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Wednesday 10 September 2025

33 rounds and $2.2B raised. The biggest: PsiQuantum, $1B.

Rounds
33 +38%
Capital raised
$2.2B +99%
Median round
$8.2M -68%

vs Wed 3 Sept

The day in charts

AI took 25% of the capital on this day, about the same as on Wed 3 Sept. PsiQuantum alone raised $1B, 45% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $1.9B, 85% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Wednesday 10 September 2025PsiQuantum: $1B; Kriya Therapeutics: $320M; Replit: $250M; Odyssey Therapeutics: $213M; CuspAI: $100M PsiQuantum $1B · Series E Kriya Therapeutics $320M · Series D Replit $250M Odyssey Therapeutics $213M · Series D CuspAI $100M · Series A

Mega-rounds against the rest

5 of 33 rounds made 85% of the capital.

15% of the rounds were of $100M or more 15%of the rounds5 of 3385% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 85%of the capital$1.9B of $2.2B
Rounds of $100M or more, Wednesday 10 September 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more5$1.9B
The rest28$336M

Where the capital went

AI raised $557M, 25% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Wednesday 10 September 2025 25% AI AI $557M 14 rounds 25% Health $539M 4 rounds 24% Cybersecurity $62.6M 4 rounds 3% Climate & Energy $15.2M 1 round <1% Consumer $13.3M 3 rounds <1% Other sectors $1B 7 rounds 46%
Capital by sector, Wednesday 10 September 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
Other$1B46%3
AI$557M25%14
Health$539M24%4
Cybersecurity$62.6M3%4
Climate & Energy$15.2M<1%1
Consumer$13.3M<1%3
Enterprise software$8.9M<1%2
Fintech$6.4M<1%1
Robotics & Hardware$2.8M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $1.9B, 84% of the capital. Rounds in 13 countries.

Capital by country, Wednesday 10 September 2025United States: $1.9B; United Kingdom: $125M; Switzerland: $70.2M; Israel: $65M; Netherlands: $30.7M; Denmark: $20M; Germany: $12.5M; India: $10.7M; France: $8.2M; Brazil: $6.4M; Iceland: $5.9M; Sweden: $4.2M United States $1.9B · 9 rounds United Kingdom $125M · 3 rounds Switzerland $70.2M · 1 round Israel $65M · 3 rounds Netherlands $30.7M · 6 rounds Denmark $20M · 1 round Germany $12.5M · 2 rounds India $10.7M · 3 rounds

Most active investors

NVentures joined 2 rounds, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Wednesday 10 September 2025NVentures: 2 rounds, 0 led; Temasek: 2 rounds, 0 led; LocalGlobe: 2 rounds, 0 led; FJ Labs: 2 rounds, 0 led; BlackRock: 1 rounds, 1 led; Patient Square Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Prysm Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Affinity Asset Advisors: 1 rounds, 1 led; New Enterprise Associates: 1 rounds, 1 led; Giammaria Giuliani family office: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined NVentures 2 rounds Temasek 2 rounds LocalGlobe 2 rounds FJ Labs 2 rounds BlackRock 1 round · 1 led Patient Square Capital 1 round · 1 led Prysm Capital 1 round · 1 led Affinity Asset Advisors 1 round · 1 led New Enterprise Associates 1 round · 1 led Giammaria Giuliani family off… 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 10 rounds, median $22M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Wednesday 10 September 2025 2 Pre $1.9M 5 Seed $4M 10 A $22M 1 C $70M 2 D $267M 1 E+ $1B 12 Other $4.4M
Rounds by stage, Wednesday 10 September 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed2$1.9M
Seed5$4M
Series A10$22M
Series C1$70.2M
Series D2$267M
Series E+1$1B
Other or undisclosed12$4.4M

The cities that raised

Palo Alto raised $1B, more than all of Europe ($277M). Rounds from 13 cities.

Capital by city, Wednesday 10 September 2025Palo Alto: $1B; Boston: $213M; Cambridge: $100M; Zurich: $70.2M; Tel Aviv: $65M; New York: $56M; London: $24M; Copenhagen: $20M; Eindhoven: $15.2M; San Francisco: $5.5M; Mumbai: $4.7M; Stockholm: $4.2M Palo Alto $1B · 1 round Boston $213M · 1 round Cambridge $100M · 1 round Zurich $70.2M · 1 round Tel Aviv $65M · 3 rounds New York $56M · 2 rounds

The last two weeks

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

Capital raised per day, Wednesday 10 September 2025 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; Wed 10 Sept: $2.2B, 33 rounds $5B$10B$15B 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 $13.6B$2.2B
Capital raised per day, Wednesday 10 September 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Wed 10 Sept33$2.2BPsiQuantum, $1B
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