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Tuesday 22 July 2025

35 rounds and $734M raised. The biggest: Reka AI, $110M.

Rounds
35 -3%
Capital raised
$734M -72%
Median round
$11M +8%

vs Tue 15 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 46% of the capital on this day, down from 92% on Tue 15 Jul. $734M in all, down 72% on Tue 15 Jul.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $370M, 50% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Tuesday 22 July 2025Reka AI: $110M; Avalyn Pharma: $100M; Makersite: $70.2M; Ashby: $50M; xLight: $40M Reka AI $110M · Series B Avalyn Pharma $100M · Series D Makersite $70.2M · Series B Ashby $50M · Series D xLight $40M · Series B

Mega-rounds against the rest

2 of 35 rounds made 29% of the capital.

6% of the rounds were of $100M or more 6%of the rounds2 of 3529% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 29%of the capital$210M of $734M
Rounds of $100M or more, Tuesday 22 July 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more2$210M
The rest33$524M

Where the capital went

AI raised $336M, 46% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Tuesday 22 July 2025 46% AI AI $336M 15 rounds 46% Health $154M 6 rounds 21% Enterprise software $78.4M 3 rounds 11% Cybersecurity $59M 2 rounds 8% Robotics & Hardware $40M 1 round 5% Other sectors $66.7M 8 rounds 9%
Capital by sector, Tuesday 22 July 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$336M46%15
Health$154M21%6
Enterprise software$78.4M11%3
Cybersecurity$59M8%2
Robotics & Hardware$40M5%1
Consumer$21.7M3%3
Web3$15M2%1
Other$13.2M2%2
Climate & Energy$9.3M1%1
Fintech$7.5M1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $532M, 72% of the capital. Rounds in 14 countries.

Capital by country, Tuesday 22 July 2025United States: $532M; Germany: $91.2M; United Kingdom: $47.9M; Israel: $12M; Portugal: $11.7M; Switzerland: $10.9M; Australia: $10.1M; South Korea: $5.1M; India: $5M; Bulgaria: $2.3M; Finland: $2.3M; Netherlands: $1.6M United States $532M · 19 rounds Germany $91.2M · 2 rounds United Kingdom $47.9M · 3 rounds Israel $12M · 1 round Portugal $11.7M · 1 round Switzerland $10.9M · 1 round Australia $10.1M · 1 round South Korea $5.1M · 1 round

Most active investors

Insight Partners joined 2 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Tuesday 22 July 2025Insight Partners: 2 rounds, 2 led; Hitachi Ventures: 2 rounds, 0 led; SV Angel: 2 rounds, 0 led; NVIDIA: 1 rounds, 1 led; Suvretta Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Lightrock: 1 rounds, 1 led; Alkeon: 1 rounds, 1 led; Playground Global: 1 rounds, 1 led; Align Private Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Dawn Capital: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Insight Partners 2 rounds · 2 led Hitachi Ventures 2 rounds SV Angel 2 rounds NVIDIA 1 round · 1 led Suvretta Capital 1 round · 1 led Lightrock 1 round · 1 led Alkeon 1 round · 1 led Playground Global 1 round · 1 led Align Private Capital 1 round · 1 led Dawn Capital 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 8 rounds, median $6.3M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Tuesday 22 July 2025 3 Pre $1.4M 8 Seed $6.3M 8 A $18M 6 B $38M 1 C $37M 2 D $75M 7 Other $5.5M
Rounds by stage, Tuesday 22 July 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$1.4M
Seed8$6.3M
Series A8$17.5M
Series B6$37.5M
Series C1$37M
Series D2$75M
Other or undisclosed7$5.5M

The cities that raised

San Francisco raised $168M, more than all of Asia ($22.1M). Rounds from 17 cities.

Capital by city, Tuesday 22 July 2025San Francisco: $168M; Sunnyvale: $110M; Stuttgart: $70.2M; Palo Alto: $40M; Richmond: $37M; Philadelphia: $24M; Munich: $21M; London: $12.9M; Tel Aviv: $12M; Lisbon: $11.7M; San Diego: $11M; Zurich: $10.9M San Francisco $168M · 7 rounds Sunnyvale $110M · 1 round Stuttgart $70.2M · 1 round Palo Alto $40M · 1 round Richmond $37M · 1 round Philadelphia $24M · 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, Tuesday 22 July 2025 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; Sat 19 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 20 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 21 Jul: $460M, 18 rounds; Tue 22 Jul: $734M, 35 rounds $1B$2B$3B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 $2.6B$734M
Capital raised per day, Tuesday 22 July 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Sat 19 Jul0$0K
Sun 20 Jul0$0K
Mon 21 Jul18$460MXelix, $160M
Tue 22 Jul35$734MReka AI, $110M
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