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Thursday 2 October 2025

22 rounds and $443M raised. The biggest: DualEntry, $90M.

Rounds
22 -37%
Capital raised
$443M -27%
Median round
$8.2M +23%

vs Thu 25 Sept

The day in charts

AI took 61% of the capital on this day, up from 55% on Thu 25 Sept. $443M in all, down 27% on Thu 25 Sept.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $297M, 67% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Thursday 2 October 2025DualEntry: $90M; Feedzai: $75M; Axiom Math: $64M; Leyden Labs: $35.3M; Oneleet: $33M DualEntry $90M · Series A Feedzai $75M Axiom Math $64M · Seed Leyden Labs $35.3M · Venture Oneleet $33M · Series A

Where the capital went

AI raised $272M, 61% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Thursday 2 October 2025 61% AI AI $272M 9 rounds 61% Health $42.3M 2 rounds 10% Robotics & Hardware $35.1M 2 rounds 8% Cybersecurity $33M 1 round 7% Consumer $30M 1 round 7% Other sectors $30.1M 7 rounds 7%
Capital by sector, Thursday 2 October 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$272M61%9
Health$42.3M10%2
Robotics & Hardware$35.1M8%2
Cybersecurity$33M7%1
Consumer$30M7%1
Other$12.4M3%2
Climate & Energy$8M2%2
Enterprise software$5M1%1
Fintech$4.7M1%2

Where the rounds were

United States raised $269M, 61% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries.

Capital by country, Thursday 2 October 2025United States: $269M; Netherlands: $41.5M; Turkey: $30M; Germany: $26.1M; United Kingdom: $25M; Australia: $19.8M; France: $13.3M; Switzerland: $10.3M; New Zealand: $4M; Spain: $3.5M United States $269M · 5 rounds Netherlands $41.5M · 3 rounds Turkey $30M · 1 round Germany $26.1M · 4 rounds United Kingdom $25M · 2 rounds Australia $19.8M · 1 round France $13.3M · 3 rounds Switzerland $10.3M · 1 round

Most active investors

EIC Fund joined 2 rounds, leading 1, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Thursday 2 October 2025EIC Fund: 2 rounds, 1 led; Y Combinator: 2 rounds, 1 led; Move Energy: 2 rounds, 1 led; Lightspeed Venture Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Explorer Investments: 1 rounds, 1 led; B Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Dawn Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; The Raine Group: 1 rounds, 1 led; Singular: 1 rounds, 1 led; Edaphon: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined EIC Fund 2 rounds · 1 led Y Combinator 2 rounds · 1 led Move Energy 2 rounds · 1 led Lightspeed Venture Partners 1 round · 1 led Explorer Investments 1 round · 1 led B Capital 1 round · 1 led Dawn Capital 1 round · 1 led The Raine Group 1 round · 1 led Singular 1 round · 1 led Edaphon 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Series A was the most common stage: 7 rounds, median $20M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Thursday 2 October 2025 1 Pre $2M 5 Seed $3.2M 7 A $20M 1 B $20M 1 Growth $4.5M 7 Other $5M
Rounds by stage, Thursday 2 October 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed1$2M
Seed5$3.2M
Series A7$20M
Series B1$19.8M
Growth1$4.5M
Other or undisclosed7$5M

The cities that raised

New York raised $90M, more than all of Oceania ($23.8M). Rounds from 13 cities.

Capital by city, Thursday 2 October 2025New York: $90M; San Mateo: $75M; Palo Alto: $64M; Istanbul: $30M; London: $20M; Munich: $15.3M; Zurich: $10.3M; Berlin: $8.7M; Houston: $7M; Auckland: $4M; Madrid: $3.5M; Paris: $3.2M New York $90M · 1 round San Mateo $75M · 1 round Palo Alto $64M · 1 round Istanbul $30M · 1 round London $20M · 1 round Munich $15.3M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Tue 30 Sept, $2.6B.

Capital raised per day, Thursday 2 October 2025 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; Wed 1 Oct: $905M, 26 rounds; Thu 2 Oct: $443M, 22 rounds $1B$2B$3B 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 $2.6B$443M
Capital raised per day, Thursday 2 October 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Wed 1 Oct26$905MNscale, $433M
Thu 2 Oct22$443MDualEntry, $90M
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