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Tuesday 15 July 2025

36 rounds and $2.6B raised. The biggest: Thinking Machines Lab, $2B.

Rounds
36 +38%
Capital raised
$2.6B ×5
Median round
$10.2M +88%

vs Tue 8 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 92% of the capital on this day, up from 18% on Tue 8 Jul. Thinking Machines Lab alone raised $2B, 76% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $2.3B, 89% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Tuesday 15 July 2025Thinking Machines Lab: $2B; OpenEvidence: $210M; CertifID: $47.5M; Unify: $40M; Lucidya: $30M Thinking Machines Lab $2B · Seed OpenEvidence $210M · Series B CertifID $47.5M · Series C Unify $40M · Series B Lucidya $30M · Series B

Mega-rounds against the rest

2 of 36 rounds made 84% of the capital.

6% of the rounds were of $100M or more 6%of the rounds2 of 3684% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 84%of the capital$2.2B of $2.6B
Rounds of $100M or more, Tuesday 15 July 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more2$2.2B
The rest34$411M

Where the capital went

AI raised $2.4B, 92% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Tuesday 15 July 2025 92% AI AI $2.4B 18 rounds 92% Enterprise software $68M 5 rounds 3% Fintech $57.9M 2 rounds 2% Health $43.4M 3 rounds 2% Web3 $12.5M 1 round <1% Other sectors $27.7M 7 rounds 1%
Capital by sector, Tuesday 15 July 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$2.4B92%18
Enterprise software$68M3%5
Fintech$57.9M2%2
Health$43.4M2%3
Web3$12.5M<1%1
Consumer$10M<1%2
Robotics & Hardware$7.1M<1%2
Climate & Energy$6.1M<1%1
Other$4.5M<1%2

Where the rounds were

United States raised $2.5B, 95% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries.

Capital by country, Tuesday 15 July 2025United States: $2.5B; Saudi Arabia: $30M; United Kingdom: $28.7M; Germany: $24.3M; Spain: $21M; Australia: $15M; Israel: $14M; India: $2.9M; Italy: $1.5M; Canada: $730K United States $2.5B · 21 rounds Saudi Arabia $30M · 1 round United Kingdom $28.7M · 3 rounds Germany $24.3M · 3 rounds Spain $21M · 1 round Australia $15M · 1 round Israel $14M · 1 round India $2.9M · 3 rounds

Most active investors

GV joined 2 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Tuesday 15 July 2025GV: 2 rounds, 2 led; Thrive Capital: 2 rounds, 0 led; BoxGroup: 2 rounds, 0 led; Andreessen Horowitz: 1 rounds, 1 led; Centana Growth Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Battery Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Impact46: 1 rounds, 1 led; 5AM Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Kibo Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Anterra Capital: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined GV 2 rounds · 2 led Thrive Capital 2 rounds BoxGroup 2 rounds Andreessen Horowitz 1 round · 1 led Centana Growth Partners 1 round · 1 led Battery Ventures 1 round · 1 led Impact46 1 round · 1 led 5AM Ventures 1 round · 1 led Kibo Ventures 1 round · 1 led Anterra Capital 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 16 rounds, median $4.4M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Tuesday 15 July 2025 3 Pre $1M 16 Seed $4.4M 8 A $13M 7 B $24M 1 C $48M 1 Other $15M
Rounds by stage, Tuesday 15 July 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$1M
Seed16$4.4M
Series A8$13.2M
Series B7$24M
Series C1$47.5M
Other or undisclosed1$15M

The cities that raised

San Francisco raised $2B, more than all of Europe ($75.5M). Rounds from 14 cities.

Capital by city, Tuesday 15 July 2025San Francisco: $2B; Austin: $47.5M; Riyadh: $30M; London: $28.7M; Barcelona: $21M; Oakland: $15M; Menlo Park: $10M; Washington: $8.5M; Berlin: $6.1M; Munich: $4.2M; New York: $4M; Boulder: $2.5M San Francisco $2B · 3 rounds Austin $47.5M · 1 round Riyadh $30M · 1 round London $28.7M · 3 rounds Barcelona $21M · 1 round Oakland $15M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest day of the two weeks.

Capital raised per day, Tuesday 15 July 2025 Wed 2 Jul: $650M, 23 rounds; Thu 3 Jul: $258M, 20 rounds; Fri 4 Jul: $69.9M, 6 rounds; Sat 5 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 6 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 7 Jul: $420M, 17 rounds; Tue 8 Jul: $526M, 26 rounds; Wed 9 Jul: $645M, 34 rounds; Thu 10 Jul: $2.1B, 34 rounds; Fri 11 Jul: $139M, 10 rounds; Sat 12 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 13 Jul: $5M, 1 round; Mon 14 Jul: $321M, 15 rounds; Tue 15 Jul: $2.6B, 36 rounds $1B$2B$3B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 $2.6B
Capital raised per day, Tuesday 15 July 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Wed 2 Jul23$650MClimeworks, $162M
Thu 3 Jul20$258MHIVED, $42M
Fri 4 Jul6$69.9MSkyDrive, $57.5M
Sat 5 Jul0$0K
Sun 6 Jul0$0K
Mon 7 Jul17$420Mwefox, $89.1M
Tue 8 Jul26$526MNinja, $254M
Wed 9 Jul34$645MMaintainX, $150M
Thu 10 Jul34$2.1BiCapital, $820M
Fri 11 Jul10$139MVirtru, $50M
Sat 12 Jul0$0K
Sun 13 Jul1$5MKaleidoscope, $5M
Mon 14 Jul15$321MMoonvalley, $84M
Tue 15 Jul36$2.6BThinking Machines Lab, $2B
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