Funding Rounds in September 2008

All 518 funding rounds announced during September 2008, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

518
Rounds announced
$5.2B
Total raised
$13.8M
Avg round
$350.0M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in September 2008
Series A
99
Series Unknown
98
Seed
75
Series B
63
Private Equity
37
Series C
32
Angel
26
Grant
22
Debt Financing
16
Series D
15
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
MRC
MRC is a diversified global entertainment company with stragetic inves…
Debt Financing $350.0M JP Morgan Chase +1 2008-09-22 Round →
2
BYD Company
BYD is engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and distribu…
Post Ipo Equity $230.0M Berkshire Hathaway 2008-09-27 Round →
3
Gridline Communications
Gridline Communications provides broadband communications and associat…
Private Equity $200.0M 2008-09-10 Round →
4
Signature Bank
Signature Bank is a New York-based full-service commercial bank that o…
Post Ipo Equity $148.0M 2008-09-02 Round →
5
SolarReserve
SolarReserve, a venture-backed renewable energy company, focuses on ad…
Series B $140.0M Credit Suisse +6 2008-09-16 Round →
6
GridPoint
GridPoint is a company specializing in managing and optimizing energy …
Series E $120.0M Goldman Sachs +4 2008-09-23 Round →
7
Solar Power Partners
Solar Power Partners is an independent solar power producer that helps…
Debt Financing $100.0M Globespan Capital Partners 2008-09-29 Round →
8
Radialpoint
RadialPoint provides connected home services solutions for brands to s…
Series C $98.0M TA Associates 2008-09-23 Round →
9
Moser Baer Solar
Moser Baer Solar is a technology company developing optical storage me…
Series B $92.5M IDFC Private Equity +4 2008-09-04 Round →
10
Active Network
Software & service solutions for the full scope of activity registrati…
Series F $92.3M ESPN +11 2008-09-12 Round →
11
SEForge
SEForge is an engineering component manufacturing company.
Private Equity $90.6M IDFC Private Equity 2008-09-01 Round →
12
Aconex Limited
Aconex is a construction software developer that connects teams on con…
Private Equity $85.0M Francisco Partners 2008-09-23 Round →
13
Big Fish Games
With 20 years of game development & publishing experience, Big Fish is…
Series Unknown $83.3M General Catalyst +2 2008-09-12 Round →
14
Proteolix
Proteolix is a biopharmaceutical company that conducts research, devel…
Series C $79.0M Phase4 Ventures +6 2008-09-08 Round →
15
Digital China
Digital China is a IT services provider in China.
Post Ipo Equity $73.1M Suzhou Ventures 2008-09-02 Round →
16
Trion Worlds
Trion Worlds develops games and delivers social content across video g…
Series C $70.0M Trinity Ventures +5 2008-09-23 Round →
17
Ista Pharmaceuticals
ISTA Pharmaceuticals discovers, develops, and markets remedies for dis…
Debt Financing $65.0M Deerfield +1 2008-09-26 Round →
18
Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive specializes in the production of luxury plug-in hybr…
Series C $65.0M Qatar Investment Authority +2 2008-09-09 Round →
19
Quotient Bioresearch
Quotient Bioresearch is a leading CRO, providing Radiochemistry, Drug …
Private Equity $62.2M TA Associates 2008-09-03 Round →
20
Aricent
Aricent, a tech and outsourcing company, provides communication servic…
Private Equity $60.0M Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. 2008-09-23 Round →
21
SIGA Technologies
At SIGA, we specialize in developing therapeutic solutions for some of…
Grant $55.0M National Institutes of Health +2 2008-09-03 Round →
22
Bridge Pharmaceuticals
Bridge Pharmaceuticals is a drug development research organization bas…
Series B $53.3M Aisling Capital 2008-09-04 Round →
23
Valeritas
Valeritas is the developer of V-GO, a disposable insulin pump, and a m…
Series A $50.0M Abingworth +6 2008-09-10 Round →
24
WildBlue
WildBlue offers high-speed internet access via satellite for home or s…
Series Unknown $50.0M Liberty Media +3 2008-09-03 Round →
25
OpTier
OpTier is a cloud-based platform that creates contextual big data to a…
Series D $47.5M Index Ventures +6 2008-09-23 Round →
26
Global Data Solutions
Global Data Solutions designs, builds, and operates data centers in th…
Series C $45.0M China Everbright Investment Management +2 2008-09-01 Round →
27
Link Medicine
Link Medicine works on creating disease-modifying therapies for neurod…
Series C $40.0M SV Health Investors +1 2008-09-29 Round →
28
Northern Power Systems
Northern Power Systems develops wind turbine technology utilizing a co…
Series A $37.0M RockPort Capital +1 2008-09-25 Round →
29
LBX Pharmacy
LBX Pharmacy is a discount pharmacy superstore chain.
Series A $36.2M EQT 2008-09-01 Round →
30
MOD Systems
MOD Systems offers a platform that enables retailers to sell and distr…
Undisclosed $35.0M Toshiba Corporation +1 2008-09-26 Round →
31
3Leaf
3Leaf offers server virtualization solutions for data center initiativ…
Series C $35.0M LSI Logic +4 2008-09-22 Round →
32
Sapphire Energy
Sapphire Energy develops products and processes based on photosyntheti…
Series Unknown $35.0M ARCH Venture Partners +1 2008-09-17 Round →
33
Quotient Sciences
Quotient Sciences provides formulation development, clinical pharmacol…
Private Equity $35.0M TA Associates 2008-09-03 Round →
34
APT Pharmaceuticals
APT Pharmaceuticals is a drug-development company focused on treatment…
Series B $32.0M Three Arch Partners +6 2008-09-30 Round →
35
MT DIGITAL MEDIA
MT Digital Media enables converged broadcast and broadband entertainme…
Series Unknown $32.0M DeGeorge Holdings +1 2008-09-09 Round →
36
Vanu
Vanu develops and delivers software radio access network solutions for…
Series B $32.0M Tata Capital +2 2008-09-05 Round →
37
Mu Sigma
Mu Sigma offers management consulting services designed to provide dec…
Private Equity $30.0M FTV Capital 2008-09-24 Round →
38
PowerGenix
PowerGenix is a developer and manufacturer of nickel-zinc rechargeable…
Series Unknown $30.0M Bessemer Venture Partners +6 2008-09-18 Round →
39
Leapfrog Online
Leapfrog Online is a digital direct marketing firm developing programs…
Series A $30.0M North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity 2008-09-17 Round →
40
NeoPhotonics
NeoPhotonics offers optical components, modules and subsystems for the…
Series Unknown $30.0M ATA Ventures +1 2008-09-09 Round →
41
Lightwire
Lightwire employs CMOS photonics technology to deliver integrated opti…
Series B $30.0M Artiman Ventures 2008-09-09 Round →
42
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Sagent Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing, manufacturing, sourci…
Series A $30.0M Vivo Capital 2008-09-04 Round →
43
ReNu Energy
ReNu Energy engages in the R&D of zero emissions, renewable geothermal…
Post Ipo Equity $29.4M Tata Power Solar 2008-09-04 Round →
44
Indu Group
Indu Group is an energy, infrastructure, and real estate business.
Private Equity $29.0M MAPE Advisory Group 2008-09-01 Round →
45
Digg
Digg operates a website that enables its users to find, read, and shar…
Series C $28.7M Highland Capital Partners +3 2008-09-24 Round →
46
Accellos
Accellos offers robust technology-based supply-chain execution solutio…
Series B $28.5M Monitor Clipper Funds +2 2008-09-30 Round →
47
FIMA
Fima develops intelligent engineering, security, automation, and telec…
Series Unknown $28.1M MVC Capital +1 2008-09-04 Round →
48
ForteBio
ForteBio is a venture-capital funded life science company developing a…
Series C $25.0M OrbiMed +5 2008-09-28 Round →
49
Envivio
Envivio provides software-based solutions for multi-screen video proce…
Series Unknown $25.0M Atlantic Bridge +10 2008-09-01 Round →
50
Zvents
Zvents creates and operates local entertainment guides online.
Series B $24.0M Navteq +4 2008-09-30 Round →