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Monday 27 October 2025

14 rounds and $686M raised. The biggest: Mercor, $350M.

Rounds
14 -22%
Capital raised
$686M +27%
Median round
$7.9M -23%

vs Mon 20 Oct

The day in charts

AI took 56% of the capital on this day, down from 78% on Mon 20 Oct. Mercor alone raised $350M, 51% of it.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $640M, 93% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Monday 27 October 2025Mercor: $350M; SavvyMoney: $225M; Velotax: $23M; ENA Respiratory: $22.3M; Onfire: $20M Mercor $350M · Series C SavvyMoney $225M · Growth Velotax $23M · Series A ENA Respiratory $22.3M · Series B Onfire $20M

Mega-rounds against the rest

2 of 14 rounds made 84% of the capital.

14% of the rounds were of $100M or more 14%of the rounds2 of 1484% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 84%of the capital$575M of $686M
Rounds of $100M or more, Monday 27 October 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more2$575M
The rest12$111M

Where the capital went

AI raised $384M, 56% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Monday 27 October 2025 56% AI AI $384M 5 rounds 56% Fintech $248M 2 rounds 36% Health $44.6M 5 rounds 6% Robotics & Hardware $8M 1 round 1% Consumer $1M 1 round <1%
Capital by sector, Monday 27 October 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$384M56%5
Fintech$248M36%2
Health$44.6M6%5
Robotics & Hardware$8M1%1
Consumer$1M<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $602M, 88% of the capital. Rounds in 8 countries.

Capital by country, Monday 27 October 2025United States: $602M; Brazil: $23M; Australia: $22.3M; Israel: $20M; Sweden: $13M; Spain: $3.5M; Egypt: $1.5M; India: $1M United States $602M · 6 rounds Brazil $23M · 1 round Australia $22.3M · 1 round Israel $20M · 1 round Sweden $13M · 2 rounds Spain $3.5M · 1 round Egypt $1.5M · 1 round India $1M · 1 round

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 3 rounds, median $5.1M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Monday 27 October 2025 1 Pre $3.5M 3 Seed $5.1M 2 A $16M 2 B $14M 1 C $350M 1 Growth $225M 4 Other $6.8M
Rounds by stage, Monday 27 October 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed1$3.5M
Seed3$5.1M
Series A2$15.5M
Series B2$14M
Series C1$350M
Growth1$225M
Other or undisclosed4$6.8M

The cities that raised

San Francisco raised $350M, more than all of South America ($23M). Rounds from 6 cities.

Capital by city, Monday 27 October 2025San Francisco: $350M; Dublin: $225M; Melbourne: $22.3M; Tel Aviv: $20M; Stockholm: $12M; Lund: $992K San Francisco $350M · 1 round Dublin $225M · 1 round Melbourne $22.3M · 1 round Tel Aviv $20M · 1 round Stockholm $12M · 1 round Lund $992K · 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, Monday 27 October 2025 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; Fri 24 Oct: $63.3M, 9 rounds; Sat 25 Oct: $130K, 1 round; Sun 26 Oct: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 27 Oct: $686M, 14 rounds $1B$2B$3B 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 $2.7B$686M
Capital raised per day, Monday 27 October 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
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
Fri 24 Oct9$63.3MValthos, $30M
Sat 25 Oct1$130KDraiven, $130K
Sun 26 Oct0$0K
Mon 27 Oct14$686MMercor, $350M

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