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二季度十大风险投资排行榜

Dan Primack 2011年07月04日

Dan Primack专注于报道交易和交易撮合者,从美国金融业到风险投资业均有涉及。此前,Dan是汤森路透(Thomson Reuters)的自由编辑,推出了peHUB.com和peHUB Wire邮件服务。作为一名新闻工作者,Dan还曾在美国马萨诸塞州罗克斯伯里经营一份社区报纸。目前他居住在波士顿附近。
过去三个月哪几家公司获得的风险投资额最高?

    还有几个小时,二季度就将结束了,又是各种排行榜出炉的时候了。本文将列出二季度十大风险投资。

    我对“风险投资”的阐释并不拘泥,但要剔除那些用于购买创始人或早期投资者股权的投资资金。另外,我也没有收录京东商城(360buy.com)获得DST投资公司、Tiger Global(老虎环球基金)15亿美元的投资交易,因为与该交易相关的公开信息甚少(而且一旦上了十亿美元,我就认为“已不再属于风险投资范畴”)。.

    下面请看排行榜:

1(t). 窝窝团: 2.00亿美元

    本榜单收录了很多看上去就是美国企业翻版的中国公司。窝窝团就是众多渴望成为中国版Groupon的公司之一。参与窝窝团首轮盛大融资的投资者包括鼎晖投资(CDH Ventures)、高盛(Goldman Sachs)、天佑投资(Sky Blessing Investment)和清科(Zero2IPO Ventures)。窝窝团在宣布这桩融资交易时表示,公司正在准备赴美上市——但尚未向美国证券交易委员会(SEC)提交任何书面文件。

1(t). LivingSocial: 2.00亿美元

    LivingSocial是总部位于哥伦比亚特区的Groupon的竞争对手(注意到一个投资热点了吧?),4月初宣布获得4亿美元融资。但随后提交的监管文件显示,有约一半的资金用于收购现有股东股权。因此,LivingSocial未单独出现在排行榜首并不为怪。股东包括Grotech Ventures、史蒂夫•凯斯、风投公司U.S. Venture Partners、亚马逊(Amazon.com)、光速创投(Lightspeed Venture Partners)、共同基金公司T. Rowe Price和风险投资公司Institutional Venture Partners等。

3. BrightSource Energy: 1.68亿美元

    BrightSource是一家总部位于奥克兰的热电厂开发企业,正在进行上市登记(2.50亿美元)。此轮融资来自谷歌(Google),将帮助完成位于莫哈韦沙漠中的一家太阳能发电厂的建设。有报告认为,Brightsource 2季度也获得了2.01亿美元的风险投资,但监管文件显示,从技术角度而言,该交易完成于1季度。

4. CSNStores: 1.65亿美元

    总部位于波士顿的CSN Stores是一家有着九年历史的家居用品零售网站,但在本月早些时候之前从未进行过外部融资。此轮投资者包括Battery Ventures、Great Hill Partners、HarbourVest Partners和Spark Capital等投资机构。

5. Gilt Groupe: 1.38亿美元

    Gilt是一家总部位于纽约的奢侈品“秒杀”零售商,据报道此轮融资对其估值超过了10亿美元。风险基金软银(Softbank Group)领投,承诺出资6,250万美元,并同意支持Gilt Group Japan成立一家对等持股的合资公司。其他新投资者包括高盛、恩颐投资公司(New Enterprise Associates)、德丰杰风投(Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth)、Pinnacle Ventures、TriplePoint Capital和Eastward Capital等投资机构。再次参与的投资者包括General Atlantic和Matrix Partners等机构。

6. Fisker Automotive: 1.15亿美元

    Fisker是一家总部位于加州欧文的电动汽车生产商,该公司并不是总是公布融资交易。幸运的是,它的确按要求向美国证券交易委员会提交相关文件。此次属于第三轮第一回合融资,于5月份和6月份早些时候完成。之前,该公司曾获得约5.40亿美元融资以及美国能源部(Department of Energy)提供的5.28亿美元低息贷款。股东包括New Enterprise Associates、Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers和Palo Alto Investors等投资机构。

7. 拉手网:1.11亿美元

    上榜的另一家中国公司拉手网团购网站Groupon和Foursquare (或者GrouponLive)的混合体。麦顿投资(Milestone Capital Partners)和Richemont SA共同领投此轮融资。之前,拉手网曾融资5,500万美元,投资者包括Tenaya Capital、Norwest Venture、the Rebate Network和GSR Partners等机构。

8. Tabula Inc.: 1.08亿美元

    Tabula是一家总部位于加州圣塔克拉拉的无厂半导体公司,专门生产3D可编程逻辑设备。这是第二轮融资,第一轮融资规模也是庞大的1.05亿美元。Crosslink Capital和DAG Venture投资公司共同领投此轮融资,再次投资者包括Balderton Capital、Benchmark Capital、Greylock Partners、Integral Capital和New Enterprise Associates等投资机构。

9. Cameron Health: 1.07亿美元

    上榜的首家生命科学公司Cameron Health是一家总部位于加州圣克莱门特的植入式除纤颤器生产商。风险投资机构Alloy Ventures和Delphi Ventures共同领投这第二轮融资。公司方未透露有哪些现有股东参与了融资,但之前它曾获得波士顿科学(Boston Scientific Corp.)、CDIB BioVentures、 Investor Growth Capital、Pinnacle Ventures、PTV Sciences、Three Arch Partners和Versant Ventures等机构的投资。

10(t) Intrexon Corp.: 1.00亿美元

    这是这家位于弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的合成生物学公司的第二轮融资。新投资者未透露,但原有投资方包括Third Security LLC和首席执行官兰德尔•柯克参与了本轮投资。

10(t) Square: 1.00亿美元

    据报道,这家总部位于旧金山的移动支付解决方案提供商在此次第三轮融资中获得融资前估值10亿美元。风险投资机构Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers领投,其他投资者还有Tiger Global Management,以及红杉资本(Sequoia Capital)、Khosla Ventures等再次投资者。

    The second quarter is just hours away from ending, which means it's time for the first of what will be many lists. This one is the quarter's largest venture capital deals.

    I was fairly liberal in my interpretation of "venture capital," but did try to exclude any money raised for the purpose of founder or early investor liquidity. I also didn't list a $1.5 billion financing for 360buy.com from DST and Tiger Global, because there is too little information available about the transaction (and once we're in the billions, my "that's no longer VC" light begins blinking).

    Here you go:

1(t). 55tuan.com: $200 million

    A lot of this list consists of Chinese companies that look like knock-offs of American companies. In this case, 55tuan is one of many companies vying to become the Groupon of China. Investors in this massive Series A round included CDH Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Sky Blessing Investment and Zero2IPO Ventures. Upon announcing the deal, 55tuan said that it was prepping for a U.S. IPO -- but no paperwork has yet been filed with the SEC.

1(t). LivingSocial: $200 million

    LivingSocial is the Washington, D.C.-based Groupon rival (notice a theme yet?) that in early April announced that it had raised $400 million. A subsequent regulatory filing, however, showed that about half the money was being used for existing shareholder liquidity. Not surprising, but also why LivingSocial doesn't get to sit alone atop our list. Shareholders include Grotech Ventures, Steve Case, U.S. Venture Partners, Amazon.com, Lightspeed Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price and Institutional Venture Partners.

3. BrightSource Energy: $168 million

    BrightSource is an Oakland-based thermal power plant developer that is currently in registration for a $250 million IPO. This particular round came from Google (GOOG), to help complete construction on a solar power tower plant in the Mojave Desert. Some reports suggest that Brightsource also raised a $201 million VC round in Q2, but regulatory filings show that deal technically closed in Q1.

4. CSNStores: $165 million

    Boston-based CSN Stores is a nine-year old online retailer of home goods, but had never raised outside funding until earlier this month. The round came from Battery Ventures, Great Hill Partners, HarbourVest Partners and Spark Capital.

5. Gilt Groupe: $138 million

    Gilt is a New York-based "flash deal" retailer of luxury goods, and reportedly raised this round at a valuation in excess of $1 billion. Softbank Group led the deal with a $62.5 million commitment, and also agreed to back a 50/50 joint venture for Gilt Group Japan. Other new investors included Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth, Pinnacle Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and Eastward Capital. Return backers included General Atlantic and Matrix Partners.

6. Fisker Automotive: $115 million

    Fisker is an Irvine, Calif.-based electric car maker that doesn't always announce its financing events. Luckily, it does dutifully file with the SEC. This represents a Series C-1 round, which held a first close in May and a second one earlier this month. It previously raised around $540 million, plus a $528 million low-cost loan from the Department of Energy. Shareholders include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Palo Alto Investors.

7. Lashou.com: $111 million

    The other Chinese company on our list, Lashou.com has been described as a combination of Groupon and Foursquare (or, perhaps, GrouponLive). Milestone Capital Partners and Richemont SA co-led this round. Lashou previously raised $55 million from Tenaya Capital, Norwest Venture, the Rebate Network and GSR Partners.

8. Tabula Inc.: $108 million

    Tabula is a Santa Clara, Calif.-based fabless semiconductor company focused on 3D programmable logic devices. This was a Series B round, following up on an equally-outsized $105 million Series A round. Crosslink Capital and DAG Ventures co-led the new infusion, and were joined by return backers Balderton Capital, Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, Integral Capital and New Enterprise Associates.

9. Cameron Health: $107 million

    The first life sciences company on our list, Cameron Health is a San Clemente, Calif.-based maker of implantable defibrillators. Alloy Ventures and Delphi Ventures co-led this Series F round. No word on which existing shareholders also participated, but past investments came from such firms as Boston Scientific Corp., CDIB BioVentures, Investor Growth Capital, Pinnacle Ventures, PTV Sciences, Three Arch Partners and Versant Ventures.

10(t) Intrexon Corp.: $100 million

    This is a Series E round for the Blacksburg, Va.-based synthetic biology company. New investors were not identified, but return backers included Third Security LLC and CEO Randal Kirk.

10(t) Square: $100 million

    The San Francisco-based provider of mobile payment solutions reportedly raised this Series C funding at a pre-money valuation of $1 billion. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round, and was joined by Tiger Global Management and return backers like Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures.

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