Funding Rounds in August 2014

All 2,589 funding rounds announced during August 2014, sorted by deal size. Includes lead investors, stage, and total raised.

2,589
Rounds announced
$20.8B
Total raised
$10.5M
Avg round
$1.3B
Largest
Round-type breakdown
Investment types in August 2014
Seed
835
Series Unknown
343
Series A
240
Angel
207
Debt Financing
141
Grant
126
Equity Crowdfunding
115
Series B
92
Pre Seed
83
Convertible Note
76
# Company Round Raised Lead Investor Date
1
Venari Resources
Venari Resources is a privately held offshore exploration & production…
Private Equity $1.3B Warburg Pincus +5 2014-08-13 Round →
2
Wanda E-Commerce
Wanda E-Commerce provides e-commerce services.
Series Unknown $813.4M WANDA Group +2 2014-08-28 Round →
3
St. George's University
St. George's University is a center of international medical, veterina…
Private Equity $750.0M Alta Partners +1 2014-08-08 Round →
4
Spire
Spire is engaged to transform its business and pursue growth by growin…
Post Ipo Debt $625.0M 2014-08-12 Round →
5
Zenith Energy Management
Zenith Energy Management is an international liquids and bulk terminal…
Private Equity $600.0M Warburg Pincus 2014-08-04 Round →
6
Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology compa…
Series Unknown $582.9M United Internet Ventures 2014-08-15 Round →
7
Origo Exploration
Origo Exploration provides oil and gas exploration and production serv…
Private Equity $525.0M Riverstone Energy +1 2014-08-26 Round →
8
CHC Helicopter
CHC Helicopter's unmatched helicopter services enable people around th…
Post Ipo Equity $500.0M CD&R LLP 2014-08-25 Round →
9
inVentiv Health
inVentiv Health offers clinical and commercial professional services t…
Debt Financing $475.0M 2014-08-27 Round →
10
Ironshore Insurance
Ironshore Insurance provides broker-sourced specialty property and cas…
Private Equity $463.8M Fosun International 2014-08-18 Round →
11
Tug Hill Operating
Tug Hill Operating is an oil and gas exploration company that focuses …
Private Equity $450.0M Quantum Capital Group 2014-08-21 Round →
12
Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology compa…
Series Unknown $444.9M PLDT 2014-08-07 Round →
13
MANGO BCN
MANGO is a retailer of clothing, shoes, and accessories for women, men…
Debt Financing $401.2M Mediobanca +6 2014-08-05 Round →
14
Fujian Sunner Development
Fujian Sunner Development breeds, slaughters, processes, and sells chi…
Post Ipo Equity $400.0M Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. 2014-08-26 Round →
15
Vice Media
Vice Media is a North American digital media and broadcasting company …
Series Unknown $250.0M A+E Global Media 2014-08-29 Round →
16
SCM Insurance Services
SCM Insurance Services offers a suite of comprehensive insurance solut…
Debt Financing $240.2M 2014-08-22 Round →
17
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Ligand is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing or acquiri…
Post Ipo Debt $225.0M 2014-08-14 Round →
18
Vonage
Vonage is a provider of cloud-based communications to businesses and c…
Post Ipo Debt $225.0M Fifth Third Bank +3 2014-08-13 Round →
19
Kota Gold
Kota Gold is a boutique store dealing in both traditional and contempo…
Private Equity $200.0M Warburg Pincus 2014-08-26 Round →
20
Avant
Avant is an online lending platform that offers alternatives to its cl…
Debt Financing $200.0M Jefferies 2014-08-21 Round →
21
Ganji
Ganji.com is a Chinese domestic classifieds website where users publis…
Series F $200.0M Tiger Global Management +1 2014-08-13 Round →
22
Mevion Medical Systems
Mevion Medical Systems develops radiation therapies for the treatment …
Private Equity $200.0M Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund +5 2014-08-04 Round →
23
Hudbay
Hudbay is an integrated mining company.
Post Ipo Debt $170.0M 2014-08-06 Round →
24
Gett
Gett is a technology platform that enables users to book black cabs an…
Series D $150.0M VNV Global +1 2014-08-13 Round →
25
Lookout
Lookout, Inc. is the endpoint to cloud security company purpose-built …
Series F $150.0M T. Rowe Price +9 2014-08-13 Round →
26
Nutanix
Nutanix specializes in cloud software, offering organizations a single…
Series E $140.0M Wellington Management +2 2014-08-27 Round →
27
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale is a company that produces construction …
Post Ipo Equity $135.6M Fondo Strategico Italiano 2014-08-04 Round →
28
Pluralsight
Pluralsight is a technology learning platform for software developers,…
Series B $135.0M Insight Venture Management, LLC. +2 2014-08-27 Round →
29
Juno Therapeutics
Juno Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company, develops immunotherapie…
Series B $134.0M ARCH Venture Partners +3 2014-08-05 Round →
30
Union Bank of Colombo
Union Bank of Colombo provides banking service.
Post Ipo Equity $117.0M TPG 2014-08-14 Round →
31
Ryan Specialty Group
Ryan Specialty Group is an international specialty insurance organizat…
Undisclosed $114.3M 2014-08-19 Round →
32
Jiuxian
Jiuxian provides wine online sales services.
Debt Financing $113.7M China Merchants Bank +2 2014-08-22 Round →
33
Dynatect Manufacturing
Dynatect Manufacturing has access to manufacturing centers throughout …
Private Equity $110.0M 3i Group 2014-08-29 Round →
34
Sunnova
Sunnova is an Energy as a Service (EaaS) company that offers residenti…
Private Equity $110.0M 2014-08-07 Round →
35
KKBOX
KKBOX is a music streaming platform offering cloud-based services, AI-…
Private Equity $104.0M GIC +3 2014-08-27 Round →
36
Thumbtack
Thumbtack is a home services website connecting users with local servi…
Series D $100.0M CapitalG +3 2014-08-20 Round →
37
Womai
Womai net is a business-to-consumer healthy food shopping website in C…
Series B $100.0M IDG Capital +1 2014-08-05 Round →
38
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures is providing comprehensive renewable ener…
Grant $94.9M Australian Renewable Energy Agency 2014-08-04 Round →
39
Insmed
Insmed is a biopharmaceutical company creating medicine for rare disea…
Post Ipo Equity $94.0M 2014-08-01 Round →
40
D2L
D2L is an edtech company that provides integrated learning platform an…
Series B $85.0M Graham Holdings +5 2014-08-13 Round →
41
ironSource
IronSource is a business platform enabling mobile content creators to …
Private Equity $85.0M Saban Capital Group +2 2014-08-11 Round →
42
Health Scope Benefits
HealthSCOPE Benefits is a full service claims administration and healt…
Private Equity $85.0M 2014-08-01 Round →
43
Cityscape Residential
Cityscape Residential is a full service real estate development and co…
Series Unknown $82.0M 2014-08-26 Round →
44
Vaccinogen
Vaccinogen manufactures vaccines and other immunotherapeutic products …
Post Ipo Equity $80.0M 2014-08-25 Round →
45
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment, the entertainment company
Post Ipo Equity $80.0M Louis Vuitton 2014-08-21 Round →
46
Apollo
Apollo is an asset management firm that focuses on the private investm…
Post Ipo Equity $78.1M 2014-08-12 Round →
47
Topaz Energy and Marine
Topaz Energy and Marine is a leading offshore support vessel company p…
Private Equity $75.0M 2014-08-20 Round →
48
Nephron Pharmaceuticals
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a mid-sized company that manufa…
Debt Financing $75.0M 2014-08-07 Round →
49
Live Oak Bank
Live Oak Bank is a financial service company that offers banking servi…
Private Equity $75.0M 2014-08-05 Round →
50
Walvax Biotechnology
Walvax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a biological pharmaceutical company
Post Ipo Equity $72.8M 2014-08-08 Round →