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Tuesday 30 September 2025

40 rounds and $2.6B raised. The biggest: Cerebras Systems, $1.1B.

Rounds
40 +18%
Capital raised
$2.6B ×4.3
Median round
$9M +74%

vs Tue 23 Sept

The day in charts

AI took 88% of the capital on this day, up from 51% on Tue 23 Sept. Cerebras Systems alone raised $1.1B, 42% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $2.2B, 81% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Tuesday 30 September 2025Cerebras Systems: $1.1B; Vercel: $300M; Periodic Labs: $300M; Rebellions: $250M; Crystalys Therapeutics: $205M Cerebras Systems $1.1B · Series G Vercel $300M · Series F Periodic Labs $300M · Seed Rebellions $250M · Series C Crystalys Therapeutics $205M · Series A

Mega-rounds against the rest

6 of 40 rounds made 85% of the capital.

15% of the rounds were of $100M or more 15%of the rounds6 of 4085% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 85%of the capital$2.3B of $2.6B
Rounds of $100M or more, Tuesday 30 September 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more6$2.3B
The rest34$390M

Where the capital went

AI raised $2.3B, 88% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Tuesday 30 September 2025 88% AI AI $2.3B 22 rounds 88% Health $258M 4 rounds 10% Enterprise software $27.2M 3 rounds 1% Fintech $24.2M 6 rounds <1% Robotics & Hardware $11.7M 3 rounds <1% Other sectors $3.8M 2 rounds <1%
Capital by sector, Tuesday 30 September 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$2.3B88%22
Health$258M10%4
Enterprise software$27.2M1%3
Fintech$24.2M<1%6
Robotics & Hardware$11.7M<1%3
Climate & Energy$3.2M<1%1
Consumer$587K<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $2.2B, 83% of the capital. Rounds in 13 countries.

Capital by country, Tuesday 30 September 2025United States: $2.2B; South Korea: $250M; France: $70M; Germany: $32.7M; United Kingdom: $24.7M; Brazil: $16M; Spain: $12.9M; India: $12.9M; Czech Republic: $10.4M; Switzerland: $6.4M; United Arab Emirates: $2M; Estonia: $1.8M United States $2.2B · 14 rounds South Korea $250M · 1 round France $70M · 3 rounds Germany $32.7M · 4 rounds United Kingdom $24.7M · 3 rounds Brazil $16M · 1 round Spain $12.9M · 2 rounds India $12.9M · 5 rounds

Most active investors

Andreessen Horowitz joined 3 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Tuesday 30 September 2025Andreessen Horowitz: 3 rounds, 2 led; Accel: 3 rounds, 1 led; Lightspeed Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 1 led; Felicis: 2 rounds, 0 led; Crane Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 0 led; Techstars: 2 rounds, 0 led; Fidelity: 1 rounds, 1 led; Arm: 1 rounds, 1 led; Novo Holdings: 1 rounds, 1 led; Spark Capital: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Andreessen Horowitz 3 rounds · 2 led Accel 3 rounds · 1 led Lightspeed Venture Partners 2 rounds · 1 led Felicis 2 rounds Crane Venture Partners 2 rounds Techstars 2 rounds Fidelity 1 round · 1 led Arm 1 round · 1 led Novo Holdings 1 round · 1 led Spark Capital 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 15 rounds, median $13M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Tuesday 30 September 2025 5 Pre $2M 8 Seed $4.5M 15 A $13M 3 B $76M 1 C $250M 2 E+ $700M 6 Other $2.2M
Rounds by stage, Tuesday 30 September 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed5$2M
Seed8$4.5M
Series A15$13M
Series B3$76M
Series C1$250M
Series E+2$700M
Other or undisclosed6$2.2M

The cities that raised

Sunnyvale raised $1.1B, more than all of Asia ($265M). Rounds from 17 cities.

Capital by city, Tuesday 30 September 2025Sunnyvale: $1.1B; San Francisco: $300M; San Diego: $205M; San Mateo: $103M; Paris: $63M; London: $18.2M; Miami: $13M; Madrid: $8.8M; Cambridge: $6.5M; Zurich: $6.4M; Bengaluru: $6.4M; Munich: $5.3M Sunnyvale $1.1B · 1 round San Francisco $300M · 1 round San Diego $205M · 1 round San Mateo $103M · 1 round Paris $63M · 2 rounds London $18.2M · 2 rounds

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest day of the two weeks.

Capital raised per day, Tuesday 30 September 2025 Wed 17 Sept: $1.5B, 37 rounds; Thu 18 Sept: $419M, 28 rounds; Fri 19 Sept: $148M, 10 rounds; Sat 20 Sept: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 21 Sept: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 22 Sept: $847M, 30 rounds; Tue 23 Sept: $621M, 34 rounds; Wed 24 Sept: $891M, 29 rounds; Thu 25 Sept: $608M, 35 rounds; Fri 26 Sept: $55M, 10 rounds; Sat 27 Sept: $1.4M, 1 round; Sun 28 Sept: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 29 Sept: $438M, 20 rounds; Tue 30 Sept: $2.6B, 40 rounds $1B$2B$3B 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 $2.6B
Capital raised per day, Tuesday 30 September 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Wed 17 Sept37$1.5BGroq, $750M
Thu 18 Sept28$419MInfra.Market, $83.1M
Fri 19 Sept10$148MNxtfood, $57.5M
Sat 20 Sept0$0K
Sun 21 Sept0$0K
Mon 22 Sept30$847MAppZen, $180M
Tue 23 Sept34$621MJudi Health, $252M
Wed 24 Sept29$891MModular, $250M
Thu 25 Sept35$608MWAAT, $117M
Fri 26 Sept10$55MCurefoods, $18M
Sat 27 Sept1$1.4MPlazza, $1.4M
Sun 28 Sept0$0K
Mon 29 Sept20$438MStar Therapeutics, $125M
Tue 30 Sept40$2.6BCerebras Systems, $1.1B
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