Funding Rounds in May 2009

All 619 funding rounds announced during May 2009, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

619
Rounds announced
$4.8B
Total raised
$9.3M
Avg round
$500.0M
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in May 2009
Series Unknown
186
Seed
95
Series A
67
Debt Financing
53
Series B
41
Post Ipo Equity
30
Angel
27
Series C
25
Grant
23
Private Equity
19
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
Essent Group
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-domiciled holding company.
Private Equity $500.0M JP Morgan +4 2009-05-27 Round →
2
Essent Guaranty
Essent Guaranty is an insurance firm that focuses on risk management a…
Private Equity $500.0M JP Morgan +4 2009-05-27 Round →
3
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Federal Realty Investment Trust is a company that specializes in real …
Post Ipo Debt $372.0M 2009-05-04 Round →
4
Meta
Meta is a social technology company that enables people to connect, fi…
Series D $200.0M DST Global 2009-05-26 Round →
5
Clovis Oncology
Clovis Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, d…
Series Unknown $145.0M New Enterprise Associates +6 2009-05-21 Round →
6
Sonic Automotive
Sonic Automotive, as a Fortune 500 company and member of the Russell 2…
Post Ipo Equity $92.4M 2009-05-13 Round →
7
S
SRE Alabama - 2
SRE Alabama - 2, operates as a subsidiary of Sonic Automotive Inc.
Debt Financing $85.6M 2009-05-04 Round →
8
agri.capital
agri.capital is a renewable energy firm that provides private investme…
Private Equity $81.7M The TCW Group +4 2009-05-19 Round →
9
Fotolia
Fotolia is an image bank that offers a crowdsourced library, which inc…
Private Equity $75.0M TA Associates 2009-05-01 Round →
10
ExactTarget
ExactTarget provides on-demand one-to-one email marketing software app…
Series Unknown $70.0M Battery Ventures +2 2009-05-06 Round →
11
Brownstone Ventures
Brownstone Ventures is an investment company that offers equity intere…
Post Ipo Equity $66.2M 2009-05-28 Round →
12
Power-One
Power-One designs and manufactures energy-efficient power conversion a…
Post Ipo Equity $60.0M Silver Lake Sumeru 2009-05-20 Round →
13
Genesco
Genesco operates Journeys, Journeys Kidz, and Shi by Journeys stores t…
Post Ipo Debt $56.4M 2009-05-14 Round →
14
NovImmune
NovImmmune develops therapeutic monoclonal antibodies to treat patient…
Series Unknown $54.8M BZ Bank +4 2009-05-12 Round →
15
Proteon Therapeutics
Proteon Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing pharmac…
Series B $50.0M Bessemer Venture Partners +6 2009-05-28 Round →
16
PhotoThera
PhotoThera is a medical device company developing laser energy therapi…
Series D $50.0M Warburg Pincus +4 2009-05-22 Round →
17
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides el…
Series E $50.0M Mercedes-Benz Group AG +1 2009-05-19 Round →
18
Clarient
Clarient provides oncology testing and diagnostic services in the Unit…
Series Unknown $40.0M Oak Investment Partners 2009-05-19 Round →
19
Array BioPharma
Array BioPharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the developm…
Post Ipo Debt $40.0M Deerfield 2009-05-19 Round →
20
Lycera
Lycera engages in the development of small-molecule immunomodulators f…
Series A $36.0M ARCH Venture Partners +3 2009-05-05 Round →
21
PA Semi
PA Semi develops high-end, low-power microprocessors for embedded comp…
Series Unknown $36.0M Bessemer Venture Partners +2 2009-05-01 Round →
22
Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice is a healthy lifestyle brand that inspires and simplifies …
Post Ipo Equity $35.0M Mistral Equity Partners 2009-05-31 Round →
23
DAC Group
DAC drives transformational growth with integrated, data-driven soluti…
Series C $35.0M IDG Capital 2009-05-07 Round →
24
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals develops molecular imaging agents for detect…
Series D $34.5M Alta Partners +7 2009-05-21 Round →
25
SVTC Technologies
SVTC Technologies provides development and commercialization services …
Series Unknown $34.0M Oak Hill Capital Partners +1 2009-05-06 Round →
26
Avalign Technologies Holdings
Avalign Technologies is the premier, full-service supplier of implants…
Series Unknown $31.4M 2009-05-08 Round →
27
Sadra Medical
Sadra Medical is focused on developing minimal invasive alternatives t…
Series C $30.0M Accuitive Medical Ventures +7 2009-05-22 Round →
28
VaxInnate
VaxInnate is a vaccine company developing cures for flu, malaria, deng…
Series D $30.0M Wellcome Trust +6 2009-05-06 Round →
29
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutic oral medicines for pati…
Series B $30.0M Frazier Healthcare Partners +3 2009-05-05 Round →
30
Privalia
Privalia is an e-commerce website that trades fashion and household pr…
Series Unknown $30.0M Highland Capital Partners +2 2009-05-01 Round →
31
Asiana Hotels & Resorts
Asiana Hotels & Resorts is a provider of hospitality services.
Private Equity $29.2M 2009-05-01 Round →
32
Xtera
Xtera is a network equipment and services company providing optical ne…
Debt Financing $23.4M 2009-05-05 Round →
33
Liquidmetal Technologies
Liquidmetal Technologies focuses on the research, development, and com…
Post Ipo Debt $23.1M 2009-05-01 Round →
34
Enphase Energy
Enphase Energy offers a micro-inverter system that delivers solar ener…
Series Unknown $22.5M Third Point Ventures +4 2009-05-18 Round →
35
Unity Semiconductor
Unity Semiconductor is a developer of memory storage products.
Series C $22.0M Lightspeed Venture Partners +2 2009-05-19 Round →
36
Tobii
Tobii Technology is a provider of hardware and software solutions for …
Series B $21.8M Northzone +2 2009-05-19 Round →
37
ZettaCore
ZettaCore, pioneering the field of molecular electronics, is focused o…
Series Unknown $21.0M EPIC Ventures +3 2009-05-11 Round →
38
iScience Interventional
iScience Interventional provides microcatheter and imaging technologie…
Series F $20.5M Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation +6 2009-05-05 Round →
39
S
SCSG EA Acquisition Company
SCSG EA Acquisition Company was founded in 2007 and is based in Nashvi…
Series Unknown $20.0M 2009-05-29 Round →
40
Realeve
Realeve develops miniaturized neurostimulation devices designed to set…
Series B $20.0M Versant Ventures +2 2009-05-22 Round →
41
OwnEnergy
National leader in mid-sized wind energy development who partner with …
Series A $20.0M Gogreen Capital +1 2009-05-22 Round →
42
TechFaith Wireless Technology
TechFaith Wireless is a Chinese mobile phone software and hardware des…
Post Ipo Equity $20.0M IDG Capital 2009-05-19 Round →
43
MetaCure
MetaCure develops implantable devices for the treatment of Type II (ad…
Series B $20.0M Morningside 2009-05-10 Round →
44
Marinus Pharmaceuticals
Marinus Pharmaceuticals reformulates, develops, and commercializes dru…
Series B $20.0M Foundation Medical Partners +3 2009-05-03 Round →
45
Cash4Gold
Cash4Gold serves as a mail-in refinery that buys gold, silver and plat…
Series B $20.0M Mangrove Capital Partners 2009-05-01 Round →
46
Dexin Interactive
Dexin Interactive is a game network offering massive and medium multip…
Series A $20.0M IDG Capital 2009-05-01 Round →
47
KEYW Corporation
KEYW Corporation provides tailored, mission-centric and customer-focus…
Series Unknown $19.7M 2009-05-05 Round →
48
Galiano Gold
Galiano Gold engages in the exploration, development, and production o…
Post Ipo Equity $19.2M 2009-05-26 Round →
49
Bonterra Energy Corp.
Bonterra Energy Corp. is a high-yield, dividend paying oil and gas com…
Post Ipo Equity $18.0M 2009-05-01 Round →
50
Core Dynamics
Core Dynamics is involved in the R&D of organ preservation for the fre…
Series B $17.9M 2009-05-10 Round →