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startups series A year in review 2019

Series A startup fundings in 2019: a year in review

Series A startup fundings 2019 in the USA (based on CrunchBase data)

Planning to raise a Series A round from venture capital investors in 2020? Knowing who to pitch your startup to is just as critical as how to pitch it. At the end of 2019, to help you familiarize yourself with the startup investment scene, YouTeam has prepared an analysis of top series A investments this year. The study is based on data collected from CrunchBase and is limited to the US market.

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Top 3 months for getting funding according to 2019 data

Although every experience is unique, and fortunate startups raise Series A throughout the whole year, there were particularly fruitful months in 2019 and those that weren’t so successful.  

Outsiders by the amount of money raised:

  1. August – $903,859,731
  2. March – $970,429,038

Top 3 months by raised funds:

  1. October – $1,948,950,000
  2. July – $1,713,968,679
  3. January – $1,674,194,735

 

Top 5 industries that scored the most of series А rounds in 2019

Following are five growing industries YouTeam has identified as those scoring the most series А rounds in 2019. 

  1. HealthTech
  2. FinTech
  3. E-Commerce
Top venture series A industries
fintech healthcare ecommerce – top industries raising series a round

Top 25 investors into series A in 2019

The list consists of Venture Capital firms associated as lead investors with the biggest Series A funding amounts in 2019.

10 funds that have invested into the largest number of series A rounds in 2019

  • 16 Investments — Andreessen Horowitz
  • 13 Investments — Accel
  • 10 Investments — Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV
  •  9 Investments — Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint
  •  8 Investments — Insight Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Intel Capital, Index Ventures

 

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Top 25 startups with the biggest series А of 2019

Series A rounds of $9+M dominated the US VC market in 2019. However, some startups managed to raise much bigger amounts. The biggest Series A transaction of 2019 went to Nuvation Bio, a biopharmaceutical company — $275M.

Conclusions

Remember, choosing the appropriate VC is the number one step towards reaching your financing goals. YouTeam hopes that our analytics will improve your odds of getting in contact with the right investors in 2020 and having them recognize the worth of your business.

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