10 of 2014’s largest pre-IPO funding rounds
1. Uber Mobile application connecting riders and drivers
Amount Raised: $1.2 billion (June 6)
Notable Investors: BlackRock, Fidelity, Kleiner Perkins, Summit Partners, Google Ventures
2. Cloudera Hadoop-enabled enterprise Big Data solution
Amount Raised: $1.16 billion (March 18 and 31)
Notable Investors: Intel Capital, T. Rowe Price, Google Ventures
3. Flipkart Bangalore-based e-commerce platform
Amount Raised: $1 billion (July 29)
Notable Investors: Morgan Stanley, Digital Sky Technologies, Tiger Global Capital Management, Accel Partners
4. Airbnb Online travel booking service connecting vacant rooms with travelers
Amount Raised: $475 million (April 16)
Notable Investors: T. Rowe Price, TPG Growth, Dragoneer Investment Grou
5. Palantir Information analysis software firm with private and public sector clients
Amount Raised: $444.2 million (September 12)
Notable Investors: EquityZen
6. Dropbox File hosting service for storing documents, photos, and videos
Amount Raised: $350 million (January 24)
Notable Investors: T. Rowe Price, BlackRock
7. Delivery Hero Berlin-based online food ordering network
Amount Raised: $350 million (September 3)
Notable Investors: Vostok Nafta Investment, Kite Ventures, Insight Venture Partners
8. Lyft Mobile application connecting drivers and riders
Amount Raised: $250 million (April 2)
Notable Investors: Melo7 Tech Partners, GSV Capital, Coatue Management, Alibaba,
Andreessen Horowitz
9. Pinterest The leading social bookmarking site
Amount Raised: $200 million (May 15)
Notable Investors: Fidelity, Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel
10. Domo Real-time data access platform for CEOs
Amount Raised: $125 million (February 5)
Notable Investors: Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, Institutional Venture Partners, Salesforce, Greylock Partners
Source: RedHerring.com
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