Funding Rounds in March 2008

All 607 funding rounds announced during March 2008, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

607
Rounds announced
$5.0B
Total raised
$10.5M
Avg round
$300.0M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in March 2008
Series Unknown
123
Series A
109
Series B
77
Seed
68
Series C
50
Grant
48
Private Equity
35
Angel
32
Series D
14
Debt Financing
14
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
Nanosolar
Nanosolar prints solar cells and assembles panels to enable the most c…
Series D $300.0M GLG Partners +10 2008-03-01 Round →
2
Quaero.org
Quaero is an interactive media and entertainment company providing mar…
Grant $154.6M European Union 2008-03-15 Round →
3
Numonyx
Numonyx is a semiconductor company creating a non-volatile memory desi…
Private Equity $150.0M Francisco Partners 2008-03-31 Round →
4
Eclipse Aviation
Eclipse Aviation is focused on the design and manufacture of jets.
Series Unknown $140.0M 2008-03-12 Round →
5
SpinVox
SpinVox offers a voice message conversion system that converts voice m…
Series C $100.0M GLG Partners +3 2008-03-20 Round →
6
9You
9You is a community of interactive entertainment portal sites providin…
Series B $100.0M Temasek 2008-03-20 Round →
7
EKR Therapeutics
EKR Therapeutics provides a segment of the healthcare market with prod…
Debt Financing $95.0M GE Healthcare 2008-03-10 Round →
8
DRS Warehouse
DRS Warehouse provides warehousing storage services.
Private Equity $75.0M Merrill Lynch 2008-03-01 Round →
9
Luminus Devices
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures LED solutions for the global…
Series E $72.0M Paladin Capital Group +2 2008-03-17 Round →
10
TriVascular
TriVascular develops new medical devices providing optimal solutions f…
Series A $65.0M New Enterprise Associates +3 2008-03-31 Round →
11
Phorm
Phorm is a personalization technology company making content and adver…
Post Ipo Equity $65.0M Canaccord Adams +1 2008-03-19 Round →
12
Meta
Meta is a social technology company that enables people to connect, fi…
Series C $60.0M Horizons Ventures 2008-03-27 Round →
13
Highwinds
Highwinds provides multi-platform IP services, content replication, an…
Series Unknown $55.0M General Catalyst +2 2008-03-11 Round →
14
Lifenet Insurance Company
Lifenet Insurance Company is an insurance company that provides medica…
Series Unknown $52.1M UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners +2 2008-03-31 Round →
15
Rithwik Projects
Rithwik Projects is a construction, infrastructure development, and ma…
Private Equity $50.6M BPEA EQT 2008-03-01 Round →
16
Realtime Worlds
Realtime Worlds is a software technology company developing action and…
Series C $50.0M Maverick Ventures +2 2008-03-28 Round →
17
EKR Therapeutics
EKR Therapeutics provides a segment of the healthcare market with prod…
Series D $50.0M MPM Capital +4 2008-03-10 Round →
18
ET Solar Group
ET Solar Group is a Chinese photovoltaic company providing solar modul…
Series A $50.0M Tsing Capital +4 2008-03-04 Round →
19
MoneyExpert
MoneyExpert is a financial products comparison site that provides deta…
Series Unknown $49.6M TCV 2008-03-31 Round →
20
Penthouse Media Group
Penthouse Media Group is an international, multimedia entertainment co…
Series Unknown $48.0M 2008-03-28 Round →
21
eASIC
eASIC is a fabless semiconductor company that offers NEW ASIC devices …
Series D $48.0M Advanced Equities +4 2008-03-13 Round →
22
AGIS Networks
AGIS Networks is an information technology company working with busine…
Debt Financing $47.0M Startup Capital Ventures +1 2008-03-28 Round →
23
Undertone
Undertone develops high impact, cross-screen digital advertising exper…
Series A $40.0M JMI Equity 2008-03-31 Round →
24
Elevance Renewable Sciences
Elevance Renewable Sciences creates a range of valued specialty chemic…
Series A $40.0M TPG Growth 2008-03-26 Round →
25
Alto Ingredients
Alto Ingredients is a producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fu…
Post Ipo Equity $40.0M Lyles United 2008-03-18 Round →
26
PanGenetics
PanGenetics develops monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of immune…
Series C $35.1M Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity +4 2008-03-05 Round →
27
Leaf Group
Leaf Group is a diversified Internet company that builds platforms acr…
Series D $35.0M 3i Group +4 2008-03-24 Round →
28
Hydra Biosciences
Hydra Biosciences develops novel drugs to treat pain, inflammation, ca…
Series C $34.0M Advanced Technology Ventures +5 2008-03-13 Round →
29
Zayo
Zayo is a networking company that provides bandwidth infrastructure se…
Debt Financing $33.0M CoBank 2008-03-05 Round →
30
Mzinga
Mzinga provides social software and services that improve brand visibi…
Series D $32.5M W Capital Partners +2 2008-03-03 Round →
31
INVISION Inc.
INIVISION provides software solutions and consulting services to the m…
Series A $30.0M ABS Capital Partners +1 2008-03-04 Round →
32
Advision Media
Advision Media is an outdoor LED media advertisement operator focused …
Series B $30.0M SAIF Partners 2008-03-01 Round →
33
Recyclebank
Recyclebank inspires and rewards smarter, everyday choices for a more …
Series B $30.0M Kleiner Perkins +3 2008-03-01 Round →
34
BrainCells
BrainCells is a biotechnology startup focused on drugs intended to sti…
Series B $30.0M NeuroVentures +5 2008-03-01 Round →
35
Alimera Sciences
Alimera Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on retina…
Series C $30.0M Venrock +4 2008-03-01 Round →
36
LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals
LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing vaccines and monoclo…
Series C $29.5M JAFCO +4 2008-03-18 Round →
37
Mascon Global
Mascon Global is a IP-led, domain-centric technology for the new globa…
Post Ipo Equity $27.0M Greater Pacific Capital 2008-03-25 Round →
38
ProfitLine
ProfitLine, provides telecom expense management services for companies…
Series C $27.0M Menlo Ventures +1 2008-03-14 Round →
39
Complete Genomics
Complete Genomics, a life sciences company, develops and commercialize…
Series C $26.5M 2008-03-12 Round →
40
Xirrus
Xirrus provides wireless networking products such as indoor and outdoo…
Series C $26.0M Canaan Partners +4 2008-03-11 Round →
41
ACB (India) Limited
Aryan Coal Benefications operates coal washing plants and wind power g…
Series C $25.1M Warburg Pincus 2008-03-31 Round →
42
SpinMedia Group
SpinMedia is a digital media company providing customized marketing an…
Series C $25.0M Interscope Records +1 2008-03-30 Round →
43
Buzz Media
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music,…
Series C $25.0M 2008-03-30 Round →
44
Orecon
Orecon develops a robust wave energy device using reliable and pre-tes…
Series A $24.0M Advent Venture Partners +3 2008-03-03 Round →
45
Trevena
Trevena is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and …
Series A $24.0M Alta Partners +3 2008-03-01 Round →
46
Le Gaga
Le Gaga is a greenhouse vegetable producers in China.
Series B $24.0M HSG +2 2008-03-01 Round →
47
Norstel
Norstel AB develops wide bandgap semiconductor materials including sil…
Series Unknown $23.6M Northzone +2 2008-03-18 Round →
48
Access Pharmaceuticals
Access Pharmaceuticals develops treatments for oncology and diabetes.
Series A $23.3M 2008-03-05 Round →
49
CardioMind
CardioMind manufactures therapeutic devices for cardiovascular and neu…
Series Unknown $22.0M SV Health Investors +5 2008-03-31 Round →
50
Altierre
Altierre is a provider of wireless dynamic pricing solutions for retai…
Series C $22.0M Galleon Group +4 2008-03-01 Round →