Funding Rounds in January 1997

All 116 funding rounds announced during January 1997, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

116
Rounds announced
$763.5M
Total raised
$23.9M
Avg round
$200.0M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in January 1997
Series Unknown
44
Private Equity
29
Seed
13
Series A
12
Pre Seed
5
Post Ipo Equity
3
Non Equity Assistance
3
Grant
3
Debt Financing
2
Series C
2
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
Studio Plus Hotels
StudioPLUS hotels are mid-priced, extended stay hotels designed to com…
Debt Financing $200.0M 1997-01-02 Round →
2
Warrior Group
Warrior Group is a construction services company that specializes in p…
Debt Financing $128.5M Montagu 1997-01-01 Round →
3
H
Harwich International
Harwich International is a multi-purpose freight and passenger port in…
Private Equity $127.7M Montagu 1997-01-01 Round →
4
Manoir Industries
Manoir Industries is a company developing alloys for manufacturing of …
Private Equity $65.0M Montagu 1997-01-01 Round →
5
Calico Commerce
Calico Commerce develops business software solutions related to e-comm…
Series Unknown $36.0M Mayfield Fund +2 1997-01-01 Round →
6
Warrior Group
Warrior Group is a construction services company that specializes in p…
Private Equity $35.7M Montagu 1997-01-01 Round →
7
Lexington Realty Trust
Lexington Realty Trust (Lexington) is a self-managed and self-administ…
Post Ipo Equity $25.0M Almanac Realty Investors 1997-01-01 Round →
8
Intrinsity
Intrinsity provides the tools, technologies, and expertise to efficien…
Series A $22.0M 1997-01-01 Round →
9
Wired Ventures
Wired Ventures, LLC publishes WIRED.com, a digital magazine.
Series Unknown $21.5M 1997-01-02 Round →
10
Aspect Medical Systems
Aspect Medical Systems is engaged in developing brain monitoring techn…
Series Unknown $17.5M T. Rowe Price +9 1997-01-01 Round →
11
Mtone Wireless
Mtone Wireless is an advocate of the wireless information service mark…
Series C $9.0M IDG Capital +1 1997-01-01 Round →
12
ComponentSource
ComponentSource was ensure Software Developers were supplied with the …
Series A $7.8M 1997-01-01 Round →
13
ReNeuron Group
ReNeuron Group is a proprietary stem cell based exosome technologies c…
Series Unknown $7.5M Excalibur Fund Managers 1997-01-01 Round →
14
Oramir
Oramir Semiconductor Equipment Ltd. is an Israeli company that develop…
Series A $7.5M Vertex Ventures +2 1997-01-01 Round →
15
InfoGear Technology
InfoGear produces software and ASICs for the low-cost Internet Applian…
Series A $6.6M New Enterprise Associates +3 1997-01-10 Round →
16
ArrowPoint Communications
ArrowPoint Communications provides intelligent web content traffic man…
Series A $5.5M Matrix +1 1997-01-01 Round →
17
Good Technology
Good Technology Corporation provides application, systems, and data se…
Series Unknown $5.1M 1997-01-01 Round →
18
Chery Automobile
Chery Automobile is manufactures and sells cars.
Series Unknown $5.1M 1997-01-01 Round →
19
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals develops oral therapies to treat cancers and …
Seed $5.0M Excalibur Fund Managers 1997-01-03 Round →
20
GeoCities
GeoCities is a web hosting service providing web development tools tha…
Series C $5.0M Steel Connect +1 1997-01-01 Round →
21
Bright Tiger Technologies
Bright Tiger Technologies is a Softwarecompany based in Acton, MA.
Series A $4.4M Accel +1 1997-01-01 Round →
22
Endius
Endius provides less traumatic and more effective surgery for the pati…
Series A $3.5M Advanced Technology Ventures +1 1997-01-01 Round →
23
IRIS International
IRIS International facilitates material sourcing for pharmaceutical, h…
Series A $3.0M 1997-01-07 Round →
24
Mission Critical Software
Mission Critical Software provides systems administration and operatio…
Series Unknown $2.5M International Capital Partners +1 1997-01-28 Round →
25
Cepheid
Cepheid is a diagnostics company that provides molecular systems and t…
Series A $2.5M 1997-01-01 Round →
26
ALL GREEK VILLAS
All Greek Villas completes tourist's travel experiences by offering lu…
Private Equity $1.2M 1997-01-15 Round →
27
Las Iguanas
Las Iguanas restaurant is home to fresh & authentic Mexican, Brazilian…
Series Unknown $1.2M 3i Group 1997-01-01 Round →
28
Interleukin Genetics
Interleukin Genetics develops genetic tests for the personalized healt…
Series Unknown $700K 1997-01-01 Round →
29
5
5Star International Information
5Star International Information offers office network system integrati…
Seed $664K 1997-01-02 Round →
30
Utica Boilers
Utica Boilers has long been a leader of technology development and mar…
Grant $500K NYSERDA 1997-01-13 Round →
31
R
Rochester Instruments Systems
Rochester Instruments Systems
Grant $250K NYSERDA 1997-01-16 Round →
32
Intermagnetics General
Intermagnetics General provides products to the direct healthcare mark…
Grant $166K NYSERDA 1997-01-27 Round →
33
WebPromote
Web development, online marketing, and search engine optimization comp…
Series A Robert Brevelle 1997-01-03 Round →
34
Data Sciences International
DSI is a pioneering biomedical research company focused on systems phy…
Series Unknown Polaris Partners 1997-01-01 Round →
35
Do+Able Products
Do+Able Products manufactures and supplies storage products for the ho…
Private Equity Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) 1997-01-01 Round →
36
Douglas Laboratories
Douglas Laboratories researches, develops, and manufactures nutritiona…
Private Equity TA Associates 1997-01-01 Round →
37
Airwork Group
Airwork Group offer a full complement of fixed wing and helicopter ope…
Private Equity Direct Capital Private Equity 1997-01-01 Round →
38
P
Prize Food Group
Prize Food Group is the market leader in producing own-label frozen re…
Private Equity Montagu 1997-01-01 Round →
39
Ditech Networks
Ditech Networks provides advanced voice processing tech solutions for …
Private Equity Summit Partners 1997-01-01 Round →
40
United Pet Group
They stand for better health, better play, longer naps and more treats…
Private Equity TA Associates +1 1997-01-01 Round →
41
N
Novera Software
Novera Software is a developer of Web application integration solution…
Series Unknown Sigma Prime Ventures 1997-01-01 Round →
42
Toughglass
Toughglass produce toughened safety glass for the construction and tra…
Series Unknown Crescent Capital 1997-01-01 Round →
43
Grupo Navidul, S.A.
Navidul is a family company in the processed food and meat sector, bas…
Private Equity Alia Capital Partners 1997-01-01 Round →
44
Nuance Communications
Nuance Communications provides conversational AI innovations that brin…
Post Ipo Equity Morgenthaler Ventures 1997-01-01 Round →
45
Crystal Ink
Crystal Ink specializes in publication design and connecting with fell…
Pre Seed 1997-01-01 Round →
46
Amplitude
Amplitude is a product intelligence platform that provides digital pro…
Series Unknown New Enterprise Associates 1997-01-01 Round →
47
EFTPOS New Zealand
EFTPOS New Zealand favourite payments solution provider.
Series Unknown Direct Capital Private Equity 1997-01-01 Round →
48
Sonic Innovations
Sonic manufacture quality hearing aids and are all about celebrating t…
Series Unknown New Enterprise Associates 1997-01-01 Round →
49
C
Chartridge Conference Company
Conference and meeting facilities set in rural England, yet only a sho…
Private Equity 3i Group 1997-01-01 Round →
50
Bechtle
Bechtle provides strategic IT consultancy services.
Private Equity BWK 1997-01-01 Round →