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Friday 17 October 2025

11 rounds and $54.6M raised. The biggest: Scap Hologram, $25.7M.

Rounds
11 -8%
Capital raised
$54.6M -89%
Median round
$2.2M -84%

vs Fri 10 Oct

The day in charts

Scap Hologram alone raised $25.7M, 47% of the capital on this day. $54.6M in all, down 89% on Fri 10 Oct.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $48.6M, 89% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Friday 17 October 2025Scap Hologram: $25.7M; Arevo: $8.5M; Fourier Health: $8.4M; Ryder: $3.2M; HooLiv: $2.7M S Scap Hologram $25.7M · Seed A Arevo $8.5M Fourier Health $8.4M · Seed Ryder $3.2M · Seed H HooLiv $2.7M

Where the capital went

AI raised $9.4M, 17% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Friday 17 October 2025 17% AI AI $9.4M 3 rounds 17% Health $9.4M 2 rounds 17% Web3 $3.2M 1 round 6% Climate & Energy $2.2M 1 round 4% Cybersecurity $1.3M 1 round 2% Other sectors $29M 3 rounds 53%
Capital by sector, Friday 17 October 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
Other$28.4M52%2
AI$9.4M17%3
Health$9.4M17%2
Web3$3.2M6%1
Climate & Energy$2.2M4%1
Cybersecurity$1.3M2%1
Fintech$584K1%1

Where the rounds were

France raised $26.6M, 49% of the capital. Rounds in 9 countries.

Capital by country, Friday 17 October 2025France: $26.6M; Sweden: $8.5M; United States: $8.4M; Singapore: $3.2M; India: $2.7M; Italy: $2.6M; United Kingdom: $1.3M; Lithuania: $619K; Spain: $584K France $26.6M · 2 rounds Sweden $8.5M · 1 round United States $8.4M · 1 round Singapore $3.2M · 1 round India $2.7M · 1 round Italy $2.6M · 2 rounds United Kingdom $1.3M · 1 round Lithuania $619K · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 6 rounds, median $2.7M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Friday 17 October 2025 3 Pre $619K 6 Seed $2.7M 2 Other $5.6M
Rounds by stage, Friday 17 October 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed3$619K
Seed6$2.7M
Other or undisclosed2$5.6M

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Thu 9 Oct, $2.7B.

Capital raised per day, Friday 17 October 2025 Sat 4 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 5 Oct: $821K, 1 round; Mon 6 Oct: $347M, 22 rounds; Tue 7 Oct: $2.6B, 34 rounds; Wed 8 Oct: $2B, 32 rounds; Thu 9 Oct: $2.7B, 30 rounds; Fri 10 Oct: $484M, 12 rounds; Sat 11 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 12 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 13 Oct: $266M, 19 rounds; Tue 14 Oct: $2.7B, 40 rounds; Wed 15 Oct: $997M, 35 rounds; Thu 16 Oct: $2.4B, 36 rounds; Fri 17 Oct: $54.6M, 11 rounds $1B$2B$3B 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 $2.7B$54.6M
Capital raised per day, Friday 17 October 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Sat 4 Oct0$0K
Sun 5 Oct1$821KKomu (ex-Contestio), $821K
Mon 6 Oct22$347MNanoPhoria Bioscience, $97.5M
Tue 7 Oct34$2.6BPolymarket, $2B
Wed 8 Oct32$2BBase Power, $1B
Thu 9 Oct30$2.7BReflection AI, $2B
Fri 10 Oct12$484MKalshi, $300M
Sat 11 Oct0$0K
Sun 12 Oct0$0K
Mon 13 Oct19$266MEcorobotix, $105M
Tue 14 Oct40$2.7BOura, $900M
Wed 15 Oct35$997MTubulis, $358M
Thu 16 Oct36$2.4BChobani, $650M
Fri 17 Oct11$54.6MScap Hologram, $25.7M

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