Funded Startups in Akron
Akron's six most recent funded rounds span April 2022 through April 2025 and cover a range of sectors — biotechnology, information technology, financial se…
Akron's six most recent funded rounds span April 2022 through April 2025 and cover a range of sectors — biotechnology, information technology, financial services, events, and community and lifestyle. The largest disclosed transaction is Sequoia Financial Group's $200M private equity raise in October 2022, while the most recent is Auxilium Health's $2M pre-seed in April 2025. IT appears twice, with TonDone (seed, $2M) and ACU-Serve Corp. (series unknown, undisclosed) representing the sector at different stages. Two of the six rounds carry undisclosed amounts, which limits full capital visibility.
Round classification skews toward the earlier and opaque ends of the spectrum: three rounds are listed as series unknown, alongside one pre-seed, one seed, and one private equity transaction. ArtsNow's $130K in May 2023 marks the smallest disclosed raise. The sector spread across events, community services, and biotech indicates Akron funding is not concentrated in a single vertical, though the $200M Sequoia Financial Group round dominates total disclosed capital.
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Frequently asked
What is the largest recent round among Akron companies in this data?
Sequoia Financial Group raised $200M via private equity in October 2022, the largest disclosed amount across all six rounds shown. The next largest are $2M each — Auxilium Health (pre-seed, April 2025) and TonDone (seed, April 2022).
How current is the Akron funding activity shown here?
The most recent round is Auxilium Health's $2M pre-seed, closed April 9, 2025. The six rounds shown span roughly three years, back to TonDone's seed raise in April 2022.
Which sectors appear most frequently in Akron's recent funding rounds?
Information technology appears twice — ACU-Serve Corp. and TonDone each recorded separate rounds. Biotechnology, financial services, events, and community and lifestyle each appear once across the remaining four rounds.
How many of the Akron rounds have undisclosed raise amounts?
Two of the six rounds — Akron Urban League (September 2024) and ACU-Serve Corp. (October 2023) — do not disclose a figure. The four rounds with disclosed amounts total approximately $204.13M, heavily weighted by Sequoia Financial Group's $200M transaction.
What round stages are represented in Akron's recent funding activity?
The six rounds include one pre-seed (Auxilium Health), one seed (TonDone), one private equity (Sequoia Financial Group), and three classified as series unknown. No named venture series rounds appear in this dataset.
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