2023年1月9日

找出哪些公司在去年完成了最重要的交易。對於全球各地的科技公司來說，去年充滿了許多起起伏伏。盡管困難重重，仍有幾家企業進行了高金額融資。在奧斯汀，10輪最大的融資分布在不同行業的科技公司中，包括人工智能、氣候技術、電子商務等等。一些公司的估值甚至超過了10億美元，達到了科技獨角獸的地位。繼續往下讀，看看奧斯汀哪家科技公司去年籌集了最多的風險投資，以及他們在2023年的計劃。奧斯汀科技公司2022年最大一輪融資NovaSource Power Services: 1億美元，8月9日，NovaSource Power Services是一家太陽能運營和維護提供商，為公用事業、商業、工業和住宅客戶提供服務。今年8月，NovaSource從OMERS私募股權投資公司獲得了1億美元的融資。這家太陽能公司將新資本用於推動進一步增長。 #9. Infinitum: $110 million, May 17 and November 8 Infinitum manufactures air core motors that offer greater energy efficiency than conventional motors. The Austin-based company raised $110 million across two funding rounds last year, including an $80 million Series D round and a $30 million round. With the funding, Infinitum said it planned to increase the production of its motors to meet growing demand. #8. SparkCognition: $123 million, January 25 Austin-based SparkCognition develops artificial intelligence-enabled technology for various industries such as gas, oil and transportation. In January, the company secured $123 million in a Series D round and became a tech unicorn with a valuation of $1.4 billion. The new funding came after SparkCognition acquired several startups. The company also planned to hire 150 employees in 2022. #7. Jasper: $125 million, October 18 In under a year, generative AI startup Jasper achieved unicorn status after raising $125 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. Jasper’s platform generates text based on prompts or ideas inputted by the user. The company planned to use the new funding to further develop its products and improve its customer experience. #6. Wheel: $150 million, January 19 Wheel provides infrastructure for healthcare companies to offer telehealth visits and other digital health solutions. Early into 2022, the company raised $150 million in a Series C round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global. The company planned to use the investment to double its headcount to 300 employees by the end of 2022. #5. ICON: $185 million, February 18 In February, ICON raised $185 million from investors as an addendum to its Series B round announced in August 2021 . The Austin-based company develops technology to create 3D-printed homes and structures and has gained popularity for its viral videos showcasing its technology. ICON is also working to develop 3D-printed habitable structures in space . #4. Cart.com: $240 million, February 3 Cart.com is an e-commerce company that provides brands with many services, including digital storefront software and delivery fulfillment services. In a combined equity and debt round last year, the Austin-based company raised $240 million . Legacy Knight Capital Partners led the equity portion of the raise. #3. FLASH: $250 million, March 16 FLASH is a cloud-native startup that provides technology for parking garages across the U.S. and Canada. In March, the company secured $250 million in a strategic investment led by Vista Equity Partners. This round also led FLASH’s valuation to exceed $1 billion. FLASH planned on hiring an additional 200 employees throughout 2022 to add to its 600-plus workforce. #2. EnergyX: $450 million, July 15 Based in Austin, EnergyX is a battery company building technology for lithium extraction, processing and refinement. The company was founded in 2018 and has an agreement to extract lithium from a mine in Bolivia. EnergyX secured a $450 million investment from Global Emerging Markets in July. #1. The Boring Company: $675 million, April 10 Elon Musk’s the Boring Company raised $675 million in a Series C round co-led by Vy Capital and Sequoia Capital. The company, which was valued at $5.675 billion in April, aims to solve city traffic congestion by creating a network of underground tunnels. A release from the company in April stated that the funds would go to hiring engineering, operation and production talent. Methodology: Built In tracked the largest funding rounds of the year using previous reporting, data from Crunchbase and articles from other publications and companies. This list highlights the 10 largest funding rounds raised in 2022 by tech companies with a headquarters in Austin. We only include venture capital and equity raises and do not include debt or post-IPO funding rounds in this list. Jobs from companies in this blog Austin startup guides