New York's digital tech scene is not just rebounding in correlation with a strengthening economy, it's thriving, evidenced by the millions being poured into burgeoning startups. We wanted to go back a little earlier in time and see which companies have really left a mark in recent funding history. See below for our list of the 15 largest fundings from Jan. 1, 2010 through Sept 25, 2015. The list is based on our records and includes only digital tech companies located in the New York metropolitan area.
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15. Saavn, $100M, July 7, 2015
Investors: Tiger Global
Bio: Saavn is a digital distributor of English, Bollywood and regional Indian music in over 200 countries.
News: The company claims to have over 14 million monthly active users plans and will invest this new capital in scaling its service and moving into video.
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15. letgo, $100M, September 3, 2015
Investors: Naspers Limited
Bio: A platform for buying and selling items locally.
News: In addition to expanding its U.S. footprint, New York and Barcelona-based letgo also plans to use the new capital to grow its team, which today numbers 39.
15. Warby Parker, $100M, April 30, 2015
Investors: Led by T. Rowe Price
Bio: An eyewear company specializing in vintage-inspired prescription eyeglasses starting at $95.
News: The Series D funding valued the eyewear company at $1.2 billion.
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13. Taboola, $117M, February 4, 2015
Investors: Led by Fidelity Management and Research Co, also participating are Advance Publications, Comcast Ventures, Carlo De Benedetti , Groupe Arnault, Yahoo! JAPAN and others.
Bio: Taboola is the world’s leading content discovery platform connecting people with content they may like but never knew existed.
News: This brought the content discovery platform's valuation to just shy of $1 billion.
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12. Zeta Interactive, $125M, July 15, 2015
Investors: Franklin Square Group, GSO Capital Partners
Bio: Zeta Interactive offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
News: Zeta will use the financing to enhance and expand its Gartner Magic-Quadrant-rated platform; grow its market penetration in the US and UK markets; and accelerate the company's strategic acquisition strategy.
10. Flatiron Health, $130M, May 7, 2014
Investors: Led by Google Ventures
Bio: Flatiron is a cloud-based technology platform dedicated to improving cancer care.
News: They will be using part of the funding to acquire Altos Solutions, a healthcare company that collects cancer patient data.
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10. Dataminr, $130M
Investors: Fidelity, Credit Suisse, Fabrice Grinda, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), John Mack, Jose Marin, Nicolas Berggruen, Noam Gottesman, Tom Glocer, Venrock, Vikram Pandit, Wellington Management
Bio: Dataminr develops modular desktop and API products that provides custom signal creation, integration of data sets and back-testing services.
News: The new capital will allow Dataminr to expand into new verticals and integrate new datasets into their algorithmic engine to enhance Twitter-based signals and broaden our offering.
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9. Blue Apron, $135M, June 9, 2015
Investors: Fidelity Investments (Lead), Aspiration Growth, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup
Bio: Blue Apron is a grocery delivery service company that delivers a recipe and the required ingredients right to their customer's doorstep.
News: This round brought their valuation up to $2 billion.
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8. Gilt, $138M, May 8, 2011
Investors: Led by SoftBank Capital. Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth, Pinnacle Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and Eastward Capital also participated.
Bio: Gilt Groupe is an online shopping website that provides instant insider access to top designer labels.
News: The company recently announced you can shop at Gilt on your Apple TV.
7. Oscar, $145M, April 25, 2015
Investors: Led by Peter Thiel and Brian Singerman. Li Ka-shing, the Wellington Management Company and Goldman Sachs also participated.
Bio: Oscar is a health insurance company that employs technology, design, and data to humanize health care.
News: The new funding brought Oscar's valuation to $1.5 billion.
5. MongoDB, $150M, October
Investors: Led by T. Rowe Price Associates, with Altimeter Capital, Salesforce.com, Intel Capital, NEA, Red Hat and Sequoia Capital.
Bio: MongoDB is the next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.
News: The company recently launched two new education apps for iOS.
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5. Fab, $150M, June 18, 2013
Investors: Tencent, Itochu, Atomico, Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures, RTP Capital, Pinnacle Ventures, Lars Hinrichs, and Docomo Capital.
Bio: Fab is an e-commerce site and a smartphone app enabling its users to buy and sell products.
News: Fab was acquired by PCH International on March 3, 2015 for an undisclosed amount.
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4. Buzzfeed, $200M, August 18, 2015
Investors: NBC Universal (Lead)
Bio: BuzzFeed is a social news and entertainment company redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology.
News: The new investment values BuzzFeed at around $1.5 billion and the new partnership with NBC includes plans for collaboration on television, movies, the Olympics and more.
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3. FanDuel, $275M, July 13, 2015
Investors: Led by KKR with participation from Bullpen Capital, Comcast Ventures, Google Capital, NBC Sports Ventures, Pentech Ventures, Piton Capital, Shamrock Capital Advisors, Time Warner Investments.
Bio: FanDuel offers fantasy sports with daily games for real money.
News: The new capital was raised to increase customer acquisition and accelerate the introduction of new products, features and growth initiatives.
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2. WeWork, $355M, December 15, 2014
Investors: Goldman Sachs, T. Rowe Price, Wellington Management
Bio: WeWork is a platform for creators. We provide the space, community and services you need to create your life’s work.
News: This round of funding valued the company at $5 billion...
1. WeWork, $433.9M, July 7, 2015
News: With this latest round, the company is now valued at $10 billion.
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