capital Inc | Venture capital firm with an asset management business that continues into the public equity market for fast-growing companies. | United States | 5 |
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Union Square Ventures LLC | Early stage venture capital firm | United States | 4 |
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New Enterprise Associates Inc | Global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. | United States | 4 |
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Spark Capital | Early and growth stage venture capital firm. | United States | 4 |
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Initialized Capital | United States | 3 | |
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Lowercase Capital LLC | Venture capital firm managed by Chris Sacca | United States | 3 |
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DCVC Management Co LLC | Venture capital firm that invests in companies that are driving the big data and deep compute secular trend. | United States | 3 |
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Lux Capital Management LLC | Research-driven investment firm focused on founding, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences | United States | 3 |
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Bond Capital | Global technology investment firm that supports visionary founders throughout their entire life cycle of innovation & growth. | United States | 3 |
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Caffeinated Capital | Early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. | United States | 3 |
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Flybridge Capital Partners | Boston-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments | United States | 3 |
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Freestyle Capital | Early stage venture capital firm. | United States | 3 |
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SV Angel | Silicon Valley-based angel fund. | United States | 3 |
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Felicis Ventures LLC | Venture capital firm investing in early to late-stage startups globally, focusing on technology-based companies. | United States | 2 |
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Tyche Partners | 2 | ||
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EQT Ventures | Sweden | 2 | |
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Paul Graham | 2 | ||
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Index Ventures Management SA | Venture capital firm | Switzerland | 2 |
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Annox Capital | 2 | ||
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | 2 | ||
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Elad Gil | 2 | ||
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Origin Ventures Group LLC | Venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments. | United States | 2 |
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GE Ventures | The corporate venture capital arm of GE. | United States | 2 |
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GV. | The venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc. (Formerly Google Ventures.) | United States | 2 |
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Founder Collective | Seed-stage venture capital fund | United States | 2 |
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GGV Capital Holdings LLC | Venture capital firm based in the Silicon Valley and China. | United States | 2 |
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Future Fund | Australian sovereign wealth fund. | Australia | 2 |
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Sam Altman | United States | 2 | |
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Threshold Ventures | Early-stage VCs, partnering with visionary founders at the threshold of explosive growth. | 2 | |
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Afore Capital Management LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 2 |
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Virgin Group | 2 | ||
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MetaProp NYC | United States | 1 | |
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Slow Ventures | Early stage venture capital firm. | United States | 1 |
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General Catalyst Group Management LLC | Venture capital firm that makes early-stage and transformational investments. | United States | 1 |
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Highland Europe | 1 | ||
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Vista Ventures LLP | Early stage venture capital firm investing in the software, digital media and network sectors | United States | 1 |
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BMW i Ventures | The venture capital arm of BMW investing in hardware, software, and services across manufacturing, transportation, and sustainability. | United States | 1 |
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Parameter Ventures | New York venture capital firm focused on enterprise software. | 1 | |
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Reach Capital | United States | 1 | |
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Shasta Ventures Management LLC | Venture capital management firm. | United States | 1 |
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One Way Ventures | United States | 1 | |
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Koch Industries Inc | United States | 1 | |
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Elderstreet Investments Ltd | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Blockchain Capital LLC | Venture capital fund with a focus on blockchain enabled technologies. | United States | 1 |
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Brad Feld | 1 | ||
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Azure Capital Partners | United States | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers in the Industrials sector
| Investor | Profile | Country | Acquisitions | |
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99designs Pty Ltd | Australia | 2 | |
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Skillsoft Corp | 1 | ||
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Reynolds America | 1 | ||
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Calendly LLC | Scheduling platform for teams and individuals. | United States | 1 |
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Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) PLC | Global alternative asset manager in private debt, credit and equity. | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Sheffield Haworth Ltd | United Kingdom | 1 | |
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Walmart Inc | American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores in the US and abroad. | United States | 1 |
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Lowercarbon Capital LLC | Venture capital firm which funds research and invests in technologies that reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. | United States | 1 |
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Publicis Groupe SA | French multinational advertising and public relations company. | France | 1 |
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Onex | 1 | ||
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Mill Rock Capital | United States | 1 | |
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Stryder Corp | Recruitment platform. | United States | 1 |
Industry map
Industrials industry map
Valuations
Industrials selected pre-money valuations (USD)
| Funding round | Median | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Sample size |
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| Series A | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 2 |
| Series B | 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 1 |
| Series C | 270,000,000 | 270,000,000 | 235,000,000 | 305,000,000 | 2 |
| Series D | 885,000,000 | 885,000,000 | 885,000,000 | 885,000,000 | 1 |
| Series E | 1,300,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 | 1 |
| Series H | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1 |
| Acquisition | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 1 |
| Acquisition | 3,700,000,000 | 7,147,807,778 | 581,000,000 | 27,400,000,000 | 9 |
| N/A | 5,875,000,000 | 5,875,000,000 | 4,750,000,000 | 7,000,000,000 | 2 |
| N/A | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 1 |
| 25,700,000 | 27,400,000,000 | 21 |
Industrials selected deal sizes (USD)
| Funding round | Median | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Sample size |
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| Grant | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | 1,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 2 |
| Convertible Note | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000 | 600,000 | 5,000,000 | 2 |
| Pre Seed | 1,200,000 | 1,116,667 | 150,000 | 2,000,000 | 3 |
| Seed | 3,135,000 | 3,911,667 | 120,000 | 12,000,000 | 18 |
| Seed | 10,900,000 | 10,900,000 | 10,900,000 | 10,900,000 | 1 |
| Series A | 10,250,000 | 13,877,778 | 2,500,000 | 40,000,000 | 18 |
| Series B | 22,750,000 | 32,277,533 | 4,000,000 | 160,000,000 | 24 |
| Series C | 45,000,000 | 65,973,333 | 8,600,000 | 318,000,000 | 15 |
| Series D | 80,000,000 | 195,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 700,000,000 | 5 |
| Series E | 88,500,000 | 88,500,000 | 17,000,000 | 160,000,000 | 2 |
| Series H | 87,000,000 | 87,000,000 | 87,000,000 | 87,000,000 | 1 |
| Venture | 20,000,000 | 129,800,000 | 3,000,000 | 600,000,000 | 5 |
| Private Equity | 2,000,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 2,000,000,000 | 1 |
| Acquisition | 1,941,635,000 | 5,446,522,500 | 90,000,000 | 27,400,000,000 | 12 |
| Acquisition | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 25,700,000 | 1 |
| Debt | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 1 |
| IPO | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 1 |
| N/A | 90,000,000 | 359,485,714 | 4,400,000 | 1,400,000,000 | 7 |
| N/A | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 1 |
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