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Friday 18 July 2025

10 rounds and $137M raised. The biggest: Radical AI, $55M.

Rounds
10 flat
Capital raised
$137M -2%
Median round
$2.9M -29%

vs Fri 11 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 81% of the capital on this day, down from 90% on Fri 11 Jul. Radical AI alone raised $55M, 40% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $128M, 94% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Friday 18 July 2025Radical AI: $55M; BrightAI: $51M; Remora Robotics: $16.1M; Occupi: $3.1M; Omspace Rocket and Exploration: $3M R Radical AI $55M · Seed B BrightAI $51M · Series A R Remora Robotics $16.1M Occupi $3.1M · Seed O Omspace Rocket and Explorat… $3M · Pre-Seed

Where the capital went

AI raised $111M, 81% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Friday 18 July 2025 81% AI AI $111M 5 rounds 81% Robotics & Hardware $20.5M 3 rounds 15% Fintech $3.1M 1 round 2% Other $2.2M 1 round 2%
Capital by sector, Friday 18 July 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$111M81%5
Robotics & Hardware$20.5M15%3
Fintech$3.1M2%1
Other$2.2M2%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $112M, 82% of the capital. Rounds in 7 countries.

Capital by country, Friday 18 July 2025United States: $112M; Norway: $16.1M; India: $3M; France: $2.2M; Saudi Arabia: $1.5M; Italy: $1.4M; Brazil: $756K United States $112M · 4 rounds Norway $16.1M · 1 round India $3M · 1 round France $2.2M · 1 round Saudi Arabia $1.5M · 1 round Italy $1.4M · 1 round Brazil $756K · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Pre-Seed was the most common stage: 4 rounds, median $1.4M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Friday 18 July 2025 4 Pre $1.4M 3 Seed $3.1M 2 A $27M 1 Other $16M
Rounds by stage, Friday 18 July 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed4$1.4M
Seed3$3.1M
Series A2$26.6M
Other or undisclosed1$16.1M

The cities that raised

New York raised $55M, more than all of Europe ($19.8M). Rounds from 4 cities.

Capital by city, Friday 18 July 2025New York: $55M; Ahmedabad: $3M; Riyadh: $1.5M; Milan: $1.4M New York $55M · 1 round Ahmedabad $3M · 1 round Riyadh $1.5M · 1 round Milan $1.4M · 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, Friday 18 July 2025 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; Fri 18 Jul: $137M, 10 rounds $1B$2B$3B 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 $2.6B$137M
Capital raised per day, Friday 18 July 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Fri 18 Jul10$137MRadical AI, $55M

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