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Wednesday 16 July 2025

29 rounds and $671M raised. The biggest: GRIDSERVE, $134M.

Rounds
29 -15%
Capital raised
$671M +4%
Median round
$10M +61%

vs Wed 9 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 32% of the capital on this day, down from 38% on Wed 9 Jul. $671M in all, up 4% on Wed 9 Jul.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $426M, 64% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Wednesday 16 July 2025GRIDSERVE: $134M; Exodigo: $96M; Exein: $81.2M; Bedrock Robotics: $80M; Firestorm Labs: $35M GRIDSERVE $134M Exodigo $96M · Series B Exein $81.2M · Series C Bedrock Robotics $80M · Series A Firestorm Labs $35M · Series A

Mega-rounds against the rest

One round, GRIDSERVE at $134M, made 20% of the capital.

3% of the rounds were of $100M or more 3%of the rounds1 of 2920% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 20%of the capital$134M of $671M
Rounds of $100M or more, Wednesday 16 July 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more1$134M
The rest28$537M

Where the capital went

AI raised $217M, 32% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Wednesday 16 July 2025 32% AI AI $217M 13 rounds 32% Climate & Energy $171M 3 rounds 25% Robotics & Hardware $115M 2 rounds 17% Cybersecurity $83.1M 2 rounds 12% Enterprise software $46.1M 3 rounds 7% Other sectors $38.3M 6 rounds 6%
Capital by sector, Wednesday 16 July 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$217M32%13
Climate & Energy$171M25%3
Robotics & Hardware$115M17%2
Cybersecurity$83.1M12%2
Enterprise software$46.1M7%3
Fintech$19.8M3%3
Web3$10M1%1
Consumer$6.6M<1%1
Health$1.9M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $257M, 38% of the capital. Rounds in 13 countries.

Capital by country, Wednesday 16 July 2025United States: $257M; United Kingdom: $134M; Israel: $96M; Italy: $81.2M; Germany: $35.6M; India: $33.3M; Canada: $12M; Morocco: $7.5M; Denmark: $4.6M; Turkey: $3.5M; Bulgaria: $2.3M; Netherlands: $1.9M United States $257M · 15 rounds United Kingdom $134M · 1 round Israel $96M · 1 round Italy $81.2M · 1 round Germany $35.6M · 2 rounds India $33.3M · 2 rounds Canada $12M · 1 round Morocco $7.5M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 10 rounds, median $18.5M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Wednesday 16 July 2025 3 Pre $1.9M 7 Seed $4.8M 10 A $19M 1 B $96M 1 C $81M 7 Other $6.6M
Rounds by stage, Wednesday 16 July 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$1.9M
Seed7$4.8M
Series A10$18.5M
Series B1$96M
Series C1$81.2M
Other or undisclosed7$6.6M

The cities that raised

Rome raised $81.2M, more than all of Africa ($7.5M). Rounds from 16 cities.

Capital by city, Wednesday 16 July 2025Rome: $81.2M; Dallas: $39.1M; San Diego: $35M; Bengaluru: $32M; Berlin: $29M; New York: $21.1M; Miami: $20M; Vancouver: $12M; San Francisco: $8M; Copenhagen: $4.6M; Istanbul: $3.5M; Indianapolis: $2.8M Rome $81.2M · 1 round Dallas $39.1M · 2 rounds San Diego $35M · 1 round Bengaluru $32M · 1 round Berlin $29M · 1 round New York $21.1M · 3 rounds

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Tue 15 Jul, $2.6B.

Capital raised per day, Wednesday 16 July 2025 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; Wed 16 Jul: $671M, 29 rounds $1B$2B$3B 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 $2.6B$671M
Capital raised per day, Wednesday 16 July 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Wed 16 Jul29$671MGRIDSERVE, $134M

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