Total technology industry venture financing deals worth $7bn were announced in the US in January 2021, led by $525m venture financing of Lacework, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

  • Embed this chart

    Embed this chart into your website

    Copy and paste the image source into your website to display the chart.

The value marked an increase of 9.2% over the previous month of $6.41bn and a rise of 38.6% when compared with the last 12-month average of $5.05bn.

The US held a 48.78% share of the global technology industry venture financing deal value that totalled $14.35bn in January 2021.

In terms of venture financing deal activity, the US recorded 292 deals during January 2021, marking a decrease of 26.63% over the previous month and a drop of 18.66% over the 12-month average.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

US technology industry venture financing deals in January 2021: Top deals

The top five technology industry venture financing deals accounted for 25.4% of the overall value during January 2021.

The combined value of the top five technology venture financing deals stood at $1.78bn, against the overall value of $7bn recorded for the month.

The top five technology industry venture financing deals of January 2021 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Altimeter Capital Management, Coatue Management, D1 Capital Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, Liberty Global Ventures, Snowflake Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Tiger Global Management’s $525m venture financing of Lacework

2) The $520m venture financing of ROBLOX by Altimeter Capital Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, Investment Group of Santa Barbara and WMG Boost

3) ICONIQ Capital and OpenView Advisors’ $350m venture financing of Calendly

4) The $200m venture financing of Quantum Metric by Insight Partners

5) Baillie Gifford, Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management & Research’s venture financing of Lyra Health for $187m.