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Thursday 23 October 2025

24 rounds and $2B raised. The biggest: Crusoe, $1.4B.

Rounds
24 -33%
Capital raised
$2B -17%
Median round
$11.8M -41%

vs Thu 16 Oct

The day in charts

AI took 74% of the capital on this day, up from 17% on Thu 16 Oct. Crusoe alone raised $1.4B, 70% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $1.8B, 92% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Thursday 23 October 2025Crusoe: $1.4B; Redwood Materials: $350M; SheMed: $50M; TRACT: $21.6M; Darwin: $18.9M Crusoe $1.4B · Series E Redwood Materials $350M · Series E SheMed $50M · Series A TRACT $21.6M · Series A D Darwin $18.9M

Mega-rounds against the rest

2 of 24 rounds made 88% of the capital.

8% of the rounds were of $100M or more 8%of the rounds2 of 2488% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 88%of the capital$1.7B of $2B
Rounds of $100M or more, Thursday 23 October 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more2$1.7B
The rest22$245M

Where the capital went

AI raised $1.5B, 74% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Thursday 23 October 2025 74% AI AI $1.5B 9 rounds 74% Climate & Energy $350M 1 round 18% Health $67.2M 3 rounds 3% Fintech $37.8M 4 rounds 2% Consumer $26.3M 3 rounds 1% Other sectors $37.4M 4 rounds 2%
Capital by sector, Thursday 23 October 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$1.5B74%9
Climate & Energy$350M18%1
Health$67.2M3%3
Fintech$37.8M2%4
Consumer$26.3M1%3
Enterprise software$24.1M1%2
Other$11.6M<1%1
Robotics & Hardware$1.7M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $1.8B, 91% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries.

Capital by country, Thursday 23 October 2025United States: $1.8B; United Kingdom: $77.5M; Netherlands: $21.6M; Brazil: $18.9M; India: $18.4M; Norway: $16M; France: $13.9M; Italy: $11.6M; Ireland: $2M; Germany: $1.3M United States $1.8B · 9 rounds United Kingdom $77.5M · 4 rounds Netherlands $21.6M · 1 round Brazil $18.9M · 1 round India $18.4M · 2 rounds Norway $16M · 1 round France $13.9M · 3 rounds Italy $11.6M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 11 rounds, median $4.5M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Thursday 23 October 2025 2 Pre $3M 11 Seed $4.5M 6 A $16M 2 E+ $865M 1 Growth $16M 2 Other $15M
Rounds by stage, Thursday 23 October 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed2$3M
Seed11$4.5M
Series A6$15.5M
Series E+2$865M
Growth1$15.9M
Other or undisclosed2$15.3M

The cities that raised

Denver raised $1.4B, more than all of Europe ($144M). Rounds from 10 cities.

Capital by city, Thursday 23 October 2025Denver: $1.4B; London: $64.1M; New York: $23.9M; Amsterdam: $21.6M; Oslo: $16M; Los Angeles: $14M; Rome: $11.6M; Paris: $4.1M; Bengaluru: $2.5M; Berlin: $1.3M Denver $1.4B · 1 round London $64.1M · 3 rounds New York $23.9M · 3 rounds Amsterdam $21.6M · 1 round Oslo $16M · 1 round Los Angeles $14M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Tue 14 Oct, $2.7B.

Capital raised per day, Thursday 23 October 2025 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; Sat 18 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 19 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 20 Oct: $540M, 18 rounds; Tue 21 Oct: $712M, 23 rounds; Wed 22 Oct: $929M, 36 rounds; Thu 23 Oct: $2B, 24 rounds $1B$2B$3B 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 $2.7B$2B
Capital raised per day, Thursday 23 October 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Sat 18 Oct0$0K
Sun 19 Oct0$0K
Mon 20 Oct18$540MOpenEvidence, $200M
Tue 21 Oct23$712MSesame, $250M
Wed 22 Oct36$929MUniphore, $260M
Thu 23 Oct24$2BCrusoe, $1.4B

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