10 largest VC funding rounds of 2021, fintech startups that raised the most money this year, and more - December 30, 2021

December 30, 2021 [The 10 largest VC funding deals of the year]( In a year that shattered venture capital records, it perhaps should come as no surprise that to crack the top 10, a company needed to raise well over $1 billion in a single funding round. We look at who raised the biggest venture rounds this year. [Fintech led VC investment this year. These startups raised the most]( At least $131 billion was invested globally in financial services startups this year, making the sector by far the leader for venture investment. We look at the fintech startups that raised the most money in 2021 and find that most are not based in the U.S. [The biggest public market debuts of 2021]( This has been a record year for companies going public, with startups and legacy brands alike tapping into a public market hungry to invest. In fact, 399 offerings collectively raised $142.5 billion this year, according to IPO research firm [Renaissance Capital](. With that in mind, we look at the 10 largest offerings of the year, as ranked by deal size. [Buzzy topics the startup world couldn’t stop talking about in 2021]( From Miami to DAOs, there were several themes that captivated the attention of startup founders, investors and employees this year. [How 3 growth equity firms shook up VC investing this year]( Three growth equity firms—[Tiger Global Management]( [SoftBank Vision Fund]( and [Insight Partners]( shook up the venture world this year, investing at an unprecedented rate and competing with traditional venture capital investors. We look at the rounds these firms led, the unicorns they’ve racked up in their portfolios, and what to expect in 2022. [20 must-have sales prospecting tools for 2022]( Time to give your sales prospecting toolkit an upgrade? These 20 must-have sales prospecting tools will help streamline your workflow so you can save time and close more deals in 2022. Exclusive End-Of-Year Promo Close out the year strong with Crunchbase Pro - now 20% off with code CLOSE2021 [Get Started]( [Trial Crunchbase Enterprise free for one month]( [Power your team to close more deals with our sales prospecting solution, available to teams now for a free trial!]( [TRY NOW]( Crunchbase Pro: Searches and Lists Name Type Entries [Corporate Venture Capital]( Investors 1120 [Fintech companies funded in the last 3 months]( Funding Rounds 638 [Acquisitions over $100M in the last 3 months]( Acquisitions 374 [More Featured Searches and Lists]( [Check out our Crunchbase solutions here]( – prospecting tools made for everyone Recent Investments [Xbiome]( [$100M]( / [Series B]( Xbiome is a developer of microbial pharmaceuticals designed to treat microecological intestinal disorders. Categories: Artificial Intelligence • Biotechnology • Medical • Pharmaceutical Founders: [Yan Tan]( Investors: [5Y Capital]( [Gaorong Capital]( [Hike Capital]( [+ 5 more]( [Hyasynth Bio]( [$2.5M]( / [Debt Financing]( Hyasynth Bio is inventing new ways to make products using industrial microorganisms. Categories: Biopharma • Biotechnology • Cannabis • Pharmaceutical Founders: [Alex Campbell]( [Kevin Chen]( [Sarah Choukah]( [Shoham Mookerjee]( [Zach Wiltshire]( Investors: [OrganiGram]( (Lead) [Carebook]( [$1.0M]( / [Post-IPO Debt]( Carebook offers an online health management platform for collecting health data and analysis. Categories: Document Management • Health Care • Mobile Recent Acquisitions [Malarkey Roofing]( Pending acquisition by [Holcim]( for $1.4B #{Rails.configuration.daily.cb_url} Discover innovative companies and the people behind them. [Follow Us on Crunchbase]( [View Jobs on LinkedIn]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Like Us on Facebook]( 564 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104 © 2021 Crunchbase Inc. All rights reserved. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Unsubscribe]( from Crunchbase Daily.