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Tuesday 9 September 2025

35 rounds and $2.9B raised. The biggest: Mistral AI, $2B.

Rounds
35 +25%
Capital raised
$2.9B -79%
Median round
$6.5M -38%

vs Tue 2 Sept

The day in charts

AI took 74% of the capital on this day, down from 97% on Tue 2 Sept. Mistral AI alone raised $2B, 68% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $2.6B, 89% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Tuesday 9 September 2025Mistral AI: $2B; Strive Health: $300M; Harbor Health: $130M; Aven: $110M; Scintil Photonics: $58M Mistral AI $2B · Series C Strive Health $300M · Series D Harbor Health $130M Aven $110M · Series E Scintil Photonics $58M · Series B

Mega-rounds against the rest

4 of 35 rounds made 87% of the capital.

11% of the rounds were of $100M or more 11%of the rounds4 of 3587% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 87%of the capital$2.5B of $2.9B
Rounds of $100M or more, Tuesday 9 September 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more4$2.5B
The rest31$385M

Where the capital went

AI raised $2.2B, 74% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Tuesday 9 September 2025 74% AI AI $2.2B 17 rounds 74% Health $521M 5 rounds 18% Fintech $146M 6 rounds 5% Cybersecurity $52.8M 1 round 2% Robotics & Hardware $19.7M 2 rounds <1% Other sectors $21.2M 4 rounds <1%
Capital by sector, Tuesday 9 September 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$2.2B74%17
Health$521M18%5
Fintech$146M5%6
Cybersecurity$52.8M2%1
Robotics & Hardware$19.7M<1%2
Climate & Energy$14.6M<1%2
Other$5.9M<1%1
Enterprise software$730K<1%1

Where the rounds were

France raised $2.1B, 71% of the capital. Rounds in 16 countries.

Capital by country, Tuesday 9 September 2025France: $2.1B; United States: $599M; Finland: $57.5M; Israel: $51M; United Kingdom: $44M; Germany: $41.1M; Denmark: $14.1M; Netherlands: $14M; Brazil: $10M; Belgium: $6.8M; Spain: $6.5M; Switzerland: $5M France $2.1B · 4 rounds United States $599M · 10 rounds Finland $57.5M · 2 rounds Israel $51M · 1 round United Kingdom $44M · 4 rounds Germany $41.1M · 2 rounds Denmark $14.1M · 1 round Netherlands $14M · 2 rounds

Most active investors

General Catalyst joined 4 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Tuesday 9 September 2025General Catalyst: 4 rounds, 2 led; Bpifrance: 3 rounds, 1 led; Lightspeed Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 1 led; NVIDIA: 2 rounds, 0 led; ASML: 1 rounds, 1 led; New Enterprise Associates: 1 rounds, 1 led; Khosla Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Yotta Capital Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Inventure: 1 rounds, 1 led; IAG Capital Partners: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined General Catalyst 4 rounds · 2 led Bpifrance 3 rounds · 1 led Lightspeed Venture Partners 2 rounds · 1 led NVIDIA 2 rounds ASML 1 round · 1 led New Enterprise Associates 1 round · 1 led Khosla Ventures 1 round · 1 led Yotta Capital Partners 1 round · 1 led Inventure 1 round · 1 led IAG Capital Partners 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 10 rounds, median $4.7M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Tuesday 9 September 2025 4 Pre $2M 10 Seed $4.7M 4 A $12M 3 B $30M 1 C $2B 2 D $176M 1 E+ $110M 10 Other $6M
Rounds by stage, Tuesday 9 September 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed4$2M
Seed10$4.7M
Series A4$12.3M
Series B3$30M
Series C1$2B
Series D2$176M
Series E+1$110M
Other or undisclosed10$6M

The cities that raised

Paris raised $2B, more than all of North America ($599M). Rounds from 20 cities.

Capital by city, Tuesday 9 September 2025Paris: $2B; Denver: $300M; Austin: $130M; Helsinki: $52.8M; London: $44M; New York: $25.4M; San Francisco: $15M; Phoenix: $10.5M; Barcelona: $6.5M; Munich: $5.9M; Zurich: $5M; Espoo: $4.7M Paris $2B · 3 rounds Denver $300M · 1 round Austin $130M · 1 round Helsinki $52.8M · 1 round London $44M · 4 rounds New York $25.4M · 3 rounds

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Tue 2 Sept, $13.6B.

Capital raised per day, Tuesday 9 September 2025 Wed 27 Aug: $185M, 20 rounds; Thu 28 Aug: $1.1B, 13 rounds; Fri 29 Aug: $52M, 7 rounds; Sat 30 Aug: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 31 Aug: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 1 Sept: $152M, 11 rounds; Tue 2 Sept: $13.6B, 28 rounds; Wed 3 Sept: $1.1B, 24 rounds; Thu 4 Sept: $1.3B, 44 rounds; Fri 5 Sept: $284M, 11 rounds; Sat 6 Sept: $453K, 1 round; Sun 7 Sept: $10.4M, 2 rounds; Mon 8 Sept: $1.6B, 21 rounds; Tue 9 Sept: $2.9B, 35 rounds $5B$10B$15B 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 $13.6B$2.9B
Capital raised per day, Tuesday 9 September 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Wed 27 Aug20$185MLeal Therapeutics, $30M
Thu 28 Aug13$1.1BCommonwealth Fusion Systems, $863M
Fri 29 Aug7$52MDeftpower, $14.6M
Sat 30 Aug0$0K
Sun 31 Aug0$0K
Mon 1 Sept11$152MLayerX, $100M
Tue 2 Sept28$13.6BAnthropic, $13B
Wed 3 Sept24$1.1BIQM Quantum Computers, $300M
Thu 4 Sept44$1.3BSierra, $350M
Fri 5 Sept11$284MBaseten, $150M
Sat 6 Sept1$453KDectrocel, $453K
Sun 7 Sept2$10.4MIndrajaal, $5.4M
Mon 8 Sept21$1.6BDatabricks, $1B
Tue 9 Sept35$2.9BMistral AI, $2B
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