Funding Rounds in December 1998

All 51 funding rounds announced during December 1998, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

51
Rounds announced
$286.7M
Total raised
$9.0M
Avg round
$55.4M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in December 1998
Series A
15
Series Unknown
11
Series B
6
Private Equity
6
Grant
5
Seed
4
Debt Financing
2
Undisclosed
1
Series C
1
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
Priceline
Priceline is a travel-related deal search technology that enables trav…
Series B $55.4M 1998-12-01 Round →
2
InsWeb
InsWeb operates an online marketplace that enables consumers to shop o…
Series Unknown $30.0M SoftBank 1998-12-15 Round →
3
Airspan Networks
Airspan Networks provides 4G broadband wireless systems and solutions …
Series B $25.0M Tom Huseby +3 1998-12-06 Round →
4
Home Wireless Networks
Home Wireless Networks is a provider of wireless telephony .
Series B $20.0M Grotech Ventures +1 1998-12-17 Round →
5
N
NetCore Systems
NetCore Systems is a developer of innovative carrier-class IP routing …
Series Unknown $18.0M Sprout Group +4 1998-12-14 Round →
6
OraPharma Inc. (acquired by JNJ)
OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and comm…
Series Unknown $16.0M Senmed Medical Ventures +5 1998-12-14 Round →
7
Compugen
Compugen is a drug and diagnostic discovery company, addressing import…
Series Unknown $15.0M Clal Insurance +2 1998-12-15 Round →
8
RealNames
RealNames is an online platform offers an internet naming solution and…
Series B $13.0M Network Solutions +1 1998-12-09 Round →
9
Oblix
Oblix develops identity-based security and provides web access managem…
Series C $10.6M Novell +3 1998-12-14 Round →
10
Computerjobs.com
ComputerJobs provides access to IT positions across the globe whilst m…
Series A $10.0M Mellon Ventures 1998-12-14 Round →
11
StorageNetworks
StorageNetworks (Nasdaq: STOR), a data storage services provider.
Series A $10.0M Greylock +1 1998-12-01 Round →
12
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals is focused on the R&D of oncology therapeutics…
Series A $8.0M Mayfield Fund +3 1998-12-01 Round →
13
Vascular Solutions
Vascular Solutions is a medical device company that develops clinical …
Series B $8.0M Tredegar Investments +1 1998-12-01 Round →
14
Incentive Systems
Incentive Systems is a commercial software vendor that delivers incent…
Series B $7.3M BancBoston Ventures +1 1998-12-14 Round →
15
MetraTech
MetraTech operates Metanga, a software cloud developing agreements-bas…
Series A $6.1M Accel +2 1998-12-17 Round →
16
Acurian
Recruits patients and doctors for participation in clinical drug trial…
Series A $6.0M JPMorgan Partners +3 1998-12-01 Round →
17
InterSense
InterSense line of products are market leaders in precision motion tec…
Series A $4.7M Claflin Capital Management +2 1998-12-07 Round →
18
PaylinX
PaylinX engages in the design, development, marketing, licensing, and …
Series A $4.5M Gateway Venture Partners +1 1998-12-01 Round →
19
Ashford.com
At Ashford.com, brand name watches are more than a luxury; they're an …
Series A $3.4M Benchmark 1998-12-04 Round →
20
Innovent Systems
Innovent Systems is a Bluetooth and WiFi chip maker.
Series A $3.3M 1998-12-10 Round →
21
Interwise
Interwise, a software-based company, offers AT&T Connect, an IP softwa…
Series A $3.0M 1998-12-01 Round →
22
ePhysician
Wireless handheld device for doctors
Series A $2.5M Benchmark 1998-12-01 Round →
23
Digital:Convergence Corporation
Printable codes linking physical places and products to URL's - Ticket…
Seed $2.2M A. H. Belo Corporation +1 1998-12-28 Round →
24
Tak Imaging
Tak Imaging is an innovator in dedicated imaging processors and solut…
Seed $2.0M 1998-12-01 Round →
25
A
Alchemedia
A provider of visual content protection for digital images.
Series A $2.0M Israel Seed Partners 1998-12-01 Round →
26
S
Snyder Seed
Snyder Seed Corporation
Grant $196K NYSERDA 1998-12-01 Round →
27
E
ENI Technology
ENI Technology, Inc.
Grant $195K NYSERDA 1998-12-12 Round →
28
Energy-Onix Broadcast Eqp.,C0.
Energy-Onix Broadcast Eqp.,C0.
Grant $188K NYSERDA 1998-12-07 Round →
29
Direct Global Power
Direct Global Power, Inc.
Grant $164K NYSERDA 1998-12-14 Round →
30
W
Windo-Therm
manufacturers Advanced Energy Panels (AEPs) which are double glazed, i…
Grant $10K NYSERDA 1998-12-28 Round →
31
Niku
Niku offers information technology (IT) management and governance soft…
Series Unknown $4K Tata Consultancy Services +6 1998-12-15 Round →
32
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages is a Polish location-based service provider.
Seed $2K Katarzyna Szubryt 1998-12-15 Round →
33
Nanopoint
Nanopoint, Inc. is a privately-held biotechnology company that develop…
Series Unknown Advantage Capital 1998-12-31 Round →
34
Chapman Instruments
Chapman Instruments offers laser-based surface profilers for wafer ind…
Debt Financing Advantage Capital 1998-12-31 Round →
35
Thumbs Up Marketing
Thumbs Up Marketing is a call centre service that creates rewarding re…
Debt Financing Advantage Capital 1998-12-31 Round →
36
Pixo
Pixo provides a data application platform that can be shipped on every…
Series Unknown Communication Ventures +2 1998-12-17 Round →
37
Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions
Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions offers online advertising services v…
Series Unknown Upfront Ventures 1998-12-14 Round →
38
Benesight
Benesight administers health and other benefit plans for self-funded a…
Private Equity Summit Partners 1998-12-02 Round →
39
Zelerate
Zelerate is a provider of open source e-commerce applications.
Series Unknown TCA Venture Group 1998-12-01 Round →
40
Epiphany
Epiphany Biosciences develops therapeutic products and diagnostic tech…
Series Unknown Visa 1998-12-01 Round →
41
Rumo
Rumo is a transportation, logistics and cargo services firm.
Private Equity Global Environment Fund Management 1998-12-01 Round →
42
Anthony International
Anthony, the world's largest manufacturer of specialty glass, commerci…
Private Equity American Securities 1998-12-01 Round →
43
Adero
Adero provides content delivery enablement solutions to carriers and h…
Series A M/C Partners +2 1998-12-01 Round →
44
EPIGAP Optronic
EPIGAP Optronic GmbH manufactures semiconductor technology for product…
Series Unknown eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERS +1 1998-12-01 Round →
45
Central Valley Cable
CVC owns and operates 5 cable television systems in Central California…
Private Equity Housatonic Partners 1998-12-01 Round →
46
M
Membrane Extraction Technology
Membrane Extraction Technology is a London-based chemical separations …
Seed Oxford Technology Management 1998-12-01 Round →
47
Catena Networks
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service …
Series A Morgenthaler Ventures 1998-12-01 Round →
48
Tobin International
Tobin International develops enterprise software and services, mapping…
Private Equity Energy Spectrum Capital 1998-12-01 Round →
49
Morphics Technology
Morphics Technology, is a communications systems company that supplies…
Series A Band of Angels +1 1998-12-01 Round →
50
Moser Baer
Moser Baer, headquartered in New Delhi, is one of India's leading tech…
Private Equity Epiris 1998-12-01 Round →