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Friday 1 August 2025

6 rounds and $63.8M raised. The biggest: Fundamental Research Labs, $33M.

Rounds
6 -14%
Capital raised
$63.8M +51%
Median round
$3.8M +63%

vs Fri 25 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 56% of the capital on this day, up from 18% on Fri 25 Jul. Fundamental Research Labs alone raised $33M, 52% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $63.1M, 99% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Friday 1 August 2025Fundamental Research Labs: $33M; Subzero Labs: $20M; Handwave: $4.2M; BlindPay: $3.3M; Comp AI: $2.6M F Fundamental Research Labs $33M · Series A S Subzero Labs $20M · Seed H Handwave $4.2M · Seed B BlindPay $3.3M · Seed Comp AI $2.6M · Pre-Seed

Where the capital went

AI raised $35.6M, 56% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Friday 1 August 2025 56% AI AI $35.6M 2 rounds 56% Web3 $23.3M 2 rounds 37% Health $4.2M 1 round 7% Climate & Energy $650K 1 round 1%
Capital by sector, Friday 1 August 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$35.6M56%2
Web3$23.3M37%2
Health$4.2M7%1
Climate & Energy$650K1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $55.6M, 87% of the capital. Rounds in 4 countries.

Capital by country, Friday 1 August 2025United States: $55.6M; Latvia: $4.2M; Brazil: $3.3M; Italy: $650K United States $55.6M · 3 rounds Latvia $4.2M · 1 round Brazil $3.3M · 1 round Italy $650K · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 3 rounds, median $4.2M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Friday 1 August 2025 2 Pre $1.6M 3 Seed $4.2M 1 A $33M
Rounds by stage, Friday 1 August 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed2$1.6M
Seed3$4.2M
Series A1$33M

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Wed 30 Jul, $1.2B.

Capital raised per day, Friday 1 August 2025 Sat 19 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 20 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 21 Jul: $460M, 18 rounds; Tue 22 Jul: $734M, 35 rounds; Wed 23 Jul: $652M, 21 rounds; Thu 24 Jul: $468M, 20 rounds; Fri 25 Jul: $42.3M, 7 rounds; Sat 26 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 27 Jul: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 28 Jul: $635M, 14 rounds; Tue 29 Jul: $951M, 34 rounds; Wed 30 Jul: $1.2B, 19 rounds; Thu 31 Jul: $753M, 17 rounds; Fri 1 Aug: $63.8M, 6 rounds $500M$1B$1.5B 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 $1.2B$63.8M
Capital raised per day, Friday 1 August 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Sat 19 Jul0$0K
Sun 20 Jul0$0K
Mon 21 Jul18$460MXelix, $160M
Tue 22 Jul35$734MReka AI, $110M
Wed 23 Jul21$652MDispatch Bio, $216M
Thu 24 Jul20$468MArmada, $131M
Fri 25 Jul7$42.3MMagREEsource, $27M
Sat 26 Jul0$0K
Sun 27 Jul0$0K
Mon 28 Jul14$635MMapLight Therapeutics, $373M
Tue 29 Jul34$951MAmbience Healthcare, $243M
Wed 30 Jul19$1.2BRamp, $500M
Thu 31 Jul17$753MAnaconda, $150M
Fri 1 Aug6$63.8MFundamental Research Labs, $33M

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