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#1 Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $1,020.23
2014 Early-stage deal count: 50
Industries: Consumer products and services, software
Regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $4,350
2014 Deal highlights:
- Zenefits Insurance Services. This human resources platform facilitates tasks such as employee onboarding and offboarding, PTO tracking, selection and management of benefits & insurance plans, payroll, direct deposits and taxes.
- Optimizely. Provider of a platform for website testing. The company provides A/B testing, multivariate testing and personalization for websites and iOS applications.
- CipherCloud. This cloud information protection platform provides cloud encryption and tokenization gateways to help reduce concerns regarding data privacy, residency, security and regulatory compliance.
#2 Khosla Ventures, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $809
2014 Early-stage deal count: 45
Industry: Software
Regions: China, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $3,100
2014 Deal highlights:
- Summon. This on-demand transportation app allows users to schedule rides for a flat fee.
- Datera. Provider of commercial data storage software and systems, based on the Linux operating system.
- Tule Technologies. This company’s specialized sensor system provides farmers with data tracking evapotranspiration to guide irrigation decisions.
#3 SV Angel, Palo Alto, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $736
2014 Early-stage deal count: 47
Industries: Commercial services, software
Regions: United States, with an emphasis on Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $104
2014 Deal highlights:
- Delighted. Developer of a one-click customer satisfaction survey tool that helps businesses collect and analyze customer feedback using the Net Promoter System.
- Harry’s. Ecommerce shop specializing in shaving equipment, such as razors, blades and creams.
#4 Accel Partners, Palo Alto, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $721.59
2014 Early-stage deal count: 29
Industries: Communications and networking, consumer durables, healthcare technology systems, media, software
Regions: Europe, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $9,600
2014 Deal highlights:
- Vinculum Solutions. Develops software for retail, consumer packaged goods and logistics industries, including Vin Customer, a loyalty management service that enables businesses to recognize, retain and reward customers.
- Neoway. The technology consulting services provides data mining, treatment, updating and validation software services to logistics and utilities sectors
- Qualtrics. Provider of enterprise data collection and analysis software.
#5 New Enterprise Associates, Menlo Park, Calif
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $690.65
2014 Early-stage deal count: 44
Industries: Communications and networking, energy services, exploration, production and refining, healthcare devices and supplies, IT services, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, software
Regions: Asia, Brazil, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $13,000
2014 Deal highlights:
- Fire1. Developer of novel therapeutic devices.
- Jet. The company is developing an e-commerce enterprise that includes online retail and distribution logistics for doorstep delivery.
- Lumena Pharmaceuticals. Developer of oral therapeutics for the treatment of the rare cholestatic liver disease in pediatric and adult patients.
#6 Sequoia Capital, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $650.34
2014 Early-stage deal count: 30
Industries: Commercial services, communications and networking, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, restaurants, hotels and leisure, semiconductors, software
Preferred regions: Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $10,000
2014 Deal highlights:
- Beijing Peak Technology. The company provides an online platform for the sale and evaluation of second hand vehicles.
- Daoxila.com. This online platform facilitates one-stop-shopping for wedding and event arrangements, such as hotels, banquets, studios, wedding apparel & honeymoon booking.
- alooma. This platform hails itself as the first complete ‘data plumbing’ solution, facilitating business analytics.
#7 Venrock, Palo Alto, Calif
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $620.26
2014 Early-stage deal count: 15
Industries: Communications and networking, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, software
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $2,600
2014 Deal highlights:
- Juno Therapeutics. Operator of a biotechnology company focused on bringing forward novel immunotherapies for cancer. The company is developing a T-cell reprogramming technology designed to generate an anti-tumor response from the patient’s own immune system.
- Coherus Biosciences. Provider of services related to delivery of biologic therapeutics. The company’s business model is based on collaborating and developing bio-therapeutics similar to those already in existence, matching originator proteins.
#8 First Round Capital, San Francisco
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $606.17
2014 Early-stage deal count: 34
Industries: Commercial services, software
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $633
2014 Deal highlights:
- Augury. This mechanical diagnostics platform enables facility owners and service companies to deploy quick, cost-efficient and scalable predictive maintenance strategies that reduce environmental impact, energy usage and operational costs.
- Better Finance. Online platform offering consumers credit and leasing options to help them purchase high-cost goods over time and avoid late payments.
- Zendrive. The company has developed an application which tracks location, direction, acceleration and speed with the help of smartphone sensors.
#9 Spark Capital, Boston
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $542
2014 Early-stage deal count: 18
Industries: Media, software, transportation
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $1,825
2014 Deal highlights:
- Skyfi Labs. The company provides enrichment coursework in engineering for students in India to enhance employability
- Privlo. This company’s technology platform leverages data to facilitate the matching process between borrowers and lenders, enabling credit decisions.
- Kik Interactive. This mobile app for Blackberry, iPhone and Android devices helps users connect with friends via real-time messaging.
#10 Triangle Peak Partners, Carmel, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $535
2014 Early-stage deal count: 3
Industry: Software
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $516
2014 Deal highlights:
- Getaround. This car-sharing platform enables car owners to rent their cars. The company also has launched a new service for car owners who want to rent their car on a full-time basis.
- Agent Ace. The company offers a big data analytics platform which aggregates private MLS data and analyzes years of home transactions to identify real estate specialists in specific neighborhoods and price points.
#11 Franklin Square Capital Partners, Philadelphia
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $505
2014 Early-stage deal count: 1
Industries: Apparel and accessories, commercial products energy services, utilities
Preferred regions: Unspecified
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $1,100
2014 Deal highlights: Global Jet Capital
#12 Kleiner Perkins Caufield, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $490
2014 Early-stage deal count: 33
Industries: Commercial services, computer hardware, healthcare devices and supplies, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, software
Preferred regions: China, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $6,833
2014 Deal highlights: Crossfader, Farmers Edge Precision Consulting, Chill
#13 Google Ventures, Mountain View, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $462
2014 Early-stage deal count: 35
Industry: Software
Preferred regions: Americas, Europe, Middle East
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $1,200
2014 Deal highlights: Airseed, Delighted, Crossfader
#14 Founders Fund, San Francisco
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $450
2014 Early-stage deal count: 21
Industries: Commercial services, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, software
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $2,369
2014 Deal highlights: Collective Health, Hampton Creek Foods, Oscar Health Insurance
#15 ARCH Venture Partners, Chicago
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $446
2014 Early-stage deal count: 9
Industries: Commercial services, healthcare devices and supplies, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $1,500
2014 Deal highlights: Blackthorn Therapeutics, Juno Therapeutics
#16 Bezos Expeditions, Mercer Island, Wash.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $426
2014 Early-stage deal count: 6
Industry: Software
Preferred regions: United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $1,000
2014 Deal highlights: Juno Therapeutics, Vessel
#17 Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $415
2014 Early-stage deal count: 21
Industries: Information technology
Preferred regions: Europe, Middle East, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $3,700
2014 Deal highlights: Little Things, Affirm, Elementum
#18 Thrive Capital, New York City
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $391
2014 Early-stage deal count: 18
Industries: Consumer non-durables, software
Preferred regions: Unspecified
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $626
2014 Deal highlights: Harry’s Razor Company, Oscar Health Insurance, Urban Compass
#19 General Catalyst Partners, Cambridge, Mass.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $373
2014 Early-stage deal count: 24
Industry: Software
Preferred regions: Unspecified
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $3,000
2014 Deal highlights: Oscar Health Insurance, Altiscale
#20 Redpoint Ventures, Menlo Park, Calif.
2014 Early-stage investments (in millions, USD): $364
2014 Early-stage deal count: 24
Industries: Commercial services, communications and networking, retail, software
Preferred regions: Brazil, China, Europe, Middle East, United States
Assets under management (in millions, USD): $3,400
2014 Deal highlights: Beepi, Jaunt, Snowflake Computing
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