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Thursday 17 July 2025

31 rounds and $924M raised. The biggest: Hadrian, $260M.

Rounds
31 -9%
Capital raised
$924M -56%
Median round
$5.8M -49%

vs Thu 10 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 37% of the capital on this day, up from 9% on Thu 10 Jul. $924M in all, down 56% on Thu 10 Jul.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $712M, 77% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Thursday 17 July 2025Hadrian: $260M; Lovable: $200M; Substack: $100M; Boulevard: $80M; Q.ANT: $71.8M Hadrian $260M · Series C Lovable $200M · Series A Substack $100M · Series C Boulevard $80M · Series D Q.ANT $71.8M · Series A

Mega-rounds against the rest

3 of 31 rounds made 61% of the capital.

10% of the rounds were of $100M or more 10%of the rounds3 of 3161% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 61%of the capital$560M of $924M
Rounds of $100M or more, Thursday 17 July 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more3$560M
The rest28$364M

Where the capital went

AI raised $338M, 37% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Thursday 17 July 2025 37% AI AI $338M 9 rounds 37% Robotics & Hardware $270M 5 rounds 29% Enterprise software $104M 3 rounds 11% Fintech $94M 2 rounds 10% Web3 $74.8M 4 rounds 8% Other sectors $43.9M 8 rounds 5%
Capital by sector, Thursday 17 July 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$338M37%9
Robotics & Hardware$270M29%5
Enterprise software$104M11%3
Fintech$94M10%2
Web3$74.8M8%4
Climate & Energy$26.6M3%1
Other$8.6M<1%4
Consumer$7.5M<1%2
Health$1.2M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $541M, 59% of the capital. Rounds in 12 countries.

Capital by country, Thursday 17 July 2025United States: $541M; Sweden: $200M; Germany: $73.5M; France: $69.5M; United Kingdom: $17.6M; Austria: $8.8M; Canada: $5.8M; India: $1.9M; Switzerland: $1.9M; Ukraine: $1.5M; United Arab Emirates: $1.2M; Turkey: $1.2M United States $541M · 13 rounds Sweden $200M · 1 round Germany $73.5M · 2 rounds France $69.5M · 4 rounds United Kingdom $17.6M · 2 rounds Austria $8.8M · 2 rounds Canada $5.8M · 1 round India $1.9M · 2 rounds

Most active investors

Index Ventures joined 2 rounds, leading 1, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Thursday 17 July 2025Index Ventures: 2 rounds, 1 led; Andreessen Horowitz: 2 rounds, 0 led; Lightspeed Faction: 2 rounds, 0 led; Founders Fund: 1 rounds, 1 led; Accel: 1 rounds, 1 led; BOND: 1 rounds, 1 led; JMI Equity: 1 rounds, 1 led; Cherry Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; At One Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Impact Venture Capital: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Index Ventures 2 rounds · 1 led Andreessen Horowitz 2 rounds Lightspeed Faction 2 rounds Founders Fund 1 round · 1 led Accel 1 round · 1 led BOND 1 round · 1 led JMI Equity 1 round · 1 led Cherry Ventures 1 round · 1 led At One Ventures 1 round · 1 led Impact Venture Capital 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 10 rounds, median $3.8M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Thursday 17 July 2025 2 Pre $875K 10 Seed $3.8M 7 A $22M 2 B $21M 3 C $100M 1 D $80M 6 Other $1.8M
Rounds by stage, Thursday 17 July 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed2$875K
Seed10$3.8M
Series A7$22M
Series B2$20.5M
Series C3$100M
Series D1$80M
Other or undisclosed6$1.8M

The cities that raised

Torrance raised $260M, more than all of Asia ($3.1M). Rounds from 14 cities.

Capital by city, Thursday 17 July 2025Torrance: $260M; Stockholm: $200M; San Francisco: $109M; Stuttgart: $71.8M; Paris: $39.4M; Carlsbad: $21M; London: $17.6M; Durham: $14M; New York: $2.1M; Chicago: $1.8M; Berlin: $1.7M; Kyiv: $1.5M Torrance $260M · 1 round Stockholm $200M · 1 round San Francisco $109M · 3 rounds Stuttgart $71.8M · 1 round Paris $39.4M · 2 rounds Carlsbad $21M · 1 round

The last two weeks

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

Capital raised per day, Thursday 17 July 2025 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; Thu 17 Jul: $924M, 31 rounds $1B$2B$3B 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 $2.6B$924M
Capital raised per day, Thursday 17 July 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Thu 17 Jul31$924MHadrian, $260M
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