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Tuesday 5 August 2025

23 rounds and $774M raised. The biggest: First Due, $355M.

Rounds
23 -32%
Capital raised
$774M -19%
Median round
$10M -29%

vs Tue 29 Jul

The day in charts

Enterprise software took 47% of the capital on this day, up from 1% on Tue 29 Jul. First Due alone raised $355M, 46% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $620M, 80% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Tuesday 5 August 2025First Due: $355M; Clay: $100M; Uzum: $70M; Alaan: $48M; Grasshopper Bank: $46.6M F First Due $355M · Growth Clay $100M · Series C U Uzum $70M A Alaan $48M · Series A G Grasshopper Bank $46.6M

Mega-rounds against the rest

2 of 23 rounds made 59% of the capital.

9% of the rounds were of $100M or more 9%of the rounds2 of 2359% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 59%of the capital$455M of $774M
Rounds of $100M or more, Tuesday 5 August 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more2$455M
The rest21$319M

Where the capital went

Enterprise software raised $367M, 47% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Tuesday 5 August 2025 47% Enterprise soft… Enterprise software $367M 2 rounds 47% AI $251M 10 rounds 32% Fintech $120M 3 rounds 16% Climate & Energy $19.9M 2 rounds 3% Robotics & Hardware $12.2M 2 rounds 2% Other sectors $4.1M 4 rounds <1%
Capital by sector, Tuesday 5 August 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
Enterprise software$367M47%2
AI$251M32%10
Fintech$120M16%3
Climate & Energy$19.9M3%2
Robotics & Hardware$12.2M2%2
Consumer$2M<1%2
Web3$1.8M<1%1
Other$308K<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $606M, 78% of the capital. Rounds in 8 countries.

Capital by country, Tuesday 5 August 2025United States: $606M; Uzbekistan: $70M; United Arab Emirates: $48M; India: $20.9M; Germany: $13.9M; Israel: $10M; Colombia: $3.7M; Brazil: $2.1M United States $606M · 10 rounds Uzbekistan $70M · 1 round United Arab Emirates $48M · 1 round India $20.9M · 6 rounds Germany $13.9M · 1 round Israel $10M · 1 round Colombia $3.7M · 1 round Brazil $2.1M · 2 rounds

Most active investors

DeVC joined 2 rounds, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Tuesday 5 August 2025DeVC: 2 rounds, 0 led; JMI Equity: 1 rounds, 1 led; CapitalG: 1 rounds, 1 led; Tencent: 1 rounds, 1 led; Peak XV Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Patriot Financial Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Insight Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Vocap Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; henQ: 1 rounds, 1 led; StellarIQ (John Heyman): 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined DeVC 2 rounds JMI Equity 1 round · 1 led CapitalG 1 round · 1 led Tencent 1 round · 1 led Peak XV Partners 1 round · 1 led Patriot Financial Partners 1 round · 1 led Insight Partners 1 round · 1 led Vocap Partners 1 round · 1 led henQ 1 round · 1 led StellarIQ (John Heyman) 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 6 rounds, median $10.5M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Tuesday 5 August 2025 3 Pre $740K 5 Seed $1.2M 6 A $11M 2 B $32M 2 C $56M 1 Growth $355M 4 Other $25M
Rounds by stage, Tuesday 5 August 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$740K
Seed5$1.2M
Series A6$10.5M
Series B2$31.8M
Series C2$56M
Growth1$355M
Other or undisclosed4$25.1M

The cities that raised

New York raised $154M, more than all of Asia ($149M). Rounds from 7 cities.

Capital by city, Tuesday 5 August 2025New York: $154M; Dubai: $48M; Hyderabad: $18.2M; Munich: $13.9M; Tel Aviv: $10M; San Francisco: $5.4M; Mumbai: $1M New York $154M · 3 rounds Dubai $48M · 1 round Hyderabad $18.2M · 3 rounds Munich $13.9M · 1 round Tel Aviv $10M · 1 round San Francisco $5.4M · 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, Tuesday 5 August 2025 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; Tue 5 Aug: $774M, 23 rounds $500M$1B$1.5B 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 $1.2B$774M
Capital raised per day, Tuesday 5 August 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Tue 5 Aug23$774MFirst Due, $355M
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