Top 20 Investments for 2012
March 29, 2012 
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| Deal No. | Amount Paid (USD) | Company | Investor/Buyer | Sector | Deal Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $238,000,000 | SquareTrade | Bain Capital | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 2 | $150,000,000 | Flipkart Online Services | Accel Partners, Tiger Global Management | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 3 | $125,000,000 | LianLian Pay | American Express | Mobile & Apps | Investment |
| 4 | $100,000,000 | LifeLock | Consortium | Software & Services | Investment |
| 5 | $95,300,000 | Izeos | Newfund | Media | Investment |
| 6 | $85,000,000 | Joyent | Weather Investment II, Telefónica Digital | Software & Services | Investment |
| 7 | $85,000,000 | Trion Worlds | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments | Games | Investment |
| 8 | $85,000,000 | Yammer | Consortium | Media | Investment |
| 9 | $73,000,000 | ZestCash | Consortium | Transactions | Investment |
| 10 | $60,000,000 | Appirio | Consortium | Software & Services | Investment |
| 11 | $53,400,000 | Lithium Technologies | Consortium | Marketing | Investment |
| 12 | $52,500,000 | Code 42 Software | Accel Partners, Split Rock Partners | Software & Services | Investment |
| 13 | $51,500,000 | SocialHour | PlayPhone | Marketing | Investment |
| 14 | $50,000,000 | Apptio | Consortium | Software & Services | Investment |
| 15 | $50,000,000 | Violin Memory | Consortium | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 16 | $40,000,000 | Kinnser Software | Insight Venture Partners | Software & Services | Investment |
| 17 | $40,000,000 | Redapt | GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance | Hardware & Infrastructure | Investment |
| 18 | $40,000,000 | TrialPay | Consortium | Marketing | Investment |
| 19 | $35,000,000 | BeachMint | Consortium | Ecommerce | Investment |
| 20 | $35,000,000 | BOKU | Consortium | Mobile & Apps | Investment |
More information
- SquareTrade Lands $238M For Electronics Warranties (Silicon Tap)
- News Roundup: Flipkart Raises $150M From Accel, Tiger Global (VC Circle)
- AmEx Puts $125M In And Partners With Chinese Mobile Payments Company Lianlian To License Serve (Techcrunch)
- Identity Theft Protection Company LifeLock Raises $100M From Kleiner, Symantec; Acquires ID Analytics (Techcrunch)
- Izeos Receives Investment from Newfund (FinSMEs)
- Cloud Computing Software Company Joyent Raises $85 Million To Pursue Global Growth (Techcrunch)
- Trion Worlds Completes $85M Equity Financing (FinSMEs)
- Enterprise Social Networking Platform Yammer Raises $85M From DFJ Growth, Khosla, And Others (Techcrunch)
- Former Google CIO Raises $73 Million To Reform Payday Loans With Data-Driven Startup ZestCash (Techcrunch)
- General Atlantic And Sequoia Put $60M In Enterprise Cloud Consultancy Appirio (Techcrunch)
- Lithium Raises $53.4M Fourth Round To Push For Lead In Social Brand Software (Techcrunch)
- Accel Leads $52.5M Round In Cloud-Based Data Storage And Backup Company Code 42 (Techcrunch)
- PlayPhone buys mobile marketing firm SocialHour for $51.5M (exclusive) (Venture Beat)
- Apptio Raises Massive, $50M Round (Northwest Innovation)
- Violin Memory Raises $50M (Silicon Tap)
- Kinnser Software Secures $40M in Series A Financing from Insight Venture Partners (FinSMEs)
- Redapt Receives $40M from GE Capital (FinSMEs)
- TrialPay Raises $40 Million From Visa, Greylock, T.Rowe Price (Techcrunch)
- BeachMint Raises Another Big Round: $35 Million For Celebrity-Backed Shopping Experiences (Techcrunch)
- Mobile Payment Startup BOKU Raises A $35M Round. NEA, Telefonica Among The Investors (Techcrunch)