Series E Funded Apps Startups
Among the 11 Series E rounds shown, California dominates the geography — San Francisco alone accounts for four companies (Sentry, PubNub, HoneyBook, Varo B…
Among the 11 Series E rounds shown, California dominates the geography — San Francisco alone accounts for four companies (Sentry, PubNub, HoneyBook, Varo Bank), with Burlingame adding two more (Aven and Color). The most recent entry is Aven's $110M close in September 2025, followed by a gap to 2022 when Sentry ($90M) and Fetch Rewards ($240M) raised in consecutive months. The largest concentration of activity falls in fall 2021, with five companies — Varo Bank ($510M), HoneyBook ($250M), Contrast Security ($150M), Tala ($145M), and PubNub ($65M) — closing rounds between September and November of that year.
Two of the eleven rounds went to India-headquartered companies: ShareChat in Bangalore ($502M, April 2021) and Purplle in Mumbai ($75M, October 2021). Round sizes across the dataset range from PubNub's $65M to Varo Bank's $510M, reflecting the breadth of the apps category at Series E — from fintech and application security to consumer commerce and social media.
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What are the largest Series E rounds among apps companies in this dataset?
Varo Bank ($510M, San Francisco, September 2021) and ShareChat ($502M, Bangalore, April 2021) are the two largest rounds, both clearing $500M. HoneyBook ($250M, San Francisco) and Fetch Rewards ($240M, Madison) are the next largest, closing in November 2021 and April 2022 respectively.
Which city has the highest concentration of Series E apps companies?
San Francisco accounts for four of the eleven companies — Sentry, PubNub, HoneyBook, and Varo Bank. Burlingame adds two more (Aven and Color), giving the Bay Area six of eleven entries. The remaining five span Los Altos, Santa Monica, Madison (Wisconsin), Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Was there a notable surge in Series E closes for apps companies?
Five companies closed Series E rounds within a roughly four-week window between October 14 and November 9, 2021 — Tala, HoneyBook, PubNub, Contrast Security, and Color — pointing to a concentrated period of late-stage appetite. Activity then slowed, with only two rounds in the list dated to 2022.
What is the most recent Series E close in this dataset?
Aven, a fintech app based in Burlingame, California, closed a $110M Series E on September 14, 2025. The next most recent entry is Sentry's $90M round in May 2022, indicating a gap of more than three years between new Series E closes among the companies shown.
Are there Series E apps companies outside the United States?
Two of the eleven companies are headquartered in India: ShareChat (Bangalore, $502M, April 2021) and Purplle (Mumbai, $75M, October 2021). All nine remaining companies are US-based.
How wide is the range of round sizes at Series E for apps companies shown?
Round sizes span from PubNub's $65M (San Francisco, November 2021) to Varo Bank's $510M (San Francisco, September 2021). Most rounds fall between $90M and $250M, with Varo Bank and ShareChat as clear outliers at the high end.
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