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Monday 4 August 2025

14 rounds and $246M raised. The biggest: Blue J, $122M.

Rounds
14 flat
Capital raised
$246M -61%
Median round
$6.3M -47%

vs Mon 28 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 69% of the capital on this day, up from 30% on Mon 28 Jul. Blue J alone raised $122M, 50% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $216M, 88% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Monday 4 August 2025Blue J: $122M; Salasa: $30M; Pantomath: $30M; QuamCore: $26M; Journey: $7.7M B Blue J $122M · Series D S Salasa $30M · Series B P Pantomath $30M · Series B Q QuamCore $26M · Series A J Journey $7.7M · Seed

Mega-rounds against the rest

One round, Blue J at $122M, made 50% of the capital.

7% of the rounds were of $100M or more 7%of the rounds1 of 1450% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 50%of the capital$122M of $246M
Rounds of $100M or more, Monday 4 August 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more1$122M
The rest13$124M

Where the capital went

AI raised $170M, 69% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Monday 4 August 2025 69% AI AI $170M 5 rounds 69% Enterprise software $41.6M 6 rounds 17% Cybersecurity $6.6M 1 round 3% Consumer $2M 1 round <1% Other $26M 1 round 11%
Capital by sector, Monday 4 August 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$170M69%5
Enterprise software$41.6M17%6
Other$26M11%1
Cybersecurity$6.6M3%1
Consumer$2M<1%1

Where the rounds were

Canada raised $122M, 50% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries.

Capital by country, Monday 4 August 2025Canada: $122M; United States: $37.7M; Saudi Arabia: $30M; Israel: $26M; Spain: $8.8M; United Kingdom: $6.6M; India: $5.9M; Egypt: $4M; South Korea: $4M; Italy: $867K Canada $122M · 1 round United States $37.7M · 2 rounds Saudi Arabia $30M · 1 round Israel $26M · 1 round Spain $8.8M · 3 rounds United Kingdom $6.6M · 1 round India $5.9M · 1 round Egypt $4M · 2 rounds

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 4 rounds, median $5.8M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Monday 4 August 2025 4 Seed $5.8M 3 A $6.6M 2 B $30M 1 D $122M 4 Other $723K
Rounds by stage, Monday 4 August 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Seed4$5.8M
Series A3$6.6M
Series B2$30M
Series D1$122M
Other or undisclosed4$723K

The cities that raised

Toronto raised $122M, more than all of Asia ($65.9M). Rounds from 9 cities.

Capital by city, Monday 4 August 2025Toronto: $122M; Riyadh: $30M; New York: $7.7M; Barcelona: $7.6M; Edinburgh: $6.6M; Bengaluru: $5.9M; Cairo: $4M; Milan: $867K; Madrid: $578K Toronto $122M · 1 round Riyadh $30M · 1 round New York $7.7M · 1 round Barcelona $7.6M · 1 round Edinburgh $6.6M · 1 round Bengaluru $5.9M · 1 round

The last two weeks

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

Capital raised per day, Monday 4 August 2025 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; Sat 2 Aug: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 3 Aug: $1.2M, 1 round; Mon 4 Aug: $246M, 14 rounds $500M$1B$1.5B 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 $1.2B$246M
Capital raised per day, Monday 4 August 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Sat 2 Aug0$0K
Sun 3 Aug1$1.2MDeep.SA, $1.2M
Mon 4 Aug14$246MBlue J, $122M

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