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These startups landed March’s 10 largest deals
Summary of significant startup funding deals and highlights of secondary market momentum, including diverse sectors like biotech, semiconductors, and startups focusing on elder dog care.
Plus, secondary market shows momentum April 2, 2024 Hi, Tim . The 10 largest startup funding deals of March were topped by a whopper — a $700 million round for the newest venture by serial entrepreneur Marc Lore — but also included many other large
April 2, 2024 6:00 AM
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These startups landed March’s 10 largest deals
Summary of significant startup funding deals and highlights of secondary market momentum, including diverse sectors like biotech, semiconductors, and startups focusing on elder dog care.
Plus, secondary market shows momentum April 2, 2024 Hi, Tim . The 10 largest startup funding deals of March were topped by a whopper — a $700 million round for the newest venture by serial entrepreneur Marc Lore — but also included many other large
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The 10 largest startup funding deals of March were topped by a whopper — a $700 million round for the newest venture by serial entrepreneur <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Marc Lore</a> — but also included many other large deals from sectors ranging from biotech to semiconductors. <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Let’s take a look</a>. Plus, venture funding and valuations are down, but, conversely, that means <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">action on the secondary markets is picking up</a>.</p><h2 id="marchs-10-largest-us-funding-dealshttpsnewscrunchbasecomventurebiggest-rounds-march-wonder-biotech" style="color:#333; margin:0 0 5px 0; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold">🏆 <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">March’s 10 largest US funding deals</a></h2><p style="margin:0 0 15px 0">Many of March’s largest VC funding rounds weren’t just big, they were also quite interesting. From a new food delivery startup with $700 million in fresh funding behind it to a startup combining genetics and machine learning, U.S. companies that raised big rounds from investors spanned across industries.</p><p style="margin:0 0 15px 0">See also: <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">The Crunchbase Megadeals Board</a></p><h2 id="secondary-market-shows-momentumhttpsnewscrunchbasecomliquiditysecondary-market-rebounds-stripe" style="color:#333; margin:0 0 5px 0; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold">💰 <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Secondary market shows momentum</a></h2><p style="margin:0 0 15px 0">The startup secondary market — where stakeholders can sell private company shares — slowed quite a bit during the market downturn that began in 2022. However, insiders say activity has picked back up in the past four to six months, mainly as valuations have come down.</p><h2 id="startups-serving-older-dogs-fetch-significant-fundinghttpsnewscrunchbasecomventurepet-longevity-startups-loyal" style="color:#333; margin:0 0 5px 0; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold">🐕 <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Startups serving older dogs fetch significant funding</a></h2><p style="margin:0 0 15px 0">People with puppies are tired. People with senior dogs are broke. That, in oversimplified terms, is a pretty consistent anecdotal finding among pet owners. Fortunately, startups are working on a number of innovative drugs, diagnostics and dietary options to help canines live longer, healthier lives.</p><h2 id="march-brought-a-cornucopia-of-intriguing-dealshttpsnewscrunchbasecomstartupsinteresting-deals-healthcare-agtech-february-2024" style="color:#333; margin:0 0 5px 0; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold">🤖 <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">March brought a cornucopia of intriguing deals</a></h2><p style="margin:0 0 15px 0">As March comes to a close, we recap some of the more intriguing rounds that you may have missed. The lineup includes multiple robotics deals as well as this year’s favorite investment theme, AI.</p></td></tr><tr><td><img alt="" height="30" src="http://c0185784a2b233b0db9b-d0e5e4adc266f8aacd2ff78abb166d77.r51.cf2.rackcdn.com/blank.png" width="520" style="border:0; height:30px; margin:0; padding:0; width:520px"></td></tr><tr><td><img height="0" src="https://ssl.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&tid=UA-68916521-1&cid=194&t=event&ec=native_ads&ea=pageview&el=cb_daily_chrome_extension_Q1_2022 " width="0"><table style="padding:0; margin:0; border:0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:#fff; color:#333; border:1px solid #cdcdcd; font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:19px; padding:15px 20px 15px"><h2 style="color:#333; margin:0 0 5px 0; font-size:14px"><b data-stringify-type="bold"><strong>Get more with Crunchbase Enterprise</strong></b></h2>Find out more about Crunchbase’s prospecting software that enables your entire team to find the right companies, identify the right people, and connect with the decision-makers who can move deals forward – all in one solution. <div align="left" style="padding:10px 0 0 0"><a href="#" style="background-color:#f5a623; 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font-size:14px; padding:15px 20px 20px"><table><tbody><tr><td style="width:80px"><a href="#"><img src="https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/c_pad,h_60,w_60/z5m0isfsfnrt08w1jrvu" style="border:1px solid #bbb; height:60px; width:60px"> </a></td><td><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Ola Electric</a></p><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0; padding:5px 0 0"><a href="#" style="color:#333; text-decoration:none">4.1B INR</a> / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Debt Financing</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:10px 0 5px">Ola Electric focuses on developing and manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and related technologies.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Categories:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px">Automotive • Electric Vehicle • Manufacturing • Sales • Sustainability</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Founders:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Anand Shah</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Ankit Jain</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Bhavish Aggarwal</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0 20px"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Investors:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">EvolutionX Debt Capital</a> (Lead)</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:80px"><a href="#"><img src="https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/c_pad,h_60,w_60/ob3vo90zoea6haaeuusl" style="border:1px solid #bbb; height:60px; width:60px"> </a></td><td><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">FYLD</a></p><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0; padding:5px 0 0"><a href="#" style="color:#333; text-decoration:none">12M GBP</a> / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Series A</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:10px 0 5px">FYLD enhances productivity and safety on-site by providing real-time remote visibility and data analytics capabilities.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Categories:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px">Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Civil Engineering • Infrastructure • Productivity Tools • Public Safety • Real Time • Software</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Founders:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Anish Patel</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Karl Simons</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Shelley Copsey</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0 20px"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Investors:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan</a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:80px"><a href="#"><img src="https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/c_pad,h_60,w_60/stxssmc7prwwfxmqp7al" style="border:1px solid #bbb; height:60px; width:60px"> </a></td><td><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">KreditBee</a></p><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0; padding:5px 0 0"><a href="#" style="color:#333; text-decoration:none">783M INR</a> / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Series D</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:10px 0 5px">KreditBee is a digital lending platform that assists young professionals with their personal finances.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Categories:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px">Financial Services • FinTech • Internet • Lending • Personal Finance</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Founders:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Karthikeyan Krishnaswamy</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Madhusudan Ekambaram</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Vivek Veda</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Wan Hong</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="font-size:13px; padding:5px 0 20px"><p style="color:#333; float:left; font-weight:bold; margin:0; text-align:right; width:75px">Investors:</p><p style="color:#666; margin:0 0 0 85px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Mirae Asset</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Motilal Oswal Private Equity</a>, <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">PremjiInvest</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; margin:0; padding:20px 1px 10px">More Fundings</h4><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:13px; width:100%"><thead><tr><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Company</th><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Amount / Round</th><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Lead Investor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Zaver</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px">$10M / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Series A</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px">-</td></tr><tr style="background:#f6f6f6"><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Bambrew</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px">600M INR / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Series A</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Blume Ventures</a></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Overplay</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px">$410K / <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Equity Crowdfunding</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Mark Cuban</a></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="5" style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px; text-align:center"><a href="#" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">All Recent Funding Activity</a></td></tr></tfoot></table></td></tr><tr><td><img alt="" height="30" src="http://c0185784a2b233b0db9b-d0e5e4adc266f8aacd2ff78abb166d77.r51.cf2.rackcdn.com/blank.png" width="520" style="border:0; height:30px; margin:0; padding:0; width:520px"></td></tr><tr><td><h3 style="background:#0288d1; border:1px solid #00559d; color:#ffffff; font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; line-height:21px; margin:0; padding:5px 10px">Recent Acquisitions</h3></td></tr><tr><td style="background:#fff; border:1px solid #cdcdcd; border-top:0; color:#333; font-size:14px; padding:15px 20px 20px"><table><tbody><tr><td style="width:80px"><a href="#"><img src="https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/c_pad,h_60,w_60/s0ecgkfaao6jckmprtkf" style="border:1px solid #bbb; height:60px; width:60px"> </a></td><td><p style="font-size:20px; font-weight:bold; margin:0"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Panasonic Automotive Systems</a></p><p style="font-size:15px; margin:0; padding:5px 0 0">Pending acquisition by <a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Apollo</a> for <span style="color:#333; font-weight:bold">311B JPY</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><h4 style="font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; margin:0; padding:20px 1px 10px">More Acquisitions</h4><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:13px; width:100%"><thead><tr><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Company</th><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Acquired By</th><th style="color:#666; padding:5px 1px; font-weight:normal; text-align:left">Amount</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; text-decoration:none">Resco Products</a></td><td style="border:1px solid #bbb; padding:7px"><a href="#" style="color:#0288d1; 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