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Wednesday 12 November 2025

38 rounds and $1.3B raised. The biggest: d-Matrix, $275M.

Rounds
38 +27%
Capital raised
$1.3B -9%
Median round
$8.8M +28%

vs Wed 5 Nov

The day in charts

AI took 58% of the capital on this day, up from 19% on Wed 5 Nov. $1.3B in all, down 9% on Wed 5 Nov.

The 5 biggest rounds

The 5 biggest rounds raised $863M, 65% of the total.

The 5 biggest rounds, Wednesday 12 November 2025d-Matrix: $275M; Skims: $225M; Forterra: $188M; Parallel Web Systems: $100M; Sweet Security: $75M d-Matrix $275M · Series C Skims $225M · Growth Forterra $188M · Series C Parallel Web Systems $100M · Series A Sweet Security $75M · Series B

Mega-rounds against the rest

4 of 38 rounds made 59% of the capital.

11% of the rounds were of $100M or more 11%of the rounds4 of 3859% of the capital came from rounds of $100M or more 59%of the capital$788M of $1.3B
Rounds of $100M or more, Wednesday 12 November 2025
RoundsCapital
$100M or more4$788M
The rest34$539M

Where the capital went

AI raised $776M, 58% of the capital. Choose a sector to filter the rounds below.

Capital by sector, Wednesday 12 November 2025 58% AI AI $776M 20 rounds 58% Consumer $245M 5 rounds 18% Robotics & Hardware $223M 5 rounds 17% Fintech $27M 1 round 2% Health $26.4M 3 rounds 2% Other sectors $29.7M 4 rounds 2%
Capital by sector, Wednesday 12 November 2025
SectorCapitalShareRounds
AI$776M58%20
Consumer$245M18%5
Robotics & Hardware$223M17%5
Fintech$27M2%1
Health$26.4M2%3
Other$18M1%1
Web3$10M<1%1
Climate & Energy$1.2M<1%1
Enterprise software$508K<1%1

Where the rounds were

United States raised $1.1B, 85% of the capital. Rounds in 10 countries.

Capital by country, Wednesday 12 November 2025United States: $1.1B; Israel: $75M; India: $61.7M; France: $29.7M; Switzerland: $18.8M; Italy: $6.5M; Canada: $5M; Singapore: $2.6M; Germany: $2.3M; Iceland: $2.3M United States $1.1B · 18 rounds Israel $75M · 1 round India $61.7M · 9 rounds France $29.7M · 3 rounds Switzerland $18.8M · 1 round Italy $6.5M · 2 rounds Canada $5M · 1 round Singapore $2.6M · 1 round

Most active investors

Kleiner Perkins joined 2 rounds, leading 2, more than any other investor.

Most active investors, Wednesday 12 November 2025Kleiner Perkins: 2 rounds, 2 led; CRV: 2 rounds, 2 led; GVFL: 2 rounds, 2 led; Scale Venture Partners: 2 rounds, 1 led; Bullhound Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Goldman Sachs: 1 rounds, 1 led; Moore Strategic Ventures: 1 rounds, 1 led; Evolution Equity Partners: 1 rounds, 1 led; Wing Venture Capital: 1 rounds, 1 led; Bessemer Venture Partners: 1 rounds, 1 ledLedJoined Kleiner Perkins 2 rounds · 2 led CRV 2 rounds · 2 led GVFL 2 rounds · 2 led Scale Venture Partners 2 rounds · 1 led Bullhound Capital 1 round · 1 led Goldman Sachs 1 round · 1 led Moore Strategic Ventures 1 round · 1 led Evolution Equity Partners 1 round · 1 led Wing Venture Capital 1 round · 1 led Bessemer Venture Partners 1 round · 1 led

Rounds by stage

Seed was the most common stage: 8 rounds, median $2.9M. The median round size is under each column.

Rounds by stage, Wednesday 12 November 2025 5 Pre $734K 8 Seed $2.9M 6 A $23M 6 B $40M 2 C $232M 1 Growth $225M 10 Other $7.5M
Rounds by stage, Wednesday 12 November 2025
StageRoundsMedian round
Pre-Seed5$734K
Seed8$2.9M
Series A6$22.9M
Series B6$40M
Series C2$232M
Growth1$225M
Other or undisclosed10$7.5M

The cities that raised

Santa Clara raised $275M, more than all of Asia ($139M). Rounds from 16 cities.

Capital by city, Wednesday 12 November 2025Santa Clara: $275M; Los Angeles: $231M; Reston: $188M; San Francisco: $135M; Palo Alto: $100M; Tel Aviv: $75M; Seattle: $27M; New York: $25M; Basel: $18.8M; Mountain View: $7.5M; Bengaluru: $7M; Berkeley: $3.5M Santa Clara $275M · 1 round Los Angeles $231M · 2 rounds Reston $188M · 1 round San Francisco $135M · 4 rounds Palo Alto $100M · 1 round Tel Aviv $75M · 1 round

The last two weeks

This day against the 13 days before it. The biggest: Wed 5 Nov, $1.5B.

Capital raised per day, Wednesday 12 November 2025 Thu 30 Oct: $759M, 30 rounds; Fri 31 Oct: $256M, 15 rounds; Sat 1 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 2 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 3 Nov: $543M, 24 rounds; Tue 4 Nov: $767M, 30 rounds; Wed 5 Nov: $1.5B, 30 rounds; Thu 6 Nov: $867M, 27 rounds; Fri 7 Nov: $89.7M, 6 rounds; Sat 8 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Sun 9 Nov: $0K, 0 rounds; Mon 10 Nov: $1B, 13 rounds; Tue 11 Nov: $427M, 22 rounds; Wed 12 Nov: $1.3B, 38 rounds $500M$1B$1.5B 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $1.5B$1.3B
Capital raised per day, Wednesday 12 November 2025
DayRoundsCapitalBiggest round
Thu 30 Oct30$759MBending Spoons, $270M
Fri 31 Oct15$256MSnapmint, $115M
Sat 1 Nov0$0K
Sun 2 Nov0$0K
Mon 3 Nov24$543MAAVantgarde Bio, $141M
Tue 4 Nov30$767MBeacon Software, $250M
Wed 5 Nov30$1.5BRipple, $500M
Thu 6 Nov27$867MMetropolis, $500M
Fri 7 Nov6$89.7MUpway, $60M
Sat 8 Nov0$0K
Sun 9 Nov0$0K
Mon 10 Nov13$1BClio, $500M
Tue 11 Nov22$427MWonderful, $100M
Wed 12 Nov38$1.3Bd-Matrix, $275M
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