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Wednesday 6 August 2025

26 rounds and $421M raised. The biggest: Rillet, $70M.

Rounds
26 +37%
Capital raised
$421M -64%
Median round
$6.4M -26%

vs Wed 30 Jul

The day in charts

AI took 43% of the capital on this day, down from 87% on Wed 30 Jul. $421M in all, down 64% on Wed 30 Jul.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $268M, 64% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Wednesday 6 August 2025Rillet: $70M; Capitolis: $56M; Stavtar Solutions: $55M; Positive Development: $51.5M; Lorikeet: $35M Rillet $70M · Series B Capitolis $56M · Strategic S Stavtar Solutions $55M · Series A P Positive Development $51.5M · Series C L Lorikeet $35M · Series A

Where the capital went

AI raised $180M, 43% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Wednesday 6 August 2025 43% AI AI $180M 10 rounds 43% Fintech $114M 3 rounds 27% Health $69.1M 4 rounds 16% Consumer $28.8M 2 rounds 7% Enterprise software $17.8M 3 rounds 4% Other sectors $11.7M 4 rounds 3%
Capital by sector, Wednesday 6 August 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$180M43%10
Fintech$114M27%3
Health$69.1M16%4
Consumer$28.8M7%2
Enterprise software$17.8M4%3
Climate & Energy$6.7M2%2
Other$5M1%2

Where the rounds were

United States raised $309M, 73% of the capital. Rounds in 11 countries.

Capital by country, Wednesday 6 August 2025United States: $309M; India: $55.8M; Australia: $35M; Estonia: $5M; Italy: $4.1M; Canada: $3.7M; United Kingdom: $3.2M; South Africa: $2.5M; Iraq: $1.5M; Brazil: $908K; Spain: $348K United States $309M · 10 rounds India $55.8M · 6 rounds Australia $35M · 1 round Estonia $5M · 1 round Italy $4.1M · 1 round Canada $3.7M · 1 round United Kingdom $3.2M · 2 rounds South Africa $2.5M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 7 rounds, median $4.1M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Wednesday 6 August 2025 3 Pre $1.5M 7 Seed $4.1M 4 A $28M 3 B $15M 1 C $52M 1 D $27M 7 Other $1.7M
Rounds by stage, Wednesday 6 August 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$1.5M
Seed7$4.1M
Series A4$27.5M
Series B3$15M
Series C1$51.5M
Series D1$27.4M
Other or undisclosed7$1.7M

The cities that raised

New York raised $215M, more than all of Asia ($57.3M). Rounds from 10 cities.

Capital by city, Wednesday 6 August 2025New York: $215M; Sydney: $35M; Pune: $15M; Mountain View: $12M; Bengaluru: $7M; Tallinn: $5M; Rome: $4.1M; Calgary: $3.7M; Hyderabad: $3M; London: $1.5M New York $215M · 5 rounds Sydney $35M · 1 round Pune $15M · 1 round Mountain View $12M · 1 round Bengaluru $7M · 1 round Tallinn $5M · 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, Wednesday 6 August 2025 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; Wed 6 Aug: $421M, 26 rounds $500M$1B$1.5B 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 $1.2B$421M
Capital raised per day, Wednesday 6 August 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Wed 6 Aug26$421MRillet, $70M

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