Though overall venture capital funding in D.C. declined this year, there were still many impactful funding rounds in 2014 led by a flurry of deals in December. Whether a brand new seed or a late-stage funding for national expansion, we've picked out 23 fundings that mattered most this year, split up by funding stages.
Seed
Contactually
- Marketing software
- $2 million (Nov.)
- Crystal Tech, Middleland Capital, Middlebridge Partners, 500 Startups, Boston Seed Nine Capital, Gil Penchina
Urgently
- On-demand roadside assistance
- $1.2 million (Oct.)
- Select Venture Partners, CIT Gap, Blu Ventures
StockUp Commerce
- Mobile commerce
- $4 million (June)
- Entrepreneurs’ Fund, Eniac Ventures, Mark Ein
Series A
Fiscal Note
- Legislation prediction with big data analytics
- $7 million (Nov.)
- Visionnaire Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Steve Case
Fundrise
- Real estate crowdfunding
- $31 million (May)
- Renren, Marty Burger, Tal Kerret, Collaborative Fund
Social Tables
- Event planning software
- $8 million (Aug.)
- Bessemer Venture Partners, Thayer Ventures, Militello Capital, 500 Startups, Middleland Capital, Fortify Ventures
Virtru
- Email encryption software
- $6 million (June)
- Bessemer Venture Partners
ID.me
- Online identity verification
- $7.5 million (March)
- USAA, Box Group, K Street Capital, Blu Venture Investors
Spree Commerce
- e-commerce software for online retailers
- $5 million (Feb.)
- Thrive Capital, Vegas Tech Fund, Red Swan
Series B
TrackMaven
- Digital marketing analysis and intelligence
- $14 million (Dec.)
- New Enterprise Associates, Bowery Capital, Silicon Valley Bank
WiserTogether
- Online healthcare
- $9 million (Sept.)
- Grotech, Harbert Venture Partners, Blue Heron Capital, 7wire Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation fund, Martin Ventures
Luminal
- Cloud management and cybersecurity
- $10 million (Aug.)
- NEA, Core Capital, Maryland Venture Fund
WealthEngine
- Big data analytics
- $5.1 million (May)
- Streamlined Ventures, HKB Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners
ZoomData
- Business intelligence
- $17 million (Oct.)
- Accel Partner, NEA, Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Razor’s Edge Ventures, B7inc
Motionsoft
- Fitness club software
- $10 million (July)
- Route 66 Ventures, Edison Partners
Quad Learning
- Education startup partnering with community colleges
- $10 million (April)
- MentorTech Ventures, ECMC, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, CNF Investments
Series C
Optoro
- Helps sell leftover and returned inventory
- $50 million (Dec.)
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Revolution Growth, Grotech Ventures, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Generation Investment Management
Endgame
- Security software
- $30 million (Nov.)
- Bessemer Venture Partners, Paladin Capital Group, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Edgemore Capital, Top Tier Capital Partners
Telcare
- Machine-to-machine cellular tech for healthcare
- $32.5 million (Dec.)
- Norwest Venture Partners, Mosaic Health Solutions, Sequoia Capital, Qualcomm Ventures
Late-stage/Growth equity
Privia Health
- Physician network and services
- $400 million (Sept.)
- Brighton Health Group
Sweetgreen
- Food and technology
- $18.5 million (Nov.)
- Revolution Growth
Vox Media
- Media companies
- $46.5 million (Nov.)
- General Atlantic
NextNav
- Location-based services
- $70 million (July)
- NEA, Columbia Capital
