Startup Financing Report
2014-01-13
( for the Week of 2014-01-06 to 2014-01-12 )
The Startup Financing Report is published each Monday on WITNESSETH: Law, Deals, & Data. This Report tracks startup-company financing activity reported during the prior week. The data is based on Form D disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The individual deals underlying the data can be accessed here for new companies, here for all companies, and here for venture capital funds. The numbers in this beta version of the report are preliminary and subject to later update.
Weekly Synopsis:
All Operating Companies Raising Money
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Weekly |
% Change from Week Before |
% Change from Same Period Last Year |
Year to Date Total |
Number of Deals |
226 |
128.3 % |
7.6 % |
325 |
Total Offering Amount |
$ 928,679,592 |
88.8 % |
-10.6 % |
$ 1,420,456,948 |
Total Amount Sold |
$ 574,283,171 |
140.2 % |
-39.02 % |
$ 813,395,888 |
Total Number of Investors |
2,403 |
162.3 % |
2.5 % |
3,319 |
* Total Offering Amount is the total size of the offering. Total Amount Sold is the amount of the offering that had been sold as of the report date. |
New Operating Companies** Raising Money
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Weekly |
% Change from Week Before |
% Change from Same Period Last Year |
Year to Date Total |
Number of Deals |
135 |
150 % |
13.4 % |
189 |
Total Offering Amount |
$ 752,094,147 |
207.8 % |
-9.6 % |
$ 996,404,907 |
Total Amount Sold |
$ 351,963,019 |
318.9 % |
-48.88 % |
$ 435,989,312 |
Total Number of Investors |
1,102 |
90.3 % |
4.1 % |
1,681 |
* Total Offering Amount is the total size of the offering. Total Amount Sold is the amount of the offering that had been sold as of the report date. ** New Operating Companies are those that have not previously filed any SEC documents. |
Venture Capital Funds Raising Money
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Weekly |
% Change from Week Before |
% Change from Same Period Last Year |
Year to Date Total |
Number of Financings |
14 |
180 % |
250 % |
19 |
Total Offering Amount |
$ 214,870,004 |
36.6 % |
-46.3 % |
$ 372,120,004 |
Total Amount Sold |
$ 113,593,584 |
24.8 % |
-32.43 % |
$ 204,593,584 |
Total Number of Investors |
268 |
1240 % |
42.6 % |
288 |
* Total Offering Amount is the total size of the offering. Total Amount Sold is the amount of the offering that had been sold as of the report date. |
Legal Structure of Operating Companies
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New Operating Companies |
All Operating Companies |
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2013 Totals |
2014 Year to Date |
2013 Totals |
2014 Year to Date |
Corporation |
37.8 % |
41.3 % |
49.4 % |
49.8 % |
Limited Liability Company |
51.4 % |
48.1 % |
41.1 % |
39.7 % |
Archived Startup Financing Reports |
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Notes: For information about the methodology used in this report, see here. For answers to frequently asked questions about this report, see here.
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